Amusing. History isn't there for you to judge. It just is. Everyone had faults but there were plenty with good intentions. Kinda like most people today that judge past figures for their Minor flaws ....
Let's look at your claim...as a secular humanist you no doubt simultaneously maintain that 1) naturalism is true and 2) rationality and reason are trustworthy sources for knowledge. Secular humanists maintain that rationality, reason, and scientific inquiry are the sole sources for human...
That's exactly the thinking that leads me to God.
These "Critical thinkers" you speak of only think they have some kind of superior knowledge.
The fact is, the universe didn't just happen. To believe that it could without a designer is madness on the level of the lunatic.
I'm not adverse to science. But if you think all studies are unbiased you are extremely gullible.
Science can't give us the final answers. That's why our secular society is so bad at handling suffering. If this life is all then the ultimate good is only to be comfortable and happy. That doesn't...
Which is exactly why I don't put faith in man's studies. Personal experience trumps manipulated data.
Everyone believes what they see first... don't kid yourself.
No I put my faith in God. If he chooses to use men to heal I still give him the ultimate credit.
I'm living this, BTW, it's not theory.
Prayer works.
You want to attribute everything to chance...so be it.
And I have a very knowledgeable doctor who isn't afraid to admit that they don't...
I didn't say every study is worthless. But I don't place my faith in men's limited knowledge.
We still understand so little about cause when it comes to our health.
Why do some people get cancer when they have lived a healthy lifestyle? Why can another person neglect his health and do ok?
The...
I don't put my stock in " studies".
BTW why diss the placebo effect?
It's real change. It an illustration of how our minds belief can change our physical reality.
There's a lot ground that can be used for cattle grazing that has little use for farming otherwise. You might have to do rotational grazing but you don't necessarily have to do any cultivation...in fact the cattle do that for you.