Evidence for God from Science

Hi chomputer, Allow me to respond without providing a direct answer ;) Do you think masturbation would be a sin? Also can you explain your reasons why... I think it would be better to work with your reasoning, rather than just provide a "Yes" or "No" which doesn't really say anyt...

You both seem to be keeping the heat well-curtailed, but I sense it could easily break out into insults . So I just thought to post and say take a few breathers if needed, but lets continue to keep the points relevant to BER's topic of discussion.

Thanks,
Kurieuo.

So this means the commandments were derived from an independ[e]nt standard of good. They aren't foundational in and of themselves. The values we recognise within us as good I'd say are foundational, and such values are rooted in God's character. Can you clear up what you mean here: the independent ...

...Only God's Word, the Bible, can help answer that question There is no logical grounds to defend that statement. It's illogical, it's circular, and it's plain daft. What you're saying is not materially different to this: "How do you know there's a God?" "Becuase the Bible says ther...

Hi Ron,

Despite the glimming over that it is actually debatable whether Daniel was written in the second century BC, could you please clarify the purpose of your post above?

Thanks,
Kurieuo.

I would agree to a certain extent looking at things in a human manner. Something perfect shouldn't have anything go wrong. However, God didn't create a human, perfect in obedience...rather a perfect being physically and mentally with freewill and allowed the Deceiver his role in the outcome. I gues...

Hi BW, just letting you know I didn't get that implication in your words, but I just thought to clarify the point further. Also, just something additional to think on is that Genesis only ever says God saw his creation as "good" and "very good." I believe Augustine within the fou...

I'm of the opinion that God simply absolving "sin" is basically the same as God just turning a blind eye. Sin essentially means an act committed against God. This the bit I don't understand: The sin was against God, and yet God (the "victim", if you will) is the one that sacrifi...

there can be a wide range of opinion within Christianity on qualities "we think" God has I agree with that. However my point was a stronger one: the argument from design doesn't support any qualities for the creator other than the fact of creation, and possibly (but only at the time of cr...

Well that justified the authors but what I ment to ask was about the preservation and translations of the bible. Surely there must be errors because of it. Yes, but we have so many manuscripts (~24000+) that it becomes easy, but no doubt time consuming, work patching them together as the originals ...

I don't understand this. God is the person sinned against - the "victim" of the sinning. How does God sacrificing his son afford reconciliation at all? Couldn't God have just as easily said "if you accept me, I'll absolve your sins"? I am trying to get to the bottom of the need ...

Welcome back Mustang, and welcome Chris--it's good to hear you found Christ . Perhaps you'd be willing to share your testimony some time and how you came about the change of heart towards Christianity.

Look forward to seeing you guys around here.

Kurieuo.

Basically, you started this site in order to convert non-believers to Christianity and you will no longer tolerate any possible arguements against Christianity - only honest questions. Well thats not very fair or sincere. This isn't a website simply to convert. It is a website to strengthen Christi...

Well I think it is safe to say that all Christendom consider the Bible to be inspired of God whether Protestant, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and so forth; and so it is considered within Christianity as one authoritative theological source whether or not the question of inerrancy (which most Evangelic...

Hi Nevermind, I'm guessing you're looking for an evangelical Christian response? It's not really that hard when one reads more carefully. For Cain's wife, there is a reasonably good article over at Reasons to Believe on this: The first step in the solution of this problem is to recognize that Adam a...