Tag: Relativity
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Desire and Purpose
C.S. Lewis once argued that “Creatures are not born with desires unless satisfaction for those desires exists.”[1] Peter Kreeft formatted the argument thusly:[2] Every natural or innate desire we experience has a corresponding real object that can satisfy the desire. We experience an innate desire which nothing in this world can satisfy. Therefore, there…
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Is Morality Important Anyway? (Romans 8:12-17)
Is morality important for the Christian? Is it important for humanity in general? Across the planet, people measure morality by different standards and accept different actions as morally right or wrong. For instance, I have spoken to Californians and New Yorkers who see the ownership of firearms as morally questionable…
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Where science encroaches, God is driven away.
We hear this statement on a daily basis, though perhaps not in so many words. My question, though, is not whether or not science and Christianity contradict one another. My question is whether or not this scientific stance against religion is a relatively new stance for people to take. For…
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I was born this way!
“I was born this way!” – Lady Gaga My wife and I walked into one of the clothing stores in the mall today only to hear the words from one of the most popular songs (and philosophies) that dominates western societies in the world. My first response was laughter. My second was a thought chain…
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Response to Contradictions in the Bible by reasonproject.org
bibleContra_big copy <<click to download and view original Reason Project PDF detailing perceived Biblical errancy. Perceived Contradiction #1 “How many men did the chief of David’s captain kill? 8 These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite; he was chief of the three.[a] He wielded his spear[b] against eight hundred…
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Response to Thinking Atheist: The Story of Salvation
I recently saw this picture from Thinking Atheist on a friends wall. My first instinct was to comment on the picture that he had posted, but he has a poor history of actually thinking about things. So, as I figured my comment would make little difference, I decided (perhaps in my own ignorance) to post…
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Dissention, in God’s Church?
We are a Christian people. We all belong to the same God. Why is it, then, that so many times we feel as if we must slander one another in our own volition and according to our own conception (whether right or wrong)? If we are indeed God’s people, would it not make sense for…
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On the Fall of Man
Andrew Paul on Fall of Man << download Here are some of my thoughts on Genesis 3 Introduction The fall of man. Oh, what it would be like without the original sin of Adam and Eve. Is it even possible for us to imagine what the world would be like? The fact is, we as…
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Re: Evolution
From: concerned atheist Subject: Evolution To: Dedicated Christian _______________________________ Dedicated Christian, You probably hear this more than you care to, but nonetheless I have decided to inquire according to this issue. More and more, as time progresses, general human knowledge also progresses and, though we cannot confidently claim how the origination of the universe came…