http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=David+E.+Comings%2C+M.D. Religion David E. Comings, M.D. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=272191&ca=Religion We have all heard stories of how people who were afflicted with serious diseases prayed to God and were healed. Despite the fact that many times prayer does not help, in those cases where it was effective this strengthens the faith of those who prayed and further seals their belief that God exists.... Religion David E. Comings, M.D. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=272196&ca=Religion Since the religious terrorism of 9/11 a number of books have appeared by atheists that are staunchly anti-faith and anti-religion, placing many of the evils of modern society at the feet of religion. These include Richard Dawkin's The God Delusion, Sam Harris' The End of Faith, Daniel Dennet's Break... Religion David E. Comings, M.D. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=270212&ca=Religion The idea that man needs God to tell us how to behave morally, to be kind and thoughtful toward our fellow man, to aid others without any promise of benefit to ourselves, is a central tenet of most of the major religions. To emphasize the point, we are told that if we do not obey God's Moral Law we w... Religion David E. Comings, M.D. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=267576&ca=Religion One of the most difficult questions for priests, ministers, and theologians to answer is – Why does a kind, compassionate, personal God that answers prayers and looks out for our personal welfare, allow so much evil to occur in the world? This is often called "the problem of evil." As far back as th... Religion David E. Comings, M.D. Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=265236&ca=Religion In an era when politicians must prove they are religious to get elected and the proclamations of their ministers can get them into trouble, when schools are urged to teach creationism, when presidents and main stream movies proclaim the virtues of Intelligent Design, when fundamentalists want to des... Religion David E. Comings, M.D. Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=263302&ca=Religion The evolution of all life on earth from a single primitive life form is straight forward and fairly easy to understand on the basis of Darwinian principles of mutation and natural selection. However, the question of where the first primitive life form came from is not so easy. Even such notable scie...