Location: United States
Member Since:
Feb. 02, 2011
J E Murphy
Biography
J E Murphy, author, poet, philosopher, credologist, student of natural history, anthropology, sociology, genetics, and politics. Novels include A VIEW FROM A HEIGHT, THE GOD VIRUS, and THE NEXT BUDDHA.
A credologist is a person who studies belief systems. I cannot say I have studied all belief systems, because I am sure there are some I have never heard of, but I have studied most of them. What I can say I have learned from this is that the world is a mystery and nobody knows enough about it to even head off in the direction of an answer. Yet still we demand that everyone else stop and look at our own broken compass.
I have been around the world and have seen how people live and worship in many different countries. I have been to Tibet, China, Nepal, India, half of the countries in Europe, a few in Africa, the Solomon Islands, the Galapagos Islands and parts of South and Central America. What I have learned from these travels is that, at heart, we are all the same; we are all cousins; we all want the same things out of life. As children, our souls are as free as angels, but we grow into the molds that our cultures have shaped for us.
I have always enjoyed most the books that expanded my horizons and showed me new ways to look at the world, a way to discard a broken compass, a way to break the mold of culture and belief. I hope that someday, people will say my books did that for them.
A credologist is a person who studies belief systems. I cannot say I have studied all belief systems, because I am sure there are some I have never heard of, but I have studied most of them. What I can say I have learned from this is that the world is a mystery and nobody knows enough about it to even head off in the direction of an answer. Yet still we demand that everyone else stop and look at our own broken compass.
I have been around the world and have seen how people live and worship in many different countries. I have been to Tibet, China, Nepal, India, half of the countries in Europe, a few in Africa, the Solomon Islands, the Galapagos Islands and parts of South and Central America. What I have learned from these travels is that, at heart, we are all the same; we are all cousins; we all want the same things out of life. As children, our souls are as free as angels, but we grow into the molds that our cultures have shaped for us.
I have always enjoyed most the books that expanded my horizons and showed me new ways to look at the world, a way to discard a broken compass, a way to break the mold of culture and belief. I hope that someday, people will say my books did that for them.
Where to find J E Murphy online
Website: http://www.portraitsofearthpress.com
Twitter: @JimEM
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Where to buy in print
Books
The Last Romanian Frogman
by J E Murphy
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 73,050.
Language:
English.
Published: February 17, 2018
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Categories:
Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
Short fiction in the realms of fantasy, science, and just plain weird.
A Theory of God: Discovering the nature of God by examining the evidence of Life
by J E Murphy
You set the price!
Words: 16,530.
Language:
English.
Published: March 1, 2015
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Evolution, Nonfiction » Philosophy » Religious philosophy
The scientific method is to observe facts, develop theories that explain those facts, and change the theories as new facts are discovered. Our theories of God are stuck in the past and are based on misunderstood observations and wild guesses.It is time for a new theory of God based on the facts we know today. This is an attempt at devising A Theory of God.
Africa's Children
by J E Murphy
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 102,230.
Language:
English.
Published: January 16, 2015
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Categories:
Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
Phoebe, Deirdre, and Mitch, college students working on their primatology and anthropology degrees, set off for Africa to find their father, who has disappeared from a mysterious research station at the edge of an immense forest. After being captured by militant rebels, they begin to travel down different paths to discover things they never imagined existed.
Confessions of a ChimpManZee
by J E Murphy
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 115,540.
Language:
English.
Published: March 2, 2014
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Categories:
Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Adventure » General
A man trapped in the body of an ape leads a group of trained killer chimpanzees to carve out a new life in the old world of Africa.
The Next Buddha
by J E Murphy
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 101,060.
Language:
English.
Published: March 9, 2011
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Categories:
Fiction » Visionary & metaphysical, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary
(5.00 from 1 review)
Can a single act of love save the world from destruction? A peasant born in pre-war Vietnam has memories of a life he will live in the future. These memories offer clues as to why he must now face the horrors of slavery and war in his current life. Is karma a punishment, or is it simply a choice we make?
The God Virus
by J E Murphy
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 142,850.
Language:
English.
Published: March 7, 2011
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Categories:
Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Romance » Paranormal » General
(4.00 from 1 review)
An ancient virus is turning animals into people and people into monsters. Two romantically inclined mutants lead a pack of transforming pilgrims from Miami across Africa to Rome. Their two-fold purpose: stop the cure for the disease that created them, and get the Pope's OK for non-humans to marry.
A View from a Height
by J E Murphy
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 242,670.
Language:
English.
Published: February 2, 2011
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Categories:
Fiction » Visionary & metaphysical, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary
(4.60 from 5 reviews)
A tale of karma, reincarnation and redemption, here is a love story. But not the usual kind of love story; this is about the kind of love that can send the world spinning in new directions without the world even knowing it was done. A discovered manuscript tells of a life that bridges the spirit world and the physical world, and of the young woman who attempts to repair the rift between them.
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