Dr. Andrew Newberg - Why God Doesn't Use Biostatistics

[burtontoker]

damn, where can i watch more of this guy speak?

[PolyrystallineLace]

It's impossible to find info on his personal life on the internet! He's mysterious, older than he looks, ........ I want to meet him.

[mjtf1113]

When you speak of God/god...........do you mean god as an anthropomorphized deity, or, as a transcendent energy? Michael Jude, author and creator of the YOUTUBE video The Real Reason Why People Defend Religion..........

[Eromhsa1]

Obviously bogdan F132 has no clue that this video has nothing to do with bull feces.

This is why he's not a doctor nor is he on youtube, for he has no clue not being a scientist or doctor himself. bogdan, take a hint, you need God in your life, TRY THE MESSIAH JESUS, call on His name and He will change your life and then you'll know there really IS a God.

[crackercookies]

Me too, I agree that some scientists are keeping an open mind to study certain unexplained events.

Lets be realistic, science fiction is becoming science fact. I will not be surprised if in the future we actually have cryogenics and devices to speak to the dead.

[IschysDynamis]

@crackercookies The dead don't speak; they're dead.

[bsjunior]

@IschysDynamis Where do people go when they die? Do you have evidence?

[IschysDynamis]

@bsjunior "Where do people go when they die? Do you have evidence?"

People go into the dirt of the ground, the grave, into an unconscious state of sleep - dead, gone, rest in peace. What a dumb question. Were you insinuating heaven or hell? Wait for the resurrection to find out.

As for the resurrection, the only evidence you'll have is what was passed down through legend over the ages. If Jesus didn't rise from the dead, then any and all faiths would be useless, vain, and pitiful to the max.

[bsjunior]

@IschysDynamis It's possible that people's soul and parts of their consciousness depart the body at death and return to the energy field which makes up the universe. Recent discoveries in advanced quatum physics point to multiple dimensions and even multiple parallel universe(s). I'm not saying that people go to "heaven" or "hell", I'm not religious, but I don't see how you can be so sure of what happens to consciousness after death. Given that there is no scientific evidence either way.

[IschysDynamis]

@bsjunior "I don't see how you can be so sure of what happens to consciousness after death"

You mean to suggest that contacting the dead might be possible? Not at all! That's absurd. Mediums use deceit to earn profit on such nonsense. Familiar spirits have been around for ages, making claims through the folly of those who believe in the paranormal & follow the lying signs & wonders. The dead sleep. Not that it matters to say: I died. The spirit that once lived in this body is gone. Secrets...

[bsjunior]

@IschysDynamis "absurd","nonsense","folly"...­these are all emotive value judgements. Where's the reasoning? Many of the drugs which shamans have been using for hundreds, if not thousands, of years have been proved to be effective. Yet you don't hear about it. That's because pharma companies have cornered the market selling shit, much of which doesn't work, using "science" as it's faith. They're the new street peddlers...

"the dead sleep"..how do you mean?

[IschysDynamis]

@bsjunior "the dead sleep"..how do you mean?"

The dead sleep, just like when one goes to bed and goes unconscious except when one dies they have no dreams; they're gone. They don't speak, they don't feel, they don't have thoughts, motives, insights, or emotions. They're dead, that's the point. They had their life, and made their choices. They no longer have a chance to make up for any regrets or immoral actions. The dead wait in their graves until the judgment. That's all. What are you asking?

[bsjunior]

@IschysDynamis. People are very much alive when they're asleep.

"The dead wait in their graves until the judgment..." How told you that?

[IschysDynamis]

@bsjunior ""The dead wait in their graves until the judgment..." How told you that?"

My Father. He reveals everything His Spirit desires, and I follow it wherever it guides me.

[bsjunior]

@IschysDynamis Your dead father?

[IschysDynamis]

@bsjunior "Your dead father?"

My Father lives. He exists from ancient to the foundation of ages, from the beginning to the very end, and exists from the very end unto the beginning, whereas time has no boundaries except in the linear, temporal realm. My Father has given all judgment to His Son, who has transformed me into His light. It is no longer I who live, but the King and Judge who lives within me. The man who once lived in this container died, giving up, that I might live through him. :)

[bsjunior]

@IschysDynamis Nice. :-)

[1tabligh]

@IschysDynamis Read below!

[1tabligh]

@bsjunior Where do people go when they die? Do you have evidence?

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Resurrection Prefigured in This World!

If we try to comprehend all the various dimensions of existence, the relative paucity and inadequacy of man's knowledge becomes fully apparent.

Scientists themselves know full well that the achievements of science, for all the progress that has been made, will never be able to provide answers for *all* questions. ...

[1tabligh]

Man's limited powers of observation and thought become even more unequal to the task of perceiving reality when his spirit is sunk in the mire of obstinacy.

We know how varied are the forms of life that are to be found on this small planet of ours, which in itself counts as nothing once measured against the dizzying dimensions of the whole universe, but the particularities of many of those forms of life are unknown to us. ...

[1tabligh]

This is in itself a reason why those who reject the possibility of resurrection should not deny it with such ignorant obstinacy; at the very least they should approach the topic in a more cautious and less categorical manner. Careful observation of the realities that exist all around us can acquaint us in some measure with the amazing power of the Creator, permitting us to understand, for example, that resurrection and the restoration of life to the dead is not more ...

[1tabligh]

difficult or significant than the original creation of the world with all its complicated mechanisms that function in complete harmony with each other. It is thus that matters will be seen by those who have open minds.

The Qur'an says:

"The creation of the heavens and the earth, together with the various species of animals that are scattered across its surface, is one of the tokens and signs of God's power. ...

[1tabligh]

He is capable of gathering them all together whenever He wishes and desires, and His power fully suffices to bring about resurrection" (42:29).

"The unbelievers swear oaths that God will never bring back to life one who has died, but resurrection is the firm promise of God. However, the majority of mankind are unaware" (16:38). ...

[1tabligh]

"The unbelievers imagined that they would never be resurrected O Messenger, say to them: I swear by my God that you will certainly be resurrected and be made aware of the consequences of your deeds" (64:7).

"Is God who created the heavens and the earth in this fashion without becoming weakened or tired unable to resurrect the dead? Certainly God has the power to do all things" (46:33).

[bsjunior]

@1tabligh Yes I agree.

[1tabligh]

@bsjunior Good, have a nice day and take care.

[bogdanF132]

buuuullcraaaaap!

[4c00h]

science tries to explain the superset using the subset, i.e. the non-physical through the physical, doesnt make sense

[bsjunior]

@4c00h I like that very much. that's good I'll be using that a lot i think. he he. brilliant. it's a simple as that at the end of the day.

[honestkaos]

i agree, it's exciting.

[rebukeasitis]

I give a lot of credit to anyone researching this field of science.