LOGIC MEETS RELIGION
Pre-Discussion
- A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO GOING DEEPER AND WHAT IT MEANS TO "BELIEVE"
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- A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO GOING DEEPER AND WHAT IT MEANS TO "BELIEVE"
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BECAUSE THE LEAF FELL
-CAN WE CONCLUDE WITHOUT A DOUBT THAT A HIGHER POWER EXISTS?
The very simple occurrence of a leaf falling from a tree can lead us to completely deductive proof of an event ("First Cause") that is far beyond and outside of this physical existence yet it is solely responsible for all things that are and ever will be.
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THE FIRST CAUSE
-WHAT ELSE ARE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FIRST CAUSE?
-WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN IT AND TIME?
-HOW DO WE REALIZE THAT IT HAS A CONSCIOUSNESS?
We can explore this "First Cause" even further to find out that it is entirely self-sufficient, omnipresent (everywhere in space and time even at this very moment), and has the ability to think and love. Therefore, this event becomes more than an "event" and rather a conscious being - God.
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THE PURPOSE OF LIFE
-WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF HUMAN LIFE?
In only a few minutes of reading we can truly conclude that our purpose in life is realizable through our specific and radically unique human design. There is only one sensible and logical conclusion to why we are here: to know God and to love God. Read on to find out why.
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THE IMMORTAL SOUL and FREE WILL
-SINCE WE CAN'T BE A "PART" OF GOD THEN WHAT UNITES US TO HIM?
-HOW CAN HUMAN CHOICE BE TRULY AND ENTIRELY "FREE?"
Each one of our unique, immaterial souls is our connection with God through participation in our divine abilities. Also this discussion answers the question of how free will can and does exist even though God knows all.
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THE PROBLEM OF PAIN
-WHY IS THERE PAIN IN THIS WORLD?
-IF GOD IS SO LOVING AND SO POWERFUL THEN WHY DO WE HURT?
Well pain is essential. The better question is, and this is a challenge to you, "How can there be a world without pain that allows joy, happiness, and all things good?" Instead of complaining about pain, realize the beauty that it offers. Pain has a marvelous unsung ability: it can bring us closer to God and to our human purpose than most other things can! So blessed be that pain! Fulfilling be that pain!
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HELL AND HEAVEN
-DOES HELL REALLY EXIST?
-DOES HEAVEN REALLY EXIST?
-WHAT ARE THEY LIKE?
Hell is the natural result that we condemn on ourselves by defying and denying our human purpose. Ultimately, as long as our hearts continue beating, every second that we are alive, God is always forgiving us in the sense that he is giving us another second, giving us another chance, to choose for the better and to permanently change our sinning lifestyles. Our fate is in our hands.
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NOT THE WAY WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE
-GOD CAN CREATE PERFECTLY... WHAT HAPPENED TO US?
-WHY ARE WE BORN WITH SUCH AN IMPERFECT NATURE?
God perfectly created humanity in such a way that we would be able to fulfill our design unfailingly and effortlessly. Yet here we are today as far away from our original design as imaginably possible. So how did that happen and why didn't God just fix it for us? Well, again, the better question is, "What would be the point of having the ability of making a truly meaningful and truly significant choice if it would just be erased and undone?" The point of our ability to choose is to see the awesomeness that it creates for the better.
LISTEN
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FAITH AND REVELATION
-WHY DO WE NEED THE WORD OF GOD?
-HOW CAN WE COMMUNICATE WITH GOD?
Through all previous discussions, we have used only logic and deduction to arrive at this point in our understanding. Everything that we have discussed we have proven through reasoning. However, that DOES NOT suffice. We need more than that. We need FAITH and we need a much higher source: God. Why? Logic can't prove itself. That would be illogical!
We are challenged to reach the beauty of divine fulfillment. God sees exactly where we are on the road of life because He has a transcendent perspective. So the only way to understand if we (as not only individuals but also as an entire species) are heading in the correct direction is to ask God.
