In my experience (limited to myself) if one has compassion one cannot not vote for a conservative government. Is the only option, other than conservative, socialist.? On the political spectrum how far left of centre does one have to lean before one becomes socialist?
I've noticed that in my own life. As an antidote I have made a conscious effort To get back into the reading habit. Novel, History, Biographies. It seems to have worked, At first it required an effort but after a few weeks I now feel uncomfortable if I can't devote at least an hour a day to...
That's just the old Watchmaker Argument. Where it falls down is it compares made objects against naturally occurring objects. Since you posit that god created all things there are no naturally occurring object to provide a comparison. Thus the argument fails
Try talking to them. You may find, as I have done, that a physically average looking woman becomes more attractive when she shows she has thoughts and opinions..
Since energy (and by extension matter) can neither be created or destroyed, but merely changes form. It follows that it must have always existed, IN SOME FORM. The nature of that form prior to the event we call the Big Bang is a matter of conjecture.
So who/what created God?
As far as can be ascertained the universe was "created" by purely natural forces, no intelligence or knowledge required, just stuff doing what stuff does. Where did the stuff come from? It has always existed, in some form
Why must there have been nothing rather than...
Step father actually, little is said about Jesus relationship with Joseph. By the time of the first miracle, at the wedding feast at Cana, Joseph seems to be out of the picture entirely. Maybe he died and Mary started a catering business. Skill that would be useful in Jesus feeding the 5000
There is something in Bible that says not to change the shape of a single letter. Assuming that the translation is accurate then every translation is invalid.