There is no way to measure consciousness. It is not detectable by science. There is no scientific evidence whatsoever for consciousness. There is no scientific experiment you can do to prove s...
When it is permissible for a Muslim man to marry a Christian or a jewish women. Then why is it not permissible for a muslim women to marry a non-Muslim man?
I firmly believe that it is a ba...
I was at a library yesterday and I ended up reading about suicide. It made me wonder, about arguments against commiting suicide.
So here's the (hypothetical) deal: pretend that I am a suic...
"Once, having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, "The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, nor will people say, 'Here it is,'...
I recently had a woman tell me that because we were both "Leo" a relationship between us would not be compatible.
I've known her for about three weeks and was about to ask her for a date. H...
Let me start this question by saying that this is not meant to be sarcastic, downgrading, or a rhetorical questions. I truly want to know the answer.
I am not an evolutionist, but I am still...
there's a verse in the new testment that Jesus says "brother will go against brother", "father against son", or something like that.
The point is
a. you have to follow Jesus fully
b. if ...
According to judaism and islamic view, the christian religion is a polytheist religion due to its belief on God split into 3 parts.
Give me your opinion
thanks
I'm reading a fantastic book by Bill Bryson titled
A short History of Nearly Everything
http://www.amazon.com/Short-History-Nearly-Everything/dp/076790818X
One section is about a ...
Someone told me their parents died when they were 7 years old. I later asked how and I was told a car wreck. Very real life and believable. Then later they said it was suicide. This became les...
What inconsistencies do you see in the Bible?
Provide the verses that contradict each other.
Be respectful of everyone's beliefs. No slamming others for what they believe or disbeliev...
Did Jesus fulfill all the biblical prophecies?
And
What where those prophecies?
As an off-topic EE thread diversion, today someone declared that Jesus fulfilled all the biblical prophecie...
To those that are still here:
Is it possible to measure the stage of death that has been reached by an Experts Exchange zone?
For example this zone:
- Has only 42 questions to be answ...
This question is in counterpoint to:
Why do you believe?
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Other/Philosophy_Religion/Q_23640576.html
That discussion allows theists to reinforce one a...
What's the point of showing that Jesus's biological mom's boyfreind (Joseph) was desended from David? Doesn't it in fact contradict the Old Testement by saying Jesus is in fact not descended ...
I remember once seeing a wildlife program where killer whales were torturing seals by flipping them up in the air and smashing them around. They weren't eating them. They were just having fun ...
I have been reading diverse works about Psychology, the Works of the Human mind (at Software level, if you so will). More than often you come across the idea that your Beliefs define who yo...
Richard Dawkins, who is he. As far as I know he is a debunker of god. Others would say he is a scientist, a studier of Darwin. I would like opinions from either side if possible.
I like to t...
Dear all
I am trying to find any written material regarding studies concerning the creation of a list about everything. To put it in other words, any research or theory on the attempt to ca...
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I am reading a book about ethics in IT as I am an IT system administrator without any previous knowledge in philosophy, I checked books and the Internet to find a simple definition and som...
Men being the hunter-gatherer types, defending the tribe etc, women in charge of the farm and everything going on there. These were the roles that evolved from our primitive ancestors and in t...
I am a freelance programmer. I am halfway through a program I am creating for a client (He is an individual not a business). The client paid me to make it for him. Now he wants me to install a...
Folks,
If you haven't seen "The Invention of Lying", I would advise you not to unless you enjoy being blind-sided with an absurd anti-religious rant while all the while thinking you'd come ...
I do not know if electrons can be considered the basic unit of awareness, or sentience. The idea came to mind that this could be the case because of these two concepts:
1. An electron, as I...
Science, by its very nature, strives to understand things in terms of universals. Trying to apply the concept of individual identity to an electron, for instance, would be laughable. The premi...
