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08/23/2026

Previously, Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? (2/2) Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? (Conclusion) Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? And now, the Appendix In the last post I said in the comments: ... Reflections as the Summer Comes to an End: The Secular Roots of Esoterica

Reflections as the Summer Comes to an End: The Secular Roots of Esoterica John MacDonald | August 23, 2026 Previously, Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? (2/2) Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? (Conclusion) Why....

08/23/2026

Added The Sunken Ship for Piano/Keyboard | Flat (2026) by Edouard Tahmizian to the Videos category on the Secular Web. Edouard Tahmizian has written a new work called The Sunken Ship. It’s his most serious work yet. Check it out!

08/22/2026

(The Steps of Freemasonry: Scottish / York rites, an image freely shared for distribution from any Masonic Lodge) For anyone interested in esoterica like freemasonry and Rosicrucianism, the image I outlined in the two previous posts of the path of substitutionary atonement sacrifice payment theology of Matthew vs the other path of repentance forgiveness theology ... (Conclusion) Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke?

(Conclusion) Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? John MacDonald | August 22, 2026 (The Steps of Freemasonry: Scottish / York rites, an image freely shared for distribution from any Masonic Lodge) For anyone interested in esoterica like freemasonry and Rosic...

08/21/2026

(MacDonald Family Coat of Arms, wiki) The idea that bloodlines are not just historical but make figurative points is as old as the process itself, which makes sense in the case of Matthew 1 and Luke 3 (the genealogy in Luke may originally have been at the beginning of Luke) as bloodlines of Joseph that ... (2/2) Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke?

(2/2) Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? John MacDonald | August 21, 2026 (MacDonald Family Coat of Arms, wiki) The idea that bloodlines are not just historical but make figurative points is as old as the process itself, which makes sense in the case of Ma...

08/21/2026

Added Fantasy Prelude by Christopher Norton and Edouard Tahmizian to the Videos category on the Secular Web. Check out this short tune that Edouard Tahmizian co-wrote with with legendary composer Christopher Norton, whose music is published by Boosey and Hawkes, ABRSM, and RCM!

08/20/2026

It’s remarkable to think that both Matthew and Luke independently inserted a genealogy of Joseph into the Jesus tradition. What seems more likely is that Matthew introduced the genealogy and Luke reworked it to fit his own non-atonement theology. The genealogy of Jesus’ adoptive father Joseph in Matthew explains Jesus getting killed but still being ... Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke?

Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? John MacDonald | August 20, 2026 It’s remarkable to think that both Matthew and Luke independently inserted a genealogy of Joseph into the Jesus tradition. What seems more likely is that Matthew introduced the genealogy...

08/19/2026

Added the one hundred sixth The Freethinker Podcast YouTube Interview with Richard Carrier on the Determined Sinner (2026) to The Freethinker Podcast page under Resources on the Secular Web. Join host Edouard Tahmizian for this about 40-minute second follow-up interview with Richard Carrier on libertarian free will, conducted right after Carrier proofed the free will […]

08/18/2026

Last time I made 2 notes in the comments I’d like to expand on. Derrida notes we are not determined in our actions, even when we try to be. When acting, there is never enough time, information, precedence, and it may be better that we didn’t act at all. But, we make the Kierkegaardian leap ... (2/2) An Invitation to Listen to Edouard Tahmizian and Richard Carrier’s Upcoming Discussion: The Problem of Free Will.

(2/2) An Invitation to Listen to Edouard Tahmizian and Richard Carrier’s Upcoming Discussion: The Problem of Free Will. John MacDonald | August 18, 2026 Last time I made 2 notes in the comments I’d like to expand on. Derrida notes we are not determined in our actions, even when we try to be. Whe...

08/17/2026

Tahmizian and Carrier will be recording a discussion on Free Will vs Determinism soon and here are some of my thoughts: What is the free will vs determinism debate? For example, if we ask with Keith Augustine why aggressive behavior in society is overwhelmingly a male issue it seems to point to testosterone as the ... An Invitation to Listen to Edouard Tahmizian and Richard Carrier’s Upcoming Discussion the Problem of Free Will.

An Invitation to Listen to Edouard Tahmizian and Richard Carrier’s Upcoming Discussion the Problem of Free Will. John MacDonald | August 17, 2026 Tahmizian and Carrier will be recording a discussion on Free Will vs Determinism soon and here are some of my thoughts: What is the free will vs determi...

08/16/2026

Previously What is Continental Philosophy Phenomenology? (2/2)What is Continental Philosophy Phenomenology? Now, the Conclusion: Last time in a note I mentioned we see subject-object unity as even more basic than the in-itself-ness of the object, such as in an object of affection. In-itself-ness is not simply a pure encounter, but a later mental bracketing of ... (Conclusion) What is Continental Philosophy Phenomenology?

(Conclusion) What is Continental Philosophy Phenomenology? John MacDonald | August 15, 2026 Previously What is Continental Philosophy Phenomenology? (2/2)What is Continental Philosophy Phenomenology? Now, the Conclusion: Last time in a note I mentioned we see subject-object unity as even more basic....