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Jim Palmer
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Philosopher, theologian, religious trauma counselor and promoter of existential health. I publish articles at: substack.com/@jimpalmerauthor
May 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I’m speaking at a month-long Culture and Religion series in March, hosted online by the Philosophy Portal. I’ll be addressing belief de/reconstruction. As a way of thanking those who support my Substack I am offering free access to this month-long series. To learn more read this → shorturl.at/RibSn
February 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
February 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
In March I'll be participating/presenting in a month-long culture and religion series on metamodern and post-religion spirituality. I have a special offer if who are interested in being part of this. All the details are in my weekly, "Week in Review", which you can read here -> shorturl.at/d6OJX
February 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
February 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Happy Saturday!

I just published my weekly “Week in Review”. It’s titled, “Woman Loves Dog, Remembering Tupac, the America Sickness, Waging Inner Anarchy, a Word Worth Remembering, and You Either Evolve or Disappear”.

You can read the entirety of the article here → shorturl.at/cjJHV
February 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I published part three of my new series, “The Great Deconstruction”. It’s titled, “Is the world worth saving?” → tinyurl.com/uep3t3fa
February 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
February 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Last night I published part three of my new Substack series, “The Great Reconstruction”. The title of this article is: “Is the world worth saving?” Read it here → shorturl.at/hQnwk
February 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
“You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution. It is in your spirit, or it is nowhere.” - Ursula K. Le Guin, The Dispossessed
February 9, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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February 7, 2025 at 12:48 AM
"A heretic is someone who sees with their own eyes."

- Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
February 5, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Just published my weekly “Week in Review”. The“Star Trek Edition” 🙂 This week’s review is titled: “When Spock was Red, Reconstructing Religion and Civilization, the Downside of History's Bestselling Book, 7 Guys on 1 Bike, and the Sermon Heard 'Round the World”.
Read it here -> shorturl.at/qqUYN
February 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“Every person must choose how much truth he can stand.”

- Irvin D. Yalom, When Nietzsche Wept
January 31, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I cannot write off any person. In every case I find in my heart a rationale for compassion and a wish for every human being’s liberation and the end of their suffering.
January 31, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I have faith in humankind again after enduring and surviving 12 hours without TikTok.
January 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
A view on Thetis Island, BC. Living the expat life. Been here a few months and staying until April.
January 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The image below depicts the “Atheists’ New Ten Commandments”, which are theten winning beliefs of a crowdsourcing competition to rethink the Ten Commandments. The contest drew more than 2,800 submissions from 18 countries and 27 U.S. states. Winners were selected by a panel of judges.
January 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
A couple pictures Amy took from our walk today on Thetis Island, BC. We have been here for 10 weeks and staying until April. Yann Arthus-Bertrand wrote, “The earth is art, the photographer is only a witness.”
January 16, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Makes perfect sense to me???
January 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM
People will often say, “My authority is the Bible.” It would be more accurate for them to say, “My authority is what they told me at church the Bible means.”
January 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Ferry ride to the main island to run a few errands. Been here for 10 weeks. Staying here through April.
January 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
My weekly “Week in Review” - “An Atheist Minister, A Negative Psychoanalyst, Nondual Living and 5 Books You Must Read About Nothing”. In the article: story of the Atheist minister; 5 books about nothing you must read; version of church even an atheist might attend. Read it here → shorturl.at/gM6OO
January 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM