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Creation
Whether you believe God created the world or the universe is the result of the Big Bang, ask questions here about the creation of the beautiful and wondrous earth we live on.
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What is the moral lesson creation story from luzon?
The creation story from Luzon emphasizes the importance of respecting and honoring nature, as well as the idea of interconnectedness between humans and the environment. It teaches that humans are just one part of a larger ecosystem and should live in harmony with all living beings. Additionally, the story often highlights the power of cooperation and unity in facing challenges and obstacles.
I am sorry my friend but there is no mention of Ezra as being an angel in scripture.
Ezra was a famous priest and scribe who brought back part of the exiles from captivity (Ezra 7-10; Neh. 8; 12). The object of his mission was to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.
Does thou shalt not kill include pests like flies or wasps or any kind of bug or roach?
No. Equally well, it doesn't cover killing animals to eat. King David killed a bear and a lion with his bare hands. Many bulls and calves were killed for sacrifices. So the answer to your question is no.
Does thou shalt not kill include pests like flies or wasps or any kind of bug ant or roach?
The commandment "thou shalt not kill" typically refers to the prohibition of killing other humans. In terms of pests like flies, wasps, bugs, ants, or roaches, the ethical considerations may vary depending on religious beliefs, cultural norms, or personal values. Some individuals may choose to remove pests using humane methods that do not involve killing, while others may view certain pests as a threat to health and safety, justifying their removal.
When you die do you reincarnate as an animal or a plant?
Reincarnation is very much ideological in scriptures but is not supported by science. So it could be regarded as a belief of the school of psychology. Many religions such as Hinduism condemn human being reincarnated as plant or animal unless there is low grade penance committed by the human, while theory of balance of energy in Scientology which is a hybrid of laws of science with some advanced postulates of cosmos life supports that deforestation is leading to more humans being born.
What are the beliefs in the creation story?
The narrative of God creating the universe is uncompromising in its declaration that the One God created all things (including time and space, by the way), without recourse to any primordial substance; and that the creation was done to provide a backdrop upon which people would be tested, and act via their free-will.
The Torah creation-account, unlike various ancient stories, does not attribute creation to a multitude of warring, flawed deities and their demigod offspring. In addition, the Torah account makes human responsibility foremost, stressing the lesson that the world is not a happy-go-lucky place in which people may cavort as they see fit.
Who created a device to transmit the human voice electronically?
Alexander Graham Bell was issued a patent in 1876, his invention: the telephone.
What is Lee Strobel's views on evolution?
"It depends on how you define evolution. If you define evolution as merely meaning change over time, then I don't see any problem with a person being a Christian and believing in evolution. But that's not how textbooks define evolution. They define evolution as being random and undirected without plan or purpose. So how can God direct an undirected process? How can there be a divine purpose behind a purposeless and random world? That didn't make sense to me as I began to investigate this stuff. The kind of evolutionary theory being taught to students precludes the idea that there is a God or intelligent designer behind it because of the logical problem of saying that God could have directed a process that's undirected, or that he had a divine purpose behind a purposeless and random world."
-Lee Strobel in an interview with Beliefnet senior editor Deborah Caldwell
How do you debunk creationism?
The following are some of the current methods regularly used in attempts to debunk creationism:
1. Suppression- don't allow creationism (or any ideas though to be critical of evolution) to be taught, promulgated or put forward anywhere. This type of activity has been documented by Dr Jerry Bergman in "Slaughter of the Dissidents" and by Ben Stein in his documentary "Expelled".
2. The use of insults, put-downs and other dubious tactics, obviously doesn't deal with the issues but do intimidate some into silence.
3. Use of faulty argumentation such as "knocking down a straw man." Misrepresenting creationist views (creating a straw-man argument in which no creationist believes) in such a way that makes it easy to refute. One of the most common is the assertion that creationists believe in fixity of species and deny natural selection, neither of which is true. Species do change and creationists acknowledge it and have explained it.
Switching the meaning of terms is another common tactic used to debunk creationism, such as likening all change (which creationists also acknowledge) to evolution, whereas it is the 'type of change' that is the difference.
4. Ignoring History: Modern science, even scientific thought itself, flourished where there existed belief in an orderly universe, as in nations where Christianity had a strong influence. Great scientists from the past such as Newton and Kepler sought to 'think God's thoughts after him' in their scientific research. Attempts to debunk creationism regularly include suggestions that it is 'anti-science.'
A New Approach that would be successful in debunking creationism would be one that deals with rather than avoids all the key arguments put forward by creationists such as: Carbon 14 in diamonds, which should not exist if the diamonds are anywhere near as old as claimed.
Genetic entropy- the genome of all multicellular life including humans is gaining around 100 mutations per person per generation (an average estimate), leading in a relatively short time to genetic meltdown and evidenced by the literally hundreds of Mendelian genetic diseases evident today. Thus if we are as old as evolution claims, we should not exist.
The information issue -how does the new and massive amount of new information get added into the genome for a microbe to change into a man?
The origin of life issue- science has shown it is impossible to create life from lifeless chemicals.
To date such an approach remains unused.
Is there evidence of intelligent design?
Any evidence of intelligent design, such as the notion of "irreducible complexity" have been refuted by evolution. Intelligent design automatically implies a creator (i.e. God) which itself has no evidence.
