Creation

My Secret Love For Garbage

Tara Woodard-Lehman | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Recycle Waste, Restoration, Christianity, Garbage and Redemption, Creation, Recreation, College Chaplaincy, Slidepollajax, Religion News

It became so obvious. All this garbage. All this junk. All this longing to take that which is deemed unworthy -- this was Good News -- really, really, good news. This was Gospel.

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Nuthin' to Explain

Victor Stenger | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Quantum Physics, Cosmology, Nothing, Creation, Nothing Space, Nothing Creation, Physics Outer Space, Matter Origins Space, Science News

In a recent book called A Universe From Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing, cosmologist Larry Krauss describes how our universe could have arisen naturally from a pre-existing structureless void he calls "nothing."

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Grow Deep and You'll Stand Tall

Dennis Merritt Jones | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Infinite Intelligence, Adversity, Power, Strength, Wind, Growth, Creation, Flexability, Gps-Soul, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Practice, Healthy Living News

We need to remember that infinite intelligence is the soil, the essential foundation upon which we grow our lives. Then we can view the challenges in our lives as blessings. It is that contrast that develops our character and deepens our spiritual roots in the rich soil of being.

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And The Winner Is... A Moment Of Glory, A Lifetime Of Purpose

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 04.30.2012

The essential question is: What kind of investment do we make with the life we are given between the day we are born, and the day our "marching papers" come? Are we good stewards of life force flowing through our veins? Could we do better?

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Are We The Reason For The Universe's Existence? The Anthropic Principle Reconsidered

Clay Farris Naff | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Lawrence Krauss, Religion, Anthropic Principle, Descartes, Christian Scriptures, Cosmology, Hawking, Hindu Scriptures, Science, Stephen Hawking, God, Joel Osteen, Creation, Religion and Science, Religion News

Indeed, the Universe, as science has revealed it, bears little resemblance to the description of Divine creation in various Scriptures.

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How Could God Have Allowed the Holocaust?

Rabbi Alan Lurie | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Big Bang, Theodicy, Holocaust, Judaism, Free Will, Gottfried-Leibniz, Religion and Science, God, Elie Weisel, Creation, Religion News

If we agree that humanity must have free will, we must accept the consequences of its decisions.

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The Meeting Of Science And Mysticism

Deepak Chopra | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Mysticism, Non-Dual Consciousness, Science, Mind-Brain Question, Non-Dual Materialism, Materialism, Mind-Body Duality, Creation, Worldviews, Conscious, States of Consciousness, What Is Consciousness, Dualism, Consciousness, Healthy-New-Year, Mindfulness, Human Consciousness, Paradigm Shift, Healthy Living News

It's a well-worn truth that the modern world is built upon science and technology. But this truth doesn't dominate everyday life as much as one might think.

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What Happened Before Creation?

Robert Lanza, M.D. | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Quantum Physics, Big Bang, Time, Consciousness, Big Bang Theory, Quantum Mechanics, Space, Cosmos, Creation, Universe, Before Big Bang, Before Universe, Healthy Living News

Everyone knows that something is screwy with the way we visualize the cosmos. The failure of science to address the deep and basic questions of life plays a large role in why people continue to turn to religion for answers.

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Did the Universe Arise Because of Chance or Design?

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Design, Randomness, Deepak Chopra, Leonard Mlodinow, Chance, War-of-the-Worldviews, Creation, Books News

Deepak answers questions about the nature of spiritual knowledge, creation, consciousness and science.

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Things

Brian D. Cohen | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Creativity, Art, Acquisitiveness, Creation, Making Things, Artifacts, Acquiring Things, Arts News

I have this post-apocalyptic image -- that all we have made to endure is trash, permanent mementos of brief appetites, very, very briefly useful, disposed of, then surviving forever. We would do better to make statues in snow and leave nothing.

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Jon Huntsman And Evolution: A Missed Opportunity

Michael Zimmerman, Ph.D. | Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: Republican Politics, Religion and Science, The Clergy Letter Project, Creation, Evolution, Religion and Politics, Republicans and Science, Elections 2012, Jon Huntsman Evolution, Climate Change, Jon Huntsman 2012, Climate Change Denial, Huntsman Evolution Tweet, Religion News

It's not often that there's good news coming out of the Republican Party. So exploring what brought Jon Huntsman to his position on science is not a trivial matter.

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If God Had A Blog, What Would The Comments Be?

The New Yorker | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Christianity, God Blog, If God Had a Blog, Genesis, God, Blog Comments, New Yorker, God Blog Comments, Creation, Religion News

UPDATE: Pretty pleased with what I’ve come up with in just six days. Going to take tomorrow off. Feel free to check out what I’ve done so far. Sug...

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Is Accepting Evolution 'Optional' For Christians?

Karl Giberson, Ph.D | Posted 08.03.2011

Read More: Intelligent Design, Evolution, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Creation, The Anointed, Anti-Intellectualism, Religion and Science, Religion Science, Religion News

To expose high school students to fringe perspectives, presented as genuine alternatives, and then encourage them to "choose" the one they like best is to send the message that there is no such thing as knowledge.