LISTEN
READ
-CAN WE CONCLUDE WITHOUT A DOUBT THAT A HIGHER POWER EXISTS?
The very simple occurrence of a leaf falling from a tree can lead us to completely deductive proof of an event ("First Cause") that is far beyond and outside of this physical existence yet it is solely responsible for all things that are and ever will be.
LISTEN
READ
THE FIRST CAUSE
-WHAT ELSE ARE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FIRST CAUSE?
-WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN IT AND TIME?
-HOW DO WE REALIZE THAT IT HAS A CONSCIOUSNESS?
We can explore this "First Cause" even further to find out that it is entirely self-sufficient, omnipresent (everywhere in space and time even at this very moment), and has the ability to think and love. Therefore, this event becomes more than an "event" and rather a conscious being - God.
LISTEN
READ
THE PURPOSE OF LIFE
-WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF HUMAN LIFE?
In only a few minutes of reading we can truly conclude that our purpose in life is realizable through our specific and radically unique human design. There is only one sensible and logical conclusion to why we are here: to know God and to love God. Read on to find out why.
LISTEN
READ
THE IMMORTAL SOUL and FREE WILL
-SINCE WE CAN'T BE A "PART" OF GOD THEN WHAT UNITES US TO HIM?
-HOW CAN HUMAN CHOICE BE TRULY AND ENTIRELY "FREE?"
Each one of our unique, immaterial souls is our connection with God through participation in our divine abilities. Also this discussion answers the question of how free will can and does exist even though God knows all.
LISTEN
READ
THE PROBLEM OF PAIN
-WHY IS THERE PAIN IN THIS WORLD?
-IF GOD IS SO LOVING AND SO POWERFUL THEN WHY DO WE HURT?
Well pain is essential. The better question is, and this is a challenge to you, "How can there be a world without pain that allows joy, happiness, and all things good?" Instead of complaining about pain, realize the beauty that it offers. Pain has a marvelous unsung ability: it can bring us closer to God and to our human purpose than most other things can! So blessed be that pain! Fulfilling be that pain!
LISTEN
READ
HELL AND HEAVEN
-DOES HELL REALLY EXIST?
-DOES HEAVEN REALLY EXIST?
-WHAT ARE THEY LIKE?
Hell is the natural result that we condemn on ourselves by defying and denying our human purpose. Ultimately, as long as our hearts continue beating, every second that we are alive, God is always forgiving us in the sense that he is giving us another second, giving us another chance, to choose for the better and to permanently change our sinning lifestyles. Our fate is in our hands.
LISTEN
READ
NOT THE WAY WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE
-GOD CAN CREATE PERFECTLY... WHAT HAPPENED TO US?
-WHY ARE WE BORN WITH SUCH AN IMPERFECT NATURE?
God perfectly created humanity in such a way that we would be able to fulfill our design unfailingly and effortlessly. Yet here we are today as far away from our original design as imaginably possible. So how did that happen and why didn't God just fix it for us? Well, again, the better question is, "What would be the point of having the ability of making a truly meaningful and truly significant choice if it would just be erased and undone?" The point of our ability to choose is to see the awesomeness that it creates for the better.
LISTEN
READ
FAITH AND REVELATION
-WHY DO WE NEED THE WORD OF GOD?
-HOW CAN WE COMMUNICATE WITH GOD?
Through all previous discussions, we have used only logic and deduction to arrive at this point in our understanding. Everything that we have discussed we have proven through reasoning. However, that DOES NOT suffice. We need more than that. We need FAITH and we need a much higher source: God. Why? Logic can't prove itself. That would be illogical!
We are challenged to reach the beauty of divine fulfillment. God sees exactly where we are on the road of life because He has a transcendent perspective. So the only way to understand if we (as not only individuals but also as an entire species) are heading in the correct direction is to ask God.
LISTEN
READ
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