With that said, self-sacrifice for the betterment of others is not a unique image.
No one like Jesus has ever walked the Earth-- he was God as man. Buddha was not. Jesus' acts were of a divine nature, not self-realized via meditation like Buddha's. Jesus' miracles were not magic but actually the Holy Spirit working through this embodiement of the Lord. Jesus walked and lived amongst the poor, sick, and abandoned, taught them, healed them, fed them, and ultimately, to this very moment, saved them\us from ourselves and the dark predator, Satan.
Buddha is interesting and much of Eastern thought mirrors Christian teachings of humility and compassion but it is not comparable beyond the window-dressings of possible outward similarities prescribed by the Leftist intellectual agnostic\atheists who hope to deride the salvation of the Christian Messiah.
Buddha was not divine and shall forever remain an exotic footnote of a religion without merit or true influence that encourages idol worship and pagan-like activities.
Well the law of conservation of mass/energy/momentum would, I suppose conflict with "no infinity". All particles from the creation of the universe are still here today... However, today is not the end. I simply point out that when the universe can no longer expand.. everything will theoretically be destroyed. So, although some things may appear to exist infinitely, the end has not yet come.
Are you saying energy was created if\when the Big Bang occurred (if it did occur), and that these particles will be destroyed upon the "shrinking" of the universe? Energy is immortal (cannot create or destroy) hence, it has always been from the moment God created the energy and shall exist until he allows\deems it to. God exists infinitely and immortally. Even if the Big Bang is true (which I actually tend to believe via the Christian God's plans) it (Big Bang) did not create the energy-- it was the energy coming forth and cooling within nanoseconds.
I have much to say about all of this; I wrote a long post late last night and then my wireless crashed and I lost the post. :sad: I am a Protestant and I hold closely to God's word as well as I can although I shall always be a sinner. I also believe in empirical data derived from science. I believe in the Gospel, miracles, and promise of Salvation (immortality) that we as Christians have accepted from God. My views of science does not divide my faith …
Actually, It is scientific FACT. All theories are pretty much fact, and almost every scientist will tell you that evolution is true. Even this man believes so. The entire genome project and DNA among many other things prove evolution. I have no time to explain it to a closed minded fool like you.. why don't you do a little research before you just start bashing scientific theories?
As for the bible, there are tons of lies throughout it. Have you even read it? As I mentioned before, the bible says the earth is about 6000 years old. However, it is actually about 4.5 BILLION years old. Scientists have discovered this through carbon dating and many other processes... And there are many more lies than this. Simply google it, and you will see.
No, Evolution is not a proven fact; a theory is not a series of proven theorums but only a series of tests (or observations) backed-up at times by successful, single experiments that may-or-may-not-be able to be repeated. How does this prove Evolution?
As to reading the Bible: most of the people in this discussion are Christians and yes, we read the Bible-- what is your point? Are you suggesting we use Google as a sort of reference for the Bible? :rolleyes::lol:
I'm not quite sure I entirely agree with some of the things he said, such as here:
We have never been able to prove that evolution is real, and as far as I am concerned, never will. I'm not saying it's not a possibility, but I don't think we'll ever have solid enough evidence to believe it for sure.
However, the article was very interesting. Thanks for the link.
(btw the matty, congrats on entering the "DaniWeb hall of fame", how does it feel to have a nice badge beside your name? :D)
Hi Joe:
I believe Evolution is a high possibility, but that is not to say I am completely convinced; the pieces that make up Evolutionary Theory almost fit, it seems, but almost is not empirical proof. I believe, though, that there is a high possibility that it will most likely be proven in our lifetime (if it is indeed true).
As a Protestant I hold specific beliefs closely and without question-- but, some I do question very much such as "Creation": I believe the Big Bang produced our Universe and that our Universe continues to expand. I have a deep notion that other life forms (possibly humanoid, possibly carbon-based) exist in other galaxies and that they observe\study us. It follows that God would have created them as well if they did exist. Creationism: I have never embraced the pure definition as it seems quite primitive I have to say; most old-world cultures have …
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