The Fshbwl

Proving God

If you are a believer in God, have you ever been asked to prove that God exists? and if you are not a believer, are you waiting for that one proof that will convince you?

Spider-Man and the Compartmentalized Life

Since childhood, I have always been fascinated with comics and superheroes. My first comics were given to my by a friend in 3rd Grade. It was a Spider-Man comic. From that fateful day, I have been a comic book collector, but it has only been recently that I have been able to make the connections of comics to faith. I think that this has become clear within the recent superhero movies.

D.C. Morale

In our age, scientific discoveries shed light on functions of the body everyday, yet there is much — emotions, thought processes, spiritual experiences — that still eludes researchers. Artists have always been drawn to the figure as subject matter throughout time in order to explore unknown parts of the human drama and have interpreted it in many different ways on canvas.

House

Like American Idol, I never planned to watch House. Rather, like 24, it was one of those shows that I actually avoided because I knew I'd get hooked ...

Confessions of a Former Atheist: Part I

I used be to an atheist.

I grew up Catholic, was confirmed in the church, but as soon as confirmation classes were done at the end of eighth grade, I looked for the fastest ticket out of the church.

A Green Faith?

In 1967, Science magazine first published a Lynn White article titled, The Historical Roots of Our Ecologic Crisis. The article has been of such influence over time that even Mr. Environment himself, Al Gore, has found it necessary to comment on it.

Experential Limits

For you and I, life exists within certain measurable walls. Everything we say and do happens within these bounds. Our experiences are limited by them. They are height, width, depth, and time. These are the things we use when we reference the world.

Expelled from Expelled

The stated idea behind IntelligentFaith is twofold. First, we want to use our minds to study and explore the world around us, and second, we want to present our thoughts and perspectives in a way that is humble and respectful towards others.

Open Assumptions

Have you ever stopped to consider how the underlying assumptions that you operate with day in and day out impact the way you perceive the world around you?

For example, if you call or email a friend with a question, and they reply back with a very straight forward and curt answer, you have a variety of potential reactions based on your underlying assumptions.

Humble Reason

A number of months ago, I volunteered at an annual event held in Denver called, "The People's Fair". To be more specific, I moderated a stage called, People Speak, which, as the name would imply, is an invitation for people to get up on a soapbox and talk about whatever they want to talk about for five minutes. Part of my role as moderator was to try and put people who were talking about the same kinds of issues together so they could almost have a debate style discussion.