I'm not exactly sure why, but I do know it has always been true of me. Even when I was an atheist, religion fascinated me. I would always perk...
If a baker baked a cake, who baked the baker?
Hello Mr. Sheep and welcome! I hope you will find you are in good company here.
It is not quite the same, as we do not claim that knowledge in other fields can even in principle be derived from our revelations in a strict...
I like this actually. The very pursuit of natural science has its origins in the Christian idea of Logos (as I have previously stated), that...
I find it funny that the term reductionist is used as a pejorative. I don't see reductionism as a bad thing. I believed in reductionism as an...
Catholic and Orthodox Christians are keen on maintaining the integrity of our bodies. If there is a medical reason for doing something (organ...
I did not think the term idealism was used in the same sense in the case of "German idealism". Then again, I am not very familiar with it. Since...
Yes, it sounds like you'd fit my definition of materialist. Not sure idealism is really relevant here, idealism being the view that only ideas...
Pretty sure one cannot be Catholic if they never quote Chesterton :p
Materialism (or physicalism) is the idea that only physical things exist. Based on this response, you seem agnostic on the issue. Do you believe...
For clarity, do you hold scientific materialism, Cino? Usually the term atheism implies this, but I don't want to assume. I spent about a decade...
Thank you for your kind words!
Hello Interfaith Forums! I used to post here in the 2005 to 2009 time frame. I first joined the forums when I was in high school. I have fond...
Is there a way to remove the signature if we already have one?
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I am returning to the forum after a long time (over a decade!), and I would like to create a new username to reflect how I have changed. Is this...
Manson and Linkin park are just ok. To be honest I don't think of them as metal. Falconer, Gamma Ray, Dream Theater, Opeth and Alchemist are...
I recently read The Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan. Just love that guy's writing.
Anyone else listen to metal music? I've been getting into it recently and just can't get enough of it. Some of the bands I like are:...
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