I am agnostic, and I see a Christian hasn't replied yet,so I thought I would put my 2 cents in. If you are a Christian, you believe God can do anything. You believe God created all the world. If you believe that, then certainly you would believe God could have caused Jesus not to decompose if he wanted too and that he could bring Jesus back to life. Some Christians believe God will resurrect people that have died 100's of years ago.
In whatever way you cry, Noone including god can bring a dead man to life, Its against my law of Creation - Lord krishna., Anything has an exception.,
The problem with that is that simply believing something doesn't make it to true. Did you read the source I included in my post? It goes over many reasons why the resurrection story should be looked at with skepticism.
Believing is everything in religion. If someone believes in Jesus, it will be true to them, it's all based on faith. But I'll go back and check out your articles again and see if I am missing something. Really I wouldn't try so hard to change there minds, what if Jesus is real? He is gonna be pissed if you change there minds It is late out here, I will be sure to look at them again tomorrow (when I'm awake)... Thanks
I looked again and I guess I am still of the same opinion. For a person that believes in a religion like Christianity, they base many things on faith. If you look at your scientific evidence you may think that is indisputable proof. If a Christian looks at scientific evidence they may see if it fits with there religion, but if it doesn't, then it won't hold much weight. Because the ultimate truth for them is Jesus.
I don't think you understand the difference between what's true and what's comforting. Having faith in something might make life more comforting, but it doesn't make it true. To label something true, or to claim that something has a degree of truth you need to show tested evidence that supports your claim. Religion doesn't do this. In religion you simply have to have faith in something, or as I like to say, believe in something without evidence to support your belief. I mean, before the age of reason you were to have faith or die. And still today faith is valued over rational thinking. It's ridiculous, and I think that intelligent people should be embarassed because of it.
Faith is the most important aspect of our belief. God Himself tells us so through His Holy Bible. Our father Abraham was of faith first which then was accounted to Him as righteousness: Rom 4:9 ¶ [Cometh] this blessedness then upon the circumcision [only], or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness. Rom 4:11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which [he had yet] being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also: Rom 4:12 And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which [he had] being [yet] uncircumcised. Rom 4:13 ¶ For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, [was] not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. Rom 4:14 For if they which are of the law [be] heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect: Rom 4:16 Therefore [it is] of faith, that [it might be] by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all, Faith is our all. It is the promise of Christ, and an end to the Law of Moses which was our school master but our condemnation also. It is through faith, nothing else, through which we receive our Grace.
You've willingly bought into a religious dogma without looking to see if it's historical credibility is sound. What else can I say. If it makes you happy though I have no qualms with that. The only time I take offense is when religion is used to block scientific and medical advancement, so I hope you aren't one of the Christians who take part in that garbage.
There are things that man shouldn't think about. God knows better why. But I know one thing: nothing happens by chance and everyone has its role on this earth.
A documentary on Google Video "The God Who Wasn't There" http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7498241687701731240&q=The+God+Who+Wasn't+There
I am curious Checksum, do you believe in any other reality besides our regular human existence? Do you believe in aliens, supernatural beings, ghosts, hauntings, psychic power, luck etc? I am not really asking for any particular reason other than just curious about what you believe. I was raised to be an atheist but I have decided to become agnostic instead. Mainly because I don't think you can prove religion or disprove religion. By the way, I do believe that many religious people are highly intelligent and don't need to be embarassed about what they believe. We are all seeking truth in life and may define truth differently from eachother.
I don't believe there is enough evidence for me to believe in atheism. With atheism you absolutely deny that God exist. I don't have enough evidence to believe that God absolutely does or does not exist. But I believe there our things that exist in our universe that are not easily explained by scientific thought. For example, when I was a little girl we lived in this old house and every great once in awhile I would see a ghost. He looked like a painter, he had a little paintbrush and pallet with paints and would roam around the house. Certainly doesn't prove religion is true or false, but it is just one of many things that make me think there is more than we understand.
I base my beliefs on evidence you can test and compare, God's existance has none. He is in the same category as unicorns, Zeus, Apollo, goblins, faeries, imps, and etc.
Can you see Love? God can only be felt, it is the shuttlest feeling, more shuttler than Love. God Had Given Us Free Will To tell you that even God cannot escape pain and suffering in this world When your mind is still, you can communicate To clean up stuffs Can email work as inter planetary communication ? Science has to go a long way before it can communicate with something higher than us We choose our way of life
Thanks for your insight, I enjoyed reading your post. Especially, "When your mind is still, you can communicate" Something to consider. Thanks
Universe is embroidery of infinite dimensional strings of divine vibration. String theory will reach same conclusion in future.