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The gravitational constant. The force of gravity between any object is a law described by the mathematical forumla: Fg = Gm1m2/r^2. And within this formula G represents the gravitational constant. This constant is one of the many in this universe. If G was to be changed by even 0.000000001 then the universe would collapse. One reason that it will is becuase all orbits (thus planets, moons and the such) orbit around a body by centripedal force[its physics, I'm not going to explain though you can look it up] therefore, if the gravitational constant is changed by even 0.0000001 all orbits will fall out of place and create mass chaos. Similar effects will occur if you change ANY of the universal constants[corresponding their functions of course]

The chemical reactions. Some chemical reactions have the ability to go backwards from products back to the reactants. This scienfic law is also well known and is taught even in schools. Cellular respiration and photosynthesis is one such reaction. What the plants take in adn change into glucose we change back and use the energy. If the reaction was unable to reverse, then we could not possibly survive. Yet at the same time if all reactions could forward adn backward easily then we would also die because the chemicals in the air[essentially refering to the particals and components in air] would react and create an atmosphere that is not suitable for us to live in.

Law of friction. If friction did not exist, it would be impossible for us to even walk. Friction is a force that exist only to counter a pre-existing force. Ff = -uFn if you want to knwo the equation. If there was no friction then fish can not swim and meteorites would fall through the sky at a much higher rate than it is now. Our atmosphere has atmospheric friction which burns out most small meteorites as they pass through. Since meteorites are usually moving at such high speeds, if one was to fall onto the earth, they would cause a crator if not more damage [porportional to its speed and mass of course].

Law that binds electromagnetic waves and thus light. A small fraction of electromagnetic waves (at around 450-700Hz frequency) is what we can perceive as light. If light did nto have the reflection property then we would only be able to see sources of light and not the objects around us. We would live un utter darkness with the exception of looking up and seeing a blinding sun and stars at night. If light - since it has properties of a wave - moved only with properties of light and not matter then it would never reach us from the sun becuase space is a vacuum which is the absence of a medium[all waves need a medium to travel through...electromagnetic waves are exception]

DNA. Deoxyribonucleic acid is the basic genetic coding that determines how each organism will be. The structure of the DNA is composed of long chains of base pairs known as adenine (abbreviated A), thymine (T), cytosine (C) and guanine (G). A can only pair with T while C can only pair with G. It is the combination of these molecules that determines whether you have blue eyes or brown eyes, black hair or blond. Yet before we delve any deeper, you can already ask a question: How can 4 such molecules be the code that determines the attributes of my body? Indeed, if you were to study the actual making, working, and structure of the DNA you would realize that it is very unlikely that they came about on their own. Again, I apologize for not elaborating on the details of complexity but you can find out more should you decide to search deeper ie. external readings.

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As proven earlier, the historical existence of a man named Jesus is not in doubt. His presence on Earth is, without question, the most influencial event in human history. Jesus is unique amongst the founders of the major world religions. He alone claimed that He is God. So is he really God? The radical claims of jesus Christ, and the proof of his existence lead to only four possibilities which explain his biography:

1. Jesus was a liar.
2. Jesus was a lunatic
3. Jesus was a legend
4. Jesus was the Lord (telling the truth)

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The first possibility is that he deliberately deceived his listeners and followers in order to add credibility to himself adn his teachings. Oddly enough, many of these same critics also ascribed Jesus to be "a great moral teacher" These two views are in direct contradiction to one another. Critics must also explain his trial and crucifiction. If he was lying, would he go so far as to die such a horrific death as crucifiction and still hold on to what he know as a lie? The depth of Jesus' words clearly indicate that He truely believed that He was the Son of God.

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This possibility implies that Jesus truely believed he was the son of God, but that in reality, he was delusional. To this day, there is no evidenec to support that Jesus was mentally instable, delusional, imbalanced, or psychologically abnormal. Instead, all evidence we have leads to a sane and rational teacher. Jesus exhibited tremendous composure under pressure! (Mark 14:55-62, 15:1-5) Also, we knwo that the Gospel writers recorded the events of Jesus' life with great accuracy. With the writing dates of the Gospels confirmed, we know that any delusional fits would have been remembered by the people of the day.

