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  1. gnostic

    Water into wine: natural or supernatural?

    This thread is about whether such a miracle can occur naturally, or whether it is story invented by a person who has no understanding of how wine are made. In the gospel of John, John 2 narrated that Jesus attended the wedding at Cana, where they have no wedding feast have no wine. So Jesus...
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    Is String Theory dead?

    Supposedly String Theory was meant to unify 2 opposing fundamental physics theories - General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics - into a single theory. But I have heard very little from String Theory camp, and though I am not a physicist, it would seem that they have moved away from String...
  3. gnostic

    Does “inspired by God” really means it was “written by God”?

    That’s my question: Does “inspired by God” really means it was “written by God”?
  4. gnostic

    Is this a fallacy?

    I have noticed that some people, mainly science illiterate people, who tried to make up or redefine commonly used science terminology to mean something very different or the opposite to what it actually mean is that fallacy?
  5. gnostic

    Problems & confusion with the Multiverse

    One of the problems that I have with the Multiverse is that it is so theoretical, it is impossible to test them. Is Multiverse “possible”? The answer would be “yes”, but only theoretically. There have been no evidence, so it hasn’t been demonstrated to be “probable”. Being “possible” doesn’t...
  6. gnostic

    Lying

    Is it ever morally acceptable to lie, especially if you were lying for your god, lying for one of your prophets, messiahs or messengers, or for your religion? Is it a sin to use God’s name when you lie? And what are the consequences for sinning in the name of God? Do God punish them for each...
  7. gnostic

    Dispelling the myth of “hypothesis”

    I think there are gross misunderstanding by those people who either never study science or were never good at science when they were in colleges and universities, as to what a “hypothesis” is. It is not a matter of theism vs atheism, but theism can be a problem, especially among theists who are...
  8. gnostic

    cause-and-effect: "cause" require evidence too

    From my experiences here at RF, as well as at other forums, I have noticed that some people think they can postulate "cause-and-effect" of some phenomena, without the needs to present empirical physical EVIDENCE of the "cause". This topic is about the Intelligent Design's faulty uses (and...
  9. gnostic

    Egypt: pyramid building & hieroglyphs

    This thread is where @cladking can satisfy his grievous against egyptologists, without interrupting other non-Egypt threads. The subjects can range from the following the topics: Engineering techniques of how the pyramids (and other monuments) were built? Are the pyramids tombs or something...
  10. gnostic

    The "What if...?" - hypothetical scenario

    I have sometimes use the "What if...?" question/scenario, in some philosophical discussion, but I recognized such scenarios are not necessarily true, because using the "What if..?" is just speculation of what could possibly happen...OR POSSIBLY NOT. It is only possibility of something that...
  11. gnostic

    Hindu goddess

    I still haven't grasp Hinduism, because it is so bewildering, even more so than the Egyptian pantheon, because even the gods and goddesses can be reincarnated. Mahakali, Adi Parasakti, Sakti, Durga, Parvati, Kali, and some others that I cannot remember. Are they the same goddess (as only "one"...
  12. gnostic

    2 fathers

    Now, I know in myths, anything is possible. Plus, biology isn’t my strongest science...hence my questions here. In Greek myths, 2 birth stories stand out. In the story of Heracles (Hercules in Latin), he was actually a twin, his brother was Iphicles, who was father of Iolaus, Heracles’ loyal...
  13. gnostic

    Paleontology: the dinosaur-bird connection

    First, I'll give a little historical background on the paleontology - the study of fossils , and the classification of those fossils. Then I'll focus on the fossils of dinosaurs and their connections with reptiles and with birds. While some fossils were uncovered and known since ancient times...
  14. gnostic

    The importance of the EVIDENCE in science

    I have noticed that some people don’t understand what EVIDENCE are. Some people that you can make up any claim, and this claim is evidence to whatever ones believe to be true. Some other people think that evidence are maths. Some do think that any statement and concept can be considered...
  15. gnostic

    Son of God...pagan influences

    As you know, in the Christian scriptures (New Testament), Jesus is mentioned as the “Son of God”, being of divine origin, God, with a mortal mother, Mary, so biologically part god and part human. His conception “supernatural” or “unnatural”, while his birth natural. In Genesis 2, Adam was...
  16. gnostic

    Theory of Everything

    For decades, theoretical physicists have been trying two fundamental physics theories - General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics - into a single encompassing theory - the Theory of Everything. Do you think it is possible, one day, to combine them and to solve this problem? Or is impossible?
  17. gnostic

    India and the apostle Thomas

    Was Thomas ever in India? Or was all that simply legend of Thomas or church traditions? Are there anyway way to verify Thomas residing in India during his ministry? “Verify”, as meaning, independent sources, preferably historical records over church legends. I find church traditions to be...
  18. gnostic

    For Jews: what is the Soul?

    I know that in Christian teachings, Christians believe that the soul is a spirit of human, that when he or she die, the soul is then rewarded in heaven or punished eternally in hell. But what do the Jews think the “soul” is? Take for instance, in Genesis 2:7, in the King James Version, God...
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    Judaism vs Christianity: Second Coming of Messiah

    In Christian doctrine, Jesus was the messiah, and he died and supposedly was resurrected, and according to Christian lore, Jesus will come back again, hence the Second Coming. Do Judaism support the idea of the Second Coming too in their messianic prophecies? Or is simply Second Coming merely...
  20. gnostic

    ...god is “designed”!

    If there is an “Intelligent Design”, then it isn’t what most people think. It is man who created god, and who created a cult or religion about such and such a god. No god or gods started religions, people did. No deities wrote any book, humans did. And in their writings, teachings and...
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