In my Classical Literature class this upcoming Friday we will be playing with Legos. That's right, Legos. However, we are supposed to be constructing what my teacher calls "philosophically pure edifices." We've sort of borrowed the Legos in philosophy idea from Sophie's World, which we are...
I just got around to watching this 1971 cult classic this weekend, and I must say it is now among my favorite movies. I find it rich with social commentary and philosophies that I'll hold dear the rest of my life.
It feels so good to see an offbeat, odd movie that does not follow suit with...
I now pose the question which asks if the verification of global warming is even necessary for people to still be concerned about the environment and pollution. Too much bickering is done about global warming and not the environment itself.
Personally, I don't need to quarrel over whether...
I often hear people claiming that the Bible is the "Word of God," or that the men who wrote it were "divinely inspired," as if God was using them as a median to write the Bible in some way.
Is there anywhere in the Bible where it says this, or something along those lines?
I'm not trying to...
I found this quiz just a moment ago and took it. I thought it was perhaps the best online quiz I've taken so far. It's pretty extensive, 77 questions I think, where it gives you a statement and you say how strongly you agree/disagree with it.
I actually got the president I thought I most...
Working on upcoming the musical at my high school has just started. Our first rehearsal was today. And I'm pretty excited but nervous at the same time. Our musical, Cats, is quite a feat for any high school to try and perform, and my high school is brand new-- I will be part of the first...
In the Christian religion it is said that we, as people, pay for the sins of Adam and Eve. However, I do not even understand why God punished them, because the circumstance in which Adam and Eve ate the fruit is rather contradictory.
First of all, God told them that they may eat any fruit...
An odd question has come over me recently, and I am interested to know what everyone here thinks about it:
Can Religious Forums ever be viewed as an appropriate microcosm of the world/society?
This forum certainly has enough different religious perspectives to cover all of the prominent ones...
As zealously as some people believe in God, can anyone be entirely certain?
I am not attempting to bring up any atheistic argument here against God, but are there not some philosophies that if true would still overrule the concept of God?
Such a philosophy would be the question of whether...
I have heard of a number of people claim that God saved them from cancer, or that someone's prayers were answered and their loved one recovered from cancer.
However, for those who claim that he can cure cancer, why can he not cure those with other disorders? What of those with the Down...
Has anyone been watching the semi-finals recently? Or anyone particularly interested in hockey and have a team they are rooting for? I've gotten all swept up in this hockey season rooting for the Red Wings, how about you?
I am not too sure about the difference between all the Christian denominations, and I believe it would be a great topic to discuss. Where does one draw the line between the different subcategories and their origins?
I am wondering about the following terms/denominations:
- Catholic
-...
Bible Truth,
In your thread LDS and Evangelical men Discussing spiritual truths for the sake of our families I had asked you a question regarding slavery in the Bible. I posted in the thread and this portion of the post was to you:
That was what I said in regards to his rather sexist...
I don't know much about Islam except its very basics, and I'm trying to expand my knowledge of the subject so that I can better understand it along with a number of other religions.
While studying Malcomb X, an extremely interesting character, I took note of how his pilgrimage to Mecca deeply...
Now as people we've always kind of been taught and told that Mythology of ancient Greek and other places is interesting to study, but that it is never actually true. It has even been covered in schools and is always under the light that it has no ground to stand on, is impossible, and will never...
The Rapture itself is a very pleasant concept for most Christians, for they have this belief that no matter how hectic life gets, in only a few years at some surprising time, Jesus will return and all the 'good Christians' will go straight to heaven. They will disappear while all others are left...
Now this forum name sounds rather odd, and somewhat contradictory, but I can assure you that it is not. Throughout my experiences with Christians a number of them use the Bible as justification for their religion, which is okay on some levels.
However, I am getting tired of the...
I was always under the impression of Humanism being the belief where what one believes is like their own separate reality.
I thought it meant that what you believed in afterlife and what not is what would follow. For example, an atheist would cease existance after death while a Christian...
Since I've joined this forum I have really enjoyed being here, but my largest reason to join RF was to develop an understanding of the ideas of many religions. Now I've seen the overviews and I've read them, and they don't always clarify it for me.
Now my biggest goal is just to explore...