Re: [Goanet] Orissa Still Burning

2009-04-01 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: " Robin Viegas" [Goanet] Orissa: Fr Edward's orphanage burned a second time FR. EDWARD'S ORPHANAGE IN ORISSA BURNED A SECOND TIME by Nirmala Carvalho The fire was set at night, when there were no police to guard the building. For the Divine Word priest, "it is a clear indication that

Re: [Goanet] Nuns treated like servants by priests

2009-03-31 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Sandeep Heble" Fr Ivo wrote: Can you mention just one? Are there "many" priests who are, according to you, "treating the nuns like servants" using the Bible? You are already attributing an error to the Bible, namely that the Bible "demeans women". Do you want me to teach you the bi

Re: [Goanet] Neuroscience, God and Soul

2009-03-28 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Santosh Helekar" --- On Sat, 3/28/09, Fr. Ivo C da Souza wrote: These changes show that the mystical experiences are not delusions or >hallucinations. But they are triggered by the reality outside the brain. The above statement is scientifically wrong. If Beauregard

Re: [Goanet] Nuns treated like servants by priests

2009-03-28 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Aires Cabral" Many priests are chauvinists. ***What proof do you have? Are they many, or a few, some, or all? It is no surprise that they treat the nuns like servants. ***Are there many who treat the nuns like servants? On what are you basing this statement? Are there today priests t

Re: [Goanet] Neuroscience, God and Soul

2009-03-28 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Santosh Helekar" I would like to correct the misinformation regarding Neuroscience and Physics in Fr. Ivo's post below. Mental processes, thoughts, emotions, volition, consciousness, love, empathy, mystical states and experiences, hallucinations, illusions, delusions and figments of min

Re: [Goanet] Inherent evil?

2009-03-27 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Santosh Helekar" --- On Thu, 3/26/09, Fr. Ivo C da Souza wrote: ***We have two different kinds of statements: one, ethically the use of condom is "inherently evil". Yet, there is human weakness... Another statement in this context is the scientific-technical,

Re: [Goanet] Inherent evil?

2009-03-27 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Santosh Helekar" --- On Tue, 3/24/09, neil rangel wrote: The use of a condom is inherently evil It is a good thing that most people do not believe the above to be true. Here is information provided by WHO regarding the usefulness of condoms in disease prevention: http://www.wh

Re: [Goanet] Neuroscience, God and Soul

2009-03-19 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Joao Barros-Pereira" E M Foster once wrote: I don't believe in belief. ***Do you accept this statement? How many beliefs do you sustain in your life? I share his sentiments as the atheists and theists are really sailing in the same boat: they don't know. ***Is this true? Whether y

Re: [Goanet] Neuroscience, God and Soul

2009-03-18 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Mario Goveia" mgov...@sbcglobal.net ...how do experiments in mystical experiences prove anything other than the individuals are having mystical experiences? ***Mystical experiences which are instantiated in the neuronal systems and circuits are not illusions. They are "created" by a real

Re: [Goanet] Neuroscience, God and Soul

2009-03-10 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Mario Goveia" As the only real voice of reason, truth and peace on Goanet, I am sorry to inform you that you cannot have it both ways. Why? Because, if I am right, it proves that all this neuroscientific mumbo jumbo on the existence of God is a collossal waste of time and effort. ***Tha

Re: [Goanet] Neuroscience, God and Soul

2009-03-08 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Mario Goveia" I think such endless discussions in the past have clearly established that a) the hypothesis that a supernatural being exists cannot be proven conclusively by the rigorous standards of science, whereas, b) science is unable to prove conclusively that a supernatural being doe

Re: [Goanet] Neuroscience, God and Soul

2009-03-07 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Santosh Helekar" --- On Fri, 3/6/09, Fr. Ivo C da Souza wrote: ***Dr. Mario Beauregard is a professional neuroscientist. His books have been peer-reviewed and internationally accepted. His authority is being accepted everywhere. I guess, in the face of this malarkey, the

