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    exactly....christianity is THAT funny. time to go kill the adulterers
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    Quote Originally Posted by btstone
    oh no im not butthurt. i just enjoy finding flaws in your arguments.......and the earth's age is not known. if its 1 million years old or 10,000 years old. carbon dating has already been proven NOT to be a reliable source for dating
    Wut? Are you referring to radiocarbon dating? It's half-life is only ~5700 years, so it can only date carbon rich substances to ~60,000 years.

    Radiometric dating has been proven to be accurate through multiple methods per trial yielding the same result. The accepted age for the earth is ~4.5 billion years, and that was determined through Uranium-lead dating. I personally reject these findings, as I focus the majority of my studies on bronze age myths stating the world is 6000 years old.

    Quote Originally Posted by Ocelot
    you don't drink? according to some biblical stories drinking is perfectly fine.
    I drink wine, the priest tells me it's the blood of Christ. nom nom nom

    Quote Originally Posted by btstone
    so where did i say it was wrong. and drinking laws are made for a reason. NOT SAYING ALL, but how many times have you heard of ppl being completely diff when they are drunk, going all violent and shit. how many girls get drunk and become super easy to have sex with? i know of many. i been with quite a few back in the day. you said that your self. drinking laws are placed for a reason, just like speeding laws, and etc
    What purpose does forbidding drinking on the day of the sabbath serve other than that of religion? Everything remains the same the other six days of the week, so it's not really serving the greater good. WTF do easy girls have to do with law? Let's outlaw miniskirts and porn too!!! Hooray!! Speeding laws are for public safety

    Quote Originally Posted by Khalifa247
    IMO, if you really think about it really hard, Its impossible that something greater couldn't exist. Every explanation I have ever heard as to why something greater couldn't exist makes no sense, well they make sense but dance around the fact that something causes everything. The big bang and all the other theories are very solid but if there was absolutely nothing in existence nothing would have ever come of it. I have lots of other reasons for the my beliefs too but I'm not going to make a text wall. My beliefs are entirely my own I have never been to a church or anything like that I think that there is something out there and hopefully something after I die. So god=yes religion=lulz.
    Where would this God come from? Using a deity to explain something you can't doesn't make the argument anymore logically sound. You may answer the question, but sometimes having unanswered questions is better than having wrong answers. Remember, thunder and lightning used to be the work of "Gods."

    Quote Originally Posted by zimabog
    So we humans could feel like those 3,000 lightyear wide space objects compared to atoms. What does this scope of reality say to me? It says that even if there is a god/creator, it is completely not necessary to do the silly things religious people do. It, if exists, can't answer, or even hear prayers. It, if exists, does not have gender. It, if exists, can not do miracles. It, if exists, can not have an image. It, if exists, does not and can not judge you.
    I whole heatedly agree. If there was a creator, it don't think we are, in any way, of it's image, and it would not be concerned with peoples daily affairs, beliefs, prayers, sins, etc. We are just one species on a rock floating about in an infinite cosmos.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Incontt
    Homosexuality in the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament)
    Leviticus 20:13
    This verse is very similar to Leviticus 18:22 which we discuss in greater detail in another section. You might want to read the series of essays in that section first.
    Overview of Leviticus 20:13:

    * ASV: (American Standard Version, 1901) "And if a man lie with mankind, as with womankind, both of them have committed abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them."
    Leviticus does not dictate rules to the Christian church. The law of the priesthood in Leviticus do not apply to the Christian church, they never have. BTW when was the last time you saw a Christian give an animal sacrifice?

    Hebrew 7 and 8 (and SEVERAL other place)shows all the rules and things you see there have a purpose and are not used to dictate Christian doctrine. In fact the purpose what for our sin to be made known to use (Romans 3:20).

    BTW...this goes back to my point about understanding what the Bible is really saying. If you don't understand or know the cultural and It is not a book that just tells you a story. There is context and there is understanding, but you have to be willing to have some things explained instead of knowingly taking it out of context.

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    Quote Originally Posted by _Christian_
    "bronze age myths stating the world is 6000 years old."
    OK...I sense a Richard Dawkins/Christopher Hitchens fanboy...

    Speeding laws are for public safety
    You are correct. The consumption laws are definitely about religion mixing with politics. But the traffic laws are only about public safety in some places. They are MOSTLY about revenue. If it was about public safety cars could be regulated to not go above x mph and nobody would have to worry about getting tickets, but governments make $$$ on that junk so they keep it just high enough that you don't decentegrate but you can still get a nice hefty fine or jail time.


