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| God's Omnipotence | 10/13/2009 |
Q: In my philosophy class, we are talking about God's omnipotence. My teacher explained that God's ...
A: Joey, I think that you are wise to ask if God can do things that we cannot easily comprehend. Some ...
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| right religion? | 8/3/2009 |
Q: Clark, As a non-denominational Christian, born a Jew, I am undergoing a crisis of conscience, akin ...
A: I think we're all revising and seeking the truth over again, to some extent anyhow. As imperfect ...
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| de lagarde | 4/19/2009 |
Q: I have a few questions about “George de Lagarde”. 1. His date of birth. 2. His date of death. 3. His ...
A: I'd never heard of him but apparently he did some scholarly study about the Middle Ages moving into ...
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| Comparative Religious Studies | 1/12/2009 |
Q: Clark, I'm earning my Religious Studies BA right now, but I'm looking for information from as many ...
A: Liz I think that info would be readily available thru a quick search at Google. And to be honest, I ...
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| the right church? | 12/8/2008 |
Q: My husband and I would like to take our two boys to church.He was raised in Jehovahs witness(but ...
A: Does it have to be a church? If you really believe that God is good and that we should promote this, ...
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| What religions / philosophies believe that life and suffering give us reasons to enjoy heaven? | 6/22/2008 |
Q: I believe that life and suffering (possibly over the course of several lifetimes) shape our unique ...
A: Yours is a pretty complicated question. Some would question your use of the term "Heaven" because ...
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| Curious | 4/25/2008 |
Q: Dr clark- I recently stumbled upon a book which talks about "sayings" of the late Buddha and Jesus ...
A: They look similar but there are important differences. Buddha teaches that self and God* are ...
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| Atheism | 11/16/2007 |
Q: Clark. In my theology class we are studying different religions and their customs. I was just ...
A: They often go back to the 'Big Bang' but can't really explain how anything came to exist in the ...
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| ancient Sumerian gods, credible texts | 10/28/2007 |
Q: Clark,my name is Chris. I was raised Christian,but even as a child I felt very suspicious of it ...
A: I came across another book which I think is the best yet: Leick, Gwendolyn. A Dictionary of Ancient ...
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| Miracles in different religions | 10/22/2007 |
Q: Clark, Thanks for your time. Is there one religion in particular where the most miracles occur? Do ...
A: . I'm really pressed for time so will have to provide quick answers: Do you have any thoughts on ...
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| Miracles in different religions | 10/21/2007 |
Q: Clark, Thanks for your time. Is there one religion in particular where the most miracles occur? Do ...
A: Rachel... it's an interesting question and off the top of my head I can't really say which ...
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| Ref: religion | 7/6/2007 |
Q: Good Evening Dr. Clark Can you tell me how can we know if there is any truth to religion (how do we ...
A: I don't know if we can never really be sure. What if, for example, you are the person having the ...
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| Ref: religion | 7/4/2007 |
Q: Good Evening Dr. Clark Can you tell me how can we know if there is any truth to religion (how do we ...
A: Well, skeptics will always go with the "it comforts weak people" argument. While believers tend to ...
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| religion | 7/1/2007 |
Q: Ever sence i can remember i have always been interested in religion no matter the name. I have ...
A: "what i am looking for is a school that will teach the FACTS on religion" Katie, I don't know if ...
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| Religious confusion. | 6/19/2007 |
Q: I'm not sure if I should ask this to you or a psychotherapist but... I am 21 years old. I was raised ...
A: Mark, the fear of hell isn't necessarily a "binding" fear. For all we know, it could be a very ...
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| Religious confusion. | 6/18/2007 |
Q: I'm not sure if I should ask this to you or a psychotherapist but... I am 21 years old. I was raised ...
A: Mark, if it's any help at all, I have gone through something very similar in my life. I started off ...
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| Dante's Inferno | 4/19/2007 |
Q: I'm not sure if you are well educated in Dante's Inferno but I would like to know if you think the ...
