History Of The Bible

The Lindisfarne Gospels, penned around 800 CE, has an illustration of Matthew writing his gospel. God is drawing back the curtains of revelation while an angel double checks Matthew’s text against a divine scroll. Such was the ninth century idea of how the bible came to be. Reality is far less tidy_[1].

The Problem with Foreknowledge

The difficulty that God's foreknowledge causes to our finite and presumably free world is well captured by the epistemic argument;
 

Free Will?

According to the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum theory the outcome of physical processes cannot be predicted with certainty because they are not determined with certainty. By this interpretation nature does not dictate but rather allows a number of different eventualities; each with its own probability.

The Problem with Evil

A student was challenged by his professor. ‘Did God create everything?’ ‘Yes’ the student answered. The professor replied, ‘if God created everything then he created evil and according to the principal that our work defines who we are God must be evil.’ The student fell silent.

Do We Have A Soul?

Phineas Gage in 1848 accidently triggered an explosion while leaning over a hole full of explosives. As a result a tamping iron went through his left eye, brain and skull. Damage to his ventral-medial frontal region transformed Gage from a conscientious citizen into a man with serious character flaws. This change in behaviour led De Waal_[1] to conclude; ‘what this incident teaches us is that consciousness is not some disembodied concept that can be understood only on the basis of culture and religion’.