    Where would this God come from? Using a deity to explain something you can't doesn't make the argument anymore logically sound.

    We are just one species on a rock floating about in an infinite cosmos.
    Who told you the universe was infinite? And in what sense? This could be an interesting discussion.

    true also about logically sound arguments, just remember it works both ways. I'd also add that the problem is that some people think natural sciences hold weight on their own. IF they did we wouldn't NEED philosophy, psychology or the social sciences. Its the philosophical edge that always poke holes in the atheistic view point in the end. Philosophically we will never be able to measure ideas or concepts. Logic, Love, rationalization, emotions are not described by evolution theories and they cannot be accounted for. If you boil it down to biology then you have a hard time trying to add validity to science because all of our logic become nothing more than a chemical reaction. and if that is proven then atheism, religious faith, murder, lawlessness, love, anger, are all the same and cannot be condemned or applauded because there is NO reason or Logic. Scientific findings are nothing anymore. That is a much harder realization for me and it is philosophy, history, and psychology that point a strong finger at evidence for God, and of course there is a ridiculous disconnect between the world view so nobody listens to anybody and everybody is right.

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    obviously this thread has gotten out of hand. the people arguing against the existence of God have not studied Him or christianity. its funny i heard people say before that christianity is nothing but brainwashing people into believing what they believe....kinda sounds the same to me as when people argue that there cant be a God because science cant prove Him or disprove Him. so for all you out there that dont care to search yourself and use the methods or sociology, philosophy, psychology, and social sciences to find truth i say to you, keep living your life on beliefs that other people have pounded into your head and keep living in your close-minded in a box way of thinking. i myself used to not know what to believe untill i searched and found God. i am free now from the world view that has been implanted in us since we first start school.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Incontt
    exactly....christianity is THAT funny. time to go kill the adulterers
    the ignorance you have amazes me....i hope you dont approach your car with the same mindset

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    Quote Originally Posted by _Christian_
    I drink wine, the priest tells me it's the blood of Christ. nom nom nom
    here is another thing I do not understand. My wife's father is a preacher, I heard him talk about "if i pick up a squirt gun and pull the rigger and a bullet comes out and kills someone, I am guilty of murder by law, but God would forgive me: I did not know it would kill them I only thought to get them wet. however: if i pull the trigger on a real gun and water comes out and the person gets wet then by law i am free to go but in God's eyes I am a murderer, since I thought it would kill them."

    now... if drinking blood is an abomination to God... wouldn't drinking a substitute be just as heinous? you are drinking it because it symbolizes his blood. therefore: drinking blood.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sport_122
    Second, we have to identify specifically what you want to discuss. and stick to it. Posts are long because there are too many varied topics. We can discuss evolution, but it will get us nowhere and it really doesn't even fall in the same philosophical and sociological plan as the christian faith so that is too complicated. We could discuss science in general as it relates to the christian faith. Anything specific.

    evolution isn't that complicated -- one only really needs to know what it is, and yes i do know what it is but we can discuss about something else.

    let's see... we could discuss about the probability of God actually existing or,
    the chances of existence being formed by chance -- or in your case by God... both would challenge both of our knowledge since it'll be about things that we both are educated on and could possibly teach us a thing or two...


    Quote Originally Posted by sport_122
    Lastly, I will be respectful to you in discussion as long as you are respectful to me. If we can't have a respectful discussion back and forward then neither of us benefit and we are wasting each others time.

    gotcha

    ... before we start gimme a chance to go back and reply to the posts you posted yesterday k.
    I won't put too much effort into em but i'd just like to post up my thought on them. i'll start with this one:


    Quote Originally Posted by sport_122
    You need to look up Steven Jay Gould and learn something about it before you want to argue it....BTW...just so you know, there are many versions of evolution as well but NONE of them relate to Cosmology, or Ontology. So where does this validate any sort of evolution vs Creationism debate.

    the examples that i've been giving are just a taste of the possibility of evolution being taken into consideration as fact.
    there are tons of animals today that show signs of it but like i have been saying we cannot see evolution --- it's impossible because it takes millions of years for a creature to truly adapt and change into a more advance one...

    really i mean this isn't pokemon where pokemon evolve after gaining enough fighting experience.






    ... tadpoles changing into frogs is a very strange transformation...
    is starts as one thing and changes dramatically.



