"Scientists push new paradigm of animal consciousness, saying even insects may be sentient
....All three of these discoveries came in the last five years — indications that the more scientists test animals, the more they find that many species may have inner lives and be sentient. A surprising...
I will be referencing the points of the following article:
https://www.livescience.com/moral-compass-atheists-believers.html
Research indicates that when it comes to morality, Atheists and the devoutly religion all tend to be very moral people. (It seems to be the nominally religious that tend...
I realize that this topic has been addressed here and there in many threads. I'd like to collect all the points into one clearly labeled thread. Let's list all the arguments and evidence against the flood. They can include, for example, geological evidence, or internal problems with the...
Congratulations to Israel for its stupendous victory this past weekend. And many thanks to the UK, France, the US, and even JORDAN! (can you believe that?) for helping to shoot down the drones and missiles that Iran launched. Also, thanks to the Saudis, UAE, and other gulf states that...
I found this report on Dawkins, one of the world's most famous and antagonistic atheists, claiming to be a cultural Christian to be absolutely fascinating. I hope it will open up a discussion about what a cultural Christian is as opposed to a true believer, and why (perhaps) such a person would...
As most of you know, Passover begins at sunset on April 22 (Nissan 14). For those who would like to delve into it a bit, there are several suggestions I'd like to propose.
First, there is absolutely nothing better than going straight to the original source. The story of the Exodus begins in...
Last night, March 23, Purim began. To all those Jews who celebrate it, chag Purim sameach!
Purim is a celebration of the deliverance of the Jews in the book of Esther. If you don't know the story, here is a horribly simplified version.
King Ahasuerus, a Persian monarch, demands that his wife...
Numbers 23:19 God is not a man...nor a son of man.
1 Samuel 15:29 for he is not a man
Hosea 11:9 I am God and not a man
Job 9:32 For he is not a man
So four times, FOUR, the Tanakh repeats the same teaching. Wouldn't you think that makes it rather important?
Just wanted to wish everyone a happy Purim. Fun, fun, fun :)
It may seem unconventional, but my personal favorite character in the Esther story is actually Vashti, because she bravely refused to allow her husband to sexually exploit her.
Are there any other Agnostic Theists around? I'd like to meet you. And for those of you that are not, what do you think of Agnostic Theism?
I originally wrote the following in another post to reply to an individual's question. I would like to paste it here because it really does a good job...
This post is not to create any dissension. It is simply to report what I believe to be important news in the Orthodox community.
Basically, a group of Orthodox women activist are refusing to immerse so that their husbands cannot have sex with them, until the rabbis grant a divorce to a Jewish...
I wasn't sure where to put this thread, but you just have to watch this. It's one of the most amazing things I've ever seen. Not only does she paint a picture of an elephant more accurate than a human child, but she signs the painting with her written name.
Misinformation about Constantine abounds on the internet and elsewhere. Perhaps the most damaging, most inaccurate source is the book, "Constantine's Sword." But you can be watching i.e. a simple YouTube video on art history, and someone might say that Constantine made Christianity the...
This thread has been inspired by the follow YouTube video on the types of Atheism:
The author states that Atheism is not a world view, but that most Atheists do in fact have a common world view called Secular Humanism.
To be a worldview, something has to have the following three things:
1. An...
I just viewed and greatly enjoyed a three part video series by Matt Baker, who did his doctoral thesis on the psychology of atheism. Although all three videos are excellent, it is the third one that I wanted to share and discuss.
Christians often make certain generalizations about atheists:
1...
Hannukah begins Thursday at sundown, which here is in just an hour or so. Chag Sameach to all my Jewish friends, and to any non-Jews who plan to join in our celebration.
The word Hanukkah, also spelled Chanukah, means dedication and refers to the dedication of the temple. Here is the...
I was reading about some scientific research. They took 10 girls and ten boys and put each group in a separate house without supervision for 5 days. Adults filmed the whole thing, and were there in case an emergency happened, but did not interfere with anything the kids did.
How the girls...
Let me introduce myself. I am a nobody in an online forum. LOL Because I was a credentialed teacher, I not only took many science courses in pursuit of my Liberal Studies degree, but I also passed a competency exam in science. I do not have a degree in science. I certainly don't have a PhD...
During his trial, Paul in Acts 23:6 proclaims "I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee." Assuming for the moment that the record in Acts is accurate (which is highly debatable), did Paul tell the truth? In Acts 22:3 Paul is reported to have said, "I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but...
I originally had this post as a reply in a different thread, but I think now it deserves its own thread;
Just off the top of my head:
1. Someone is religiously prejudiced if they morally judge someone simply by their participation in a certain religion rather than by their actual actions. This...