My New Blog

Hello all, This is Christian Idealism and I have decided to resurrect my blog. Many years ago I started a blog but decided to delete my account due to not having enough time to write anymore. That will change starting now starting on 12/23/2022 where we explore many things related to philosophy.

My YouTube channel is still available and I will be posting videos more starting next year. But I wanted to get a head start on the year by starting this blog up. I tried to use WordPress but quickly found MANY MANY problems with it that I do not want to get into. So I've decided to make it simple! 


With that in mind, I hope you all have a good Christmas and New Year. 


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