    Quote Originally Posted by sport_122
    Creationism focuses on the catalyst of life, evolution focuses on the process of life. Please, connect the dots for me because I know for a fact that the Bible only give ONE specific with regards to the process of creation and that is that men come from the dust of the earth. (Abiogenesis. Life from non-life)

    you're right... evolution is the process of life -- life evolving into a more complex and advance substance. the bible speaks of adam being created by dust well that just doesn;t seem plausible because dust doesn't contain dna, organ-signs or cells that give a human the ability to grow and mature.
    it's not a living thing...


    if you take a woman's fertilized egg and implant a grain of dust what will happen? nothing that's what.



    Quote Originally Posted by sport_122
    You wanna talk Biology bring it, but you better be ready to go back further than evolution because I have studied evolution and I know that the philosophical answers on life are NOT met by evolutionary theory. That is what people mean when they say it is not proven, they are saying that the process is not proven to have been the origin of life and rightly so because it does not account for the origins of life.

    when you take 4 billion years into account the possibilities of you evolving are great... life and living things do not remain the same -- things change -- time changes -- conditions change -- all of the changes that occur affect a beings survival instinct and forces it to adapt and CHANGE.

    if you're so familier with biology you should know that microorganisms have existed since the earth was created -- they are the building blocks to life. good or bad they provide life, they, were the first signs of life on earth NOT adam or eve.
    tell me... do you think the earth is an organisms? i think that it is. although hard to comprehend it's existence - I don't see why earth couldn't be a living organism, since everything in the cosmos has a birth and death sequence...


    sometimes I feel that homosapiens aren't that homo after all...
    by this i mean the latin term for wise or smart. compared to less complicated organisms -- we're the only animals that give a fuck about any of this.

    why?


    Quote Originally Posted by sport_122
    There are STILL Apes too!!! Why are there still apes? You don't know a damn thing about evolution do you? I am a christian who believes that evolution is partially true, but i know that you don't know a damn thing about it and what it speaks about our existence.

    what a silly question, sport. did it ever occur to you that chimps, apes, gorillas ect. evolved from other forms of primates??
    haha, i know more about evolution than you think dude... i think that before you make comments like this you should first check your posts out -- they contain major flaws aswell... clearly signs that you have other issues besides a low IQ lol jk.



    Quote Originally Posted by sport_122
    But I am sure you have already done this because you talked about the adaptation and breeding of Dogs, which is NOT evolution.

    i know this... but take the wolf and the dog into consideration.
    the wolf although very simlier to your common dog is very different -- it evolved into it what it is today which is a hunter. it lives in harsh enviornments...

    the lion, tiger, snow lion... they are changing too. give em a million years and they'll be totally different.


    Quote Originally Posted by sport_122
    Also, atheists and agnostics have been around for a long time. This is not a new movement.
    i know but NOW they are coming out and really expressing how they feel.
    instead of completly ignoring religious conversations -- times have changed and eventually they'll have anti-religion movements(some have already done a few).

    what i see is a future battle between the church(religion.. doesn't matter which one) and them



    Quote Originally Posted by sport_122
    There is a NEO-atheistic movement going on, but it is just the same thing with a different coat, but you didn't know that did you...you know why? because you ignore the very evidence of things in history that people would present to you.


    haha believe it or not i do know.. kinda stupid imo.
    personally, i couldn't possibly care less who believes in God or not. it doesn't affect me one single bit what someone believes or doesn't believe.
    they have a right to think whatever they want and im all for it... i don't really like to categorize myself as an atheist because, well, that's a very bold statement nor do i like to consider myself an agnostic because that's pretty much saying that im too much of a bitch to make up my mind.


    i don't really have an argument to be honest...
    other than, of course, pointing out that yours sucks ballz. lol and thats the truth

    nobody has ever committed genocide for the sake of spreading the gospel of nothing, therefore no atheist inquisition has ever happened,
    nor will ever happen, because they don't give a shit...


    Quote Originally Posted by sport_122
    The true sign of a fool is one who claims to have knowledge yet refused to do what is necessary to acquire the things required for understanding..

    I never said that nor do i think it.


    Quote Originally Posted by sport_122
    What tells you that God ENJOYS the suffering of men? I have never seen this in the Bible either, nor have I heard it from anyone except atheistic fundamentalists who have to force themselves to ignore parts of the Bible to even come close to making this statement.

    ok, check this out...



    this baby boy was born with two functioning heads in bangladesh on august 25th of last year.
    now here's that all-consuming question once again:

    did the embryo suffer a major mutation in the genes which control the number of heads/spines/organs?

