“We are today so uncertain and diverse in our opinions as to the origin and destiny of the world and man that we have ceased, in most countries, to punish people for differing from us in their religious beliefs.” This was written in the mid fifties by Will Durant in Volume VI of The Story [...]
Do you think Satan exists? If so, then, yes, Satan exists in your reality. We each live in our own reality and that reality includes our beliefs. If you believe there is a Satan but not a God, then you might want to consider where the notion of Satan came from. The simple answer is [...]
Consider that the Jewish faith has been around for over 2,500 years; Christianity came along converting some Jews but obviously not all and it has been around for 2,000 years. Islam came on the scene in the seventh century (1,400 years ago) with the belief that Abraham, Moses and Jesus were profits but that their [...]
After satisfactorily proving his own existence Descartes went on to try to prove God’s.
I recognize that it would be impossible for me to exist with the kind of nature I have–that is, having within me the idea of God–were it not the case that God really existed. By ‘God’ I mean the very being [...]
THOMAS Hi JC, You talked a lot about love—love your neighbor, love your enemies, judge not,—but you never define it or tell us how to do it.
JC Sure I do. The parable of the Good Samaritan is a good example of loving your enemies.
THOMAS That’s really a story of compassion. I get [...]
Can you really respect a God that dished out the Ten Commandments? Would you respect a boss who laid down such commandments? How about if the leader of your country acted like God.
So you got a new job, it was the only job available so you really had no choice and you boss is laying [...]
Bible Believer:if Satan wrote the Bible, why is there so much good in it?
Thomas: Is Satan stupid?
BB: No! He is very smart. That is how he is able to lure us to do things we shouldn’t.
Thomas: What is his mission?
BB: To get us to do bad things.
Thomas: Like destroying God’s creation?
BB: Yes.
Thomas: Are we part [...]
The 12th century monk, St. Bernard, carried his piety to an exhausting asceticism; he fasted so much that his superior had to command him to eat; and for thirty-eight years he lived in one cramped cell, with a bed of straw and no seat but a cut in the wall. All the comforts and goods [...]
Quorto- You say God gave us our mind so, clearly, you believe in God.
Thomas- If that is your conclusion, it should, at the least, not be clear.
Quorto- You don’t believe in God?
Thomas- I will give you the simplest, most direct answer I can. I do not believe in God as depicted in the Old Testament, [...]
“Atheists and agnostics, Jews and Mormons are among the highest-scoring groups on a new survey of religious knowledge, outperforming evangelical Protestants, mainline Protestants and Catholics on questions about the core teachings, history and leading figures of major world religions.” Pew Survey
When one is in the minority (2% of Americans are atheists or agnostic) it is [...]
Are We Headed for an Inquisition?
“We are today so uncertain and diverse in our opinions as to the origin and destiny of the world and man that we have ceased, in most countries, to punish people for differing from us in their religious beliefs.” This was written in the mid fifties by Will Durant in Volume VI of The Story [...]