For example for what the universe is and if that is known and so on, there are a lot of possible answers that include a lot of words in different combinations.
One example - it is known as true with reasonable certainty that the universe is...
So what is your own worldview for what knowledge...
In short do you know what the universe is?
Examples: I know that the universe is material. I know the universe is made by God.
In general it is about metaphysics as a division of philosophy that is concerned with the fundamental nature of reality and being and that includes ontology, cosmology...
Were there agricultural methods used to make alcohol? How do archeologists explore the evidence of agriculture?
What were the various reasons alcohol was used for, and were there any medical reasons for using it as medicine? If so, how did archeology find evidence of this?
I'm exploring areas...
Duane Dawson is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. We only covered two Hidden Words last time. Some discussion off-point is fine, but there was too much last time. I intend to use a non-rude way to keep us on track more. We are up to Persian Hidden Word #12. Expect some nice music videos...
Fundamentally, a great share of the Bahá’í community’s efforts has been directed at addressing the root cause of religious prejudice—ignorance. “The perpetuation of ignorance”, the House of Justice has stated, “is a most grievous form of oppression; it reinforces the many walls of prejudice that...
Philosophy, the love of wisdom, the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.
What happens if all that was not a choice?
I offer these two thoughts to discuss which was given by Baha'u'llah in the Súriy-i-Haykal
"...Within the treasury of Our Wisdom there lies...
I have an M.Sc. degree.
Hence, I am more or less a Thinker as well.
As being the one, I would like to be convinced of making mistakes.
Others might become convinced of my falsehood, but I want to be
convinced as well. I listen to my colleagues, I consider their opinion.
But their opinion has...
A counter-example is a situation, when the Riemann Hypothesis fails.
Let the number of counter-examples be X, Dr. Robin has
proven that the X can not be finite (DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.12022.52804/1 ).
1. Number X can not be finite (not 1, not 576, not 694739303).
2. Hence, it can not be huge.
3...
Since there is no limit to study things and to the accumulation of knowledge
and skills, but at the same time it is impossible to know everything, there is
a being [perhaps on a distant planet]
that knows absolutely everything except for one thing. For example, out of
the answers to 100...
I have been a lurker and a mute witness to the to-and-fro discussions about creation from a religious as well as a non-religious perspective.
There are often comments made that "Gods and Religion are man-made"
Many of the religions postulate a creator - also elevated to the status of God -...
Revelation 3:14-22
14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
16 So then because thou art...
Hello everyone, today i want to touch on something that is not really seen as something that is important. And that is regarding the Great John the Baptist.
Jesus His Pre-Eminence said:
John 3
3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he...
"When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And from then on no one dared ask Him any more questions." Mark 12:34 NIV
What is knowledge?
Knowledge is what we know.
What means "to know"?
To know is to have knowledge.
The way out of...
What do you guys think about the state of science communication today? In my opinion, I think that things are being oversimplified. The science communicators seem to not realize that we have something in our pockets capable of looking up the terms that they're using. A great example of someone...
When we look closer to the holy quran, and serach to understand the divine message in the holly text, anyone will surely discover so many wonderful facts which may change his life:
Please be patient to hear the presentation of Pr Jeffrey Lang, an eminent American Mathematic Professor and his...
Often times in our modern society, those who are anti-religious or non-religious try to undermine religion with word-play. Knowledge, they assert, is qualitatively better than belief - claiming that they "know" things while the religious only "believe" things.
However, this claim is rather...
Let’s say That I write a book containing chapter after chapter of supposedly truth,
And then I ask you to believe it.
I ask you to believe it because, obviously, by yourself you can’t verify the truth.
Wouldn’t it have been better if I had took some other approach,
An approach whereby you didn’t...
What is your deepest spiritual desire?
What is it you seek?
Can it be found by members here, in a book, or through other esoteric knowledge?
What is it you wish to gain from this insight and why does this knowledge matter?
What is your endgame?
And preemptively, you cannot answer Ethiopian...
We are having a heated discussion about whether a professor can be seen as holy or not compared to priests. Our teacher blindly denies this opinion because she says that humans cannot be holy because it diminishes the faith in God. What is your opinion on this topic?
We appreciate any opinions...