    OR...

    was God just in an ornery and sadistic mood?

    i choose the first.

    if it's the second, our lord and savior needs to lay off the LSD...


    Quote Originally Posted by sport_122
    What causes the suffering of men?

    What would make you say that the Bible has morals and guidelines to a better way of life, when it is very clear that we are to follow the same God that you claim enjoys to watch us suffer?

    the bible speaks of morals 'n shit... and if the bible is the word of god then that means god put em there to guide people into being good -- which isn't really necessary since you don't need it to be a good person... i am a good friend, brother, son and not once did i ever get changed by the words from the bible.

    why does it affect certain people but not others?

    don't get me wrong though...
    i know exactly how you feel and what you're saying... I keep trying to explain religion to this guy but he just don't fucking listen.




    Quote Originally Posted by sport_122
    What morals come from the Bible?

    do you really want me to answer this??!!


    Quote Originally Posted by sport_122
    Does the Bible say that God leaves his chilrden?
    ... if this weren't true than why do i think the way that i do?
    am i not his child?

    why have i removed myself from him -- since i was 10? did i get mad at him? no... i just don't believe. he left all his black kids in africa to suffer.
    he made noah save all his pets from the great flood... man, god is a lazy soggyfuck.


    Quote Originally Posted by sport_122
    What makes you think this country is Big into religion?
    "in god we trust"

    nuff said.


    Quote Originally Posted by sport_122
    If you believe in God, and you partially act as though you don't completely doubt his existence, then how would you define him and how is it accurate?
    here's the thing - i can't define him.
    if he is god we can't imagine him. he'd be that great that i couldn't even begin to start making up his figure or how long is hair would be
    somethings should just be left alone.

    ... maybe then one could find peace... search for yourself before you go searching for a deity.

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    yojimbo you make some very strong arguements i have to give you that. especially the ones on evolution. you agreed in your above statements that evolution is a process of life. please explain to me then where that life originated. evolution doesnt explain that. you also stated that the earth is a living organism and that microorganisms have existed since the begining. please explain to me how those microorganisms became mountains, trees, grass, water, humans, animals, ect...all from the same microoganisms? and its not a possibility for an almighty all powerful God to make man from dust? i as a christian do believe in some form of evolution and i do believe in natural selection. i believe God gave all creatures the instinct to survive and adapt. hence natural selection. i believe to say that a big bang and evolution created everything and that the possibility of God doing it being imposible is a very close-minded and elementary way of thinking. i believe that God and science ( some form of evolution and adaptation) can co-exist. i believe in both. science alone falls short on explaining where everthing came from and i believe thats where God comes in.

    as far as you saying that God enjoys suffering...no where in the bible does it state this. somethings happen cuz of outside influences( chemicals, environment, ect).

    and you made a very strong point for my side of the debate...
    ere's the thing - i can't define him. if he is god we can't imagine him. he'd be that great that i couldn't even begin to start making up his figure or how long is hair would be somethings should just be left alone.
    why do people try to put God into their understanding? how can we mere humans try to comprehend something so awesome? He is above our explanation and understanding.

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    here is another thing I do not understand. My wife's father is a preacher, I heard him talk about "if i pick up a squirt gun and pull the rigger and a bullet comes out and kills someone, I am guilty of murder by law, but God would forgive me: I did not know it would kill them I only thought to get them wet. however: if i pull the trigger on a real gun and water comes out and the person gets wet then by law i am free to go but in God's eyes I am a murderer, since I thought it would kill them." now... if drinking blood is an abomination to God... wouldn't drinking a substitute be just as heinous? you are drinking it because it symbolizes his blood. therefore: drinking blood. __________________
    i dont understand how your story of murder fits with drinking blood . but Jesus said to eat of his "body" and drink of his "blood" as a symbol. doing this means you accept Christs broken body (bread) and his holy blood (wine, juice, ect) as a sacrifice for your sins and you accept Him. Drinking blood is an abomination...nowhere did Jesus command them to literally drink His blood and eat His flesh. its called symbolism. the people that did actually eat flesh and drink blood used it as a pagan cerimony to worship false gods. That is why God said it was an abomination because we are to worship and obey the ONE TRUE GOD not lifeless false idols.

