The problem of faith
The problem of faith.
Circular logic?
Or a leap of faith as the only way to the truth?
Or – is it always true, no matter what we think?
The problem of faith.
Circular logic?
Or a leap of faith as the only way to the truth?
Or – is it always true, no matter what we think?
The first Sura in the Qur’an, by order of revelation, begins with the creation of man. Let’s compare that to what’s in Genesis, from the Jewish Torah / Christian Bible. In the translation that I’m using, this verse is called The Embryo. In others, it is called “The Clot”. The Arabic word used can
Creation, as told in the Qur’an and Genesis More
In the first article in this series – I said I felt led to write about this topic. I also said I had been ignoring the call. So – what made me decide to write – what was the thing that made the decision for me? If you’re new to this site – the
Islam – peace, love and hope. Why? More
So – I feel like God’s been pushing me into doing research on Islam. Not nudging – or guiding – or anything like that. Because I’ve been ignoring those. No – it’s pushing. The people of three religions claim Abraham as the father of their religion. Is it realistic to think that he’d
Islam – peace, love and hope introduction More
“God has not forgotten you.” When you hear that – does it make you happy? Or would you rather that God would just forget you? Interestingly enough – if you really want Him to forget you, He will. Eventually. But you have to ask yourself, “Is that what I really want?” If you believe
God, The Father – Friend or Foe? A look at Pharaoh. More
If someone were to tell you that roughly 100 million years ago, our ancestors were infected by parasitic DNA, which copied and pasted itself throughout their genomes—and that this was linked to the evolution of modern human pregnancy – what would you think? how would you react? This is originally from October 2,
Do you care if human pregnancy evolved because of a virus? More
Above all, do not attempt to use science (I mean, the real sciences) as a defence against __________. They will positively encourage him to think about realities he can’t touch and see. There have been sad cases among the modern physicists. If he must dabble in science, keep him on economics and sociology; don’t let
Who’s afraid of science? (has been updated) More
Six hundred migrants were rescued in the Mediterranean the other day, between Sicily and North Africa. The boats landing daily on the shores of Europe are filled with men and women who need acceptance and assistance. So where is God in all of this? Shouldn’t He be taking care of these people?
Where is God when we need him? – Mediterranean More
Is God loving? Or is God angry? Or, does the question have more to do with our view of G0d?
Is God Loving – or is God Angry? More
“God always forgives, but the earth does not” – according to Pope Francis. What does this mean? Does this mean he believes that God “prevents” the earth from forgiving? Or maybe that God doesn’t have control over the earth, and it won’t “forgive” even if God wants it to? Don’t get me wrong – there’s
God forgives, but the earth doesn’t More