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  1. Daniel Nicholson

    Farewell!

    Thanks Religious Forums, it's been a slice, It's been fun asking and replying to questions and learning about different religions, but I've decided to leave these conversations behind me and move on. I realized that I'd rather have 21st century conversations about the important questions in...
  2. Daniel Nicholson

    What is a soul?

    Why would souls reside in bodies that significantly limit their power? Seems like it would be torture
  3. Daniel Nicholson

    What is a soul?

    Your concept of me is more than my brain, but the actual me is not
  4. Daniel Nicholson

    What is a soul?

    We know now that all of this happens in the brain. There is no evidence for a soul, and no need to invoke the idea of soul to make things work. It's all done through the brain
  5. Daniel Nicholson

    What is a soul?

    The "real me" is my brain, and it is being altered all the time. If someone has a brain tumor that results in them being extremely aggressive, what is the effect on the soul? What about autistic children? Do they have souls that are deficient?
  6. Daniel Nicholson

    What is a soul?

    Under this definition, consciousness (the soul) is dependent on brain activity, and could not be eternal. Consciousness can be easily altered by alcohol, lack of oxygen, sleep deprivation... all kinds of things. Where does the soul go when we are unconscious?
  7. Daniel Nicholson

    What is a soul?

    thoughts, feelings, speech, and actions can be changed/ altered/ influenced by many things (age, alcohol, brain tumors, drugs, to name a few). Is the soul effected by them as well?
  8. Daniel Nicholson

    What is a soul?

    What is a soul? How does a soul interact with the physical world? How does one's soul relate to consciousness?
  9. Daniel Nicholson

    Does God hate amputees?

    Intuition is not evidence. The free will question is falsifiable with evidence of determinism. Living under unproven assumptions is arguably what religion is.
  10. Daniel Nicholson

    Does God hate amputees?

    I could not claim such healing came about naturally, which is why I picked this example. Nor would I change the subject if presented with said evidence
  11. Daniel Nicholson

    Does God hate amputees?

    no, I'm saying if one believes that god can miraculously heal people, then one would expect to see an example of an amputee being healed. e.g. If there were 10,000 real accounts of divine healing, one might expect to see at least 1 case of an amputee being healed
  12. Daniel Nicholson

    Does God hate amputees?

    dang, you caught me. time to make a new profile. *turns into a bat and flies away*
  13. Daniel Nicholson

    Does God hate amputees?

    I'd rather have evidence of Gods existence before I freely choose to worship him. Indeed, he might have some plans that would require him to hate amputees. I'm not saying God heals everyone who asks, I'm saying that if God miraculously heals some people sometimes, then it follows that some...
  14. Daniel Nicholson

    Does God hate amputees?

    The story you referred to is just that, a story. If healing miracles happen today, there should be at least one contemporary example of an amputee gaining back a limb. We can actually properly document and test such stories.
  15. Daniel Nicholson

    Does God hate amputees?

    So the knowledge that miracles can actually happen would compromise knowing God through faith. Why can't we commune with God after we know he actually exists?
  16. Daniel Nicholson

    Does God hate amputees?

    Do you believe God can miraculously heal people? If so, why is God so discriminatory with whom he heals? It appears that God is only willing to heal ailments that can also be healed through natural means. For example, people have prayed for God's help and recovered from cancer and other...
  17. Daniel Nicholson

    The abortion debate: a pro-life perspective

    I'd also like to add (after a quick Google search) that a 1 month old "baby" has about 200 cells. Compare this to an ant that has about 250,000 brain cells
  18. Daniel Nicholson

    The abortion debate: a pro-life perspective

    Disclaimer, I haven't contemplated or researched this topic much. I am pro choice. I would absolutely have no problem aborting sperm, eggs, embryos, or a 1 month old fetus. They are just nowhere near a human being. Yet I would be venomously opposed to aborting an 8 month old fetus, or if...
  19. Daniel Nicholson

    Circumcision without consent. Is it wrong?

    Honestly, I never thought about circumcision as cruelty until I started studying religion. When I was younger I thought it was primarily a health/ hygiene based decision. When I finally understood it is an ancient religious practice it became disgusting to me.
  20. Daniel Nicholson

    What causes people to choose what they choose?

    Sam Harris has some thought provoking material on the illusion of free will. I find the whole topic hard to understand, but what I have taken from his position is that ultimately we do not have free will because our thoughts are a productive of our biology, environment, and circumstances. There...
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