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  1. HopefulNikki

    Say Something Scandalous!

    I love you!:flirt: Oops, that came out wrong...:D
  2. HopefulNikki

    Reasons Behind Violent Extremism?

    When you're a teenage boy and your religious leaders tell you that if you fight against unbelievers in the name of Allah, you are guaranteed eternity in Paradise with virgins galore, that's hard to turn down.
  3. HopefulNikki

    Spiritual Evolution...

    Evolution doesn't really stop; it's a process. Good, I would think. Hope so.
  4. HopefulNikki

    What religions are more adequate toward your beliefs?

    1. Bahá'í Faith (100%) 2. Islam (95%) 3. Orthodox Judaism (95%) 4. Sikhism (91%) 5. Reform Judaism (81%) 6. Jainism (68%) 7. Eastern Orthodox (64%) 8. Hinduism (64%) 9. Roman Catholic (64%) 10. Liberal Quakers (61%) 11. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (57%)...
  5. HopefulNikki

    chance?

    Well thank goodness SOMEONE gets what I'm saying! An atheist, no less! lol:p
  6. HopefulNikki

    chance?

    You have defined God, as a creator. That's implicit in stating that God creates things. I don't see where you're making the distinction.
  7. HopefulNikki

    Help Me Decide!

    That implies that beliefs are untrue, which is a false assumption. Nikkism isn't a religion, so I don't see your point. Since it doesn't exist, I guess not:shrug: How are you reaching that conclusion? 99.99% of the world's population follow a religion that they did not found...
  8. HopefulNikki

    Help Me Decide!

    By saying that your religion or beliefs are not false, then you are implicitly saying that they are true; so your religion does appear to have truth as a requisite. I don't have my own religion, and religions don't "belong" to any one person in the first place (aside from perhaps their...
  9. HopefulNikki

    Can religion be logical?

    If by this tongue twister, you mean: more prayers answered = prayer works, then yes, I guess that would be true, but it would be really hard to actually do that study, don't you think?
  10. HopefulNikki

    Help Me Decide!

    That doesn't answer my question...is your religion true or not? Or at least, do you believe it to be true? It's one of the hard truths of being a human being; you don't have to invent your own religion to discover that.
  11. HopefulNikki

    Can religion be logical?

    And which one of you is now the guy with the fastest serve in tennis?:rolleyes: ;) ARism is fully intact.
  12. HopefulNikki

    Can religion be logical?

    Does logic and reasoning have value?
  13. HopefulNikki

    Help Me Decide!

    So Patrickism isn't true? I would find it interesting that you would consciously follow an admittedly false religion...
  14. HopefulNikki

    Can religion be logical?

    So you believe that faith is illogical?
  15. HopefulNikki

    Help Me Decide!

    Hi May! I don't think I've ever spoken to you before on here? Are you a Jehovah's Witness? Out of curiosity, how would one become part of that "great crowd"?
  16. HopefulNikki

    Help Me Decide!

    Sorry, didn't mean to ignore you! Yes, ask away. Your examples offer a sort of quandry in terms of what you mean by divine revelation. Written Scriptures are physical, objective, public things; dreams are subjective and incredibly personal, private things. Those are two very different forms...
  17. HopefulNikki

    Help Me Decide!

    And that kind of illustration is exactly what I think invalidates the use (or, at least, exclusive use) of "gut" or "spiritual" feeling over and above intellect and use of logic and objective evidence. Which one of you has really been spoken to by the Holy Spirit, you or Victor? Both...
  18. HopefulNikki

    Can religion be logical?

    Hey! No talking about me behind my back!:D I agree in principle and I know what you're saying. Both go hand in hand, to an extent either way.
  19. HopefulNikki

    chance?

    Whether you consider it anthropomorphic or not, that is irrelevant to the point I was making...it is illogical to say that God creates things (thus defining God as a creator of some sort) and then say that God is undefinable.
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