Recent content by celo

I never got much out of traditional worship. And I struggle to believe in God. And to be honest, I cannot stand going to temple. It bores me to no end. Same with "talking" prayer. Just words to me and talk is cheap. But the times I get close is when I study cosmology and astrophysics...

JohnD, with respect, you seem to have a misunderstanding of science and theory. An idea is proposed, and if sufficient evidence exists, it is accepted as theory. The reason it is called a theory and not a fact, is that a theory is only accepted until it is not. When new evidence suggests the...

As Questdriven has pointed out, gun ownership has no direct correlation with homicide rates. I am pro second amendment. Philosophically, I believe the right to bear arms empowers the fourth branch of government oversight: the people. Gun ownership is about as democratic is it can get: the...

Have you ever burned yourself by accident? I have. Several times. Most recently, I accidentally touched the heating plate on my coffee machine. I would estimate that my index finger was in contact with said plate for perhaps 0.05 seconds. It was very painful, as burns tend to be. And...

About 4 years ago, I had a life-and-death struggle with a demon. This demon took control over my life, and caused me to violate many things that I considered to be right and moral. This demon turned me away from those who love and cared for me, and turned me away from myself, my aspirations...

Interesting read, thanks for posting that. That's awesome that your group was able to help!

No offense taken!! ;) What made you think that?? Thanks for the response. Those questions are complex and would have hurt my fingers haha.

Respectfully Mr. Zain, is it a fact (as your top post indicates), or your amature opinion (as your bottom post indicates)? Honestly, your bottom post is written with humility and acknowledgement of personal opinion and interpretation. The effect this has is that I, the reader, will be more...

If you are actually curious about those questions, I can answer them for you. Let me know because it will be a decent amount of typing on my part. I do love history and would be happy to do so, however.

Excellent point.

Agreed. Hitler also was hardened in the trenches in WWI. He absolutely despised any talks of peace and wanted to destroy the French and the British. In fact, he was adamantly opposed to the fraternization that occurred with the enemy during and sporadically following the Christmas truce of...

My bad, I see what you mean now and what you said is very reasonable. I definitely did misunderstand what you wrote. I was worked up over the other dudes response, so I admit I was almost looking for offense in your post when there was none. For that, and for putting words in your mouth, I...

Do you know who Maximilian Kolbe was? He was 1 of the ~59,999,999 other 'heathens' who died in WWII. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II for volunteering to die in place of a complete stranger in one of 'God's Prophecy-Fulfillment' camps, more commonly known by the 99.9% of people who...

I have no idea what point was made. I had no idea God's patience finally ran out. I had no idea God caused WW1 and WW2 to make his point via Nazi genocide. How involved was God? Did he create the environment for Hitler and antisemitism to exist? Or was he involved more logistically, such as...

Finally, someone here can relate to my agnosticism! Although for me, the entire religion is the 'God card'. God never spoke to me about joining any religion or changing my life in any way. To me, that only comes from other people claiming God spoke with them. Or people who follow several...