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Pray to help others and God will give you strength

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God Can Work Through You, And Helping Others Helps You Time for a little story. I’m not really a superstitious person but I feel like my actions were a message to the universe and God that I want to help people in a more meaningful way, which partially led to my selection with my new employer.  About 3 weeks ago I was doing one of my string of 5 different routes in my career position at the USPS. I work in downtown Waterbury mostly. I have come across people who are living well and people who are struggling in this city. On Bank street there is a homeless man I’ve come to know who’s always on the same street corner. A very nice and courteous guy. I always said hi to him. He looks young, maybe in his 40s and has an apparent back problem as he’s always hunched over, but he has a walker.  One day 3 weeks ago it was an extremely cold day of arctic air that was blowing through New England. The wind was whipping and if it caught you in the face it was the type of air that could gi...

Bridging the divide between science and religion

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The Bridge Between Science And Religion Scientific tools cannot measure or detect the existence of souls, but could atheists argue by that same logic that consciousness too does not exist? Could arguments be made that because we cannot see our thoughts, that thoughts too mustn't exist? These arguments for the absence of God often fall into classic contradictions of thought and logic. When conducting simple thought experiments, skeptics argue that a God couldn't be all-powerful if he could make a boulder that he couldn't move, but simply throwing word games at the question of God is far too small-minded to even begin to challenge God's existence. Famous atheist comedian Ricky Gervais revels in his atheism and perceived ability to disprove God, with one of his arguments being how many gods used to be worshipped in ancient times. However, just because ancient people believed in multiple versions does not mean that a divine source or singularity cannot exist.  With the un...