Re: Re: Science and Religion

2006-04-05 Thread Richard H. Gravelly
Tim, I believe that there is an easier way to answer the issues regarding evolution.  The it comes from Abdu'l-Baha Himself.   The first answer to this argument is the fact that the animal having preceded man is not a proof of the evolution, change and alteration of the species, nor that man

: Re: Science and Religion

2006-04-05 Thread Tim Nolan
Hello Ron,   >many, if not most, Baha'i's, understanding of statements by the Central Figures is that They (and the Universal House of Justice) are infallible, so as to mean that they can't make a mistake, literally.<   Here is how I see this.  The Bab, Baha'u'llah and Abdu'l Baha to a le

re: Science and Religion

2006-04-05 Thread firestorm
:"Abdu'l Baha explicitly says in Some Answered Questinos that ether is an intellectual reality, not a phenomenal reality" yes. and u can find einstein saying precisely the same thing about the >>atom<<. inre the ether, it is currently hypothesised that clouds of probability some more real tha

Re: Science and Religion

2006-04-05 Thread smaneck
> If only everyone had the same understanding that you have, there would > be no problem. But many, if not most, Baha'i's, understanding of > statements by the Central Figures is that They (and the Universal > House of Justice) are infallible, so as to mean that they can't > make a > mistake, lit

Re: Fw: [bahai-discuss] Re: Query

2006-04-05 Thread smaneck
> I ask the question: Has the Universal House of Justice > authenticated this passage therefrom, Dear Richard, As I mentioned to you on Baha'i-Discuss, the Universal House of Justice doesn't authenticate talks or even Tablets. Most of its members don't even know the languages. This task is

Re: Baha'i double standards re: science and religion - ?

2006-04-05 Thread Ursus Maximus
Firestorm Huh? The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by the Johnson County Community College ("JCCC") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by fede

Re: Science and Religion

2006-04-05 Thread Ursus Maximus
Tim, If only everyone had the same understanding that you have, there would be no problem. But many, if not most, Baha'i's, understanding of statements by the Central Figures is that They (and the Universal House of Justice) are infallible, so as to mean that they can't make a mistake, literally.

Fw: [bahai-discuss] Re: Query

2006-04-05 Thread Richard H. Gravelly
  - Original Message - From: Richard H. Gravelly To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 4:39 PM Subject: Re: [bahai-discuss] Re: Query Dear Baha'i friends  I ask the question:  Has the Universal House of Justice authenticated this passage therefrom, regarding what

To The Baha'is of Iran Poem By: Lara Kearns

2006-04-05 Thread Lara Kearns
Dear Friends; Allah'u'Abha ! Over this past weekend Mar.31 to Apr. 2nd I was at Green Acre Baha'i School in Eliot,Maine for the Handmaiden's Conference and it was truly an inspiring weekend. In fact it was so inspiring for me that after I got home I was inspired to write the following poem as a