Comments for ClockBackward Essays http://www.clockbackward.com A Mathematician Writes About Philosophy, Science, Rationality, Ethics, Religion, Skepticism and the Search for Truth Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:51:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Are There Aliens in the Universe? by vita hindin http://www.clockbackward.com/2009/09/07/are-there-aliens-in-the-universe/comment-page-1/#comment-15915 vita hindin Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:51:15 +0000 http://www.clockbackward.com/?p=423#comment-15915 once when i was 4 i noteced somthing about a planet with aliens on it and the aliens said to me people are dumb once when i was 4 i noteced somthing about a planet with aliens on it and the aliens said to me people are dumb

]]> Comment on Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About: Religion, God, and Spirituality by Todd http://www.clockbackward.com/2009/11/17/answers-to-frequently-asked-questions-about-religion-god-and-spirituality/comment-page-1/#comment-15163 Todd Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:31:52 +0000 http://www.clockbackward.com/?p=455#comment-15163 A few questions: Doesn't history(apart from the Bible) acknowledge the existence of Jesus of Nazareth? You kept referring to false relgions throughout the article. How can you know which one is false and which one isn't? You even made this statement: "but of course there is no reason to assume that the religion that you happen to be born into is more likely to be correct than any other." I believe in scientific proof and objective reasoning as much as you do, but it always bothers me that maybe, just MAYBE, certain people do have this "special revelation" from God, a god, or gods. Of course that is very subjective, but can you rule out the possibility of personal revelation? I wish I could. A few questions:

Doesn’t history(apart from the Bible) acknowledge the existence of Jesus of Nazareth?

You kept referring to false relgions throughout the article. How can you know which one is false and which one isn’t? You even made this statement: “but of course there is no reason to assume that the religion that you happen to be born into is more likely to be correct than any other.” I believe in scientific proof and objective reasoning as much as you do, but it always bothers me that maybe, just MAYBE, certain people do have this “special revelation” from God, a god, or gods. Of course that is very subjective, but can you rule out the possibility of personal revelation? I wish I could.

]]> Comment on Was Albert Einstein Religious? by Jeremy http://www.clockbackward.com/2009/02/08/was-albert-einstein-religious/comment-page-1/#comment-15138 Jeremy Wed, 28 Dec 2011 06:40:24 +0000 http://clockbackward.wordpress.com/?p=74#comment-15138 The Jews were and are Gods chosen people and that being the case and A.E. being a Jew fell under the category of being Blessed of God just because he was a Jew You study it out. Look at most of the brilliant talented famous wealthy blessed peacefull and I might ad most persecuted people of our time They seem to fall into two categories Christians and Jews The very continued existence of the modern day state of Israel and the survival of the Jewish people not to mention all of the Bible prophecy come to pass with pinpoint accuracy proves the Bible Albert Einstein was a brilliant man blessed of God Was he a Christian? Did he accept Christ as Saviour? Only him and God know that I hope he put his trust in Yashua. I tend to think if he was a Christian he would have voiced it. Hopefully he was a Christian. One thing for sure he was quite a brilliant man I like what David Wilson said about the ultimate subject being Jesus Now that is profound indeed. He is the final authority on everything for He(Jesus) Created the Earth in six literal days and on the seventh He rested He actually spoke it into exsistence! If you don't believe that that's alright just wait long enough eventual you will find out you were wrong..... And you will have an eternity to regret your decision to reject the Truth My hope is people will believe the Gospel and be saved It is Truth! The Jews were and are Gods chosen people and that being the case and A.E. being a Jew fell under the category of being Blessed of God just because he was a Jew
You study it out.
Look at most of the brilliant talented famous wealthy blessed peacefull and I might ad most persecuted people of our time
They seem to fall into two categories Christians and Jews
The very continued existence of the modern day state of Israel and the survival of the Jewish people not to mention all of the Bible prophecy come to pass with pinpoint accuracy proves the Bible
Albert Einstein was a brilliant man blessed of God
Was he a Christian?
Did he accept Christ as Saviour? Only him and God know that
I hope he put his trust in Yashua.
I tend to think if he was a Christian he would have voiced it. Hopefully he was a Christian.
One thing for sure he was quite a brilliant man
I like what David Wilson said about the ultimate subject being Jesus
Now that is profound indeed.
He is the final authority on everything for He(Jesus)
Created the Earth in six literal days and on the seventh He rested
He actually spoke it into exsistence!
If you don’t believe that that’s alright just wait long enough eventual you will find out you were wrong…..
And you will have an eternity to regret your
decision to reject the Truth
My hope is people will believe the Gospel and be saved It is Truth!

]]> Comment on Does Science Contradict Christianity? by Todd http://www.clockbackward.com/2009/06/28/does-science-contradict-christianity/comment-page-1/#comment-15117 Todd Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:58:26 +0000 http://www.clockbackward.com/?p=365#comment-15117 Gabie, if God has this "special timing" that only he knows, why give Moses exact days that humans can relate to? Why even say a number(i.e. 6 days) if that number may not be the number in his "special timing" vocabulary? Science uses numbers to quantify information that our brain can process. Also, dust is not a micro-organism. If one wants to be purely subjective and interpret scripture to fit their own moral code, so be it. But to say that the Bible does not contradict science is incorrect. Gabie, if God has this “special timing” that only he knows, why give Moses exact days that humans can relate to? Why even say a number(i.e. 6 days) if that number may not be the number in his “special timing” vocabulary? Science uses numbers to quantify information that our brain can process. Also, dust is not a micro-organism. If one wants to be purely subjective and interpret scripture to fit their own moral code, so be it. But to say that the Bible does not contradict science is incorrect.

]]> Comment on Are There Aliens in the Universe? by vita hindin http://www.clockbackward.com/2009/09/07/are-there-aliens-in-the-universe/comment-page-1/#comment-15048 vita hindin Sun, 25 Dec 2011 01:21:54 +0000 http://www.clockbackward.com/?p=423#comment-15048 once when i was 6 i saw a spaceship with an aielan weapon once when i was 6
i saw a spaceship with an aielan weapon

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