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Here, I will try to clearly articulate a common argument against the existence of God, the free will defense, and a reply to said defense. I will then argue that if you accept the premises of the argument relating to the nature of God, then you must follow the conclusion that God cannot exist...

Christmas is upon us, only a day a way (for most of us, there are a couple oddballs out). :P Luckily, most of the stress is done. Wanting to smash your car into the guy who cut you off during holiday shopping? Don't worry, it's gone. Trying to discover what to buy for people when you...

I was looking for pictures of cows (don't ask) and stumbled across this: Ecclesiastes Cows: Cow Art inspired by Bible Verses | Spark and Echo Arts I don't know why, but I find this incredibly awesome and fun. I guess I'm easy to amuse. Just thought I'd share it.

In this thread, I would like to ask three questions. I will build upon these questions to illustrate a point about epistemology and the nature of truth. 1. What is truth? 2. How can I discover and understand truth, whatever that may be? 3. Why should I care? In other words, why should I care...

Israel To Start Ground Offensive In Gaza: Netanyahu Yay. And yes, I know I horribly misspelled Israel in the thread title.

This is a break-off thread found in the creation and evolution forums in the "Discussion and Debate" section. My question is this: How can Christians answer the paradox of evil? 1) God is omnipotent, omniscient, and all-loving. 2) All-loving means he wants to eliminate evil. 3) Omniscient...

Is anyone here able to do a semi-formal debate upon the issue of free will? If so, I challenge you. I will be arguing hard determinism, as soft determinism is, well, wrong. Philosophy and logic only; no Bible or solely religious works as proofs. Obviously, the conversation will be religiously...

Not many people would think this about me, but I play an instrument and enjoy music. Music's impact upon the world we live in cannot be articulated properly. Anything I say about it will not do the art justice. I would like to dedicate this Pub to all those involved in music, past and present...

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Does anyone on this board have a good philosophical answer that proves the existence of freewill? The answer has to be compatible with the Christian understanding of God. I have yet to find a valid argument for actual freewill.

I am looking for good counterarguments for the argument of nonbelief (or the problem of divine hiddenness). It’s about the only argument that seems reasonable against the existence of the theistic God. 1. If there is a God, he is perfectly loving. 2. If a perfectly loving God...

This is an argument that I'be been thinking about for a while now. Presumptions: 1) Humans make decisions following what they percieve and reason to be the best course of action. 2) Human perception (stimulus) and reason is formed by outside influences and the processing of those influences...

Welcome to Reilly's, where everything is just 100% pure awesome and fun! Combining words together that don't make much sense is great. We're waiting for spring, but mostly for those baby lambs. They're so cute and cuddly. Not to mention that when they're older and not so cute and cuddly...

I've got a Calculus final tomorrow. I don't know how I'm going to do, as my last test left much to be desired, so to speak. I just hope I do fine, as I really want to get a B in the class. Please pray for my success. Just remember, if I don't do well, it's your guys' fault for not praying hard...

Okay, I understand the basic premise behind exorcisms and see possession and demonic influences as entirely possible. However, it feels like there is not a legitimate modern case of it in public. There are no specifics on how demons behave, what to look for in a person, etc. There is nothing...

Um, why are we so focused upon the presidents? This applies not only to this election, but to all of them as well. It's just they don't really have a lot of proactive legislative power, if that makes sense. And four years isn't a lot of time to make immediate changes with effects. I just don't...

I'm looking for somebody I can turn to for physics information, particularly in it's relation to God's existence: what's accepted, what's the hot new theories, basic crash courses on things as they appear to me, etc.

Welcome to our great pub! The title is in Arabic. I hope everyone can see the symbols clearly, as they are a bit smaller than I'd hoped. Here they are again for those who can't see them well: !مرحبا بكم في حان&#1577...

We had a realitivist class today. It was so disjointed that I don't even know what to say about it, other than it was the regular argument that opinions of right and wrong. I feel my spirit about to throw up. I'm easily convinced of things, so I'm scared for my faith.

I do not intend this to be a debate. I simply want to research problems our country is facing today in my free time. Simply tell me what you think problems in America are: from specific to broad, unheard to popular, I want to here it. Please, however, stay away from specific people (I don't want...