Does God have a master plan for the whole world? Are we just disposable pawns in this master plan? Must we always do God’s will to be happy? This article tries to answer these questions. The Gospels In Matthew’s gospel (written in the 80s CE), we read, “Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed beContinue reading “Thy Will Be Done?”
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Thou Shalt Not Covet
Christians and Jews have two commandments that start with the subject clause: “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife” and “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s goods.” Is it sinful to desire what your neighbor can afford but you can’t? Is it a sin to be attracted to your neighbor’s spouse? This article tries toContinue reading “Thou Shalt Not Covet”
Christmas—Facts or Fiction?
Christmas is a yearly Christian celebration commemorating Jesus’s birth. Reading the various New Testament accounts, one notices not only textual contradictions (see ‘Flight into Egypt’ in my article ‘Bible Contradictions (New Testament)’) but also scientific and historical anomalies that I’d like to share with the reader of this article. The ‘star,’ claimed by the evangelistContinue reading “Christmas—Facts or Fiction?”
God of the Gaps?
One of the most basic principles of physics is that “energy cannot be created or destroyed.” This means that all the energy in the universe can only change form: for example, from falling water to electricity, from electricity to heat, from heat to light. Nothing can come out of ‘nothingness’: we need something to ‘create’Continue reading “God of the Gaps?”
Faith, Science & Reason 