Does it have to include something magical and supernatural?
2007-02-25 21:10:04 · 8 answers · asked by skeptic 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, being alive involves a much more complex process than that and we are given souls with a conscience which could never come from electricity or chemicals.
2007-02-25 21:14:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything is possible, until you prove it otherwise. Odds are pretty good chemical reactions and electrical activity are magical and supernatural, life too for that matter. Can you explain electrical activity or chemical reaction, or why things do what they do. What if what you have been told about such activity is simply an intelligent sounding theory that cannot be proven. You can observe the reactions of chemicals, and see the results of electrical activity, but no one can really tell you why they do what they do.
2007-02-26 05:18:46 · answer #2 · answered by blogbaba 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that being alive is merely chemical and electrical activity, but that this activity may include phenomena that may appear to be magical and supernatural only because we do not fully understand them.
2007-02-26 08:55:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your question has your answer. Meaning, what would a chemical reaction mean? Why do we look for meaning? A key has a lock, things have a design that reflect its purpose. Mankind looks for meaning, that meaning is outside himself. He did not make himself or the world in which he is supported, so he looks for his maker beyond creation.
2007-02-26 06:13:28 · answer #4 · answered by fathermartin121 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life is a form of biochemical activity. There is no evidence of anything supernatural about life.
2007-02-26 05:35:15 · answer #5 · answered by Dendronbat Crocoduck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no
2007-02-26 05:12:46 · answer #6 · answered by Apeman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are like lost children trying to find our way home !!!
God's Love Is Revealed in the Bible
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." —John 3:16 (NIV)
God loves you. He wants to bless your life and make it full and complete. And He wants to give you a life which will last forever, even after you experience physical death.
We Are Sinful
"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." —Romans 3:23 (NIV)
You may have heard someone say, "I'm only human—nobody's perfect." This Bible verse says the same thing: We are all sinners. We all do things that we know are wrong. And that's why we feel estranged from God—because God is holy and good, and we are not.
Sin Has a Penalty
"For the wages of sin is death." —Romans 6:23 (NIV)
Just as criminals must pay the penalty for their crimes, sinners must pay the penalty for their sins. If you continue to sin, you will pay the penalty of spiritual death: You will not only die physically; you will also be separated from our holy God for all eternity. The Bible teaches that those who choose to remain separated from God will spend eternity in a place called hell.
Christ Has Paid Our Penalty!
"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." —Romans 5:8 (NIV)
The Bible teaches that Jesus Christ, the sinless Son of God, has paid the penalty for all your sins. You may think you have to lead a good life and do good deeds before God will love you. But the Bible says that Christ loved you enough to die for you, even when you were rebelling against Him.
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The word grace means "undeserved favor." It means God is offering you something you could never provide for yourself: forgiveness of sins and eternal life, God's gift to you is free. You do not have to work for a gift. All you have to do is joyfully receive it, Believe with all your heart that Jesus Christ died for you!
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Jesus Christ wants to have a personal relationship with you. Picture, if you will, Jesus Christ standing at the door of your heart (the door of your emotions, intellect and will). Invite Him in; He is waiting for you to receive Him into your heart and life.
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When you receive Christ into your heart you become a child of God, and have the privilege of talking to Him in prayer at any time about anything. The Christian life is a personal relationship to God through Jesus Christ. And best of all, it is a relationship that will last for all eternity
2007-02-26 05:16:00 · answer #7 · answered by rapturefuture 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
who knows.......
2007-02-26 05:12:53 · answer #8 · answered by MaryAnn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