Hi,
Simple question:
Why are you religious?
I am an atheist/agnostic and although I was bought up as a very liberal Christian, I denounced the faith in my adolescence. I am just curious as to what religion you believe in (if any), and why? Have you always been of that faith? Or is it a...
Could a religious person denouncing any scientific theory be considered as a heretic?
To explain my logic, let me explain a little further; if a God exists that is believed to have created the universe and everything within it (including us lovely humans); surely logic dictates that that God...
As we all know, many religions exert huge power over the majority of countries in the world. They like to have their say on homosexuality and gay marriage legislations, abortion laws, what should and shouldnt be taught in school (to mention just a few examples), but why do we allow them to...
I've started to look in to Roman/Greek/Egyptian mythology and the possibility of how Mediterranean religions that pre-date Christianity may have influenced the writing of the bible.
This is a link to just one example of where Christianity may have borrowed ideas from...
If it were proven beyond any reasonable doubt that God exists (which I know is a bit of a paradox, because the concept of God is that he is a supernatural being, and therefore can never be explained), however, for arguments sake...if it were proven, would it change the way you view the world and...
An atheists point of view Why is an atheist and atheist? - (edit: I was rushed when ths was written so this is probably a better title; why do theists deny freedom to athiets?)
Life, I hope to think is something that we all consider the meaning of at least once in our brief lives. To every...
Hi all,
This is a question to anybody on here who doesn't agree with subjects such as abortion and gay marriage for religious reasons.
I'm trying to understand your mindset in disagreeing with abortion and gay marriage being legal. I fail to understand why it would affect your lives if a man...
Hi all,
This is a question aimed at people who aren't convinced by the Theory of Evolution, particularly in regards to the fossil record.
I noticed in another thread a dispute about whether the fossil record is or is not evidence for evolution. Of course, everybody is entitled to their...
This is a question aimed specifically at Christians.
Most Christians I have spoken to (and indeed I was one at one point) believe that God gave us free will.
However, so many times in the press do we hear Christians claiming natural disasters as 'Gods way of punishing us for our sins'. As an...
This is a really simple and probably obvious question to ask creationists (or anybody who doesn't think evolution is correct), but one to which I can not ever recollect obtaining an answer to.
My question is simply, how do you explain fossils?
It may sound like a daft question to ask, but it...
I'm sure some have you have come across this reasonably famous quote before from Paul Dirac, which was from a conversation with Wolfgang Pauli and Werner Heisenburg, at the 1927 Solvay Conference.
The quote goes like this:
'I cannot understand why we idle discussing religion. If we are...
There is a quote which I once read whch says:
'Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.'
What are your views on this, do you agree?
Do you think religion is a useful tool for the power in the world and if used cleverly, (like King...
Well as my title implys -
Is religion simply a remedy to the important unknown questions regarding life and our place in it?
Does the value of religion become lesser, the more science discovers?
What do you think about the 'God of the Gaps' argument? (I've attched a youtube link below for...
This is a question that I would like the more religious inclined members on this forum to answer:
'If a loved one, or even just a stranger got knocked over by a car/bus in front of you, what would you do first? Pray? or phone 999/911?'
(Theoretically, a religious person should choose to pray...
Decided to start a new thread after reading some comments on a previous thread I started.
What do you consider contributes more to a society, science or religion?
I was researching why certain people don't think evolution is correct, in doing so I came across this website.
Wonderings About Evolution
There are so many facts wrong with this article that it actually made me quite angry reading it.
I just wondered if there are any creationists who...
Might sound like a daft question to those more in the know, but, is satan actually mentioned in the bible?
The reason I ask is due to being given many different answers in the past.
Some people say yes and give numerous quotes from the bible, however, some also state that satan and the...
Title says it all really.
In your personal opinion, do you think science or religion has given more to the world in the past and present and why?
Also, what do you think has more of a future? Or do you think they will stand on an equal footing?
What do you think is required for either...
What place do you personally feel religion has within todays society compared to that 100 year ago, 1000 year ago etc...
-Do you feel the religious society has grown smaller/bigger, stronger/weaker (in your home country or worldwide)?
-Do you feel modern science really challenges the...