A: Yes, I've looked at it and IMHO Dante is too judgmental. As to whether it contradicts the Bible or ...
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| Conservative religion | 11/21/2006 |
Q: There is this girl I work with that engaged me in a talk about God and I felt like she talked me ...
A: I'm afraid I can't answer all of your concerns because it would be way too involved to go through ...
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| Church Authority | 3/22/2006 |
Q: What are the different views of church authority among the protestant churhes? What is the veiw of ...
A: Although there are many different types of Christian churches, I think at some fundamental level ...
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| Evil | 1/26/2006 |
Q: I don't quite understand the how the Christian concept of God of omnipotent, omniscient, and ...
A: Jessica… After thinking about your question, I felt that I should make the following modification: ...
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| muslims vs jews | 11/23/2005 |
Q: what is the belief simularities and differences between Islam and the Jewish religions?
A: one has to remember that there are different branches of both Judaism and Islam. There's a great ...
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| defining religion | 11/9/2005 |
Q: what are the problems of defining religion in a cross-cultural context?
A: Lottie... the definition of religion has been open to much debate, even within a given culture. ...
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| definition | 9/27/2005 |
Q: Good Morning. When asked, I have been at a loss to give a name to my core belief system and would ...
A: Jacqueline, Interesting and thought-provoking question. It depends on how you view the godhead. ...
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| Religious Studies | 10/8/2004 |
Q: I'd like to ask about Comparative Religious Studies. Where could I find the information about it ...
A: Sir E.B. Tylor (1832-1917) and Sir J.G. Frazer as the most important figures in the birth of ...
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| Taoist concept of Yin and Yang | 7/16/2004 |
Q: Clark, I'm often frustrated by scholars (usually generalists) who insist that the Taoist concept of ...
A: Tom, I remember grappling with this issue in an Oriental Phil. course which I took some 20 years ...
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| unorganized religion | 3/20/2004 |
Q: Do you see evidence of, or if not do you think it is possible that there could be a unifying set of ...
A: . that's a very interesting question. Let me tell you a bit about myself and hopefully in so doing, ...
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| Attractions towards these terms | 11/30/2003 |
Q: What was the attraction towards monotheism compared to polytheism?
A: Well, it probably mirrors mankind's political, philosophical, scientific, and spiritual sense of ...
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| Confucianism: Religion or Philosophy | 2/5/2003 |
Q: I was wondering if you knew of any URL's or books (hopefully no charged) that i could use to ...
A: Jim.. one of the questions that was raised while I was doing my doctorate was "just what is a ...
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| A brief question on Jainism | 8/11/2002 |
Q: This is a question I have forgotten to ask my religious studies professor. I know there are two ...
A: my book spells it Digambara. But no real matter since it is a transliteration from the Sanskrit. The ...
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| identify belief | 7/1/2002 |
Q: I wish to identify the beliefs that believe in a creator or creative force only. Are there groups ...
A: .. sorry for the delay. What you're describing in theological terms is called Deism. John Locke ...
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| Why study religion? | 6/12/2002 |
Q: Why (identify reasons) do you think people study religion and how does this relate to assumptions ...
A: As for the second part of your question, because of the possibility of duplicity we cannot really ...
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| After life | 6/4/2002 |
Q: Recently on John Edward's program "Crossing Over" an individual was skeptical of an after-life ...
A: . it's hard for me to answer the question without more details. I don't know how she was using the ...
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| ET & native/indigenous beliefs | 5/27/2002 |
Q: I am searching for a book that focuses on the commonalities of the spiritual beliefs among ...
A: . there's an out of print (but possibly in libraries) book by George Adamski ("Flying saucers have ...
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| atheists/agnostics | 4/7/2002 |
Q: A certain percentage of children born to Christian parents become atheists or agnostics later in ...
A: Follow up: You might have better luck posing your question in the Islam section at this site, or in ...
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