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  1. Runlikethewind

    How best to argue against creationists

    Let us discuss/debate the methods for dealing with creationists. I argue that the worst thing a person can do is to argue the facts with a creationist. So long as they have their faith nothing you show them about the fossil record, dating methods, etc, will change their position. Instead, the...
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    Teachers and Tenure

    In bold move, Colorado alters teacher tenure rules - Yahoo! News This raised many questions in my mind regarding the teaching profession. I do believe that the tenure system can create an environment whereby bad teachers can become entrenched and I agree, on a philosophical level, that teachers...
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    Scientists continue to work on abiogenesis

    Scientists propose pyrophosphite as a molecule capable of taking of acting in place of the ATP energy source in the early emergence of life. New Theory for Life's First Energy Source - Yahoo! News
  4. Runlikethewind

    Some Questions

    Greetings followers of Bahá'u'lláh. I've recently taken up an interest in learning more about your faith and have a few questions I'd like to ask. I've been tooling around your website ( The Bahá’Ã* Faith - The international website of the Bahá’Ã*s of the world )reading up on things but I...
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    Intelligent Design: Science or not?

    I have been interested in the intelligent design (ID) movement for some time now because of its implications in the relations between science and religion, two areas of interest of mine. I will read something from ID proponents like Michael Behe and his arguments are convincing to me, it seems...
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    Leaving Religious Forums...for a time

    Greetings all. Although I have only been swimming the waters here at RF for a few months I am sad to say I have to get out of the pool. I have learned a great deal in my short time here and have enjoyed the many varied perspectives and lively conversations. In any event, my title says "Monk in...
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    Moral Choices and Embryonic Stem Cell Research

    Moral Choices and Embryonic Stem Cell Research April 26 2007 How does one weigh human rights? How does one define what it is to be deserving of them? These questions are central to the ethical and moral controversy surrounding the debate over embryonic stem cell research. On the one hand...
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    Grace Salvation and the Sacraments

    Grace, Salvation and the Sacraments March 2007 The issue of the relationship between grace, faith and salvation is of central importance to all Christians. It can generally be established that the vast majority of Christians believe in several key points concerning this relationship. First...
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    Question from a non-pagan

    Greetings! I was born and raised Catholic and have very little experience and understanding of Pagan belief system. In fact joining RF has been my first real exposure to paganism. So I have a specific question that I wish to ask out of curiosity and a desire to learn more about your beliefs. For...
  10. Runlikethewind

    The Nature of Faith

    A little background, The Catholic Church teaches that the body and the soul are not two separate entities that are somehow joined in this life, but that the body and soul come together to form a single new nature. I have heard it called an ensouled body or an embodied soul, something along...
  11. Runlikethewind

    When is a human a person?

    I am writing a paper on morality specifically dealing with the ethics of embryonic stem cell research and would like to get some feedback and, induce discussion on, an argument that I make in this paper. I have standardized my argument to make it easy for you all to take to task. 1. From a...
  12. Runlikethewind

    The nature of suffering

    The question that I would like to propose for discussion is whether or not pain and suffering are good or bad? Do they have some kind of redemptive or salvific power? should pain and suffering be put up with, with patience and/or other virtuous behavior? Or should they be avoided at all costs...
  13. Runlikethewind

    I Love Satan!

    No I don't worship Satan, nor do I like/love the evil that he has embraced. However if we are to love our enemies and pray for those who hate us, and if Satan is an angelic being created by God then by nature anything created by God is good. So does it follow that we should love Satan. I mean if...
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    Reconciling Faith in God and Acceptance of Science

    Let me start with a little background introduction. I was born and raised a Catholic and faith has always been a big part of my life. As I grew older and went to school I began to learn science and I enjoyed it. But the two seemed at times to conflict, especially the belief in God the creator...
  15. Runlikethewind

    Greetings

    Hello all. I am a bit new to forums so hopefully I'm doing this right. I am 27 years old and recently graduated from Portland State University with a BS in philosophy ( or as I like to say a BS in BS!) with a minor in geology. As of the first of the year I have begun the formation proccess at St...
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