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Why Im NOT Why Im NOT Jewish/ Christian Atheist Agnostic - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Why Im NOT Why Im NOT Jewish/ Christian Atheist Agnostic - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Why Im NOT Why Im NOT Jewish/ Christian Atheist Agnostic Hindu Muslim Buddhist GOD Why Im NOT Why Im NOT Jewish/ Christian Atheist Agnostic Hindu Muslim Buddhist GOD Why Im NOT Why Im NOT
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Atheist Agnostic Hindu Muslim Buddhist Jewish/ Christian
Why I’m NOT … Why I’m NOT …
GOD
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Atheist Agnostic Hindu Muslim Buddhist Jewish/ Christian
Why I’m NOT … Why I’m NOT …
GOD
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Agnostics don’t believe in God, but aren’t ready to say they are certain there is no God.
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Did benzene cause the leukemia? Did benzene cause the leukemia?
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Did benzene cause the leukemia? Did benzene cause the leukemia?
Benzene at 10,000 times the legal limit wouldn’t hurt anybody!
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Did benzene cause the leukemia? Did benzene cause the leukemia?
Benzene at 10,000 times the legal limit wouldn’t hurt anybody! Benzene X10,000
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I have a problem with people who say they believe reality is one thing, but live showing it is something altogether different.
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Our view of reality should align perfectly with how we live and how others live
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We need to weigh the evidence No God God
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There are different kinds of evidence
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There are different kinds of evidence
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There are different kinds of evidence
- Scientific evidence –
with limitations
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There are different kinds of evidence
- Scientific evidence –
with limitations
- Direct evidence
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There are different kinds of evidence
- Scientific evidence –
with limitations
- Direct evidence
- Circumstantial evidence
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Competing views of reality
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Competing views of reality No God
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Competing views of reality No God God
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Competing views of reality No God God
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are
sacks of chemicals
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some of the
chemicals have electrical interactions
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some chem’shave elec. inter.
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some chem’shave elec. inter.
- Our sack of
chem/elec. interactions differs from other animals
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some chem’shave elec. inter.
- Our sack differs from others
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some chem’shave elec. inter.
- Our sack differs from others
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some chem’shave elec. inter.
- Our sack differs from others
- Nothing exists to set objective
right and wrong. i.e. some chemical interactions are “evil”
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some chem’shave elec. inter.
- Our sack differs from others
- Nothing sets obj. right/wrong.
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some chem’shave elec. inter.
- Our sack differs from others
- Nothing sets obj. right/wrong.
- Space dust is space dust
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some chem’shave elec. inter.
- Our sack differs from others
- Nothing sets obj. right/wrong.
- Space dust is space dust
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some chem’shave elec. inter.
- Our sack differs from others
- Nothing sets obj. right/wrong.
- Space dust is space dust
Outside of the universe is an infinite, personal, moral God Space and time
God
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some chem’shave elec. inter.
- Our sack differs from others
- Nothing sets obj. right/wrong.
- Space dust is space dust
- Infinite/Person/Moral God
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some chem’shave elec. inter.
- Our sack differs from others
- Nothing sets obj. right/wrong.
- Space dust is space dust
- Infinite/Person/Moral God
Humans uniquely bear the image of a moral God
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some chem’shave elec. inter.
- Our sack differs from others
- Nothing sets obj. right/wrong.
- Space dust is space dust
- Infinite/Person/Moral God
Humans in moral God’s image
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some chem’shave elec. inter.
- Our sack differs from others
- Nothing sets obj. right/wrong.
- Space dust is space dust
- Infinite/Person/Moral God
Humans in moral God’s image Humans exist to be in relationship with God
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some chem’shave elec. inter.
- Our sack differs from others
- Nothing sets obj. right/wrong.
- Space dust is space dust
- Infinite/Person/Moral God
Humans in moral God’s image Humans to be in relat. with God
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some chem’shave elec. inter.
- Our sack differs from others
- Nothing sets obj. right/wrong.
- Space dust is space dust
- Infinite/Person/Moral God
Humans in moral God’s image Humans to be in relat. with God Humans fail to measure up to God’s moral perfection
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some chem’shave elec. inter.
- Our sack differs from others
- Nothing sets obj. right/wrong.
- Space dust is space dust
- Infinite/Person/Moral God
- Humans in moral God’s image
- Humans to be in relat. w/ God
- Humans fail to measure up
- God restores the relationship
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Our view of reality should align perfectly with how we live and how others live
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some chem’shave elec. inter.
- Our sack differs from others
- Nothing sets obj. right/wrong.
