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I don't think that there is anything wrong with trusting God to help out the people who obey Him and who walk in the good deeds that He had prepared for them. There are quite a few passages in The Bible that highlight the idea that doing good deeds and expecting God's favor in return is not...

Why is global networking an exception? Are all the technological and medical discoveries and achievements exceptions? Weren't there people saying that about organ transplants about a century ago? Who is to say that uploading souls to a host body is the only option? There could be various...

So, it's all arbitrary then... Is there even a way to know if God listens to our prayers if He doesn't communicate and there doesn't seem to be an apparent answer?

You know what else was impossible and pure sci fi less than 50 years ago? The internet. But here we are discussing with its use, some of us holding it in our hands in a 5-inch screen format.

What about cryonics?

Is grace given continuously, or sporadically? There are some Orthodox teachings that say that God grants us grace in abundance for a period of time and then departs from us for a while, letting the devil tempt us, in order to see if we will use the grace we have experienced as a means of...

Is this a Protestant community or a Catholic one? I don't think it's an Orthodox or Coptic one, but I might be mistaken.

It sounds like a rough procedure. Which part of your tongue? Don't they usually do radiation for oral cancer instead of surgery?

Thoughts about what?

Some people say that praying to God might not change situations, but might change our attitude towards those situations. For example, if we are sick and pray for healing, God might not heal us, but He might use the time we spend in prayer to change our mentality from "I am so miserable because I...

Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy when I was about 12 or 13 years old. I need to undergo several other surgeries to fix my broken body, but I don't know if I will be able to.

Why are you so passionate about working out? What type of progress are you seeking?

Also Pope Francis? :joke:

In general or only for Valentine's Day?

I don't know, to be honest. It's kind of difficult to engage in any helpful activities considering my condition. :saddd:

Do you think that the Bible should address the topic of finding a spouse in more detail? Personally, I kind of do. When it comes to romantic relationships between men and women, there are a lot of commandments, but not enough instructions. Don't divorce, don't lust, find a partner if you don't...

Not a lot of people know this, but there's an annual celebratory week for kindness. It initially started as a single day and over the years evolved into an entire week for celebrating random acts of kindness. This year, the week started on February the 11th and will culminate with the Random...

Faith in the form of a feeling, that is. There are people who will engage in religious activities and strive to live according to the teachings of Christianity (attend church, go to confession, read The Bible, do charitable work, even pray), but constantly doubt (in their minds) their beliefs...

If the Calvinistic view that some people are predestined to damnation is false, then how come some people can't muster up enough faith in the form of a feeling no matter how much they pray? Or is faith something other than a feeling?

What type of countdown? Did it show you a pop-up message or something like that? As far as I'm aware, most licensed antivirus software have some sort of tab in their user interface where they list the number of days left until the subscription expires. For example, my current Avira license...