The truth about God is self evident but, because we have free will, God has provided a plausible alternative so that people can make what seems to be a rational choice about their relationship with God.
Free Will
There are two issues that help us to understand the reason for why we were created with free will and how this is even possible given the nature of God as pure and holy, not to mention omnipresent and omniscient.
Darwin’s Dilemma
This commandment is given in the context of dietary restriction, or the lack of them, and how this can play out in the life of a believer. It has much broader application.
No One Has an Excuse
The truth about God is so obvious that no one has an excuse not to believe, but we've been given free will to be able to believe whatever we want. For this reason there has to be a plausible alternative to the truth.
Empirical Parrots
Scientifically illiterate science worshipers (SISWs) frequently tout the importance of empirical evidence. They squawk the phrase "empirical evidence" like parrots squawking "pieces of eight, pieces of eight".Scientifically illiterate science worshipers (SISWs) frequently tout the importance of empirical evidence. They use the phrase like parrots squawking "pieces of eight, pieces of eight."
Unintelligent Design
Is Intelligent Design an intelligent choice? The short answer: NO
Sir Isaac Knew Tons
Sir Isaac Newton was fully aware that we could use words to define phenomena which were in fact unknown. Words are defined by what we use them for. It's a sublimely subtle form of induction.
The Things We See
We have a very flippant attitude towards the "scientific" basis of the Christian establishment. That's because it's a half-baked capitulation with popular science (SciPop). It's nothing personal.
Diversification of Vascular Plants
"Diversification of vascular plants: all major groups except flowering plants present by end of Devonian". This demonstrates how inductive reasoning is used to account for evidence.
Heavy Rainfall and Aridity
If the rocks of the Devonian tell a tale of the world being flooded and then drying out, why are we surprised?
