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Evidence is information that points to something, proof is something more conclusive or irrefutable. Not make, but convince, possibly? You could argue that these constitute a form of evidence... but are they proof? (Evidence being information that points to something, proof being conclusive or...

Correct That's not quite right The ability to prove things to others is not a pre-condition of belief. I am really interested in what each of us considers to be convincing details - either details that already exist that have convinced believers, and what hypothetical details would, if they...

But people are guessing, and pretending or claiming to know rather than be guessing. I'm curious about what the hypothetical evidence would look like I'm curious about what the hypothetical evidence would look like. I've outlined some possible options for what I would look for in earlier...

There might be some social value today in creating prestige for celibacy in laypersons. Some people choose not to be married, then there are those infamous complaining incel types or the recent heightened societal concerns about loneliness amongst adult males. Loneliness in that context isn't...

Those do occur, and the line dies out. The ones that survive and reproduce, continue.

What numbers are too large? Too large for what? If you want to know the answers, you might be better off delving into the scientific material itself, or asking actual experts, rather than challenging non-experts in a spirituality forum.

I remember when that first came out, I thought it was about the contemporary Olympic Games, but only when I finally saw it many years later did I realize it was about the 1920 Olympic Games. Yes the class distinctions about "gentlemen of leisure" and the ethic of "amateurism" - such a different...

I'm not Catholic at all, but there are many things I notice about Catholicism, some admirable, some very puzzling. I don't know what the reason is for needing priests to be celibate. Even if there IS a need, do ALL priests need to be celibate? If I understand correctly, priests, monks, and nuns...

Is blessing same sex unions or even accepting the fact that some people may worship other gods... in itself equal to worshipping other gods??? I don't see it... help me understand??🧐🤔

I've read his books, some time ago

Here is a story about how Buddhism has impacted the South Korean competitive snowboarding community and their pursuit of gold (2 articles)...

The 2026 Olympic Winter Games are currently underway in Milano Cortina, Italy. Who here is watching the Winter Games? I have some thoughts about some kind of overlap between the pursuit of competitive sport on this level and spirituality, but I don't have a clear thesis or know how to develop...

It is biological. You could go ahead and say it is a biological machine if you like. I am not sure I understand your question? Is this an actual question? You can easily look it up, those exact words in a keyword search, and it will give you a rundown. It mentions the bicondular structure in...

I'm not sure if any denoms do, but boy oh boy oh boy do some rank and file fundie believers seem too_O

Many may, but fundamentalists do not reject this idea, and they can be VERY loud. They describe themselves as "bible believing" or their theology as "biblical Christianity" often implying that other approaches are lesser, heretical or not worth bothering with. When I say these voices are VERY...

I think they are writing to an audience filled with a mix of American evangelicals and skeptics.

I thought Bishop Spong was a really far out progressive Episcopal Bishop? (Rather than an Evangelical Christian)

I also probably should have amended this to include "What evidence would you accept for the validity of any prophecy or prophetic tradition?" I've long wondered what was included in materials that were destroyed by the institutional church, for example the Gnostic materials, or the Mayan...

When I was younger I used to have the occasional precognitive dream. For some reason I took this as some evidence of something, though I think I had things like the unexplained, the mysterious, the paranormal, the supernatural, and the spiritual all conflated.