What made the Israelites so special as a people if their cultural practices and sacrifices were so similar to the Egyptians in the Bible?

Scripture says "he who sits in the heavens laughs". Now, I just need to learn how to make him laugh. It might cause him to lighten up a bit and be more kind.

It's kind of strange the thought of an invisible Spirit laughing.

What do you think he finds amusing?

Would love to hear your opinions theories and personal experiences on this question. So what is love Is it real? Is it fake? What's your opinion, what's your theory, what's your experience?

Is there a difference in mindset between a religious person and a merely spiritual person? I realize the religious person might differ from the non-religious but merely spiritual person in being the adherent of a particular religion, etc. But is there also a difference in mindset between the two?

The Jews are unbelievers according to Quran because, among other things, they twisted the words in the Torah to better fit their needs.

I understand that that is their permanent crime, and another is that they mocked Mohammad and his teachings.

But this complicates the words unbeliever to me. At some point in the Quran it seemed the only thing necessary for one to be a believer is to believe in God (and there is only one god; Allah). Also one would have to be righteous. [There was a third...

Looks like Steven Hawking's last book "Brief Answers to Big Questions," is gaining some media attention of late.

He writes about the existence of God...

Black holes, like the universe before the Big Bang, condense into a singularity. In this ultra-packed point of mass, gravity is so strong that it distorts time as well as light and space. Simply put, in the depths of a black hole, time does not exist.

Because the universe also began as a singularity, time itself could not have existed...

Do you think God reads what we post at RF?

A belief in a Flat Earth is not that different from believing in creationism or the flood myth. All beliefs are based upon a literal reading of the Bible. I ask because the Flat Earth movement is now making even national news:
Warning, it may be a very good idea to put on oven mitts before watching the video.

is resurrection correct? is our ego so important that it will be resurrected and live forever?

i was curious whether or not people believe the Garden actually exists and why they believe one way or the other.