Evidence for God from Science

Coldman Thank you for your reply. I was looking for someone to discuss these things with. I think it would be best to be sure we are using the same definitions and following each others line of thinking rather than blatantly saying "no, you're wrong". Of course, it requires much more thoro...

Jlay
I think you are correct. Smiley is not being honest and sincere. He blatantly ignores obvious meaning in what we say.
I find no way in discussing or communicating with that. It is an exercise in futility.

I am sorry if I ever come across as short or abrupt: it is one of the limitations of this medium. I am also sorry if I do not make myself clear or give completely satisfying answers: it is my fault. God help me. God is infinite. Infinity is boundless and limitless. God cannot lack anything. God does...

God is always there to listen to an honest heart even though you cannot see Him. It is a wonderful experience to talk to Him as a person and know that He is listening, then to listen as He speaks to you. (The correct spelling is pray. Prey as a verb means to attack and either kill or harm. As a noun...

When bad things happen to Christians, how do we find out whether or not it is from A. satan B. God as a means of punishment, C God using this as a way to test our faith, endurance, or some other quality or virtue, D. God as means of doing the greater good or for his glory, or E. none of the above i...

Asking someone to join another religion is a victimless "crime". If the "victim" of this "crime" thinks that his eternal destiny depends on his choice, then he should simply refuse to join that religion, or explain to his friend that he is wrong. Furthermore, there are...

Not a straightforward interpretation at all. A straightforward interpretation would be that worship of the infinite Creator, the one true God is a matter of eternal life and death, and that it is such a harmful action to entice someone to worship a false god, that the offender has committed a terri...

An infinite succession of causes would be an infinite regression. What that does is lead us to the concept of infinity. An infinite number of causes leads to the conclusion of one infinite cause. Also an infinite source of energy would be required. Finally it leads to the conclusion of an infinite r...

I would like to hear Christian interpretations of the passages like this: Deuteronomy 13:6 A very straightforward interpretation seems to be that we should kill people of other religions. However, obviously I find it very hard to believe God would command something like that. The non-Christian coul...

Please tell me what I said that was condescending. I certainly have not meant to be. Please forgive me. I was simply trying to be nice and considerate instead of stubborn and argumentative. On the other hand, maybe others are trying to be condescending. Although I am new to the forum, I am not a nov...

It is not infinite punishment for finite sins. The penalty for sin is death, Romans 6:23 1. Man was not alive (had no life) until God gave him life. 2. The infinite God is perfect and not only has the right but to be consistent with Himself is required to demand absolute perfection from any creature...

How does the overall case for Christian theism stand up against the case for atheistic naturalism? Very well. :) Do you believe in a rewards system for believers in heaven? Or do you believe that everyone will have the same and be treated the same in heaven? Only in a small way. All believers are s...

I don't think #2 is valid either.
It is not obvious that a loving God would make reasonable nonbelief impossible, nor has it been proven.

I would "think" that it might be a launching point for further discussion. With the advent of relativity, geocentricity is no longer such a far stretch. Relativity allows you to choose your point of reference. You can choose the earth as your point of reference if you wish. If you choose t...

Gman I did not say that Stephen Hawking says that he is trying to prove that the universe was created by God. He says the opposite. My point is that if you look at his work, he does not start with nothing like he claims. Although he does NOT acknowledge it, he starts with an infinite source of energ...