Religious beliefs often persist among unaffiliated young adults, and certain beliefs about God have been shown to support subjective well-being. Yet we know much less about the persistence or psychological impact of religious experiences, specifically miracles from God. I conceive of such experiences as faith pinnacle moments which express and reinvigorate the individual's reciprocal bond with ...

(1) God exists in the understanding but not in reality. (Supposition) (2) Existence in reality is greater than existence in the understanding alone. (Premise) (3) God’s existence in reality is conceivable. (Premise) (4) If God did exist in reality, then he would be greater than he is (from (1) and (2)). (5) It is conceivable that there be a being greater than God is (from (3) and (4)). (6) It i...

In the beginning, when God created the universe, the earth was formless and desolate. ...Then God commanded, "Let there be light" and light appeared....Then He commanded, "Let the earth produce all kinds of plants, those that bear grain and those that bear fruit"--and it was done. So the earth produced all kinds of plants, and God was pleased with what he saw....Then God commanded, "Let the ear...

Volume , .  : April  Devorah Nazarian, MD Jim Richmann, RN, BS, MA(c), CEN (ENA Representative 2006-2007) Scott M. Silvers, MD Edward P. Sloan, MD, MPH Robert L. Wears, MD, MS (Methodologist) Molly E. W. Thiessen, MD (EMRA Representative 2007) Stephen J. Wolf, MD Cherri D. Hobgood, MD (Board Liaison 2004-2006) Rhonda R. Whitson, RHIA, Staff Liaison, Clinical Policies Committee and Subc...

ascension, as a recurring theme in narrative and visual arts of non-theistic and theistic communities (monotheistic or polytheistic) from east to west of the ancient world, reveals concern and urge of man to communicate with the supra sensible world. the connotation of ascension, however, broadly varies from the flight of shaman’s spirit, a hero transformation to god, and a trip to heaven and h...

[ABSTRACT] Some argue that God’s omnipotence and moral perfection prevent God from being afraid and having evil desires and thus from understanding such states—which contradicts God’s omniscience. But, I argue, God could acquire such understanding indirectly, either by (i) perceiving the mental states of imperfect creatures, (ii) imaginatively combining the components of mental states with whic...

The narrative of caesarean birth appears on several occasions in Greek mythology: in the birth of Dionysus is the God of the grape harvest and winemaking and wine; in the birth of Asclepius the God of medicine and healing; and in the birth of Adonis the God of beauty and desire. It is possible, however not obligatory, that it was not solely a fantasy but also reflected a contemporary medical pr...

Atmospheric rivers (ARs) have, in recent years, been recognized as the cause of the largemajority of major floods in rivers all along the U.S. West Coast and as the source of 30%–50% of all precipitation in the same region. The present study surveys the frequencywith whichARs have played a critical role as a common cause of the end of droughts on the West Coast. This question was based on the o...