Catching up on paper-work.
I wouldn't say that. Dawkins is an incredibly smart individual, and an incerdibly well educated individual, he just holds very very very strong...
Was this directed at me?
They do not "force" it is most occasions, but there are definitly some that use coercion to get people to do things. Withholding food and aid...
My favourite missionary was Jean de Brebeuf. He was a Jesuit who converted a whole bunch of Hurons, but the Iriquois wouldn't have it, so they...
BS...source it. Kinsey was the first to use the term "missionary position". It has been depicted in art from ancient countries such as China and...
ISKCON is considered a cult by some.
It is pretty much the same thing (i can imagine) Jewish people went through when in exile. Islam is supposed to be the last and greatest...
I honestly forget him. I think i may have to do some thread searches...
I think is is pretty standard that most people think that the Godhead is genderless, and that the usage of pronouns like He, Him etc are merely...
Neodude brought this up in a thread previously, and I will continue this train of though in here. Gender issues. Firstly, does God have a...
When I read rudolph Otto for a class this year, I thought his ideas about the numinous were very interesting. The concept that all people (Hindus,...
I tend to agree with you here too Okie about the arrogance of people. If you watch Dawkins' doc. for The God Delusion, his conversation with Ted...
John was supposedly a born-again Christian for about a week during the 70's...There is even a demo of a song called "You Saved My Soul" detailing...
Religion can be whatever you want it to be. If you seek to find a psychological basis for religion you will find it, anthropological,...
I've heard predestination rationalised a few ways. I've also seen some sites where Calvinists defend that free-will exists. Most of them are to...
Oh, the good ol' days. JD4U and his pop, Libertine the anti-christ---those were some good times :rolleyes: I think more what neo means by "like...
You beat me to this. But I would probably have provided bare-bones in the way of explanation. I might just have to check out that book. Thanks
Ok...My question to you then would be, does a just God have to do anything, or do people choose their fate by the person they are? Would a...
I am confused. Are you saying that the Buddha and mother teresa should not be in Hell with hitler and Stalin? Or are you saying that Hitler and...
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