Today’s world is big about tolerance, but what is tolerance? As a Christian I hold certain unpopular beliefs and we’re often seen as very intolerant to other people. However, I really don’t think we are, please let me explain: A detour about braveryI have two kids, one of them loves spiders and the other oneContinue reading “But what is tolerance?”

A crude summary of probably most, if not all religions is the following: Suffering exists in this world, but we all strive for a better world without this suffering. How can we get there? This certainly applies to the so called five world religions: Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. Christianity, Judaism and Islam areContinue reading “Easter: The reason Christianity is different from other Religions”

Many great stories feature a chosen one, somebody long foretold by prophecies who will solve our problems. For me, the most prominent one is Neo in the Matrix. Many are looking for this chosen one for a long time, foretold by the oracle. And then he finally arives and saves the humans from the machines.Continue reading “Christmas and the Chosen one”

Many of you know it, moving around as a PhD/Post-doc, but maybe fewer of you have your whole family with four kids to bring with. This has lead to some funny stories. Here are three: Our kids have been vaccinated in different countries (not Covid, the “normal vaccines 😉 ), but the countries differ inContinue reading “Moving as a Post-doc with kids”

Potentially one of the biggest discussions about faith is currently about how the universe came to be. Scientists state that the universe started with the Big Bang and complex life evolved from simpler life. Conversely many Christians hold to a six-day week of creation. However, as so often the two groups actually talk past eachContinue reading “The God of creation”

Every now and then Christians face the accusation of blind faith. While it is true that I would trust God blindly, my faith is not based on nothing. I wouldn’t say it’s founded in science, but it certainly has scientific aspects. Once during a long bus ride I had an interesting experience. Fanatics would callContinue reading “My own (scientific) experiments with God”

While Christianity is the predominant religion in the western community I still often have the impression that very few people actually know what it is about. Rather, very often I encounter (non-Christian) people that disagree with a ridiculous form of Christianity, that I would disagree with as well. This might seem strange, but I betContinue reading “The gospel according to Jesus”

I got the unique experience to move across continents during the pandemic with my wife and three kids

While we can’t experiment with God, the bible is a historical document, allowing some scientific approaches

For starters, none of these thoughts are my own, there have been much smarter people, both defending and questioning God’s existence, before me. I don’t think I have actually anything to add to the discussion, except maybe the audience, that is YOU. I simply hope to make these arguments accessible to more people. One mightContinue reading “Why believe in God is rational”