God's love is not conditional, but this doesn't stop humans from pretending it is- as a mere projection of our lack of love for each other.
As long as the differences between us overshadow our love for each other, we together will create conflict. That is why Jesus turned the other...
For one to be 'wise' he must see some value beyond consequence. He directs the consequences of his actions with aspiration. He chooses his way to...
I think that military/battle games are training future generations for WAR! :eek: With digital technology, war is just like looking through a...
According to classical Christianity, God is omnipresent is he not? Seems to me that some Christians try and monopolize God by separating him...
The 'trinity' has become a cornerstone for Christians defending their faith, but where does Jesus ever endorse this concept as succinctly as his...
Jesus himself never proclaimed to be god. Remember that Jesus himself did not write any of the bible, and the gospels were not recorded for...
2. If Jesus literally ascended into the sky, even at the speed of light he would still be within our galaxy. Obviously the image is a metaphor,...
Perhaps your understanding of 'the son of god' is a bit narrow... 'Son of God', 'Messiah', and 'Anointed One' are all synonyms within Hebrew...
Campbell, You are not responding to my last post (page 4). :(
I like Gnostic Christianity, one if its central precepts being that the 'kingdom of God' is on earth- immanent and immediate; not a 'place' that...
What do you mean, 'the outer earth's crust collapsed'? Every geologist on earth would tell you that the continental and oceanic crusts are...
Dizzyman, I completely agree. I love religion, not because it explains science or politics to me, but because it explains me to myself. I...
Campbell, Why should any of us believe these radical statements you are making? Convince me that biblical creationism is 100% real. All I...
Ive seen statistics somewhere showing that only about 35% of Christians in America believe in evolution. In European countries the numbers of...
By knowing the appetites and passions of men, one may no longer be a slave to the ego.
Perhaps mathematics was the origin of atheism. Thought of by some to be 'the language of nature', mathematics serves as a way to rationalize...
Right, well there are many 'layers' of categories, the way I see it, science being the most basic- the foundation. I would say that the...
I would say that the conceptual categories come from our domestication as human beings into the modern world. The conceptual categories come from...
I certainly wouldn't expect one who identifies themselves as a 'pure rationalist' to give high regard to such a statement. My thought is that the...
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