When astronomer Carl Sagan was asked to quantify his belief in God, he would issue a predetermined clever response: If you define 'God' as the sum of all the forces in the Universe, then, yes I do.
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When astronomer Carl Sagan was asked to quantify his belief in God, he would issue a predetermined clever response: "If you define 'God' as the sum of all the forces in the Universe, then, yes I do." This was a response tailored to leave the critics of atheism and agnosticism sitting in a stunned and queried silence, trying to figure out exactly what the good Dr. Sagan meant, and whether it fit into either what they expected to hear or what they wished to hear. Sagan's simple rhetorical trick was to redefine 'God' in his answer, to provide a true...
remnants of this divine spirituality left from its withdrawal. Perhaps these mystical reports of miracles and magic, of moments of clarity, are in fact sudden connections with the billions of atomic memories that we each store within the very fabric of our bodies.

remnants of this divine spirituality left from its withdrawal. Perhaps these mystical reports of miracles and magic, of moments of clarity, are in fact sudden connections with the billions of atomic memories that we each store within the very fabric of our bodies.
Perhaps, instead of searching the heavens and searching our souls, we should be investing our spiritual energy in searching the physical reality of our being. Perhaps it is there that we may find the memory of God, in the electrical archways of the human brain that parallel the birth ?óÔé¼ÔÇ£ and death ?óÔé¼ÔÇ£ of the Universe.
There are several ways in which we can be assured that what we are taught about Jesus is true and not just made up. These are called our faith sources. These sources, like the Bible and other sources of information about Jesus have accounts of Jesus' life. The most important...
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According to the dictionary "religion is the service and worship of God or the supernatural."1 I challenge that definition. It is true that all religions do involve the worship of some supernatural force, however, it is also true that no religion in history has ever stopped at that. For a...
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Evil and Suffering You can never quite comprehend or explain the term evil, however many religions have tried to define it. The term evil has been seen as the work of the Devil which is beyond our control. Although we portray the Devil as evil, the term can also...
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Have you always wanted to see the thoughts of someone else? Well here is your chance. You'll get to see my thoughts and understand what I truly believe. This is a biased paper because, of course it was written by me about my thoughts! Therefore I'll be sharing my opinion...
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Some say that sports in America are favored more by people who live elsewhere. I wonder why. Studies have shown that some people like the fact that most sports have some type of physical contact. Why is that most Americans rather watch sports on television than read a book, maybe...
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