- Space dust is space dust
- Infinite/Person/Moral God
- Humans in moral God’s image
- Humans to be in relat. w/ God
- Humans fail to measure up
- God restores the relationship
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Competing views of reality No God God
There is one reality. Everyone lives on one side or the other regardless of what they believe
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some chem’shave elec. inter.
- Our sack differs from others
- Nothing sets obj. right/wrong.
- Space dust is space dust
- Infinite/Person/Moral God
- Humans in moral God’s image
- Humans to be in relat. w/ God
- Humans fail to measure up
- God restores the relationship
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some chem’shave elec. inter.
- Our sack differs from others
- Nothing sets obj. right/wrong.
- Space dust is space dust
- Infinite/Person/Moral God
- Humans in moral God’s image
- Humans to be in relat. w/ God
- Humans fail to measure up
- God restores the relationship
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some chem’shave elec. inter.
- Our sack differs from others
- Nothing sets obj. right/wrong.
- Space dust is space dust
- Infinite/Person/Moral God
- Humans in moral God’s image
- Humans to be in relat. w/ God
- Humans fail to measure up
- God restores the relationship
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some chem’shave elec. inter.
- Our sack differs from others
- Nothing sets obj. right/wrong.
- Space dust is space dust
- Infinite/Person/Moral God
- Humans in moral God’s image
- Humans to be in relat. w/ God
- Humans fail to measure up
- God restores the relationship
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some chem’shave elec. inter.
- Our sack differs from others
- Nothing sets obj. right/wrong.
- Space dust is space dust
- Infinite/Person/Moral God
- Humans in moral God’s image
- Humans to be in relat. w/ God
- Humans fail to measure up
- God restores the relationship
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some chem’shave elec. inter.
- Our sack differs from others
- Nothing sets obj. right/wrong.
- Space dust is space dust
- Infinite/Person/Moral God
- Humans in moral God’s image
- Humans to be in relat. w/ God
- Humans fail to measure up
- God restores the relationship
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We need to weigh the evidence
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We need to weigh the evidence Which worldview explains our lives?
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We need to weigh the evidence No God Which worldview explains our lives?
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We need to weigh the evidence No God God Which worldview explains our lives?
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some chem’shave elec. inter.
- Our sack differs from others
- Nothing sets obj. right/wrong.
- Space dust is space dust
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some chem’shave elec. inter.
- Our sack differs from others
- Nothing sets obj. right/wrong.
- Space dust is space dust
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some chem’shave elec. inter.
- Our sack differs from others
- Nothing sets obj. right/wrong.
- Space dust is space dust
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some chem’shave elec. inter.
- Our sack differs from others
- Nothing sets obj. right/wrong.
- Space dust is space dust
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some chem’shave elec. inter.
- Our sack differs from others
- Nothing sets obj. right/wrong.
- Space dust is space dust
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some chem’shave elec. inter.
- Our sack differs from others
- Nothing sets obj. right/wrong.
- Space dust is space dust
The Judeo/Christian worldview explains this problem
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some chem’shave elec. inter.
- Our sack differs from others
- Nothing sets obj. right/wrong.
- Space dust is space dust
The Judeo/Christian worldview explains this problem
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some chem’shave elec. inter.
- Our sack differs from others
- Nothing sets obj. right/wrong.
- Space dust is space dust
The Judeo/Christian worldview explains this problem
- Infinite/Person/Moral God
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Competing views of reality No God God
- Humans are sacks of chemicals
- Some chem’shave elec. inter.
- Our sack differs from others
- Nothing sets obj. right/wrong.
- Space dust is space dust
The Judeo/Christian worldview explains this problem
- Infinite/Person/Moral God
- Humans in moral God’s image
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ETHIC S
ETHICS go under the microscope
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And a Phil Keaggy agnosticism song!
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And a Phil Keaggy agnosticism song!
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And a Phil Keaggy agnosticism song!
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Points for home
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Points for home
“The heavens proclaim his righteousness, and all the peoples see his glory” (Ps. 97:6)
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Points for home
“The heavens proclaim his righteousness, and all the peoples see his glory” (Ps. 97:6) Some people don’t see the forest for the trees
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Points for home
“I will ponder the way that is blameless” (Ps. 101:2)
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Points for home
“I will ponder the way that is blameless” (Ps. 101:2) There is something about right and wrong worth thinking over
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Points for home
“There is none like you among the gods, O Lord” (Ps. 86:8)
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Points for home
“There is none like you among the gods, O Lord” (Ps. 86:8) The uniqueness of the Christian worldview is worth pondering
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