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  1. Corkscrew

    Metaphorically or literally?

    Most of the things in the bible are scientifically impossible, but the ship is kept afloat by the belief in God; he can make the impossible possible and there is no way to scientifically prove or disprove his existence...much like Santa Clause.
  2. Corkscrew

    The debate of God.

    It seems, according to Christianity anyways, that this God considers this farm pretty important; otherwise why would he send his son to die on it.
  3. Corkscrew

    The debate of God.

    God’s a lot smarter than what I imagined.
  4. Corkscrew

    The debate of God.

    Why doesn’t God come down and settle this whole argument?
  5. Corkscrew

    Metaphorically or literally?

    It brings to thought the superstitious dogma that plagued people like Galileo in his search to unlock the secrets of the universe.
  6. Corkscrew

    Metaphorically or literally?

    It’s just strange to me that Christians base their faith on this book, but apparently view it different ways. There are some Christians that believe the Bible should be taken literally, and some do not. It just seems that this would be a crucial component of one’s religion. Would it...
  7. Corkscrew

    Metaphorically or literally?

    It is quite plausible that many of the stories in the Bible were originally written as an explanation for phenomena the authors didn’t understand, but given our current understanding of the universe, I am happy with the fiction characterization.
  8. Corkscrew

    Metaphorically or literally?

    It seems like fiction to me.
  9. Corkscrew

    Metaphorically or literally?

    It seems to me that people don’t really know which part of the Bible to take as fact or fiction. They just report that they believe the Bible. Well since that seems to be the case, I believe in the Bible too. I believe the part that says when the book was copyrighted.
  10. Corkscrew

    Metaphorically or literally?

    I couldn’t have said it better.
  11. Corkscrew

    Metaphorically or literally?

    So God may be a myth?
  12. Corkscrew

    Metaphorically or literally?

    So, if I understand the comments correctly, the Bible is more of a self-improvement book, whether or not it is factual is irrelevant as long as it makes you a better person. If this is the case, what make the Bible any different than any other self-improvement book on the market?
  13. Corkscrew

    Metaphorically or literally?

    Are the stories in the Bible to be taken: a) Literally b) Metaphorically c) Both d) No one knows
  14. Corkscrew

    This may be a dumb question but...

    I have been told, by a priest, that the stories in the Bible are to be taken literally. Now I am hearing that this story is to be taken metaphorically. I’m confused.
  15. Corkscrew

    Is belief a choice?

    Well let's go the other way with this, what happens to you if you do believe?
  16. Corkscrew

    Is belief a choice?

    No hell? What happens to you if you don't believe?
  17. Corkscrew

    Is belief a choice?

    I wonder how many believers are on board because of the hell thing. It sounds pretty pathetic to me that you should have to scare people into believing. I always thought that without the threat of hell, people would start examining religion more closely and there would be a lot fewer believers...
  18. Corkscrew

    There is no Proof that God Exists

    I agree with you, I too find no reason to believe in something because we imagine it has a possibility. But that is different from ruling something out. I do not close my mind to possibilities because I know we don’t understand everything. I’m a big fan of science, but it doesn’t have all the...
  19. Corkscrew

    There is no Proof that God Exists

    I believe that there may be something behind the energy in our universe. There are too many unanswered questions about the reality that we live in to rule anything out. I, however, absolutely do not believe in any of the Gods that man has conjured up. Man’s religion does an injustice to the...
  20. Corkscrew

    Why would God send good people to Hell just because they dont believe he exists?

    This is the way man wrote the fairy tale.
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