Not at all. They are merely different stages of the same alleged process. Obviously if something were designed, then it would have to be created to realize the design (i.e., to exist). You can't have ID without creationism, irrespective of who/what is said to have done the creating.
We can have objective reasoning to support our own notion of justice, and that can be widely agreed upon - but it won't be universally agreed upon.
I make that judgment frequently.
Justice is real to me, and it turns out that some of the basics of my definition of justice coincide with that of...
I think there's a level of fear that doesn't really remove your choice, but it can reveal the choice to be more limited than it may appear.
For example, let's take a common tenet: "Believe X and you will have eternal paradise. Reject X, and you will be unimaginably tormented forever." That's...
Considering the dire warning about how narrow the path is and how few will find it (often interpreted to mean most of humanity ends up in hell), it seems that what is maximized is eternal suffering. Perhaps anti-utilitarian would be a more apt description, if this interpretation is true.
It's no small irony when a belief system purporting to be fundamentally based around love and forgiveness considers threats to be a form of evangelical outreach.
Southern Baptist leader on yoga: Not Christianity - Yahoo! News
I remember the Baptist preacher in the church I attended as a youth said pretty much the same thing back in the day. Any Christians or Muslims who practice yoga here, or any others who agree?
You'd think getting around all of Heaven on just one street would be an eternal traffic jam regardless of paving material, but I guess that's where the wings come in.
Unfortunately, we've had some software problems lately, and that impacts your signature ability. One of the requirements is at least 6,000 frubals, and at the moment, everyone's frubal power is set at 1 - which means it will be a long time before new people can create a signature.
However, we...
Unfortunately, we've had some software problems with the frubal system lately, and that impacts your signature ability. One of the requirements is at least 6,000 frubals, and at the moment, everyone's frubal power is set at 1 - which means it will be a long time before new people can create a...