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Is abortion an immoral act? If it constitutes the killing of a human being, then the answer would seem to be yes. But if if is simply the termination of a clump of cells, then no. So that leads us to the question: what is a living human being? Certainly, a pre-born organism (right from the...

A short article at Is there evidence for answered prayer? Does God answer prayer? considers the question: is there evidence for answered prayer? I'd like to share some excerpts, with some thoughts I had when reading it, in blue. If you want to see the full article, you can click on the link...

What if a believer in a different God told you they had the same reasons for believing in their God as you do for believing in yours? Would you then believe in their God? And if a third party asked you which of the two of you were correct, would you be able to show them that you were?

I'd like to pose a question for all users. Does Christianity claim to be the one true religion? This question is for Christians and non-Christians alike. It doesn't matter whether you believe that Christianity is true or not. If you could choose an option and vote in the poll, I'd be grateful...

This is an excerpt from an article on the Daylight Atheism blog. It has been condensed, but you can read the full article here. In summary: finding the truth about God is like a cosmic shell game; the true believer has no chance at all of finding what the truth is. You have to play the game...

This post is based on an interesting article I read at the Cross Examined blog by Patheos blogger Bob Seidenstecker. I thought it made a good point worth discussing. My post is mostly quoting it. NB - this post is primarily directed to Christians who believe that a literal hell exists. If you...

Imagine you were saying goodbye to a dear friend, or loved one. They're off on a voyage, sailing on a ship to a far away land. But now, imagine that this far away land they're sailing to is a wonderful place, where they can have a much, much happier life than the one they had here. They're...

It's that time of year again! Merry Christmas, one and all. In my experience of debating Christians - stretching back over a good few years - I have often encountered the argument (either stated directly indirectly) that I have to disprove God's existence in order to maintain my atheist...

I'm starting this thread after discussion with @AV1611VET and @Tone , who have indicated that they disagree with the me, and that they think the Bible does not endorse the practise of owning humans as property. I believe that the Bible makes it perfectly clear, both in the Old and New...

Christians believe that they live in a universe in which God exists. But the thing is, they don't act like that. And I kind of wonder why. They do pray to God, yes. And they do talk to God, on occasion, so they say. And they preach the gospel, and convert others, or approve of them being...

Interesting, what you see if you observe Christians praying. They pray for things which, really, might happen anyway, if they get lucky. They pray for a friend to be healed. Well, people do recover from illnesses all the time. But you never see Christians praying for a person's leg to grow...

The following is adapted (a little light editing; see the link for the original article) from The Theist's Guide to Converting Atheists - Daylight Atheism I’ve assembled below a list of everything I can think of that I would accept as proof that a given religion is true. Also included are...

I have a question. Imagine that God stopped answering prayers. Just as a thought experiment - I know He never would, of course! But just imagine if He did. What if, for some reason, God suddenly stopped answering prayers, without telling anyone He was going to. What would happen? Would...

From the Cross Examined blog. Jesus and Santa: a Parable on How We Dismiss Evidence It was early December, and little Jerry had begun to doubt the existence of Santa Claus. He made his case to his younger brother Scott. “I don’t think Santa is real. I think it’s just Mom and Dad buying us...

Apologies if I have broken the forum rules by posting on this topic. I'll be happy to delete the thread, or to have it deleted, if so.

The Slacktivist blog, written by Fred Clark, is a very good read. I was looking through the back archives when I found this, from a year ago. slacktivist: Killing in the name of And it me think of some questions I'd like to ask here, to Christians, especially anti-abortion ones. The short...

I'm thinking of starting a new thread in the General Apologetics Section to discuss the existence of hell (I'm sure the residents there will be thrilled at such a novel idea) but I'm afraid I'm going to run into problems. While discussing the existence of hell, other posters may say that this is...

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Hello all, How would you feel if nonbelievers - people from other religions and atheists - all went to heaven too? In previous discussions in the GA forum, I've seen some Christians defend the existence of hell by saying that God must send unbelievers there; and that unbelievers would not...

Does anyone know... Does George Bush accept the theory of evolution? Does he endorse ID? I understand that the Bush administration doesn't, but does George Bush? Is he, God forbid, a Young Earth Creationist? Does anyone know? Thanks!