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    Quote Originally Posted by geoff
    why do people try to put God into their understanding? how can we mere humans try to comprehend something so awesome? He is above our explanation and understanding.
    ... exactly. for what? people should just focus on being good and call it a day.
    but noooo the church wants to create an image and go by that

    which is probably not even what god would look like.
    for real i mean someone who could snap his fingers and create a new planet wears some old clothes and has long hair and resembles a human-being? yea right.. if i were to picture him he'd be some crazy lookin ball of light...
    and speak to you through some strange alien type of way --- possibly telekinesis(not sure what you would actually call it) or something.


    oh... and i'll reply to the rest of your post tomorrow. I gotz to bounce

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    Do people still worship the sun, moon, and wind?

    Most likely not.

    One can say that god is just what they can't explain or don't know.

    When a lightning storm comes do people say "oh its just water molecules rubbing against each other producing massive amounts of static electricity until it finally shoots to a ground source." or do they say "its zeus being mad."

    So if there comes a point in history when everything people ever wanted to know becomes known and every action of nature becomes explainable. What place is there for a god?

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    Quote Originally Posted by zimabog
    So if there comes a point in history when everything people ever wanted to know becomes known and every action of nature becomes explainable. What place is there for a god?
    i dont know if that will ever happen

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    Quote Originally Posted by zimabog
    Do people still worship the sun, moon, and wind?

    Most likely not.

    One can say that god is just what they can't explain or don't know.

    When a lightning storm comes do people say "oh its just water molecules rubbing against each other producing massive amounts of static electricity until it finally shoots to a ground source." or do they say "its zeus being mad."

    So if there comes a point in history when everything people ever wanted to know becomes known and every action of nature becomes explainable. What place is there for a god?
    there are actually couple of religion and beliefs that people have that they worship the sun, moon, wind, earth, fire, water, etc... Some even worship gods & goddesses.

    there is more than just Christianity & agnostic/atheism. if you believe in roman /greek culture, you could say zeus is mad and throwing lightning bolts. people probably have never seen these people or i mean higher beings, but they believe because a bunch of people have made drawings, statues, writings, etc. that is the same as what happened with Christianity. You just need a following to help people believe.
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    first off...God has no image. He came down as flesh(human form) as Jesus Christ. second..we wont get to the point that we can explain everything. the way things are going on in the world these days we will surely wipe ourselves out or Jesus will come back. either way humanity is in its last days whether you believe that God will come and judge us or since we are all messed up we kill ourselves off through nuclear war. and to buttons....

    christianity was not born cuz of statues drawings ect...there is historical proof from non christian believers who wrote of Him and His miracles here are a few exaples.

    Cornelius Tacitus,Flavius Josephus,Suetonius, Thallus, Pliny the Younger, and Lucian. there are also numerous writings from jewish historians and philosophers that wrote about Jesus the man and the miracles He did but from a non believer point. there is no arguing that a man named Jesus was born and started a ministry and performed great things and preached and was crucified and that christianity was founded by Him. its faith that He was God in flesh and the same God of the jews that christians believe.

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    Quote Originally Posted by geoff
    first off...God has no image. He came down as flesh(human form) as Jesus Christ. second..we wont get to the point that we can explain everything. the way things are going on in the world these days we will surely wipe ourselves out or Jesus will come back. either way humanity is in its last days whether you believe that God will come and judge us or since we are all messed up we kill ourselves off through nuclear war. and to buttons....

    christianity was not born cuz of statues drawings ect...there is historical proof from non christian believers who wrote of Him and His miracles here are a few exaples.

    Cornelius Tacitus,Flavius Josephus,Suetonius, Thallus, Pliny the Younger, and Lucian. there are also numerous writings from jewish historians and philosophers that wrote about Jesus the man and the miracles He did but from a non believer point. there is no arguing that a man named Jesus was born and started a ministry and performed great things and preached and was crucified and that christianity was founded by Him. its faith that He was God in flesh and the same God of the jews that christians believe.
    i swear the Devil came to my house and turned my TV on and i have proof.... does that make it true? damn. you know how many people have said they've seen ghosts, witches, etc?
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    these were greek/roman and jewish writers that didnt believe the teachings of Jesus. they thought he was a demon himself and used witchcraft or they just said He was a good teacher of good morals. they had no reason to write about Him but to give an account of history. with your way of thinking buttons how do you know that george washington was real? how do you know any historical figure( licoln, julius ceasar, ect...) or any other person before tv, radio, internet, pictures were invented were real? you know because credible historians and philosophers wrote about these people. here let me try your mind frame. i believe that humans came around 200 years ago because thats the only physical proof we have of them. if i can see a picture of the person or a video than i know they were real. in that case i dont know if my great great great great grandfather was real because i never met him in person and i dont have any pictures of him. hmmmmmmmm.....you make alot of sense!!!!!

