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Question from Kamil: Question about Howard Storm: some reasons not to believe, but other reasons it may be true. 1) he is supposedly dead, and in spirit form, yet he has nerves and can feel the cold floor or his hands making fists. 2) his experience takes place in the hospital room and the rest … Continue reading “I Think We’re Good on Near Death Experiences Now, Thanks”
Question from Vlad: This is a video which uses the bible to try and justify belief in heaven. It is a 20 min film, and most of the facts presented are of little value, but the first two min and forty five seconds make an interesting argument, I would love your opinions of it, just … Continue reading “High Heaven”
Question from Jerry: I was recently debating a good friend of mine and asked him to justify Christianity or show evidence that it is the one one true religion. He claims that it is the only religion that demonstrates itself to be the best possible logical and rational choice based on worldview analysis. Worldview analysis … Continue reading “Worldview Analysis: An Analysis”
Question from Dylan: As an Atheist, do you have that feeling/thought deep down that tells you there has to be a God? I was an Atheist for my whole life and fought with the idea of god, even though I felt it was right. I couldn’t bring myself to believe because I didn’t have cold … Continue reading “More Than a Feeling? Not Even a Feeling”
Question from Anonymous: I’m an agnostic-atheist, my mother is insanely Christian. When I came out to her, she became enraged, shunned me and damned me to hell. I told her “Well, Mom, this is your opinion and this is my opinion, I’m still going to have morality.” I was forced to go to church, I … Continue reading “A Target of Fundamentalism”
Question from Vlad: Hello, was indoctrinated into Christian faith since birth. I have a hard time when people ask me what I believe. On one hand, I trust evolution, I have had difficulties accepting the Bible. The whole idea that religion is a man made construct with “heaven” and “hell” used as a mechanism for … Continue reading “Seen One NDE, Seen Them All”
Question from Mirek: I looked at more cultural differences between NDEs. Much of these differences are in contrast with current research, which claims that all NDEs are the same with the same features, the only differences that exist are interpretation. Ex: Person A may see a light and interpret that light as Jesus while person … Continue reading “Near Death Experiences – An Opposite Angle”
Question from Mirek: There seems to be many hellish NDEs with the same imagery: A person sees absolute darkness, hears people suffering, feels sadness, coldness, emptiness, then calls out to God or Jesus, and a white light, or God’s hand appears and takes them out. Here is an example from George Foreman: http://www.near-death.com/experiences/rich-and-famous.html#a23 Another example … Continue reading “A Moment in Hell”
Question from Anonymous: Hi, I’m a six on the Dawkins scale, I’m lesbian, I’m 15 and I have religious fundamentalist parents. I am forced to go to church, my parents always force me to do things I don’t want to do. My mom tells me that when I grow up and get married to a … Continue reading “Being a teen is hard. Sometimes just being is hard.”
Question from John: 1. Do you know that the shroud of Turin was never confirmed as a “miracle” or “real” by Catholic Church? 2. Do you know that Catholics are supposed to believe that they ARE mortal? 3. Do you know that Catholics acknowledge many of their rituals as “tradition” only? 4. Do you know … Continue reading “A Catholic PSA”