Re: [Goanet] Neuroscience, God and Soul

2009-03-06 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Santosh Helekar" Fr. Ivo wrote: Religion has a scientific basis in universe and human being. This is >what Dr.Santosh will not be able to understand... I explain below exactly how Fr. Ivo raises the scientific illiteracy of Goanetters who are unfortunate enough to read his posts in this

Re: [Goanet] Neuroscience, God and Soul

2009-03-04 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Santosh Helekar" Let me state once again why Fr. Ivo's posts in this thread are compounding the ignorance of Goanetters regarding neuroscience, and making them more scientifically illiterate. ***Dr.Santosh is betraying his own illiteracy with this post. Fr. Ivo does not understand tha

Re: [Goanet] Neuroscience, God and Soul

2009-03-04 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Santosh Helekar" --- On Tue, 3/3/09, Fr. Ivo C da Souza wrote: I corrected Dr.Santosh Helekar, who quoted Dr.Mario, saying: "the mystical experiences are mediated by several brain regions and systems", and misinterpreted the word "mediated" as a denia

Re: [Goanet] Neuroscience, God and Soul

2009-03-03 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
Dear Goanetters, I am showing from neuroscientific experiments, conducted by neuroscientists, that there is a Reality (that we call God and soul). Dr.Mario Beauregard has shown it. I corrected Dr.Santosh Helekar, who quoted Dr.Mario, saying: "the mystical experiences are mediated by several brai

Re: [Goanet] No school for Christian children in Orissa

2009-02-14 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
Dear Editor, It is a pity that Christian children in Orissa are going to suffer in their education. It is a tragedy. How to obviate to it? http://new.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=14480 The Government will do nothing. Hindu leaders will be happy, if Dalits are kept in illiteracy and slavery.

Re: [Goanet] Fanatic Christian Principal

2009-02-10 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Santosh Helekar" --- On Mon, 2/9/09, Fr. Ivo C da Souza wrote: But all religions cannot be equally good. They can also be "distorted". We are left with a choice. All ways to a goal are not equally good, we choose the best one. When there are several remedies of d

Re: [Goanet] North East

2009-02-09 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Nascy Caldeira" dear Santosh, U have surely 'lost the plot' much earlier, and now I feel that U are loosing it, and that's for sure! U know what I mean. I nor any goanettors, do not need to be a 'Scientist' or a neurosurgeon/ scientist to 'read you', behind the lines. Keep writing like

Re: [Goanet] Attack on Women at an Indian Bar Intensifies a Clash ofCultures - NYTimes.com

2009-02-09 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Ruby Goes" Subject: [Goanet] Attack on Women at an Indian Bar Intensifies a Clash ofCultures - NYTimes.com Goanetters, > The whole world knows. Shame! > http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/09/world/asia/09india.html?_r=1&th&emc=th ***All of us are disturbed with such news. Let us listen to

Re: [Goanet] Fanatic Christian Principal

2009-02-09 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
entalism", it does not exclude the theories of Evolution. Interpreting wrongly the Bible and thinking it is the only way is "fundamentalism"... Bible and Science should be in dialogue. Religion and Science cannot be at odds... Faith and Reason cannot be in conflict... Regards. Fr.Ivo --- On

Re: [Goanet] Vatican Plans Galileo Celebrations

2009-02-08 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Dr. U. G. Barad" This message is in reply to Message: 7, dated: Sun, 8 Feb 2009, from: Fr. Ivo C da Souza on the subject: Vatican Plans Galileo Celebrations My response: I don't mix religion with science or politics with science therefore I just cannot fit into today'

[Goanet] Fw: Neuroscience and Soul

2009-02-07 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Santosh Helekar" --- On Mon, 2/2/09, Fr. Ivo C da Souza wrote: Dr.Santosh can learn from me not only about Christianity but also about the correct interpretation of neuroscientific experiments. This is obviously a fantasy. Fr. Ivo is not capable of interpreting neuro

Re: [Goanet] Fanatic Christian Principal

2009-02-07 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "marlon menezes" ...Finally, we need to acknowledge and deal with the christian extremists in India too. I have fundamentalist relatives who continuously spout venom against hindus and muslims and view the world in extreme shades of black and white. On Goanet, we have had Inquisition den

