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Can an Entire Religion Be Bad?
I don't think the religion itself is bad, unless you happen to come across a religion that preaches killing children and raping women. I do think the problem lies in people willingness to accept blin…
Tagged: Jehovah's, Witnesses, groups, control, high
Replied Sep. 15, 2009
The Universe as a Mind
It's interesting to me that those numbers for dark matter, space in atoms and dna are so similar. Similarities in nature and the universe with the human body are quite intriguing, and I think it prov…
Replied Sep. 15, 2009
Question for the religious: What is NOT God?
I certainly agree with you here Stanley. It seems to me that if God created the world and everything in it, that means everything must be God. I do not think he would create something intentionally n…
Replied Sep. 15, 2009
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Andrea,
That would be nirvana for sure. If only there were a chance that we could reach such enlightenment. That's what the Kingdom of Heaven will be like - ? Life is sacred, but not everyone agrees.
There are so many variables to abortion and tha…
You know, it would end wars, bring world piece, and we would need no passports, and everyone would be in the same union. Oh wait they have no union, oh well....:D
I like it. Wal-mart has everything, and I suppose this way there would be no segregation, or discrimination, or wars....just happy wal-mart employees...
"In addition to living forever, "uploaded" beings would be able to "travel at the speed of light as an information pattern," download themselves into robots for the occasional stroll through the real world, think faster when running on advanced oper…
Talking about abortion, especially in terms of religion, always gets heated. For many, it is hard to see past religious tendencies or bias's, to see the real truth of the issue. This doesn't just happen with abortion, but with any topic in which peo…
I think a big issue is the taboo nature of abortion. Many women feel a myriad of emotions when deciding upon and having an abortion, but it is considered inappropriate to discuss any of these feelings....its easier to sweep something under the rug t…
Chandra-
I agree, the grey area is the most fun. Discussion and debate on hot topics like this are quickly being ignored, pushed aside for listening to talking heads and "professional" political opinions....its awareness that ultimately will save hu…
Ok, this is now the fourth time I have tried to post this, and for some unknown reason my computer continues to delete what I have said. Hopefully, it will work this time, and I will not be compelled to throw my computer across the room.......grrrr…
I think a lot of people could benefit too, I've posted all the blogs I've written on my facebook account to, with a link to the site. Some of my friends have said they have checked it out, even if it's only a few of them its good to know they're at…
Andrea,
I've seen Cribs and it just makes me sad that that's what the world has decided material things are the way to happiness. I don't get it. If you look at the videos too - it's covered with women with hardly anything on and flashing money and…
Ya know, it always baffles me when people say they are happy because they have money or clothes or cars or whatever. I suppose people just emanate what they see in popular cultures, with shows like Cribs giving celebrities the opportunity to flaunt…
I have always struggled on what our purpose is here, it was cool being able to talk to people and hear what they had to say. It made me come up with my own beliefs and values, and also change many of the ones I already had. This is an awesome site w…
Andrea,
It's so sad to see the "worship" of material things. How does that make anyone happy?
One of my favorite topics of debate and discussion is where we came from and what our purpose is in life. It's a timeless question, one that we will probably never figure out, and it always impressed me to see what new ideas and theories people come…
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- What religion, if any, do you adhere to?
- All that preach love
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- Ancient Greco-Roman Religion
Religion as applied to world politics
The effect globalization has on religion, and what that means for the future
Comparative religion
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- The Apocrypha and Dead Sea Scrolls
Ethics and their application to Western Religions
Andrea Teal Shinn's Blog
Human Origins, Final Thoughts PHI 214
The world has come quite far since 1973 when Roe v. Wade went to the Supreme Court. Now, being pro-life means something very different, even if the idea behind it is the same. With any luck, in the next 40 years, we can go just as far, and perhaps not have labels like "pro-life" or "pro-choice". Wouldn't it be nice if the sanctity of life was respected by all, every life mattered and was considered before rash decisions were made. Perhaps people need to stop focusing so much on what their right… Continue
Posted on December 7, 2009 at 6:55pm — 1 Comment
Human Evolution....? PHI 214
found this interesting article today on national geographic from right before tgiving....