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This possibility implies that either Jesus' abilities were "made up" or that many of his claims were added at a later time. We have already seen that this possibility has no credibility whatsoever. The accuracy dating of th eGospel writings all but elimate the possibility of legendary exaggeration. The time frame is too short. Also, th edeaths of the Apostles must be explained by supporters of this possibility. People don't normally die for a lie. Especially when there are numerous amounts of people who died such a death.

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Jesus dared others to call his bluff!! Claims don't amount to much without evidence to back them up (John 10:3 cool Jesus backed up his claims with this evidence:

1. His moral character coincided wtih his claims.
2. Although tempted, Jesus never confessed to sin
3. His followers believed adn confessed his sinless character.
4. His demonstrated power over natural forces
5. His ability to heal the sick.
6. His ressurection from the dead
7. We can experience Jesus today

So what is the probably that Jesus was telling the truth? You tell me.

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Christianity is unique among world religions, in that it is unequalled in the area of fulfilled prophecy. In the OT days people tested a prophet by waiting to see if what he says came true. If it did not, they would stone the man. Examples of OT Predictive Prophecy

-Nation of Israel Destroyed - Hosea 9:17
-Destruction of Tyre - Exekial 26
-Restoration of Israel (194 cool - Jer 31

The greatest and most intricate of the OT prophecies was the coming of the Jewish Messiah: There were 60 Major Messianic Prophecies and 270 Ramifications. Why so many prophecies one might ask, becuase someone as important as the messiah must not have mistakes in being identified. One of the reason so many prophecies exists is so that they can rule out the imposters and know the true Messiah.

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The Christ (Messiah) will
1. Be born of a woman (Gen 3:15)
2. He will be born of a virgin (Isa 7:14)
3. He will be the seed of Abraham (Gen 12:1-3)
4. He will be in the tribe of Judah (Gen 49:10)
5. He will be of the house of David (2Sam 7:12)
6. His birthplace will be Bethlehem (Mic 5:2)
7. He will be anointed by the Holy Spirit (Isa 11:2)
8. He will be heraled by a messenger of God (Isa 40:3)
9. He will perform miracles (Isa 35:5-6)
10. He will cleanse the temple (Mal 3:1)
11. He will be rejected by His own people (Ps 118:2)
12. He will die a humiliating death involving:
Rejection by Israel (Isa 53:3)
Silence before his accusers (Isa 53:7)
Humiliation - being mocked (Ps 22:7- cool
Piercing of his hands and feet (Ps 22:16)
Being crucified with thieves (Isa 53:12)
Praying for his persecutors (Isa 53:12)
Piercing His side (Zech 12:10)
Burial in a rich man's tomb (Isa 53:9)
Casting lots for His garments (Ps 22:1 cool
13. He will rise from the dead (Ps 16:10)
14. He will ascend into heaven (Ps 16:10)
15. He will sit at the right hand of God (Ps 110:1)

We know that these OT prophecies are fullfilled in the NT(new testiment) text. And we have proven the NT accuracy thus we know that Jesus did fulfill these prophecies. But are there other explaination?

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Could these all be fulfilled by cooincidence? Almost impossible for this to be so. The probability of 8 prophecies being true is 1:100000000000000000. The probabiltiy of 48 prophecies to be true is 1:1*10^56. The estimated number of atoms in our universe is 1*10^-57. [probabilites calculated by Peter W. Stoner & R.C. Newman]

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Once again highly unlikely, because: Integrity of authors, eyewitness accounts, authors martyred

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Perhaps Jesus purposely decided that he wanted to be Christ and fulfilled the prophecies by himself? This may seem plausible at first but is virtually impossible because many prophecies are out of human control and the timing of Christ's birth is a key factor also.

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This arguments assumes that prophetic text is taken out of context. Most scholarship today refutes this argument because the texts have been checked for over 2000 years. Today, no one can say that there is not enough info.

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If th eevidence is so overwhelming, why don't more Jews believe that the Messiah has already come?1. many Jews don't read prophetic text
2. many Jews are taught that Christians are anti-semetic
3. many Jews are afraid of cultural repercussions

For non-believers, there is an even greater challenge: Many people are afraid to change their lives. The evidence are laid out but whether you will believe or not is still your choice. If you refuse to believe then even if God was to speak to you from the heavens and you could still not believe.