Re: [Goanet] Vatican Plans Galileo Celebrations

2009-02-07 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Dr. U. G. Barad" dr.udayba...@gmail.com I still ask you Fr. Ivo for the proof which compels you to say that Catholic Schools are preferred all over India although my earlier response was with regards to our Goa. I maintain my response was equally correct in context with entire India. **

Re: [Goanet] Dead Sea Scrolls

2009-02-06 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Dr. U. G. Barad" Yesterday I was with group of friends and as usual our topic of discussion started from Bollywood to Hollywood to politics to religion. On religion, one of our friend started talking on Dead Sea Scrolls. And none of us were aware of the topic. Later when I returned home,

Re: [Goanet] India is shining or burning?

2009-02-06 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Marshall Mendonza" This time it is violence in Jabalpur. Yet another BJP ruled state. http://www.ucanews.com/2009/02/03/hindu-radicals-vandalize-catholic-school/ ***While reading this posting, I read another article, entitled "India is shining, while orissa is burning" and found the int

Re: [Goanet] Neuroscience and Soul

2009-02-02 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Santosh Helekar" Fr. Ivo wrote: Buddhism is a practical way of life. Christianity is a way of life based on the truths revealed by God himself. This pretty much sums up why we cannot learn about anything other than Christianity from Fr. Ivo. ***I am not going to delve here into the

Re: [Goanet] Priests and their fundamental rights

2009-01-31 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" ; --- On Thu, 1/29/09, Santosh Helekar wrote: --- On Thu, 1/29/09, Fr. Ivo C da Souza wrote: > > **The State is not a model in teaching to "critically discern the truth". >The Church is playing a very important rol

Re: [Goanet] Priests and their fundamental rights

2009-01-31 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
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Re: [Goanet] Priests and their fundamental rights

2009-01-31 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
s no doubt that "the Church is playing a very important role in the education of children". Regards. Fr.Ivo On Thu, 1/29/09, Fr. Ivo C da Souza wrote: The Church is playing a very important role in the education of children. Most Hindus and Muslims, besides Christians, have taken its b

Re: [Goanet] Priests and their fundamental rights

2009-01-29 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
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Re: [Goanet] Neuroscience and Soul

2009-01-27 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
experiences? A: Yes, because the brain mediates all experiences of living human beings. That does not mean that the brain creates the experiences. Q: About the God helmet: can we induce a spiritual experience by stimulating the brain magnetically? A: No. As subsequent Swedish research showed, peo

Re: [Goanet] Mangalore incident : Isnt Ram the problem ?

2009-01-27 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
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Re: [Goanet] Neuroscience and Soul

2009-01-24 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
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Re: [Goanet] Faith can heal

2009-01-24 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
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Re: [Goanet] Neuroscience and Soul

2009-01-23 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
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Re: [Goanet] Thousands attend Hindu Congregation at Panjim

2009-01-19 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
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Re: [Goanet] Thousands attend Hindu Congregation at Panjim

2009-01-17 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
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Re: [Goanet] Thousands attend Hindu Congregation at Panjim

2009-01-17 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
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Re: [Goanet] Thousands attend Hindu Congregation at Panjim

2009-01-16 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
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Re: [Goanet] Atheism, obviously an intellectual concept

2009-01-16 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
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[Goanet] Fw: National Animal

2009-01-14 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
- From: "Fr. Ivo C da Souza" To: Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 9:07 AM Subject: Re: [Goanet]National Animal Dear Goannetters, I have been reading postings on cow as a sacred animal to be a national animal on some Websites. It is a point for reflexion. When I go abroad and speak a

Re: [Goanet] Cow Slaughter

2009-01-14 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
/12 Fr. Ivo C da Souza : A lot of hue and cry is being heard about cow slaughter... If we can discuss about non-existence of God in this Forum, we can certainly hear different opinions about "cow slaughter". "Hue and cry" is a loaded term. It is entirely plausible that, bein

Re: [Goanet] Cow Slaughter

2009-01-12 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
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[Goanet] Fw: Florida Court Sets Atheist Holy Day!...

