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Gate - I know you self-identify as a Christian (I'm not trying to label you, just trying to understand your perspective). Is there any biblical scripture that you have utilized to inform your belief in physical rebirth?

Nick - would you be willing to expound upon this thought?

Dream, you seem to be open to the idea that God/Jesus will continue to reveal himself to mankind (I'm not sure how mainstream this idea is among Christians?). How would one know whether ongoing revelation from God has occured or not, if you didn't witness it yourself? i.e. how would you know...

Does "everything happen for a reason"? Does God have a will for how events unfold? Many Christians in the U.S. claim to be following "God's will" for their life. For example, a common prayer is "God's will be done"... How does "God's will" jive with predestination? And if there is such a...

Well then, how do we know then what God's ways are with regards to predestination? For example, let's say a young Christian is sick in the hospital with cancer. Many people in her church will be praying for her to get better, perhaps even conducting a fundraiser to pay for future medical...

How many correct interpretations of scripture are there? i.e. if you and I interpret a certain piece of scripture differently (because of our different backgrounds & life experiences), who is interpreting it "correctly"? Or is there no "correct" interpretation of scripture?

Thomas - it sounds like you're in the "Mormons aren't Christians" camp. Do you think Lutherans are Christians? How about Unitarians, are they Christians? Where exactly do you draw the line in the sand between Christians and non-Christians?

Following your reasoning, Catholics that use Catechisms therefore are not true Christians? In many Catholic churches here in the Midwest, Catholics can quote you Catechisms better than they can most scripture... How about churches that don't believe in "biblical inerrancy", or that the earth...

So, if you believe that Jesus was married & had children, then you don't go to heaven? I'm trying to get at the core of why "regular Christians" would think that Mormons don't go to heaven... Martin Luther broke away from the Catholic Church/beliefs, somewhat analogous to Joseph Smith...

In the movie The Fountain, the Maya priest says "Death is the road to awe" as he offers his neck to be beheaded. You might like that movie if you haven't seen it yet, it ties into some of your agnostic questioning of the afterlife...

The older I get the less I worry about the afterlife and the more I try to focus on living a quality life in the present moment. I'm personally agnostic regarding the existence of an afterlife.

I was having a talk recently with my Christian father-in-law (Southern Baptist). He says Mormons aren't Christians, that Mormonism is a cult and that Mormons don't go to heaven like Christians do. How universal is the belief amongst Christians that Mormons don't go to heaven? Why or why not...

Have you guys watched Samsara yet? I watched Baraka last year on DVD per some advice on this forum... I actually prefer Baraka, but the visuals don't compare to Samsara on the big screen!

If there are more intelligent beings than humans in the universe, then are they created in God's image or are we? Why would a being (humans) be created in God's image if we weren't at the top of the totem pole?

How many "correct" interpretations of the bible exist? Is "god's" word (the bible) literal or metaphorical? Is "truth" subjective or absolute? The answers to these questions influence one's view of biblical hell...

EternalSoul - in response to the msg you posted on my page about what do I believe happens to us after we die - I have no idea, and I am very comfortable in that stage of not-knowing. Cultures throughout history have held various beliefs on this topic, and I'm not sure that it is possible to...

EternalSoul - you say you're not fond of reincarnation because of a concept you dislike (loss of memory). Why do you think your liking or disliking of a component of reincarnation would impact the possibility that it exists or does not exist? For example, IMHO, heaven exists as a concept in...

Subjective experience of time is, of course, very Einstein-like as well :) He spent a lifetime trying to wrap his head around the whole space/time concept, which makes me feel more comfortable in accepting our human limitations to grasp the concept...

Just to clarify, you're not interested in "learning wisdom, ancient and modern, concerned with living a good flourishing life" and "engaging in practices designed to cultivate habits, character, and qualities which deeply imbed that wisdom beyond mere intellectual assent, and make transformation...

Have you seen The Fountain? Your description reminds me of the Maya tree of life at the end of that movie...