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I would say atheism is a philosophy that encompasses all of life, just like a religion. Doesn't necessarily make it a religion, though, in the sense that the atheists do not practice a set of rituals and commandments in order to get what the religion promises. Under atheism, the universe...

I have to admit, I've been interested in the shroud for a while now. Some of the evidence is quite compelling: 1. The image is microfibers deep, meaning that shaving the cloth would remove the image. Two major ideas floating around of how the image was made include a chemical reaction with...

I suppose I could throw Pascal's Wager at you (Pascal's Wager - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia), but it is mostly cold reason without the faith and relationship you want. Still, I would suggest reading the article. Many people have been born with illnesses that keep them from being able to...

Hi logicalbob, I haven't been on the forum for a few months, but I always appreciated your civility and willingness to engage in a debate. Good luck!

The Mission starring Jeremy Irons and Robert deNiro. Amazing and so sad.

Physicist, you are assuming that Jesus was resurrected with exactly the same body he died with. This is not what the Bible states. It was a physical body. That much is evident when he told Thomas to touch him (John 20:26-27) and from Luke 24:36-43. Jesus could eat, but also disappear and...

I hold any theories about the time span of Genesis quite loosely. I agree that it would certainly appear that the earth has a far longer history than merely 10000 years. However, I also see some problems with a theistic evolution approach, namely the missing fossil links and things like the...

I think I agree with you, Physicist. Sometimes people try to deny the omnipotence of God with statements like, "if God can't do evil, then he is not all-powerful" or "can God make a rock that he cannot lift?" God's omnipotence is in line with the rest of his attributes. He cannot do evil because...

Sorry it took a while to get back to you, logicalbob. It's been a while since I've taken relativity. If I remember correctly, time stops for anything traveling at the speed of light and slows correspondingly for anything traveling less than the speed of light. It is correct to say that one...

lol. That's a good one. :rolling Question. If light is a wave in one system and a particle in the other, does that contradict itself? Isn't it still an objective proposition to state that light is both a particle and a wave? If, in your example of relativity,one observer traveling at a...

What you are referring to, logical bob, is known as classical mechanics or Newtonian physics. On the macroscopic level, Newtonian physics describes most of what we see on a daily basis in terms of cause and effect and forces. It falls apart, however, when we enter the realm of relativity and...

I don't agree with being slain in the spirit either. Whenever miracles occurred in the Bible, they either accompany the proclamation of God's word or are clearly showing God's power. What I see happening in most charismatic circles is a desire for a "spiritual experience" and spiritual gifts...

I would say miracles occur when God introduces another cause that wasn't there previously. I don't think he actually breaks physical laws or constants to achieve a desired result. For example, stopping the sun in the sky could be achieved by stopping or slowing the rotation of the earth from...

Ok, you're right. Muhammad did not write the Qur'an (Koran) himself, but his followers wrote down his words later. And yes, you are being nitpicky, but that's good. I have caught myself on occasion writing something as if it were fact without citation or without proper research. Not good...

While archeology provides some evidence for the validity of the Scriptures, I would not say it is the prime source of verification of the Bible’s truths. While a lot of archeology supports the Bible, some of it actually seems to cast doubts upon the accounts (Physicist could probably provide...

I would have to agree that it is a stretch to read anything about DNA in Psalm 139. The author certainly talks about the omniscience and sovereignty of God, specifically in the forming of a person, but I think it is too far to state that the text is saying anything directly about DNA. Don't get...

Are you serious? They are writing Christian vampire novels? While I can think of a few ways one could write a book with vampires in it and explore Christian themes, vampirism would have to remain a curse instead of being the pill for everlasting love that Twilight makes it. I would hope that any...

When Luke researched for his gospel account, he spoke to witnesses of Christ who were still alive, including, most likely, Mary, the mother of Jesus for the infancy story. Luke wrote the gospel of Luke and the book of Acts together and they were completed while Paul was in prison in Rome in the...

I did some research on the Isaiah 7:14 text and found an article about one of the early church father's arguments concerning the Hebrew word almah. It is not a scholarly or peer reviewed article, but it seems solid. Jerome uses philological arguments for this prophecy in Isaiah, and bases his...