2009-01-12 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
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Re: [Goanet] Stirring the communal cauldron

2009-01-07 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Pravin Sabnis" I can personally vouch that my friend, Sandeep Heble is a very sensitive and humane person in reality. His various postings on the Goanet reflect his concern over the communal slants given to various topics. His views can be challenged but to label him a bigot is unfair.

Re: [Goanet] .... has never been communal / Confidential report in the file

2009-01-02 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
* * * * * * * * * ANNUAL GOANETTERS MEET * * * * * * * * * Goanetters in Goa and visiting meet Jan 6, 2009 at 3.30 pm at Hotel Mandovi (

Re: [Goanet] The Right to Convert

2008-12-27 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "julian Gonsalves" I am shocked, saddened and very bothered by these exchanges between Barad and Fr Ivo. ***To correct misunderstandings on religion and conversions is not to "stoop so low". I cant imagine that whatever religion we are we can stoop so low. ***You must be used to hear w

Re: [Goanet] God sucks

2008-12-25 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "edward desilva" Hi, Funny that. Samir Kelekar wouldn't come with that sort of propaganda against God, during Ganesh or Lakshmi Puja! One sided opinionated people, why are they encouraged on Goanet? Dear Goanetters, I was shocked and saddened to see such words appear on Goan

Re: [Goanet] The Right to Convert

2008-12-24 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Dr. U. G. Barad" Under subject mentioned as in above, Fr. Ivo C da Souza, on Sat, 12/20/08, makes a good point saying: There have been cases of conversion "by force" in the 16th century, but that was never an official policy of the European missionaries who worked

Re: [Goanet] The Unknown Freedom Fighter

2008-12-21 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Bernado Colaco" Fr. Ivo with due respect to you and Sr. Carlos Cruz I have read the most confusing post in a long time. I appreciate you quoting Christ please let the flock learn more, but please devoid telling us that you live in the greatest democracy. It is more of the greatest quagm

Re: [Goanet] The Right to Convert

2008-12-20 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Carvalho" --- On Fri, 12/19/08, Dr. U. G. Barad wrote: Selma, Right to convert is NOT a basic right in a civil society at least in India. This reply is based on following facts: Article 25(1) of Constitution of India guarantees ''freedom of conscience to every citizen, and not merely t

Re: [Goanet] An Unknown Freedom Fighter

2008-12-20 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Bernado Colaco" 'But for the oppressed freedom'? Strange statement from Fr. Ivo, and truly paradoxical in the age where the religion that he preaches is under the threat of fundamentalists and terrorists in a 'liberated' Goa. ***This statement comes from the epitaph on the grave of the

Re: [Goanet] An Unknown Freedom Fighter

2008-12-19 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
AN UNKNOWN FREEDOM FIGHTER We do remember our freedom fighters. Each one of them has done a lot for the liberation of Goa. I have come to know about one of them who has remained unknown, though he has been living as a man for others. Professor Carlos da Cruz was a man of character, dedi

Re: [Goanet] Government let us down, lament Orissa bishops

2008-11-02 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1202648 Dear Marshall, Calmly but firmly our church leaders will affirm life and truth. Let the Government do its work at least now. People have lost faith in police and political leaders. Chaos in India will take us not to the

Re: [Goanet] A time for Father Terry

2008-11-02 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A very moving article written by Karan Thapar. Read on. > http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=38bd540e-98aa-4041-aaf6-88717cb2b6c1&&Headline=A+time+for+Father+Terry ***Dear Marshall Mendonça, I do appreciate your work to find

Re: [Goanet] Scientific literacy

2008-10-05 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Santosh Helekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 1:29 PM, Fr. Ivo C da Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ***I do not understand the logic of Dr.Santosh. This inability to understand is understandable given the evident lack of clarity about what const

Re: [Goanet] Scientific literacy

2008-10-03 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Santosh Helekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fr. Ivo C da Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have read books on Eucharistic Miracles written by authors with >scientific background. The ignorance about what is meant by science and its purpose continues. Students of

