» Seeing (God) is not Always Believing
14/03/10 19:29 from Over Coffee
Why are people religious? That’s a serious question. What makes people decide to have faith in an all-powerful, unseen entity? There are numerous reasons, and I believe I know some of them. Most people who are religious acquired their relig..
» A Monkey Could Write the Bible
06/03/10 13:07 from Over Coffee
Could a monkey accidentally type out the entire bible if you sat him down in front of a keyboard for long enough? The odds, given the number of words in the bible, are so incredibly tiny that for all practical purposes we could say it borde..
» Keeping the Faith
28/02/10 09:51 from Over Coffee
Keep the faith. That is something many of us are encouraged to do. It is part of the general well-wishing that often comes with saying goodbye to a friend. “See you later, my friend. Keep the faith!” Keeping the Faith was the title of a mov..
» Warning! You May be a Fundamentalist
20/02/10 18:41 from Over Coffee
Take this test to see if you are, indeed, a Christian fundamentalist. 1. Do you believe that God created all the world in six literal days about 6,000 years ago? 2. Do you believe that being homosexual is a sin? 3. Do you believe that the U..
» Evolution Deniers Skew Poll Numbers
20/02/10 09:51 from Over Coffee
A recent survey reported in Science and Religion Today shows that more than half, 51 percent, of Texans do not believe that humans evolved from more primitive animal species. A full 38 percent believe that humans have existed in their prese..