"Spirit" is God's active force in every living thing. Animals have the same spirit that mankind does (Ecclesiastes 3:19-20). It is 'the breath of life'(Genesis 7:22)(Psalm 104:29). When they die, however, unlike humans, animals do not have a resurrection hope(Acts 24:15)
it is something that is created and is original. And somthing that represents expressing yourself like all art. Artistic creations are found everywhere.
Is everything of one consciousness?
I would say everything is of one 'sub-consciousness' and that those who embrace spiritual oneness hope for one consciousness to see the light of day.
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What is one drawback of using models to represent scientific processes?
Models may not take into account all of the variables.
Adultery is when you cheat on your spouse and divorce is when you end the marriage from your spouse.
How was god made if he created heaven?
God cannot be made because for things created they must come from an eternally existing One. If you were to ask the Question, "Who made God?" then you could repeat the question continually,"Who made the One who made God, Who made the one who made the one who made God?" You must conclude that it would still lead to One who eternally existed. Why so? Because Origin begins somewhere! Why so Because the All Powerful One would not be All Powerful if someone made Hiim.
How did God come to Elijah at Sinai?
There is no record of Elijah having encountered
any significant religious experience at Sinai.
How does the second Creation story in Genesis vary from the first account?
The second creation story (Genesis 2:4b-20) is almost as different from the first creation story (Genesis 1:1-2:4a) as is possible. The second story is older in Judaism and is attributed to the anonymous author now known as the Yahwist, writing around the ninth century BCE. Scholars have noted that the opening emphasis on the need for rain means that it was probably developed in an arid environment. The first story is attributed to the anonymous author now known as the Priestly Source, writing during the babylonian Exile. Scholars have noted that the opening emphasis the pre-existing waters means that it was probably developed in a maritime culture.
In the first (but later) creation story, God is all-powerful and can simply speak things into existence. He makes man (both male and female) in his own image and gives them dominion over all living things. In the second story, God is less powerful, needing dust to create Adam, and a rib to create Eve. Man is the servant of the earth and does not become god-like until he eats the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Of course, man and woman are created together in the first story, on the sixth day and after all other living creatures. In the second story, Adam is the first creation, followed by all other living creatures, then finally Eve.
By the time of the Priestly Source, Judaism was becoming monotheistic, and the emphasis on the creation of the sun, moon and stars means that the gods they had formerly been associated with no longer had their symbolism. The Yahwist lived in a time when the sun god, the moon god and the hosts of heaven were very much living gods and goddesses.
Leon R. Kass (The Beginning of Wisdom: Reading Genesis) says that in recognising the independence of the two creation stories, we must scrupulously avoid reading into the second story any facts or notions taken from the first, and vice versa.
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Can the story of creation be related to the scientific explanation of how the earth was made?
It depends on which creation story you are talking about. All early cultures have their own creation myths. And some cultures have more than one creation myth.
For example, the Bible has 2 different accounts of creation. The Bible's creation myths were most likely updated versions of Babylonian or Sumerian creation myths.
What kind of narrative is the story of creation?
There are many. The one of the Christian faith would be fantasy but the ones of other religions could be anything else.
How will you value God's creation?
While this is a question it has no valid answer as it is subject to personal whims and wants. It also makes the assumption that God (with a capital G meaning monotheistic and probably the Christian one) created everything making a lot of people not be allowed to answer the question because they think that the bias of the question is wrong.
A story of creation from luzon?
The Creation Story from Luzon
When the world first began there was no land, but only the sea and the sky, and between them was a kite (a bird something like a hawk). One day the bird which had nowhere to light grew tired of flying about, so she stirred up the sea until it threw its waters against the sky. The sky, in order to restrain the sea, showered upon it many islands until it could no longer rise, but ran back and forth. Then the sky ordered the kite to light on one of the islands to build her nest, and to leave the sea and the sky in peace.
Now at this time the land breeze and the sea breeze were married, and they had a child which was a bamboo. One day when this bamboo was floating about on the water, it struck the feet of the kite which was on the beach. The bird, angry that anything should strike it, pecked at the bamboo, and out of one section came a man and from the other a woman.
Then the earthquake called on all the birds and fish to see what should be done with these two, and it was decided that they should marry. Many children were born to the couple, and from them came all the different races of people.
After a while the parents grew very tired of having so many idle and useless children around, and they wished to be rid of them, but they knew of no place to send them to. Time went on and the children became so numerous that the parents enjoyed no peace. One day, in desperation, the father seized a stick and began beating them on all sides.
This so frightened the children that they fled in different directions, seeking hidden rooms in the house -- some concealed themselves in the walls, some ran outside, while others hid in the fireplace, and several fled to the sea.
Now it happened that those who went into the hidden rooms of the house later became the chiefs of the islands; and those who concealed themselves in the walls became slaves. Those who ran outside were free men; and those who hid in the fireplace became Negroes; while those who fled to the sea were gone many years, and when their children came back they were the white people.
In a nutshell...
The Ifugao tribes of northern Luzon believed that the world was created by the Sun God during a cosmic war between the sky world and the underworld.
What percentage of people in the world believe in Creationism?
Too many! Many of the one billion Muslims and about half of the US population. I can not put a percentage on that, but a quarter of the world's population at least. You can Google a certain number af comparative studies, but how many of the world's nations are included I do not know.