Re: [Goanet] Denigration of Hindu Gods

2008-09-19 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Laluram Salvi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] The Following are the list of abuses from one such book – Satya Darshini – distributed by the missionaries of New Life. This book is in Kannada and the translation of the abusive passage is as follows. Urvashi – the daughter of Lord Vishnu – is a prostitu

[Goanet] Orissa Voilence

2008-09-19 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Laluram Salvi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Lot of articles have been written on Goanet on violence in Orissa which reflects only one side of it. Most of the post were influenced by biased opinions of anti Hindu journalist and media. ***Dear Laluram Salvi, I do not know who you are. You know who I

Re: [Goanet] Scientific literacy

2008-09-13 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Santosh Helekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- On Thu, 9/11/08, Fr. Ivo C da Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Consulted by ZENIT, Dr.Odoardo Linoli explained that "as regards the flesh, I had in my hand the endocardium. Therefore, there is no doubt at all that it

Re: [Goanet] Scientific literacy

2008-09-12 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Santosh Helekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The post appended below is full of mind-numbing contradictions. For example, here are two sentences that contradict each other: ***What is 'mind-numbing' and hurting is Dr.Santosh's ignorance. He does not know the meaning of a contradiction, although h

Re: [Goanet] Scientific literacy

2008-09-03 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Santosh Helekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fr. Ivo wrote: Your "scientific method" cannot be used, as you only admit. Even now I >cannot understand "your method" for such cases. About your "scientific >method", it is the method to be used for common clinical cases. The barrage of posts that Fr

Re: [Goanet] It is just not so!

2008-09-02 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Carvalho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- On Tue, 9/2/08, Fr. Ivo C da Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ***Well done, Dr.Gilbert Lawrence. Our duty is to enlighten those who are in error. If Da Vinci Code is a fiction, let people know why it is a fiction and not history.

Re: [Goanet] It is just not so!

2008-09-02 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Gilbert Lawrence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Notes of Chapter 6: "Cracking Da Vinci's Code - You have read the fiction, now read the facts" by G&J False statements of DB in the 'Da Vinci Code': 1. The Bible is a product of man .. (pg 241) 2. The New Testament is false testimony (pg 342) 3 The Bib

Re: [Goanet] Lourdes miracles

2008-08-27 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Santosh Helekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jose wrote: >> In my clinical experience (of some years now) there have been some unexpected cures/recoveries. They have been amazing and wonderful occurrences inexplicable by our current knowledge. Until I find >scientific explanations for the cures

Re: [Goanet] Miracles

2008-08-27 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Santosh Helekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- On Tue, 8/26/08, Fr. Ivo C da Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Dr.Santosh asked for a double-blind "control" (read below), admitting himself that this is difficult for such rare cases. The proposed method its

Re: [Goanet] Miracles

2008-08-27 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Roland Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fr. Ivo writes of faith and miracles and there are pseudo-scientists and some men of learning on this forum who think that their education qualifies them to deny God and his existence. They deny that miracles happen, not knowing what really is a miracle.

Re: [Goanet] Miracles

2008-08-27 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "George Pinto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Is the opposite true? If someone dies in an accident, there is no miracle, hence no God? Given there are many deaths in car accidents, should we conclude God does not exist just as some conclude God exists if they survive the accident? ***Good questio

Re: [Goanet] Scientific literacy

2008-08-27 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Santosh Helekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- On Mon, 8/25/08, Fr. Ivo C da Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: When it is already closed mind to the "supernatural", even scientific evidence will not convince. Intellectual probity is necessary. Scientific my

Re: [Goanet] Miracles

2008-08-27 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "J. Colaco < jc>" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2008/8/26 Santosh Helekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 1: Both Jose and Fr. Ivo are Catholics who believe in miracles. 2: Jose has always said that he believes in them because of his faith May I agree with #1 above and disagree with #2 - as stated by you?

