Forensic science and religion

The implications of beliefs in the justice system when it comes to supernatural explanations

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[Shiggiddie]

I'd like to start off with this: I do not personally adhere to the contrasting viewpoint I am about to promote. However I believe it is important to state this viewpoint so people don't use this argument.

Although Christians may believe in Supernatural occurrences in the past, or expect them in the future, that does not qualify that they expect them at all times. Christian theology explains most Supernatural events as instances where God was bringing His Will to fruition, NOT all the time.

[logossfera]

At least the ancient greeks were consistent. ALL the thunders were the product of Zeus, not only those that were nice/distant/whatever-one-choo­ses.

[VasyBughera]

ce rau e sa fi somer......

[PraktikoolSinik]

which you apparently didn't watch.

[PraktikoolSinik]

At first I was thinking, where the hell is he going with this... but point well made. I would just point out that you are are talking about Creationists more than Christians in general.

[vn030350d]

Yup, you sum it up quite well. This is the main problem I have with religions as well. If someone believes in a non-interfering god (Spinoza's god) that's their business - it really changes nothing. But if that person believes in a magic man (spaghetti monster) going around planting evidence and bending the laws of physics then they are at least partially irrational and may be in need of some help.

Good job. Take care.

[mikigrecu]

SE caca totzi strainii pe tine!

[mikigrecu]

bull shit!

[robertangel30]

there are no supernatural explanations. There are only foolish things, like this video.

[logossfera]

I live in an christian orthdox country and we have our share of weird stories from the priesthood. Example of a true story: a pregnant mother during a war sees his son and husband being shot. The pain and desperation makes her provoke an abortion. You know what a very respected priest (considered by some a saint) told her? God had tested her and had a plan with the unborn child. See... supernatural galore if one wears a robe.

[logossfera]

Giving this world view, a kid being blinded by shrapnels could be so that we show compassion and walk toward salvation. Almost anything can be said to be a call for attention to God's will (that's where the theological nonsense comes into place).

Why can't the rape of a child by a catholic priest be a call to his parents for attention? ;)

[Shiggiddie]

Throughout the Old Testament there are many Supernatural events, along with much of what Jesus and his followers accomplish in the New Testament. However, it is the contribution of those Supernatural events to the overall understanding by man of God's plan to 'save and redeem' man which account for the Supernatural. I hope this helps put into perspective why Christians particularly do not have to discern the possibility of Supernatural occurrences in their everyday lives.