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    I dont know about you guys but I can not wait to get to heaven and get my flying horse. I dont know why we cant have a cars are planes or why we can not fly ourselves. but we got smelly flying horses at least.

    haha god = joke.

    People believe in god like children believe in Santa. One day you gotta grow up and realize you are on your own.

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    Quote Originally Posted by geoff
    these were greek/roman and jewish writers that didnt believe the teachings of Jesus. they thought he was a demon himself and used witchcraft or they just said He was a good teacher of good morals. they had no reason to write about Him but to give an account of history. with your way of thinking buttons how do you know that george washington was real? how do you know any historical figure( licoln, julius ceasar, ect...) or any other person before tv, radio, internet, pictures were invented were real? you know because credible historians and philosophers wrote about these people. here let me try your mind frame. i believe that humans came around 200 years ago because thats the only physical proof we have of them. if i can see a picture of the person or a video than i know they were real. in that case i dont know if my great great great great grandfather was real because i never met him in person and i dont have any pictures of him. hmmmmmmmm.....you make alot of sense!!!!!
    so just because they have a different belief they should be discredited? right. here is historical proof of many religions being true. just get over the fact people believe in something other than what you believe in.
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    i have no problem with what other people believe. i have given bilbical, scientific, and historical evidence that there was an intelligent designer. video below for more evidence. what proof is there of other religions being true?





    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl9fO...aynext_from=PL
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq9pO...om=PL&index=36
    i would also like you to explain something....how did gravity evolve?

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    i know that knowing everything is impossible, its a just a rhetorical question to get you to see that we tend to call the unknown as a god.

    The reason Christmas is on Dec 25 is because so many other religions have special holidays nearing the same day as well. It has nothing to do with divinity. It has to do with the winter solstice. The winter solstice has the longest night, therefore after that the days gradually get longer. It is a "birth of the sun" event that many many religions of history have stories to accommodate it.

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    you know what i have heard nothing but bashing on God and christianity. i have a couple questions for you all that dont believe that there is a God and for those that believe there is something but its not God.

    1- why is it so farfetched and impossible for there to be a God that created everything and cares for us?

    2-why is evolution the right explanation and the only one? why cant God (intelligent design and creationism) coexist with science?

    3-what if all of you are wrong? what if there is a God you will one day have to answer to? what then?

    if me and every other christian out there are wrong and anyone who believes in God is wrong then at worst we lived a pure life not being selfish and loving others and then we just die. if your wrong then thats a whole different story now isnt it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by zimabog
    So if there comes a point in history when everything people ever wanted to know becomes known and every action of nature becomes explainable. What place is there for a god?
    Thats actually part of the problem with placing too many eggs on science...it is a process of observation and even in our understanding of things we typically only end up with more questions.

    For instance: how does a car work.
    well it has an engine...combustion...carbon...fuel...man foot on the pedal... but then you start going from one question to hundreds. So we do not see the number of questions declining in science we see them multiplying. Many of them we think we will be able to answer, but many of them we KNOW we will NOT be able to answers...like the exact age of the earth, or the exact age of the universe. The only reason science can give account for these things now is because there used to be an understanding the SCIENCE IS NOT EXACT because everything cannot be reduced to numbers.

    another example is the numerous versions of evolution and different theories that people have on that. Some say its specific selection, some say it is adaptation, some say its random mutation...and more...but it is NOT exact and the different schools of thought are all continuing their studies with their own beliefs in the foundation...this will most certainly yeild different results.



