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Category Archives: Religion and Spirituality
Does God help those who help themselves?
I don’t know the origins of this phrase, but it sounds like an observation born out of experience, or possibly someone struggled with trying to make sense of the relationship between God’s work and man’s work, and he came up … Continue reading
Why is it that many people get into religion when they’re down on their luck and not when they’re happy and enjoying life?
People are more readily predisposed to get help when they have been devastated by some physical or emotional loss and are unsure of how to help themselves. In many cases, they will try to cope with their problem with drugs, … Continue reading
You defend your religion because you’re biased, right?
A bias is the same as having a particular view of the world. Everyone has a bias. The atheist’s religious bias is that there is no God. A Christian’s religious bias is that there is a God and he created … Continue reading
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Why do you keep ramming religion down our throats?
This is the information age. We are constantly being bombarded with Twitter tweets, blogs, websites, Facebook or MySpace trivia, email spam, RSS feeds, television and cable/satellite programs, radio programs, DVDs and Netflix, MP3s, MPGs and YouTube, mobile phones, junk mail, … Continue reading
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Don’t people believe in God simply to find comfort?
There’s a problem with that assumption. Although it is true that the Bible offers comfort to Christians, it contains much that is hard to hear, too. The Old Testament is full of stories of human evil and depravity, and they … Continue reading
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I am an honest atheist, who doesn’t drink or do drugs, doesn’t sleep around, and I try to be helpful to people, so what changes to my life are necessary?
You lack the righteousness which comes by faith, which is required in God’s kingdom. If I were to move to another country, I would have to leave the Bill of Rights behind. I would need to familiarize myself regarding the … Continue reading
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Why shouldn’t we believe Nostradamus and his prophecies?
To believe the television documentaries and books, you would think that the predictions of Nostradamus in the 16th Century mentioned Adolf Hitler, America, French president Charles De Gaulle, the moon landing, submarines, airplanes, space station, nuclear war, and the invention … Continue reading
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Aren’t resurrection and reincarnation the same thing?
Several different religions have various teachings on reincarnation, including Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Taoism, among others. Their teachings differ slightly, but all of them are in opposition to the tenets of the Christian resurrection. Here are some of the similarities … Continue reading
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Why can’t I expect my good deeds to outweigh my bad deeds?
When it comes to being saved, good deeds do not matter – simply because no one is good enough. This verse tells us clearly that we are saved apart from any good deeds: “But to him that worketh not, but … Continue reading
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Is being spiritual different than being religious?
Many people would say that they are spiritual, but not religious. The way the world uses these terms, I would say that the “spiritual” person usually believes in a higher power, but doesn’t see the need to join a formal … Continue reading
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