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  1. TravisW

    For Christians. Was the flood real or just a myth?

    Is it possible for something to be both myth and truth?
  2. TravisW

    Free Will as Nonsense.

    Without free will, scripture can become a rather cruel message.
  3. TravisW

    Why is it Assumed Evolution and Creation are mutually exclusive?

    Human interpretation will always cause branches in thought, it was event referenced within Paul’s letters “I follow Paul, I follow Apollo’s and another I follow Jesus.” Within less than a century after Christianity’s birth it was already splintering. That doesn’t mean only one branch of belief...
  4. TravisW

    Why is it Assumed Evolution and Creation are mutually exclusive?

    That assumes God is a micromanaging guy in the sky and intentionally causes everything instead of simply creating the system. Beyond that, physical death does not necessarily equate to a spiritual death, given a God that transcends the world. All of these are great questions, with no...
  5. TravisW

    Why is it Assumed Evolution and Creation are mutually exclusive?

    I get why original sin is being brought up, but I think it’s important to distinct not all Christians (and certainly not all religious) believe in original sin. And scriptures around Christ’s crucifixion are based on the fact that he died to to save, not to forgive sin people didn’t commit. Be...
  6. TravisW

    Why is it Assumed Evolution and Creation are mutually exclusive?

    I think it’s important to remember the Genesis story is told in the context of how the Ancient Jews saw the world, as in as a firmament (kind of a weird bowl like thing, where the earth is surrounded by waters pressing in, but being held up by the mountains surrounding them). The creation story...
  7. TravisW

    Why is it Assumed Evolution and Creation are mutually exclusive?

    I was referencing his site because of his podcast, there’s also a video of his overview and of course his book is great too. The guy’s not like Ray Comfort at all though, lol.
  8. TravisW

    Why is it Assumed Evolution and Creation are mutually exclusive?

    I think the best way for me to answer this question is to direct you to here: Work He goes fairly in-depth in how science helped him to find God, and many of his explanations parallel to how I view it. Simply though, when I see science I see a better means to understanding who God is, as I...
  9. TravisW

    Why is it Assumed Evolution and Creation are mutually exclusive?

    Granted, I understand why YEC cannot fit within the context of Evolution (part of why I don’t adhere to a literal faith, I think scripture and religion often speaks in Metaphors as a way to display God in a more simplified fashion). But what is it that leads people to the assumption that faith...
  10. TravisW

    christianity

    I think that goes along with The Book of James, which I believe is closest to the actual time period of Jesus. It’s core message is one against a faith that’s determined by belief alone, “You show me your faith, and I’ll show you my faith by my works.” In a sense, I get a major denial of a...
  11. TravisW

    Don't say that name

    I believe the tradition of not even saying the name of God stemmed more from Jews beginning to practice a cautionary religion (they can’t say God’s name in vain if they do not say it at all). I may be wrong on this.
  12. TravisW

    Does Jesus literally transmute, into the Abba, after ascencion, or, does Jesus, maintain as Jesus?

    I guess I view God as being present in all of the universe (thus God the Father/Mother), not necessarily a being the Sky. Other dimensional may be a good phrase for it. Since the grandness of who God is transcends what we can comprehend in a 3 dimensional world with limited perspective, God...
  13. TravisW

    Is God to you more of a .....

    I personally see God as some of all of those things, yet not them at all. I see God as having characteristics of a good Father, yet God is much more than a Father. I also see God as non-gendered, and thus God is as much as a Mother as God is a Father. I view God also as a friend, through the...
  14. TravisW

    Introduction

    Hello, I am Travis. I am an undergraduate Economics student from Texas. I grew up in a fundamentalist, evangelical church and thay shaped much of my theology as child. While growing up, there were many emerging doubts that I had, and my worldview changed from a conservative to progressive one...
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