Bonjour!

[Krampus]

Hello all,

I'm a French Canadian who likes talking about religious and ethical issues. I have got a master degree in theology, though I cannot say I belong to any Church or endorse any specific Christian creed. Actually, I'm a bit skeptical of religious claims sometimes. It is not theology which has made me doubt, it is more likely biology. I enjoy reading about evolution and creationism, and evolutionary psychology too. I enjoy some literature too.

I used to hang out in an apologetics forum but now it is abandoned, left only to broken spammers.

I hope we can have interesting and civil discussions here.

[Mermaid]

Hey there! Impressive, a degree in theology. I bet you have a lot of valuable perspective to lend to the forum. :)

[aitm]

Greetings and welcome.
 Indeed we have some interesting conversations, but most are rather mundane and many simply nonsensical. But civil? Hell yes we are civil...er......somewhat..

[LikelyToBreak]

Welcome!

Good to get a different perspective.   :-D

[Skaði]

Salut! Je suppose que vous parliez le français? Moi, je ne parle pas très bien français... mais je fais un effort [cependant je n'étudie plus de français, alors c'est un très petit effort...] :)

Je présume que vous soyez théiste? Ou est-ce que c'est faux?

[mykcob4]

Hello all,

I'm a French Canadian who likes talking about religious and ethical issues. I have got a master degree in theology, though I cannot say I belong to any Church or endorse any specific Christian creed. Actually, I'm a bit skeptical of religious claims sometimes. It is not theology which has made me doubt, it is more likely biology. I enjoy reading about evolution and creationism, and evolutionary psychology too. I enjoy some literature too.

I used to hang out in an apologetics forum but now it is abandoned, left only to broken spammers.

I hope we can have interesting and civil discussions here.

As long as you don't interject any creationist bullshit we may have good discussions.

[Krampus]

Hello,

Thanks for your greetings.

What are the common beliefs of the members around?

I hope I can bring something to this forum.

I have some knowledge about religion, especially Christianity, but I am far from a theology encyclopedia. For instance I have had some courses about the Bible, but this is not my area of specialisation, so there are many questions I just cannot answer. I have some views about the Bible, but I am no match for a real scholar.

[Krampus]

Salut! Je suppose que vous parliez le français? Moi, je ne parle pas très bien français... mais je fais un effort [cependant je n'étudie plus de français, alors c'est un très petit effort...] :)

Je présume que vous soyez théiste? Ou est-ce que c'est faux?

Your level is not so bad, though some of the grammar is wrong.

I think I have some God belief. I believe that someone created the world, but it is hard to hold that that someone is not indifferent to specific human concerns. It is also hard to believe that our species was the goal of evolution or even that intelligent life of any kind was bound to emerge (despite the anthropic design argument). One would have to believe that God knows everything and used an apparently random and aimless process to make us evolve. It is not impossible, but it strains our credulity. Did God deliberately fling a meteorite onto the Earth to kill the dinosaurs and allow mammals to take over and evolve into humans? Now, there is a range of views in theologians and believing scientists on how evolution can be reconciled with religion but so far I've found them of little help.

There is a book that has more than others shaken my faith:

http://www.amazon.com/Darwin-God-Meanin ... aning+life

[Shiranu]

Salut!

Christian Theology then I guess?

[Hydra009]

What are the common beliefs of the members around?

Atheism.  :P

That's not actually a belief, though.  I suppose secular humanism is the biggie, along with scientific skepticism.  Obviously, I can't speak for everyone, and we argue about practically everything (even stuff that you'd think would only have one side, unfortunately) so your guess is as good as mine.

I have some knowledge about religion, especially Christianity, but I am far from a theology encyclopedia. For instance I have had some courses about the Bible, but this is not my area of specialisation, so there are many questions I just cannot answer. I have some views about the Bible, but I am no match for a real scholar.

Modesty.  Such a rarity here, especially from the theists.   =D>

Welcome aboard.

[Hydra009]

Did God deliberately fling a meteorite onto the Earth to kill the dinosaurs and allow mammals to take over and evolve into humans?

If one believe in a God and believes there's some sort of "divine plan", then the answer would have to be yes.  Which raises the question as to exactly the point of the plan and the need to go about it in such a convoluted and needlessly brutal way.

But I'm an atheist, so I'm just going to go with answer d, stuff happens.  ELE, radiation, ELE, radiation.  The pendulum swings.

[Krampus]

Salut!

Christian Theology then I guess?

Yes, indeed. My teachers were Catholics with a liberal bent. But some of the students were Protestants.

[Solitary]

Welcome aboard Krampus! Out of all the different religions, which is the correct one? Solitary

[Plu]

Welcome to the forums. Interesting to see where this goes :)

[Krampus]

Welcome aboard Krampus! Out of all the different religions, which is the correct one? Solitary

Hi,

Of all the world religions, I do think that Christianity is the one that makes most sense. Still, Deism and Atheism are possibly even more rational. Let's see the evidence.