<!--QuoteBegin--Salty+Apr 9 2003, 09:33 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Salty @ Apr 9 2003, 09:33 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Libraries > internet. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Yeah but its gotto be in tommorow, and i cant be assed to go out, get a library card, then stay in there for like 5minutes before it closes.
Generally speaking, Christians classify paranormal events into two broad catergories:
1. As a freak,but natural incident. Spontaneous Human Combustion was thought to be God's punishment on drunkards but it turned out to be caused by a phenomenon known as the "wicker effect". In short, these paranormal incidents can be explained away with scientific experiments that can reproduce the case.
2. As supernatural incidents that are caused direct intervention of divine beings. Possessions by evil spirits and other events that science has yet to be able to explain.
Just double checking: when you say "Christian", do you mean it in the broad sense of the word that includes all denominations, or only that particular denomination that call themselves only "Christian" (and deny that any other qualifies for the title)?
Anyway, one of my views on the paranormal: I suspect that there's a lot that we doesn't yet know about the potential of the human mind. Discuss.
<!--QuoteBegin--Silent But Violent+Apr 9 2003, 10:48 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Silent But Violent @ Apr 9 2003, 10:48 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I need christian views of the paranormal, not normal views of it. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> ROFL, I'm sure all the Christians on the board really want to help you now. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
So I take it from that statement that you only want to hear from hard-core fundie Christians? (As opposed to us liberal quasi-lapsed Catholics?)
<!--QuoteBegin--confused!+Apr 9 2003, 11:21 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (confused! @ Apr 9 2003, 11:21 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> look up cannonization that'l be fun:) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Is that when someone turns into a cannon? That happened to my cousin.
I guess you could cite "<a href='http://us.imdb.com/Title?0286106' target='_blank'>Signs</a>" as a somewhat Christian view on the paranormal... heh. "<a href='http://us.imdb.com/Title?0070047' target='_blank'>Exorcist</a>" might count as well.I'm afraid I don't have too specific information to give, but when it comes to divine intervention, I am under the impression that what Christians consider as divine intervention seems more abundant in far off 3rd-world countries. Simply cause our society isn't impressed by what those countries see as supernatural.
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Anyway, be more specific... what paranormal?
Well said.
Yeah but its gotto be in tommorow, and i cant be assed to go out, get a library card, then stay in there for like 5minutes before it closes.
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1. As a freak,but natural incident. Spontaneous Human Combustion was thought to be God's punishment on drunkards but it turned out to be caused by a phenomenon known as the "wicker effect". In short, these paranormal incidents can be explained away with scientific experiments that can reproduce the case.
2. As supernatural incidents that are caused direct intervention of divine beings. Possessions by evil spirits and other events that science has yet to be able to explain.
Anyway, one of my views on the paranormal: I suspect that there's a lot that we doesn't yet know about the potential of the human mind. Discuss.
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I need christian views of the paranormal, not normal views of it.
I need christian views of the paranormal, not normal views of it. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
ROFL, I'm sure all the Christians on the board really want to help you now. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
So I take it from that statement that you only want to hear from hard-core fundie Christians? (As opposed to us liberal quasi-lapsed Catholics?)
Is that when someone turns into a cannon? That happened to my cousin.
Now, tommorow, i go to school, i do my I.T coursework at lunch, if i dont finish it i go after school...
All coursework done so i can have a nice easter..
Woot.
1st, Canoniing is when something becomes part of accepted scripture. IE, part of the Bible. 66 books, or, to the catholics, 71?
Second The non-denominational take on it, AFAIK:
Some things are just nature working in ways we cannot yet understand. However, nature is, according to the Bible, ultimately established by God.
Or, direct divine intervention. Doesn't happen as much as it used to, though, still there if you look hard enough.