Evidence for God from Science

Life either has a purpose or it doesn't and is absurd. Agreed When you give your life purpose when there isn't one, that is called the noble lie. That's all I have to contribute here. This may just be a difference in definitions, I'd say being eternal is one of the prereqs for purpose. And since I ...

Not at all, Rick. But if you wish to pursue this line of thought then you are faced with the same problem. On your view, God created people knowing full well that they would end up in hell for eternity. By creating them God effectively damned them. There’s no escaping it. My apologies for butting i...

Ah, of course you'd hold the position that Christians are fools who choose to deny empirical science as truth for all we need to know. Replace Christians with it's negation and I think this statement would do better to sum up YOUR position, not mine. I don't even know you, it's amazing how you woul...

No I cannot because there was no intention to insult you. I am simply baffled that someone who appears to be intelligent cannot view the arguments as rational. Then again, denial is a very powerful thing. That is all. Ah, the irony :roll: Are you speaking to the ontology or epistimology? Allow me t...

http://www.angelfire.com/mn2/tisthammerw/rlgnphil/morality.html I thought this was an interesting read. The thing is jlay, I do not disagree with anything said in that article. My problem here, as well as what I've heard of WLC's work on the subject, is that objective morality is smuggled in with n...

StMonicaGuideMe wrote:
Why would you not be satisfied when the arguments are sound?

Could you ask that again in a format that is not so subtly insulting? I obviously do not think the arguments are sound.

StMonicaGuideMe wrote:what about a Christian who denounced their faith and became a "hard atheist"? Any hope for return?

I'm not sure if the above scenario is even possible. If such a thing happened I'd question the person's faith in the first place.

Can a person come to know God exists, regardless of whether or not they are saved?

What if your a Calvinist or you believe in predestination and your not predestined for eternal life in Heaven but predestined for hell, yet you spend years defending the gospel of predestination and/or Calvinism? That would suck... :esurprised: Zacchaeus, Don't forget that Calvinists believe in Chr...

what branch are you joining? My MOS is either assistant chaplain, cav scout, combat diver, or military intelligence. And apparently (according to my recruiter) I meet the requirements for all 4 lol murray I've been in the air force for about a year now, I'm just giving some advice about the ASVAB :...

but yea, I had like 8 or something different tests if that's what you wondering about. But you do get an overall score, I assume you get the same score sheet as I did, it's in the lower left hand corner under the rest of the sections. It should say overall score down there I have no idea what the s...

Got an 86/99 on my ASVAB exam :ebiggrin: :ebiggrin: 4rd highest score in the school district and means that I can literally do any job in the military I want :D (25/99 is passing) Guess i have to be the one to say it :esad: 86/99 is your score yes, but that is mainly for the english/math sections. ...

DannyM, I'm currently PCS'ing my base and I'm not sure when I'll be able to respond. I'll answer your questions in time though just not sure when yet

Who’s deserving of a “kind gesture”, Echo? Who isn't? Do you blame the gun when someone gets shot or the person? If we have no choice but sin, I'd hardly say we are undeserving of grace through no fault of our own. God elects those whom He pleases, Echo. Well yes that's the whole point, why should ...

There is a lot that matters in this world. Anyway, what do you mean by “decisions that don’t matter" ? If I asked you what is the most important thing a human can do in this lifetime, what would your answer be? I would think it rather obvious, any decision you make before you die other than th...