[quote author=caji link=topic=13328.msg156689#msg156689 date=1339602272]
"God is not under space, time, or material. However, we [humans] are limited by these. Therefore, you can not place God into a category of your mind." Hegumen of the Church
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[quote author=markmarcos link=topic=13328.msg156475#msg156475 date=1339128602]
well for K-man its better then no foundation of faith at all.
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No, quite the opposite. If the entire basis of my faith is fear of consequences, where is my relat…
K-man, What I meant with the leap of faith is reasonable because, even though there are ample amount of evidences for theories, we conclude it is true based on our logical reasoning and assumptions regardless of we experimented it or physically exp…
[quote author=Joshuaa link=topic=13328.msg156406#msg156406 date=1338932530]
It's your ego that's making you not believe K-man, that's what I think anyway.The more you get to know about this world the more your ego will be satisfied. [/quote]
Yeah…
[quote author=sordoeht link=topic=13328.msg156396#msg156396 date=1338921822]
K-man, I assume that you are a biology major and definitely you might have more knowledge than us when it comes to theory of evolution and I am pretty much sure you are exp…
Hello Purity2,
I'm running on very little sleep right now, so apologies if my response comes off as abrupt.
[quote author=Purity2 link=topic=13328.msg156298#msg156298 date=1338607667]
I thought for sure you had some kind of relationship with Go…
[quote author=Remnkemi link=topic=13328.msg156237#msg156237 date=1338414385]
Before I begin with part 2, is there anything you were confused about in part one? Did I satisfactorily respond to the difference of disproof and non-belief? Is there anyth…
[quote author=Remnkemi link=topic=13328.msg156232#msg156232 date=1338411513]
K-man,
Most of what you are describing will be addressed in part 2 of my introduction. But let me respond to something we already discussed.
I think we need a little more …
Hello ReturnOrthodoxy,
[quote author=ReturnOrthodoxy link=topic=13328.msg156231#msg156231 date=1338410522]
Trust me, I have been there, and if I am going to be intellectually honest, I never, for a second, thought that there is a difference betwee…
Hi Remnkemi,
[quote author=Remnkemi link=topic=13328.msg156220#msg156220 date=1338398917]
Non-belief is not justified true knowledge. Non-belief, by definition, justifies lack of knowledge. Non-belief becomes a claim to ignorance. [/quote]
Nonbel…
[quote author=Andrew link=topic=13328.msg156194#msg156194 date=1338333158]
(Sirach 3:22-26) said:"Seek not the things that are too high for thee, and search not into things above thy ability: but the things that God hath commanded thee, think on the…
[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=13328.msg156136#msg156136 date=1338232323]
God is not real like a tree in your garden. Ill say it again you are trying to put God under a microscope. He will not fit. [/quote]
Can you please explain the first s…
[quote author=ShareTheLord link=topic=13328.msg156133#msg156133 date=1338228291]
Can you prove using science that Love exists? [/quote]
In some sense, although I agree we can use science to rationalize and understand the faith, I believe you cannot…
[quote author=kalsam link=topic=13328.msg156127#msg156127 date=1338194428]
For instance, I have pointed out the difficulty of keeping a monkey and
watching it evolve into a man. Experimental evidence of such an evolution
being impossible, the profes…
Hello Father Peter,
[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=13328.msg156114#msg156114 date=1338152659]
If you do not know whether the universe exists then why is acting as if it does the best way forward? [/quote]
It seems to me that this is the onl…
[quote author=ReturnOrthodoxy link=topic=13328.msg156112#msg156112 date=1338151883]
What confusion? The guy needs help. There are no multiple account, there is a child of God who is distressed over these feelings. We need to love him an aid him. K-M…
[quote author=Ioannes link=topic=13328.msg156110#msg156110 date=1338150122]
Posting "A Complete Loss of Faith" is such a joke, the act itself contradicts the statement.[/quote]
The act is happening because everyone I have talked to seems utterly co…
[quote author=ReturnOrthodoxy link=topic=13328.msg156102#msg156102 date=1338136567]
Often, what is needed is to change perspective from an external perception, to an internal one.
The best thing I have ever read that helped me with my faith is Fr.…
Hello Father Peter,
[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=13328.msg156099#msg156099 date=1338130870]
There is no way to prove that the universe exists and is not simply an illusion within the person who is experiencing it.
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Please see abov…
[quote author=kalsam link=topic=13328.msg156098#msg156098 date=1338128179]
Furthermore, I see that you rely on science as the one to cast doubt on faith. But to rely on science(or even to do science) you must first accept that you have a rational mi…