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evolution Hi, I'm new here... I don't have a university education and I'm probably not as smart as most of the people here. Maybe that's why I don't see a "conflict" between religion and evolution. As I understand it, religion proposes that a non-material "force" acted upon some inanimate...

To CSharp - I like your attitude because it's similar to my own. When I was a child, no specific set of "beliefs" was ever instilled in my mind nor has any ever made sense to me as an adult. The only philosophy that really impressed was "Objectivism" -the ideas of Ayn Rand- although I don't...

logical Hi, I'm Louis... Many people have asked me : "Do you believe in God ?" I learned that I can only answer that question in 2 parts : Yes to "God" - No to "believe". I've never understood the "believe" part of that question but I agree with the "God" part because, as a finite...

objective To I, Brian... By "objective", all I mean is the world outside myself as opposed to "subjective" - the world inside myself - my personal perceptions, feelings, subconscious desires . I think of subjective things as nothing more than inventions of my own mind - having no...

truth is What do you mean by "absolute" truth ? If you mean "objective" truth, then yes, there certainly IS such a thing. But nobody knows what it IS ! At first, truth would appear to be easy to define : Truth is accurate description of reality. Knowledge is accurate perception of...

material mind Wow ! You are obviously a lot smarter than I am. Maybe that's why I don't understand how you can PROVE something that has no material existence. I personaly have no conscious awareness of any part of me that I could call a immortal "soul" but I can suggest why people...

impartial observer Hi, I'm Louis... Not much to say about me except that I've never believed or dis-believed in any form of religion. Nor am I seeking anything to "believe in". I have no interest in promoting or denigrating any existing belief system - the last thing I want is to offend...

Hi, I'm Louis... I'm here to learn. I have never practised any form of religion because I have never UNDERSTOOD religeous belief or faith. I'm hoping to find somebody who can provide a rational explanation of WHY believers believe. For example : if I say I "believe" a statement, I mean I...