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"Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom." -James 3:13

It helps to remember some credit arabs with inventing the mathematical zero. The arab world once represented the pinnacle of human science and technology. The civilization of gentiles had not yet reached its full potential. "The fullness of the gentiles" appears to refer to a future time when...

That is a good question. It would seem a clash between good and evil would represent a natural focal point for beings with free will. There are so many different angles and perspectives to it, which are relevant. There isn't really a single aspect or motive which can reasonably explain it all...

How did those who lived during World War II correlate Hitler and nazi germany with the devil? Ray Smith appears to struggle discussing a topic which doesn't amount to more than basic history 101. There is no real distinction between personal or generic names. Another basic and fundamental...

Everything positive being said about australia now. Are virtually identical to positive things said about canada over the last 15 years. (Due to its oil boom parts of canada enjoyed higher wages and lower monthly expenses in contrast to the USA.) How do we feel about canada atm?

If we want to make God proud, we acquire knowledge and wisdom to make better decisions. So that God does not need to save us from a lifetime of our own bad choices. We try not to burden God further by not conforming to the ignorance, lies and poor decision making of the world.

Yes. Lucifer must have changed names after the fall. He couldn't have been created evil or he would remain innocent and blameless. Which would exempt him from the lake of fire and hell.

More from Ezekiel 1. 13 The appearance of the living creatures was like burning coals of fire or like torches. Fire moved back and forth among the creatures; it was bright, and lightning flashed out of it. 14 The creatures sped back and forth like flashes of lightning. 15 As I looked at the...

The closest thing I can think of is in ezekiel. I looked, and I saw a windstorm coming out of the north—an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal, 5 and in the fire was what looked like four living creatures. In...

Where? Satan was God's most powerful angel. Who fell to darkness and led a rebellion against heaven with 1/3rd of the angels. Was never dark from day 1.

False. Imagine that a child or angel is born. This child has its entire life before it. They can choose to become a doctor or a humanitarian. When satan was born, God did not hope and pray that this child of angels would become a deceiver or mass murderer. To suggest that this is the case, is...

Hell is only temporary in the islam faith. Making for an interesting contrast.

If a machine could exhibit human consciousness. I think it would have a soul. There was a movement to push for AI having basic rights and freedoms inspired by science fiction author Isaac Asimov. Aside from that there hasn't been much debate or discussion on the topic, that I have seen.

From a christian perspective, a person's soul comes from the moment God blew life into Adam's body. Machines or AI lacking a similar precedent, would also appear to represent a negative. Modern computers and AI could be considered advanced versions of an abacus. They make calculations to...

Over the last 20 years, some researchers have claimed human consciousness functions on a quantum level where it achieves 10^18 calculations per second. While initially met with skepticism this has become more widely accepted over time. If the mind functions as a quantum process it could invoke...

Remember the movie Titanic with Leonardo Decaprio? The number #1 thing that movie lacked was a scene with two experts being too immersed in antidisestablishmentarianism debate to notice the sinking ship beneath their feet.

Automakers like tesla exaggerate the capabilities of AI to encourage investors and venture capitalists to throw money at them. Eventually results fail to meet expectations and the bubble pops.

Many parents believe they don't have to care about their kids or raise their kids properly, social security will "take care of them" when they are old. Or they believe there is no need to teach or educate their children, tax funded schools will provide those services for "free". That is where...

The simple want to know truth. The complicated spend their lives distancing themselves as far from facts and relevant discussion as possible.