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Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism Reasons not to believe in God: 8 of 188
Belief in God, or belief in no God, are both beliefs about God. Neither can be proved, and both rely on faith. I, myself, am agnostic. I do not understand God. However, by claiming lack of understanding about God, I also believe that I have a better understanding than those of Judea-Christianity and/or atheisitic faiths. I f... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism Atheists versus Agnostics: 1 of 15
In an article I wrote for the title "Can God be Disproved," I called Atheism a religion, and challenged any atheist to debate the topic based on scientific and mathematical possibility. A fellow Helium author took me up on the challenge recently, and it resulted in a friendly exchange of e-mails that ended with this conclusi... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Self-Healing The key ingredients for grasping a second chance in life: 40 of 282
Everyone has some sort of plan for his or her life. Some people follow childhood dreams they never abandon, other people seek opportunities as they arise, and still others will retain jobs with little career opportunity. Even those who have nothing, do not work, and do not seek work, have the plan in life to do the least nee... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Ghosts & Paranormal Phenomena Pondering the existence of ghosts, demons and angels: 24 of 74
Personally, I don't ponder whether ghosts and angels exist. Whether or not they are the same thing, and described differently because of perception or attributes, is something I ponder, but, what makes most sense to me is physical laws suggest they can possibly exist and I prefer to believe nine hundred million people who cl... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Can God and Darwinism coexist?: 46 of 115
Considering that evolutionary theory existed before Darwin, and that he majored in Theology before embarking on his scientific discoveries, it is difficult for me to imagine God and Darwinism not co-existing. Darwin not only never claimed to prove God did not exist, he went out of his way to prove the evolutionary theory pop... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Speculations & Criticisms Man as the image and glory of God: 3 of 6
According to Kant, among those who believe in God, there are those who truly believe in God, and there are those who, in consideration of the eternal consequences, choose to lay their eggs in God's basket, just in case God really exists. And if God really does exist, are we not to learn the great lessons from Buddha and Moha... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Comparative Religion Moralism: Best of both worlds: 1 of 2
In Christoper Lewis's article on this topic, he begins the concept of proper and improper conduct when interacting with other people. You should read his article first at http://www.helium.com/tm/184310/technology-surpass es-humanity-humanity, and I will wait for you. La-ti-da-di-da. Thank you for returning. I hope you enjoye... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism Questioning whether the concept of God can be disproved: 30 of 54
One of the arguments that permeates from the "religion of atheism" is that "nobody can prove God exists." Those from the monotheistic religions often bite onto the hook attached to this lure, and try to explain Who and What God is. The Bible tells them it is their faith which matters, so why they feel the need to accept the ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Ghosts & Paranormal Phenomena Can we really communicate with spirits: 20 of 35
I was contemplating so deeply whether or not we really can communicate with spirits that I nearly fell asleep, though I suppose it could be better described as hitting a transitive state. While in this state of near slumber, a voice I recognized from previous encounters came to me. The voice claims to be Albert Einstein. He ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Insights Is mind-reading real or fake?: 58 of 69
I can only share what I believe I know about it from my own experiences: If one believes mind reading is fake, he or she will not be able to do it. That does not mean he or she will not be able to read body language to get an idea about feelings, but reading another's mind will not be possible, or at least not understood. Mi... More..