This site really isn't about discussion or a place to actually get answers. This thread started with a request for an explanation - "Can someone explain...." And the very first response is from someone who feels the need to express their personal opinions that have NOTHING to do with the...
What if I just want to know? It won't improve my life except to satisfy a bit of curiosity. But it can still have value to me.
Rational and useful are ... what... pragmatically the same? Or similar enough to apply together?
Do you believe there are actions or thoughts that are irrational and...
That was already in full swing when I was in the area. A bit... not disturbing exactly... but... what... thought-provoking? Overall, it doesn't seem to have turned out to be a "bad" thing. But I bet many of the residents are weary of the questions and assumptions.
I think putting forth your opinions and effort towards what you think will make society better are worthwhile.
How is this different from expressing an opinion or desire regarding any of the myriad causes out there?
If the International Lick A Cow Foundation pipes in on this, should THEY get a...
I do know the the process, but as you asked for RCC members' input, I'll leave that to them.
I wonder if Mitt Romney is going to throw his hat into the ring?
Not quite born in Iowa (family moved there when I was 3 months old), but I grew up there. Many hours away now. Closest I ever lived to Luana was Dyersville - did an internship there. Dyersville is the home of the actual field from "The Field of Dreams", for anyone interested. Also home of...
It isn't a question of whether God will be offended or can 'take it'; the question has to do with the people involved... and how sensitive and/or respectful you want to be in the moment.
I believe in God, I am a Follower of Jesus Christ. I participate here for fun and to learn and to get...
How can you nullify that concept?
Same question.
How do you practically, logically, show those to be false? Not rhetorical - I'm asking... you believe you can or you wouldn't have said so. So, how could we do that?
Because of the way He has worked and been involved in my life. I'm sure because I know.
None of us can see gravity, but we can observe with certainty its affects and effects. We all see the dropped rock fall. *I* know the affects and effects of God in my life. But no matter how I would...
Point taken. Mostly.
I think the attacks on the person and not just the belief are prevalent.
Using logical arguments to support my Faith that God does exist is more difficult than using logical arguments to support the faith that He does not - especially when only things tangible would be...
You say that being an atheist means you don't believe there is a God. You aren't SURE there isn't a God, you just don't believe there is. That is Practical Atheism. And that distinction is something I learned today. Thank you for taking the time to explain that.
I do not think most...
A (relatively) consistent set of moral principles that are revered by people, without boundaries of time or geography. One could think it was an inherent part of human nature.
What was Tolkien's role? Should he have let his wife write part of it? Is it all applicable to Hobbits today, or does it serve only as allegory and moral philosophy? Why are there so few females in Middle Earth? Are all Hobbits gay? How do they make more Hobbits? Do Hobbits have belly buttons...
I didn't say that your opinion of the Bible was God's decision. I said that if you believe the Bible to be false and useless, God may decide to throw something your way that would challenge that belief. You have free will to choose what you think of the Bible and of God... and free will to...
Understood as how the document itself came to be?
Or understood by those who believe in God and adhere to the Bible as God's Word. That would include both Followers of Christ (for us both the Old and New Testament) and Judaism (who do not consider the Christian NT as part of the Bible).
If...
That is what would fundamentally have to change. People would have to let go of self completely and be focused entirely on giving and Loving others. For Followers of Christ, such Love and selflessness is exemplified by Christ himself - that is exactly what He shows. But we all fall short of...