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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 memories of this place. It takes me back to my formative years. I'm a bit astonished it still exists, mostly in the form I remember, with all my old...

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: Metallica, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Falconer, Hammerfall, Gamma Ray, Dream Theater, Opeth, Alchemist

A big pet peeve of mine is when people ask "What is the meaning of life?". To this I reply: what are you asking? Has anyone stopped to think what is actually being asked here? Can anyone tell me specifically what this question means? At first glance it appears as if it is asking for a...

This is mostly directed a christians, since I am not very familiar with what Islam and Judaism have to say about these issues, but feedback from any of the above would be nice. In the story of the garden of Eden, God forbids Adam and eve from eating the fruit of knowledge of good and evil...

Doesn't the concept of enlightenment contradict non-duality? Either you are enlightened or you are not. Sounds pretty dualistic to me. It makes more sense to me to think of enlightenment as a spectrum. Some are more enlightened than others, but there is no clear dividing line. Does this...

I've always been curious about the stories behind all the screen names here on CR. Please explain what your screen name refers to/what inspired it here. I'll get us started. Well, its obviously a star trek reference. It makes me look like a complete Trekkie, but I'm really not. (not that...

Hello again Cr, I don't know if anyone remembers me, but I made a few posts a couple years back, and I still browse these forums from time to time Anyway, I've been thinking that the idea of God is nothing more than a placeholder for things we don't understand. (my apologies if there is...

what I mean by this is that beleif in God is just one issue in religion. When people ask me what religion I am, I reply "I'm agnostic" this describes my veiws on the existense of God, but it doesn't describe my religion as a whole. I think the west has taken this one religious issue and blown it...