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All of science is incomplete. The most solid theory is accepted provisionally as the best available today. Nor is there any more reason to include spiritual components in the science of evolution than in the science of mechanics or meteorology. Why ask of one part of science what is not asked...

Well, now that we have cleared away some stereotypes, I think I can keep myself to one post to respond to live elements of discussion. What Darwin presented was indeed a working hypothesis. But there has been so much confirmatory evidence come in through working with this hypothesis that...

I have found Glenn Morton to be a consistently good researcher. Here is a more recent article (2001) on the same fossil child that I also found interesting. http://www.athenapub.com/8zilhao1.htm

Indeed, it does make for interesting discussion. Otherwise I would not participate. I once heard a saying that most of us do not see things incorrectly. We see them incompletely. So when a person speaks from another perspective, rather than argue against it as incorrect, we should try to...

It makes sense to discard poor translation in favour of good translation. But why would identifying a passage of the bible as myth/tall tale/story be a reason to discard it?

Creating balance. After all, you cannot raise the lower end of the see-saw without lowering the higher end. Are you saying that for the last three millennia, the power of patriarchy has only been apparent? Take off the blinkers, please.

Ah, but who is defining "emasculation" and on what criteria? If the criteria are still patriarchal, are they still valid? Does the avoidance of emasculation continue to require rendering the female invisible?

You too. Let's not move the goal posts here. You originally said: Emphasis added. This is what I was responding to. A discussion about what is appropriate on this board is a different question. Of course, as a student progresses from elementary to more senior levels, a more...

Thanks for the article on cave art. Recently I have been reading the fiction of Jean Auel which is set in that era. The "plot" if one can call it such, is standard pulp fiction romance. But she has very thoroughly researched the time period and the civilization which produced the paintings at...

Ah, this is good to know. I am also self-taught in this sphere though I have the advantage of double the number of years. It would be more accurate to say there are components of a creationist (or intelligent design) outlook that appear to hold merit, until they are investigated more closely...

You are quite right. Darwin was a man of his place and time and shared the prejudice of his peers on the question of race (though by the standards of the day he was decidely liberal). Darwin does not "deliberately" avoid the concept of God and theology. He simply does not discuss an...

Well, it depends a little on how in depth you want to get. Most of the well-known names (Rosemary Radford Reuther, Elizabeth Schussler Fiorenza) are very academic writers. Sooner or later you will want to read them. But if you prefer something lighter and simpler to start with, I suggest a...

One always needs to check out the translation against the original language (which is often less male-oriented than the English). I don't know which translation you cited, but in the KJV it is the second phrase that begins "if a man does not remain in me.." In any case, the first phrase (If...

There are many legends about Satan in Jewish-Christian-Islamic lore. Interstingly, most of it is extra-scriptural legend, or based on mystical interpretations of some scriptural passages whose literal meanings are more prosaic. Satan appears late in Jewish theology. He is not named in any...

General Questions (one religion answer): 1. What religion do you practice? Christian What religion would you say is the…. 2. Most different from Christianity? 3. Most different from Hinduism? I don't think there are significant differences...

So you are saying that in a science class you are taught that one species does not interbreed with another, and this is how we define a species and differentiate one from another, right? And then you come across all these hybrids in which different species have mated and produced offspring...

Well, the mass was never the laity's only source of information about the scriptures. Priest, monks and friars also preached and taught, both inside and outside the churches. And they didn't stick to Latin then. As for why the worship was in Latin after it was no longer vernacular, I...

Still puzzled. What notions are seriously challenged by these examples?

Wonderful! LOL!

Jesus apparently arranged ahead of time to have the donkey ready. I expect he also knew about the prophecy in Zechariah. That sort of knowledge helps assure the fulfilment of prophecy. Of course, even if we don't assumed the fulfilment was arranged, we have some other options. 1) Matthew...