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Blake, thank you for your thoughts. I used to pray a lot, multiple times a day even. When I was struggling with my faith I prayed for Truth for months and months but didn't hear a peep. No answer to my questions about truth, no revelation and not even a hint as to the existence or presense of...

Eugene, NDE's have been extensively studied, in fact, the most recent study that came out last year in October is the longest running study yet, 4 years I believe. Researchers came to the conclusion that there is validity to some of the claims of NDE'ers. While this study does not make NDE's a...

Not quite. I adopted a "universal view" after leaving Christianity. I left Christianity upon the realization of what I believed to be errors and atrocities in the Bible that can not be reconciled. I also never could believe the concept that God would send a soul to hell, that he could blame...

I read your paper on Mormonism, very interesting and much more complicated than I ever imagined it to be. Thank you for posting it. I don't want to tell you how to teach your class but you could have saved some time and just shown them the "Mormon episode" on "south park". Just kidding of...

I'm sorry, I guess I don't understand your comment.

I assume your asking why I believe in a Creator if I'm a skeptic? I've spent a lot of time researching NDE's and I believe they are the best evidence for a Creator and at this time in my life, it's the only reason I believe there is one.

Look at #24, I was trying to respond to your comments in separate lines. Still trying to figure out how forums work.

Thanks, I'll definitely check it out. To clarify, my point was that practitioners of every religion under the sun can tell non-believers to disarm their human logic(which, if I'm not mistaken is what you suggested) and to simply "listen to their heart" or "just have faith" etc. The "true...

Thank you for your thoughts Cturtle. I agree in general to what you have said, I will always remain open to every possibility and would happily receive any revelation that God would provide me with. However, I'm also open to agnosticism or even the belief in no God if that's where the evidence...

Deborah, I hate to get into the business of defining who and what a Christian is but I guess a Christian is someone who believes in the apostles creed.

Dang, screwed up my response to bluegirl. Sorry about that, I am a luddite.

Firstly, I appreciate you taking the time to respond to my entry. I think your are saying we should distrust logic and our faculties but that is precisely what you are using to formulate your argument. I think our human logic, as you put it, is a wonderful gift that our Creator has made us...

Thanks for the warm welcome and desire to understand where I'm coming from. I'll try to answer everyone's questions in this single post. What I do believe is that there is a God and that he cares most about how we treat our fellow man. Rather than faith being the most important attribute...

Oh yes, I realize this is a christian site. Even though I'm a non-believer I feel like I'm a kindred spirit with most Christians. Thank you for your warm welcome.

Sorry for that long title. Just wanted to introduce myself before I start asking questions and causing a ruckus. Let's get down to the nitty-gritty. I'm an unbeliever who loves to study the bible but from a historical/critical perspective. By that I mean that I really want to know what Jesus...