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Many Mansions In Whose House?

Bishop Pierre Whalon | Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: Stephen Hawking, Virgin Mary, Afterlife, Creation, Hell, Heaven, Death, John 14, Stephen Hawking Heaven, Christian Afterlife, Teachings of Jesus, Christianity, Heaven and Hell, Religion News

What else do we need to trust God for? If he has prepared a place for us for then, what about now? If we are willing to trust about our death, what about our life now?

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Born This Way? Being, Becoming, Lady Gaga and the Divine

John Backman | Posted 07.25.2011

Read More: Lgbt, Education, Adhd, Being, Becoming, Lady GaGa, Self-Esteem, God, Faith, Born This Way, Compassion, Creation, Wisdom, Lady Gaga Born This Way, Religion News

Every major faith tradition calls its followers to more: to become better, more compassionate, closer to the Divine. The natural arc of life issues the same call.

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The Beauty Of Following The Guidance Of God

William C. Chittick, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Quran, Islam, Beauty, Spirituality, Tawhid, Adam and Eve, Mysticism, Rumi, Human Beauty, Muslims, Genesis, Creation, Religion News

The Quran explains in many ways that people do not live up to their beauty. As in Genesis, the story begins with Adam, but there are important twists in the Quranic version.

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Seeing God As The Ultimate Center Of Creativity

Jeffrey Small | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Creativity, Daniel Pink, Education, Art, Sir Ken Robinson, Writing, Thomas Edison, Failure, Evolution, God, Learning, Creative Minds, Creative People, Creation, Religion News

Creativity is one of the characteristics of the universe. The evolution of the cosmos is characterized by a movement toward life, toward diversity, and toward consciousness.

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Creation As The Body Of God

Fr. Richard Rohr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christianity, Mysticism, Incarnation of God, Big Bang, Christian Mysticism, Christ, Creation, Body of God, Thomas Aquinas, Religion News

The Incarnation of God did not happen in Bethlehem. That is just when we started taking it seriously. The incarnation actually happened 14.5 billion years ago with what we now call "The Big Bang."

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Darwin And Atheism

Michael Ruse | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Deism, Darwin Day, Dan Dennett, Charles Darwin, Darwin Biography, Intelligent Design, Atheist Flags, Origin of Species, Atheism, Natural Selection, Darwin's Religion, Atheists, Evolution, Creation, Religion News

Charles Darwin himself would be embarrassed greatly by atheist flags associated with him, especially atheist flags flown in celebration of his birthday.

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Islam And The Innate Beauty Of Human Nature

William C. Chittick, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islam, Adam, Beauty, Love, Human Nature, Names for God, Bible, God, Muslim Names for God, Quran, Creation, Allah, Religion News

The quickest way to get at the notion of innate human beauty is to reflect on the Judeo-Christian principle of the divine image, reaffirmed in the Prophet's saying, "God created Adam in His form."

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Jews And The Need For God: Modern Lessons From Moses Maimonides

Joshua Stanton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Prophecy, Leo Strauss, Guide of the Perplexed, Creation, Moses Maimonides, Atheism, Judaism, Maimonides and Faith, Judaism and Faith, Rambam and God, Maimonides and God, Religion News

Today, faith is more of a choice than ever before, and atheism is becoming a more socially acceptable alternative to belief. Judaism, especially as an action-based religion, need not feel challenged.

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A New Creation Story: Beyond Religion and Science

Deepak Chopra | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Laws of Nature, Creation, Religion Science, Mathematics Creation, Stephen Hawking Creation, God Physics, God Science, Quantum Physics God, Creation Metaphysics, Quantum Physics Creation, Randomness God, Religion News

Religionists are trying to rethink God in light of quantum mechanics; scientists are looking to spiritual traditions for glimpses into the realm that transcends the five senses. A new creation story is trying to be born.

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Hawking's Grand Book, But Where Is the Design? (Part 2)

Deepak Chopra | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Einstein, Leonard Mlodinow, The Grand Design, Stephen Hawking, Roger Penrose, God, Consciousness, M-Theory, Creation, Books News

What we need is a dialogue between science and metaphysics, recognizing both as valid but complementary aspects of one reality. To refute one or try to merge both goes against the efforts of dialogue.

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Stephen Hawking's Grand Book, But Where Is the Design?

Deepak Chopra | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Einstein, Roger Penrose, The Grand Design, Consciousness, Leonard Mlodinow, Stephen Hawking, Godel's Incompleteness Theorem, God, Creation, M-Theory, Books News

Hawking and his co-author Leonard Mlodinow lead readers on a journey to the very edge of "nothing." But the closer they get, the more their findings lend no contradiction to a universal presence, often referred to as God.

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Earth, Our Mother

Donna Henes | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Earth, American Indians, Goddess, Mother, Mythology, Mother Earth, Creation, Patriarchy, Healthy Living News

In its infancy, humankind clung to the primal comprehension of a maternal Earth. The biblical name, Eve, means Mother of All Living. Her name is derived from much older creation myths.

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