Re: [Goanet] Miracles

2008-08-27 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Agnelo Fernandes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I cannot make anyone believe in anything, it is one's own prerogative whether they want to believe or not. But I do fully agree and believe in miracles. >> Isn't the Birth of a new life a miracle? *** We do accept the possibility and the fact of miracl

Re: [Goanet] Lourdes miracles

2008-08-26 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "J. Colaco < jc>" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Using a selectively mutilated quote of what I (jc) had written i.e. ***Sorry, Dr.Jose Colaço, for keeping your quote shortened. This happened by mistake (not "selectively mutilated")--the first words were deleted by mistake and I added "check if:". N

[Goanet] Lourdes Miracles

2008-08-26 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Fr. Ivo C da Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Do scientists know why there is no Chaos in the movement of the Universe? ***1.Not being a scientist by profession, I would like to answer your questio

Re: [Goanet] Lourdes Miracles

2008-08-26 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "edward desilva" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> So, you have not heard of unexplained miracles happening to people of other religion, including atheists? ***Miracle is a theological term used to "extraordinary, unexplained events" which we attribute to God's providential Love. Only God can work mirac

Re: [Goanet] Lourdes Miracles

2008-08-26 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Cip Fernandes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Rev. Fr. Ivo C. da Souza, How can you convince a colour blind person that colours exist? ***I do agree with you. I had a lot of discussions with people of other faiths ( or no-faith) and denominations. Sometimes it is quite enrichin

Re: [Goanet] Lourdes Miracles

2008-08-26 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Vidyadhar Gadgil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Fr. Ivo C da Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Why all this heated debate about 'miracles'? What are they worth anyway? ***People are running for healings and miracles precisely because they touch thei

Re: [Goanet] Lourdes Miracles

2008-08-25 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Roland Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For a scientist Santosh, you have written a particularly unscientific reply. In what was a Faith thread, all I said was that faith was worn as a badge of learning in your case and as a social statement badge by Kevin. I then went on to explain what fai

Re: [Goanet] Lourdes Miracles

2008-08-25 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "ralph rau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Last time I heard Goanet was a forum for discussing social issues of concern to Goans and not debating matters of faith. ***Which are social issues of concern to Goans? We are hearing a lot about them. We can hear them being debated in the Legislative Assemb

Re: [Goanet] Lourdes Miracles

2008-08-25 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "J. Colaco < jc>" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I do understand that there is a "scientific committee" and a process for these miracles - BUT if any process is going to be accepted, the process has to be open and transparent. I suggest that IF we really want to investigate ANY matter - we should i

Re: [Goanet] Lourdes Miracles

2008-08-25 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Santosh Helekar" [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I think that Fr.Ivo and others would do well to heed the following excerpts from the authoritative 1998 decree of the concerned Archbishop regarding the fraudulent miracles of this mystic called Julia Kim: ***I have quoted Roman Danylak, titular bishop

Re: [Goanet] Lourdes Miracles

2008-08-25 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "raju gonsalves" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> There seems to be quite a hue and cry about the miracles. ***Precisely because they happen, but are being denied by some scientists. SEEK N YOU SHALL FIND... I am seeing that the revelations by our lady of fatima, are happening, may be I sought - so wh

Re: [Goanet] Fw: Lourdes Miracles

2008-08-25 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
on of elements through alchemy, philosopher's stone or "elixir of life". Regards. Fr.Ivo --- "Fr. Ivo C da Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jesus of his real presence in the Eucharist through transubstantiation. I > hope that the readers will see that there are "Eucharistic miracles" in > our times. > Regards. > Fr.Ivo

Re: [Goanet] Lourdes Miracles

2008-08-23 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Albert Desouza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ***I am reproducing the witness of those who have seen the white host being transformed into "flesh and blood", thus confirming the words of Jesus of his real presence in the Eucharist through transubstantiation. I hope that the readers will see that t

[Goanet] Fw: Lourdes Miracles

2008-08-22 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
- Original Message - From: "Fr. Ivo C da Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 7:25 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Lourdes Miracles From: "Santosh Helekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Sun, 8/10/08, Fr. Ivo C da

