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  1. J

    Is religion logical

    To make some inroads on your question, let us consider Method and the Resurrection Appearances in Christianity as an example: Historians try to establish what “probably” happened in the past. An historian would never claim a miracle “probably happened,” because a miracle is the “most...
  2. J

    I am an atheist who cannot believe. Will I go to hell?

    I agree that he sounds like an agnostic. One avenue for him might be to explore more fully what the secular arguments are. One interesting secular argument that has been popping up a lot lately on the internet that he can get started with is connecting the "Judeo Christian" tradition to the...
  3. J

    The Sanctity of Marriage

    I wonder why the church stresses "no sex before marriage" and "the sanctity of marriage" so much when Jesus says there is no marriage in heaven? After all, Matthew writes: "25“Now there were seven brothers with us; and the first married and died, and having no children left his wife to his...
  4. J

    Is Jesus God?

    Although Jesus is usually assumed to be a God, it’s sometimes hard to know, when reading the New Testament, whether the authors thought Jesus was a man or a God. For instance, Mark portrays Jesus as a fallible prophet, not an almighty God, who is unable to perform miracles in his home town (see...
  5. J

    The Holy Lie or Pious Fraud in religions

    ”Even though this man (Dionysus) be no God, as you say, still say that he is. Be guilty of a splendid fraud, declaring him the son of Semele, for this would make it seem that she was the mother of a god, and it would confer honour on all our race.” (Euripides Bacchae) In the Old Testament...
  6. J

    It's Begun

    They’ve officially launched the final assault on religion The Reason Project: A Non-Profit Dedicated to Reason Clifford S. Asness Peter Atkins Jerry Coyne Richard Dawkins Daniel C. Dennett Brent Forrester Rebecca Goldstein Anthony Grayling Ayaan Hirsi Ali Christopher Hitchens Lawrence...
  7. J

    The End Of Christianity

    You guys are funny. Not much in terms of rhetorical metal or biblical knowledge, but funny. I would suggest a beginners' course for you in systematic theology and the New Testament so you can bring yourself up to date on some of the current scholarship, but you seem a little too far behind at...
  8. J

    The End Of Christianity

    Oberon: You still have not addressed any of the issue brought up in the article, although I can see why you would be afraid to. The entire panel of experts on the Jesus Project is convening around the issue of Midrash. Whether someone named Jesus actually lived or not is not really the core...
  9. J

    The End Of Christianity

    Crossan is an old timer, but he still contributed much to the midrash position. What researchers are starting to realize is that what Crossan also says about the un-historical elements in Jesus is just one piece of the puzzle (Read article 1). Frankly, article 2 is just a sampling. If you...
  10. J

    The End Of Christianity

    So tell me: Just to pick one, what is the scholarly shortcoming of, say, article number 3?:shout
  11. J

    The End Of Christianity

    It's surprising that scriptural debates have led to the end of Christian belief. Here are some sample articles 1 | The Jesus Project | Center for Inquiry (The quest for the mythical Jesus) 2 | The Jesus Project | Center for Inquiry (The Jesus Mirage 3 New Testament Narrative as Old Testament...
  12. J

    Sense Of Wonder

    Science gives us a sense of wonderbread
  13. J

    Why is it tought to change our minds, even when we know we are wrong?

    knowing and caring that you're wrong are different things
  14. J

    Why doesn't God cure amputees?

    maybe God finds amputees more aesthetically pleasing
  15. J

    Dawkins Memes

    Dawkins seems pretty good to me
  16. J

    Would it Physically Impossible to Load Up Noah's Arc?

    Noah's ark is just a story, based on older flood stories
  17. J

    'Missing link', Fossil of Seal Found

    amazing to me too
  18. J

    Atheist Earthly book

    Joseph seems a little off to me
  19. J

    GRAVITY, what a lie.

    very funny!
  20. J

    Creationists: What happened to all the Dino's?

    In the 19th century, creationists used to say that god had buried the bones of dinosaurs that never existed in the ground
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