C.S. Lewis had a big influence on me in this spiritual realm - this sort of sense of longing. A longing for a knowledge that is just outside of our reach, a knowledge for a spiritual connection.

Successful weight management really means a permanent change in lifestyle - and success in this arena provides that person with a great opportunity to model that behavior for friends and family.

The tragedy of young-earth creationism is that it takes a relatively recent and extreme view of Genesis, applies to it an unjustified scientific gloss, and then asks sincere and well-meaning seekers to swallow this whole, despite the massive discordance with decades of scientific evidence from multiple disciplines. Is it any wonder that many sadly turn away from faith concluding that they cannot believe in a God who asks for an abandonment of logic and reason?

What more powerful form of study of mankind could there be than to read our own instruction book?

We give our kids vaccinations. That's a biological enhancement that's considered not just acceptable but actually admirable.

By committing the scientific method to religious claims you're committing a logical fallacy

Nobody gets argued all the way into becoming a believer on the sheer basis of logic and reason. That requires a leap of faith.