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Of course, one of the more important claims that need to be proved is the ressurection. If indeed Jesus Christ ressurected from the dead then he has surpassed life and death. Paul sums up the significance of the resurrection in 1Cor 15:17 saying that if Christ hadn't been raised our faith is futile. If true, it is the most sensational event in all of recorded human history, and answers these questions:

1. who we are
2. where do we come from
3. what are we here for
4. where are we going in the future.

We would know beyond any doubt that God exist and that He cares for each individual. If the resurrection is not true, then:

1. Every single Christian martyr died in vain
2. None of us have any validation for our faith
3. all missionaries are wasting time.

To rationally explain the resurrection of Jesus Christ two things must be explained. The first is the existence of the empty tomb. Many theories have arisen over the centuries to explain Jesus' missiing body:

Disciples stole his body
This is highly unlikely to the point of almost impossible. This is totally against the character of the disciples as we know it. Not only that but if they participated in a deliberate lie, they should not logically die for it. Many of the apostles were tortured immensely and died a martyr's death with John as the only exception. Some were executed on display, others were even hung on an upside down cross [more details can be found through research.] People don't go that far for a deliberate lie.

The authority moved the body
If indeed either the Jews or the Romans removed the body then all they need to do to destroy Christianity is to reproduce the body. From history we know that the Jews and the Romans persecuted the Christians. So what logical reasoning is there that they did not reproduce the body? They did not have the body to begin with.

The wrong tomb theory
Any of the Jewish high priests could have walked into the right tomb and said "look, here is your lord. he is laying dead. No resurrection." As well how did all of Jesus' other followers make the same mistake? If anything the field's owner coul dhave sorted out the mess. Also note that Jesus' burial ground was private. No other tombs were nearby.

The swoon theory
One of the more recent theory proposes that Christ did not die when he was removed from the cross. Instead, he either fainted or was drugged. Looking at exactly what happened to Jesus on His last day:

1. At Gethsemane, the sweating of blood, or a phenomenon we now classify as Hematidrosis
2. After the trial, a Roman flogging[note: its cruelty includes multiple strands bound to sharpnels and metal pieces for one whip. They would slash the victim 39 times as definition of one flog. Often skin and muscles were riped so much that one can see the white bones beneath.]
3. Jesus survives and experiences hypovolemic shock
4. Rapid heartrates leads to pericardial and pleural effusion
5. A crown of thorns is forced into Jesus' scalp
6. Jesus is nailed to the cross and dies of asphyxiation
7. Jesus is speared through the lung and heart.

even IF Jesus Did survive... Although medically impossible, even if Jesus did survive and was not dead when he was buried, skeptics would still need to explain the following:

1. Jesus was wrapped in 75lb of spice laden grave-clothes
2. Jesus had to push away the tombstone
3. Jesus had to overpower roman centurians
4. Jesus had to walk on spike pierced feet
5. Jesus had to present himself as a glorious and majestic God to his cowering disciples
6. Jesus had to be part of a Flagrant lie

The second half of the Resurrection defense centers around the fact that hundreds of people are recorded to have seen Christ alive after the Crucifixion. If Christ did indeed die on the cross, and people later saw him alive, some supernatural event must have taken place. Why? Because, in the words of Dr. Gary Habermas: "Dead people don't go around doing that". One might say that perhaps it is a psycological illusion? That is highly unlikely becuase those events are highly personal and can not possibly be identical amongst hundreds of people.

I'm really torn with my beliefs. In my heart I feel that there is a spiritual presence but I get confused with people who promote it. I don't want to think I believe in God because I hear other people who believe it, and I don't want to believe the bible because it was written by man and I don't trust man. It's been written and rewritten so many times that I wouldn't be surprised if it was all complete bullshit.
It's just a hard one because I seriously don't know and the religions out there only confuse me more!!! There are so many different views on God even in the same religion!! Take Christianity for instance. Some of them are against gay marriage and find them evil, others welcome them as their own and are for gay marriage. Some of them want to bring Christianity into politics and school and yet others believe that it should be something kept within the Christian community and in their own homes. Some believe that our main purpose is to protect God's earth and others think that the people were meant to come first. All of these beliefs come from what they've interpretted in the bible, the very bible that EVERYONE reads.
The bible is very evasive about many things and incredibly contradictory in many places.

This is all why it's so hard to decide!! I mean freaking a, wouldn't that confuse you?!?