is respect to human origins, isn't interesting to consider where the species could be headed. the implications of each scenario are interesting, amazing, and really, almost entirely plausible.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/11/091124-origin-of-species-150-darwin-human-evolution.h… Continue
is respect to human origins, isn't interesting to consider where the species could be headed. the implications of each scenario are interesting, amazing, and really, almost entirely plausible.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/11/091124-origin-of-species-150-darwin-human-evolution.h… Continue
Posted on December 6, 2009 at 11:28pm — 3 Comments
Redefine God and Human Origins, PHI 214
Talking about abortion, especially in terms of religion, always gets heated. For many, it is hard to see past religious tendencies or bias's, to see the real truth of the issue. This doesn't just happen with abortion, but with any topic in which people have strong opinions. For me, coming from a religious background and having retuned that for myself, I have always had some problem with finding holes in other peoples arguments, especially the religious ones. Rather than prove myself right, I ten… Continue
Posted on December 6, 2009 at 6:44pm —
Human Origins, PHI 214
Ok, this is now the fourth time I have tried to post this, and for some unknown reason my computer continues to delete what I have said. Hopefully, it will work this time, and I will not be compelled to throw my computer across the room.......grrrr
Abortion. Perhaps, as odd as it sounds, one of my favorite topics to discuss. It is topics like these that bring out people's true colors, and perhaps show the true nature of the human spirit.
I grew up with an incredibly pro-life mother. From the ti… Continue
Abortion. Perhaps, as odd as it sounds, one of my favorite topics to discuss. It is topics like these that bring out people's true colors, and perhaps show the true nature of the human spirit.
I grew up with an incredibly pro-life mother. From the ti… Continue
Posted on December 1, 2009 at 9:48pm —
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- At 3:07pm on September 10, 2009,
Roman Kozlowski said… - Hi Andrea. Welcome to RG. Enjoy.
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"without any possibility of appreciating its stories of actual greater underlying metaphoric meanings"
Roman, Did Moses lifting serpant for Israel to look upon and be spared the death they were facing have anything to do with the lifting up of Chri…
Jeff. anyone would be bewildered if others insisted they turn away from a profound personal experience. I hope you do not feel I or others are challenging the validity of your experience or belief. We did not come to RG to change each other - did we…
The bible is a great book. Though not perfect by any means in its many years of attempted transliterations involving additions and edits, and as its historical development with its endless diversity of interpretations bares out, even to this day as…
Goodmorning Kernal,
Over a year ago there was a very strident debate between a mormon and I. It was ugly, and I learned from it. I mispoke earlier when I refered to this thread, I meant this topic. You'll note I haven't participated much. I don't w…
Thanks Jeff,
Glad to hear from you and thanks for sharing as you have. I'm not sure I understand your reference (9 hours ago) about bringing this thread back to life? Nevertheless. . .
As for me being full of myself, I can see how you would say tha…
Thanks Katinka. The book referral is appreciated.
Kernal, you're a might full of yourself there bud. I didn't bring this thread back to life, and have resisted jumping into another me vs. mormon debate. Just not worth the trouble. I guess I've grown up a little in my time on RG, even at 49 years.…
Here is how I see it.
We are spiritual beings having a mortal experience. Currently our physical body and our spirit body are inseparably connected until our physical body dies, when we will leave our physical body.
I am unable to physically detect…
I have been taught, and believe, that it is only with an open mind can one find the truth. I do not believe that there will be any conflict between scientific fact/truth and religious fact/truth, when all is known. Theories are not fact, but are par…
I also believe that our spiritual selves are made up of a form of matter much finer that what we can perceive with our physical bodies, but matter none the less, which cannot be destroyed - maybe of a material like "dark" matter.
DB, you suggest tha…
David Bee. Personally, as once a theologiacal academic that has moved into the fields of science. May I say that I admire your own personal ability as a modernday christian in being able to stand back and open mindedly take part in these discussions…
When we fully understand teleportation, if it is really possible, maybe we will know how beings from another world manage to visit this one, as some claim to have been visited? The realm of possibilities expand as we learn.
Then, if there is a god of reality, of whatever form reality is, that god would have to reveal himself to us, before we can know of him. Otherwise, why bother trying to define or redefine God? What purpose does defining for redefining God serve? Let…
I don't know where to go with zero being something mathematically, except perhaps for nothingness David, which you have probably already were aware of Sartre:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Being_and_Nothingness
I was wondering where we'd be if we w…
Good fine, Roman.
Physicist Discovers How to Teleport Energy
From: technologyreview.com
First, they teleported photons, then atoms and ions. Now one physicist has worked out how to do it with energy, a technique that has profound implications for the future of physi…
Thank you alison, Roman, Kernal, Jim. I've figured out a problem or a riddle so to speak that has bothered me since i was oh six. really all i said in my postings was that zero was a something in and of itself. Self is a zero so well lets just place…
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