Flimzy

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I'm a full-time software developer, working from home for a company in Atlanta, GA. I from Wichita, KS but have been living in Guadalajara, Mexico for the last year, and will stay here until sometime early 2012.

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Jan 3	comment	Is Set Theory anti-Christian? I was home-schooled and used A Beka curriculum for some subjects--but not for math. Their math curriculum, as I recall, was rather lacking.
Dec 31	comment	What in Christian faith lies behind subject of science? @JanTuroň: (cont2) In a similar vein, science can explain the existence of a great painting--how the pigments were created, the technique by which they were placed on the canvas, the visual elements present, etc; but science can never appreciate it, except as a work of engineering. Fully appreciating art, relationships, and even religion, can be aided by science, but it cannot be replaced by science, because science is incapable of expressing the totality of human experience.
Dec 31	comment	What in Christian faith lies behind subject of science? @JanTuroň: ...(cont) Science may be able to explain various aspects of a relationship with one's father (reproductive science, psychology, sociology, neurology, etc). But no amount of scientific understanding can understand or express the full reality of that relationship; the emotions (whether positive or negative), the memories, the shared experiences, etc. Science may be able to explain many, or perhaps theoretically even all aspects of the Christian faith, but it cannot express the Christian experience. That is the realm of art; not science.
Dec 31	comment	What in Christian faith lies behind subject of science? @JanTuroň: The idea that diseases are caused by evil spirits isn't really a Christian belief--a spiritual belief, sure, and a belief held by many Christians in the past, sure, but that's quite separate from being a Christian belief. The belief that the world was flat is a similar example. That is not a Christian belief, although it is a belief that was once held by many Christians--and even "enforced" by the church. Christian faith is more analogous to a relationship with one's father, than it is an analog to explaining phenomena before science can...
Dec 30	revised	How do young earth creationists reconcile the age of the universe with the speed of light, and visible distant objects? added 1 characters in body
Dec 30	revised	What is the point of Jesus' crucifixion? added 6 characters in body
Dec 30	comment	What in Christian faith lies behind subject of science? @JanTuroň: Perhaps some Christians rashly deny science (although I've never met one, and I suspect there are very very few of them), but I don't believe any official Christian doctrine denies science at all. Some believe science has made errors, and attempt to explain these errors in light of what they believe is better science. But it is not at all common for Christianity to outright deny science.
Dec 30	comment	Did Paul actually know anything about the life of Jesus? You're correct, you did say "answers"... my bad. Although your previous sentence does attack the question; that's probably what got my mind going down that track.
Dec 30	comment	Did Paul actually know anything about the life of Jesus? This person isn't asking for an atheist perspective, though. They're asking for a historical perspective--which for all intents and purposes ought to be the same as the Christian perspective. That the question is inspired by an atheist source should be irrelevant, IMO.
Dec 29	comment	Did God create man to be gods themselves? "The most conclusive answer" depends on which view you're asking for. I think this question needs to be clarified.
Dec 29	comment	What in Christian faith lies behind subject of science? This question is riddled with false premises. One example: "Theology doesn't question its source (the Bible)" Huh? Maybe some theologians don't question the Bible, but a good number have dedicated their entire careers to studying the authenticity of the Bible.
Dec 29	comment	Did Paul actually know anything about the life of Jesus? I think this question is a bad one, but not for the reasons presented in the comments. The OP's question is quite valid, and even coming from that video, it's a valid question. The reason the question is bad for this site is because the answer literally fills volumes. Not because it's a bad question.
Dec 29	comment	Did Paul actually know anything about the life of Jesus? @DavidStratton: Where does the FAQ state that? I can't find it. The closest I can find is a bit about good answers. I don't see anything stating that questions must come from a Christian viewpoint (that would seem counter-productive to me).
Dec 29	revised	Does Bunyan's “Pilgrim's Progress” state a position on predestination? deleted 3 characters in body
Dec 22	comment	Were the Jews expecting God Incarnate? @Greg: It's not a question of what alternative it offers; it's a question of how one should interpret the prophecies of the second coming.
Dec 21	comment	Why was Lot “let off the hook” for offering his daughters to be raped? Except that when Peter called Lot "righteous", it was after reading the same account from Genesis.
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Dec 19	comment	What does “in the image of God” mean? I've heard stories of chickens sacrificing themselves for their offspring.
Dec 18	comment	What does “in the image of God” mean? Many animals show signs of many or all of these characteristics--especially toward their own young, but often not exclusively.
Dec 7	comment	Did Jesus spend time in Hell between the crucifixion and resurrection? Please expand this answer more, with references. You make several unsubstantiated claims ("The lake of fire is what is truly hell," "the second resurrection will not take place for 1000 years", etc). I'm not saying these claims are untrue; but you need to reference some official doctrine and/or scripture to make for a complete answer.