In another thread it was asked if someone was claiming to be a 'satanic muslim.' It got me to thinking why are there (seemingly) never debates over the nature of satan amongst the different abrahamic religions? Are there differences in the belief systems as to the nature of satan?
Is satan the...
This article
standing waves | Quantum Wave Theory
was given to me to read by someone who stated that
And then precedes to tell me I must be drunk for thinking all mental conceptualizations are merely models of the objective reality.
I truly am dumfounded. Am I lost? Am I missing...
No apology for the length of this OP! It's actually very shortened up from what I'd like to discuss. If you can't read it all the way through, I understand. But I'm most interested in the thoughts and opinions of those that, not are able to work though the wall of text, but those that find it...
It has occurred to me in a profound way, almost an epiphany, that there are two kinds of religions persons. I do not mean to generalize and am completely aware that there are those who think there are two kinds of people; those that think there are two kinds of people and those that know...
Why does god say thou shall have no other gods before me?
Isn't this as admission that other gods should be given second seat? Why not say 'I am the lord thy god, and there is no other god?'
Why does god have such a hard time writing a consistent narrative?
One of the basic processes of evolution is natural selection. But darwin speaks at length regarding artificial selection. Books have been written....
In a nutshell, evolution is defined as a change in the frequency of a gene allel within a population. All that is needed is for a particular...
The following excerpt from wikipedia, yea I know. This is really a question more than debate, but I don't think it's a great idea to ask in the islam forum. According to this article, an atheist such as myself, is subject to murder or enslavement. The reference given is 142 Abdullahi Ahmed...
I seldom post anywhere other than the debate boards. I am not a believer of any religion. I have a question that I respectfully seek answers too. It comes to my mind following the tragic events of the week. While reading a few articles, I found an individual stating that the actions were...
Not all religions preach salvation. Why does a person need to be saved? From what does a person need to be saved? How can a person be saved?
My position is that I'm just as good as any other, and there is nothing you can do that makes you more worthy. So how can one elevate themselves to the...
If the story of Adam & Eve is literal, and Adam is the father of all humans, and Eve is the mother of all humans, then the hypothesis that evolution does not occur would predict that there are no more than 4 alleles of any particular gene.
I'm aware that many do not see the story as literal...
A thought from another thread;
The concept of god as all powerful and all knowing, existing outside of time, master of all, without limit, and nothing to obey, not held by any restrictions whatsoever raises the question;
Can god choose who/what he is?
Is he bound by his own nature? If...
Self explanatory! What are your thoughts on god's feelings?
The OT describes god as 'angry,' 'jealous,' or 'proud,' among other things. The NT says god is 'love,' 'god cares,' 'the lord rejoices.'
A common belief is that we (humans) can't decide or choose our feelings. We feel what we...
Is there a rational, coherent, purpose of an afterlife?
I hear that there is some supposed purpose of the universe which to some minds justifies belief in a designer. Would not an afterlife have a purpose? Should this purpose be profound?
If freewill is necessary in this world and is the...
If science and religion address separate realms of knowledge, and can possibly coexist, then we end up with
God created man in his own image (religious knowledge)
Man is an ape (scientific fact)
Therefore god is an ape!
Discuss!
I have heard that athiests 'have faith' that god does not exist. I have heard that athiests 'have no reason' to reject the existence of god.
I would like to ask those who hold to such arguments;
Do you believe in Thor?
Do you believe in Unicorns?
Do you believe you are really nothing but a...
TBH I have not followed the 'was' thread that close, and I'm not all that interested (or I should say educated enough) to intelligently engage in the subject discussion. However it just seemed to me to be a lack of focus on current events in the other thread.
So what do you think? Are their...
What if you were god? What would the rules be? How would you run things?
Let's say you knew all. Let's say you had vast intelligence and were always right. Let's say that you had incredible power to build and destroy. Let's say that you had an unwavering sense of justice and morality and...
Have I given pantheism a fair shake, I ask myself?
What is the difference between pantheism and just....science? I suppose the universe must somehow be aware or cognizant? If god = nature (as broadly defined) then god's mind = laws of physics.
Understand the formulas = understand...