Re: [Goanet] Lourdes Miracles

2008-08-17 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Santosh Helekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- On Fri, 8/15/08, Fr. Ivo C da Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: **In the case of Eucharistic miracle of Lanciano, how can you perform this "scientific procedure"? So after all this talk about using a scientific p

Re: [Goanet] Lourdes Miracles

2008-08-16 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Santosh Helekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ...any scientific procedure requires that properly blinded and objective researchers obtain quantitative data about the probability of occurrence of the phenomenon under observation in the special condition under study, and then compare this probabilit

Re: [Goanet] Lourdes Miracles

2008-08-16 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Santosh Helekar" [EMAIL PROTECTED] I think as of January 21, 2008 Julia Kim and her followers have been excommunicated by the Archbishop because of the possibility of fraud, and the embarrassment these unruly "miraculous" events that she is staging, might be causing the Church. ***Yes, yo

Re: [Goanet] Lourdes Miracles

2008-08-16 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "edward desilva" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Byron the English poet once asked: I can see crutches, and wheelchairs, on display hanging all around, but I do not see any artificial limbs. Why is that? ***They are too costly. Some people have left crutches and wheelchairs when they received miracles

Re: [Goanet] Lourdes Miracles

2008-08-16 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Santosh Helekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ...more importantly, modern science teaches us that it is foolish to draw premature conclusions from lack of knowledge about something at any given time. ***Right. Science has its limitations. These conclusions do not belong to its competence. Scien

[Goanet] Reply to Fr.Ivo

2008-08-15 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Albert Desouza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Miracles are taking place in everyone's life. The very fact we are alive is a great miracle. ***I do agree with you: the Universe is itself a miracle, our existence is a miracle, every event of our life is a miracle. St.Augustine would speak of the Uni

Re: [Goanet] Lourdes Miracles

2008-08-15 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Santosh Helekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The level of gullibility displayed in the quoted post indicates that the people involved in propagating such "miracles" do not want their claims to be subjected to real scientific tests, and face the prospect of disillusionment. ***This is wrong. The Ch

Re: [Goanet] Lourdes Miracles

2008-08-15 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
ased on the miracles. They only confirm our faith in the words of Jesus. There is no conflict with Science, it goes beyond the natural, phenomenal realm. It is, therefore, called "supernatural". Christian religion is historical revelation of God. Regards. Fr.Ivo --- On Sun, 8/10/08,

Re: [Goanet] Lourdes Miracles

2008-08-15 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> btw, what would the bloodtype of the offspring be, if a virgin with bloodgroup AB was with a child? Dear Orlando, Thanks for your question. I hope that Dr.Santosh will try to answer you, if he accepts that Mary conceived Jesus without sexual-genital intercourse... My a

Re: [Goanet] Lourdes Miracles

2008-08-15 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Santosh Helekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- On Sun, 8/10/08, Fr. Ivo C da Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: His study confirmed that the flesh and blood were of human origin. The flesh was unequivocally cardiac tissue, and the blood was of >type AB. The type AB b

Re: [Goanet] Lourdes Miracles

2008-08-15 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Mervyn Lobo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have not being opening any of the posts on this subject simply because it is beyond common sense that it is in Lourdes that God concentrates on answering requests and providing miracles. If God cannot find you in your living room, s/he is not going to fi

Re: [Goanet] Lourdes Miracles

2008-08-10 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> There is a saying :A wise man knows what he says, a fool says what he knows. We as medical doctors mostly say what we know from books, literature, journals, and broadcasted news. But do we know what we say? We say if you smoke, it cause

Re: [Goanet] Fw: Lourdes Miracles

2008-08-10 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Santosh Helekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> As you can see from the post quoted below, contrary to earlier claims not even a bureaucratic committee meeting was called to certify these incredible "miracles", let alone follow any kind of genuine scientific procedure. ***It was subsequently studie

[Goanet] Fw: Lourdes Miracles

2008-08-09 Thread Fr. Ivo C da Souza
From: "Santosh Helekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> As you can see, the procedure described below is clearly not a scientific procedure of any kind. ***I am giving here the report of the Eucharistic miracle. We believe in the real presence of the Risen Lord in the Eucharist under the species of bread a

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