| A | B |
|---|
| brain | just a bundle of neurons? |
| free will | intuitively known |
| responsibility | gone, if we're just robots |
| soul | center of consciuosness; sustained personal identity over time |
| true to self | what is that based on; why need I be true to myself; why not just think about self? |
| miracles | can't prove causation, just correlation; order comes from an organizer, and the organizer can do more than our ordinary observations |
| laws of science | how nature normally operates; but God can do more than ordinary observations; Newton vs. Einstein |
| ethics | Old Testament: gradually unfolding; consider where we've come from |
| importance of mothers | not so, in that ancient world, until Christianity elevated them |
| importance of family | nothing like it is in Christianity |
| equal rights | not given to the lower, among ancient civilizations |
| basis for equality | it is beyond the physical realm, because we come in different sizes, strengths, etc. |
| growth of Christianity | shrinking in some areas, but booming worldwide |
| women's status | elevated by Christ; taught women alonside of men, despite stigma |
| separation of church and state | render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's... His kingdom was not of this world |
| capitalism | to benefit ourselves, but most of the day spent on figuring out how to serve the customer |
| servant leadership | idea put into practice by Christianity |
