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  1. Physicist

    [_ Old Earth _] Did God Use Evolution

  2. Physicist

    [_ Old Earth _] Evolution / Creation / Intelligent design

    Let me see if I can use your reasoning on a non-biological phenomena. We observe that objects with mass attract each other. Consider two competing theories. We have Einstein's Theory of Relativity that says massive objects cause space-time curvature and the degree of curvature can be...
  3. Physicist

    [_ Old Earth _] Evolution / Creation / Intelligent design

    I agree completely. I think that too many fundamentalist Christians fail to realize that the anti-science approach consistent with YEC is a relatively new phenomena and not necessary for Christian belief. I think they are committing a logical error by trying to fit religion into science...
  4. Physicist

    The role of religion in modern society

    Religion is typically used to bolster the moral beliefs of the culture but I would say that religion is not required to establish a moral system.
  5. Physicist

    Spiritual Warfare

    evil spirits At one time, people thought that disease was caused by possession by evil spirits. Any medical doctor that used exorcism in his practice today would quickly lose his medical license. People can do evil things (and good things) completely on their own. Why do you feel compelled to...
  6. Physicist

    The role of religion in modern society

    Which modern society? In the first world, the role of religion seems to be diminishing. In the third world, religion, particularly radical Islam, seems to be increasing its influence. The population of the third world is increasing much faster that the first world.
  7. Physicist

    [_ Old Earth _] Evolution / Creation / Intelligent design

    Not sure I quite understand your post. Darwin did indeed show evolution by natural selection in the finches of the Galapagos Islands. Of course, much better evidence exists to support natural selection in the 150 years since he proposed his theory. However, radioactive dating, cosmological...
  8. Physicist

    Physics

    The probability of it would be quite low if we assume that decay had started on the body of Jesus. However, if the laws of science are your only constraint, then fanciful explanations such a Jesus being an alien from an advanced civilization that can mimic death become possible. From a...
  9. Physicist

    The Spiritual Witch Of Endor

    The witch of Endor tale has to be troubling to Biblical literalists. Here we have a story about a medium resurrecting a dead spirit. We know from studies of modern day 'mediums' that these people are charlatans and cannot really talk to the dead. However, ancient people (think the Oracle of...
  10. Physicist

    Physics

    Dear Elijah and other forum friends, My apologies for not answering sooner but work has prevented me from engaging in outside interests. I would say that God could not violate the laws of Physics, but not for the reasons that you might think. Physical laws are descriptive, not prescriptive...
  11. Physicist

    PURGATORY

    Purgatory. like the worship of Mary, seems to have been a Medieval Christian fashion. The modern Catholic church rejects it, along with other strange doctrines like Limbo. Instead, modern Christianity has its own new fashions, usually related to decreasing the threat of Hell since the concept...
  12. Physicist

    Jesus

    Re: Whipping boy I don't know if the whipping job was voluntary. Probably not. However, modern justice systems reject the concept of a scape goat, even if the person offered as the goat is voluntary. Jeffry Dahmer's mother would not have been allowed to take his punishment even if she asked...
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    Jesus

    Whipping boy In medieval England, when the Prince misbehaved, they whipped a servant boy instead of the deserving Prince. Most people in the 21st century would consider such actions not justice but barbarism. How does God inflicting pain upon himself (to satisfy his wrath in your words)...
  14. Physicist

    Jesus

    The curious point about your message is that every sentence is, or has been, contested by experts in the field. I would be interested in knowing your thoughts (and other's thoughts) on these controversies. "Jesus walked the earth" While most scholars think there was a real person named Jesus...
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    [_ Old Earth _] Intelligent Design clips

    Stein is an intelligent man. What this film shows is that trait does not equate with him being an honest man. Moreover, the whole Nazi thing is a red herring. Even if Darwin's Theory caused all of us to become lifelong Fascists, it would not be relevant to the question of whether the Theory was...
  16. Physicist

    Is the Bible mythology?

    Nitpick I would agree that religious experience is the strongest selling point for any particular religion. I apologize for a minor nitpick here. I don't think that Muhammed actually wrote the Q'uran. Instead, tradition says it was given to him by the angel Gabriel and he told it to his...
  17. Physicist

    Is the Bible mythology?

    Do you REALLY think that they have found a coin where the Pharoah (which Pharoah?) turned over the the mint to Joseph of the Bible, or is this the case of a Bible believer interpreting the data to fit his pre-conception? Please give me your reference. With regard to famine, yes Egypt...
  18. Physicist

    Homosexuality in Christianity

    Yes, I am using a legal approach to defining the term. If you do not engage in homosexual activities, you are not homosexual, regardless of your feelings. Similarly, while I might have wanted to murder my boss, teacher, spouse etc upon occasion, I have and will refrain from doing so, Hence I...
  19. Physicist

    Homosexuality in Christianity

    Good bye ten commandments? I am not Jewish and I presume that neither are you. Therefore, by your logic, we are exempt from the ten commandments.
  20. Physicist

    Homosexuality in Christianity

    Re: Salad bar Christians It seems to me that, if you never engage in homosexual activities, you are not a homosexual. Therefore, the Bible does say to kill homosexuals, as well as disobedient children. Have you tried this explanation on any woman 25 or younger? I know my daughter wouldn't buy...
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