Tag: religion
group name: philiasophia
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November 16, 2006 01:02 PM EST --
We inquire as to the ontological grounds for asserting God as an entity within time and space. If we are to do this, we may—or may not—have sufficient reason to have God as an irreducible substance . . . more
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September 13, 2006 06:55 PM EDT --
Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. ~ Bertrand Russell
I'm an agnostic. This doesn't mean I believe a god . . . more
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April 26, 2008 10:26 AM EDT --
What major misconception do most people seem to have about your religion?
Well, I myself am an atheist, and I have come across many people who are surprised that I am an atheist and still a very . . . more
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November 13, 2007 11:48 PM EST --
Sonny Purdue, Govenor of Georgia: Please, Lord, we need rain.
Lord: Oh My Self, I had no idea you needed water! I was so busy playing with my WII that I just plain lost track. Tell you what, . . . more
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January 15, 2008 12:02 PM EST --
One of the common confusions I've seen among people on various forums is the idea that the notion of separation of church and state means the separation of faith and politics. Some people . . . more
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April 30, 2008 12:41 PM EDT --
"God-a disease we imagine we are cured of because no one dies of it nowadays." - Emil Cioran
Here's something a lot less clever but it's something that I have observed after being . . . more
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April 05, 2007 02:36 PM EDT --
Question: Is Jesus a complete representation of divine perfection with respect to God the Father?
Commonly accepted premise in Christendom: human beings cannot "stand" in the presence . . . more
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March 21, 2007 03:10 PM EDT --
http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_jcpa5.htm
THOUGHT I WOULD RAISE A FEW PULSES AND MAYBE PROVOKE A FEW THOUGHTS...
Parallels between Jesus and Horus, an Egyptian GodQuotations:
"The . . . more
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October 10, 2006 09:02 PM EDT --
Four aspects may be considered in answering this question: religious morality, morality and nature, individual morality, and social morality. Our focus today is on religious morality.
RELIGIOUS MORALITY . . . more
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May 30, 2007 06:22 PM EDT --
In the public debate on abortion, the stand called "pro-life" is generally identified as the Christian viewpoint. It is not, however, the only Christian viewpoint. A far more common . . . more
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November 08, 2006 06:51 PM EST --
From the beginning there has been great speculation about where morality and ethics come from. Have they always been a part of the world? Did they originate from some supernatural being or . . . more
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April 23, 2007 03:20 PM EDT --
[Note: This excerpt references Tim LaHaye, the author of Left Behind, a widely-read fictional series about the apocalypse.]
CONTINUED FROM PART I of excerpt >>
Real Estate
Finally, at issue . . . more
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March 28, 2008 11:29 AM EDT --
Exploring a New Humanism
I first met Greg Epstein, as it happens, at a fantastic conference pulled together by Eboo Patel's Interfaith Youth Core in Chicago. This was an energetic gathering . . . more
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November 04, 2007 10:17 PM EST --
Disclaimer: I lost a bet...hence this article.
“ I will always praise my maker
I will always return to my taker
I will never be a faker
I will never be a forsaker. . .” . . . more
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August 14, 2008 11:58 AM EDT --
It is insightful to recognize that Eckhart Tolle is a number one best-seller for two books in a row, A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle, who is dubbed a "spiritual teacher who is going to help end . . . more
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February 18, 2007 11:54 PM EST --
HERE YOU GO:
"In his introduction he says, "the original institution of Masonry consisted in the foundation of the liberal arts and sciences, but more especially in Geometry, for at the building . . . more
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August 21, 2006 11:00 AM EDT --
Today there is a conflict between those who claim that the ultimate is personal God and those who see an impersonal reality behind it all. A dialogue may be started if we begun we assumptions held . . . more
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December 10, 2006 03:24 PM EST --
To begin with let us examine the idea that something is the ‘literal word of’. What would that mean?
Let us compare the New Testament to documents that are made everyday that are the . . . more
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April 16, 2007 09:23 AM EDT --
[Note: This excerpt references Tim LaHaye, the author of Left Behind, a widely-read fictional series about the apocalypse.]
Make no mistake: this is not the stuff of ivory-tower debates. The stakes for . . . more
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June 02, 2008 11:49 PM EDT --
Investigation often requires extremely honest and sincere questions. Sometimes (I quickly admit guilt on this one) I begin with harsh declaratives, generalizations (as in my last diary) and . . . more
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