Dinner/discussion/debate "Are we a spirit in a body ... or just a body?"
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Topic: "Are we a spirit in a body ... or just a body?"Date: Tue. 11-29-11Time: 6:15 pmPlace: Hillsboro Main Library (not Shute Park branch) Participants:
-- Bernie Dehler (Secular Humanist, Organizer of three meetup groups)
-- Dennis Marcellino (Christian author, musician,and motivational speaker)
-- Tom Gebhardt
Agenda:
6:00-6:15 pm Setup cameras, food, etc.
6:15-6:30 pm Meal (free)
6:30-6:40 pm Dennis Marcellino presentation
6:40-6:50 pm Bernie Dehler presentation
6:50-7:00 pm Bernie/Dennis dialogue
7:00-7:40 pm Audience Q & A
7:40-7:46 pm Bernie/Dennis summarize
7:46-8:00 pm Clean-up (all help)
More info on the subject:
How can we sense the world? Bernie will give a naturalistic viewpoint, and Dennis will present an additional spiritual (supernatural) perspective.
Both agree that we have five senses: hearing, sight, touch, smell, and taste. In addition, Dennis will argue that we have three more (supernatural) components to sense and interact with the world, and with God: mind, heart, and spirit.
At issue is "do we have just a natural body, or a body and a spirit?" And if we have a spirit, how does it interact with the brain and our other natural organs? Dennis believes in a supernatural world, one in which we can interact with God. Bernie believes there is no supernatural world, and there are no gods.
Dennis has a section on this topic in his book.
Dennis' book:
"THE PROOF that God exists and the Bible is true"
http://www.ConclusiveProofOfGod.com
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