    Yojimbo...WHAT THE CRAP? Thats going to take half an hour to read!

    but i did catch this
    the bible speaks of adam being created by dust well that just doesn;t seem plausible because dust doesn't contain dna, organ-signs or cells that give a human the ability to grow and mature.
    it's not a living thing...
    Abiogenesis is being worked on in a lab right now. They have gotten as far as amino acids,(which are the building blocks of life). It is in a process that is much like the early stages of the evolutionary argument as of the middle of the 1900's. I will let you look it up.


    when you take 4 billion years into account the possibilities of you evolving are great... life and living things do not remain the same -- things change -- time changes -- conditions change -- all of the changes that occur affect a beings survival instinct and forces it to adapt and CHANGE.

    if you're so familier with biology you should know that microorganisms have existed since the earth was created -- they are the building blocks to life. good or bad they provide life, they, were the first signs of life on earth NOT adam or eve.
    tell me... do you think the earth is an organisms? i think that it is. although hard to comprehend it's existence - I don't see why earth couldn't be a living organism, since everything in the cosmos has a birth and death sequence...


    sometimes I feel that homosapiens aren't that homo after all...
    by this i mean the latin term for wise or smart. compared to less complicated organisms -- we're the only animals that give a fuck about any of this.

    why?
    I don't necessarily doubt evolution, I am just going to error on the side of caution because I realize that if we are to understand science we have to realize that even now our understanding of evolution or the processes of life are limited.

    The earth cannot be a living organism based on the human definition of life. But you are trying to get philosophical. In doing so you are making another point of mine.

    Your question of
    we're the only animals that give a fuck about any of this.

    why?
    can only be answered philosophically and philosophically our universe had a singular origin, the logic we use cannot be defined by evolution, and our moral code has to be defined by something other than our individual chemical processes.

    This is one of the big points that I make...science is good, but it cannot function without the knowledge and understanding of history, philosophy, and some understanding of culture because all these things blend together.

    The reason I believe we are the only ones that care is because we are wired to, something inside of us says that we are responsible, and you are coming extremely close to arguing a point in Genesis where God gives man the responsibility of taking care of this world....but that is philosophical and not scientific, and the question you asked cannot be answered with science because it is not numerical. Philosophy pics up where science and history cannot fill in the gaps. Religious faith should be based off of a compilation of all of these things and then some.

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    Quote Originally Posted by geoff
    1- why is it so farfetched and impossible for there to be a God that created everything and cares for us?
    "So long as the universe had a beginning, we could suppose it had a creator. But if the universe is really self-contained, having no boundary or edge, it would have neither beginning nor end, it would simply be. What place, then, for a creator? (pp. 156 - 157 of Brief History of Time)" - Stephen Hawking

    "Perhaps the world is not made. Perhaps nothing is made. Perhaps it simply is, has been, will always be there. A clock without a craftsman." - Dr. Manhattan

    It is possible for there to be a creator. But as I say again: In the scope of everything, we are nothing. We are simply a complex chain of carbon and amino acids. We are no different in chemical structure than other animals. The same thing that happens when a plant, ant, or cockroach dies also happens to us. A god, if exists, whether a deity or pantheistic, must obey the laws of the universe. That means acceleration MUST ALWAYS be dv/dt; that is the derivative of velocity with respect to time. Conservation laws ALWAYS APPLY. And heat energy ALWAYS goes from an area of higher heat to an area of lower heat. Such as you can't extract heat from an icecube to heat up your coffee. Impossible.

    A god entity can't change the rules of physics. So hoping that a god entity cares for you by saving your life in a car crash, giving you a 100% on a quiz, or by allowing you to live a little bit longer when you have AIDS or cancer... impossible.

    A heaven or hell is impossible to exist. According to evolution, humans evolved from lower level life forms. Such as walking fish, a rodent looking thing, even single celled organisms. Even a sperm is a single cell, and it has life, it swims. A plant, a single cell organism, or even a sperm or an egg cell. Those things don't have brains. How can you judge something on wrong and right when it doesn't even have a brain? A walking fish, an rodent, a cockroach. All these things are animals such as us. Those creatures do not have the ability to be judged according to the way we think we are judged by a god entity.
    We are a continuation of the lineages of such creatures. So how can a heaven or hell exist back a billion years ago? Can you judge a single celled organism or simple sea plankton on being right or wrong? No.

    2-why is evolution the right explanation and the only one? why cant God (intelligent design and creationism) coexist with science?
    If are are refering to something like 'intelligent evolution' which is what a lot of people believe, then I would respond with the question: Why?
    Why would a god entity make the primates of the genus Pan seperate into Common Chimpanze (who live specifically north of the Congo River) and the very very tiny bit different Bonobo (who live specifically south of the Congo River)? And what would the purpose of having differnent Finch bird phenotypes on each of the islands of the Galapogos? If there was a god driven evolution, you would think it would make it so girls don't have to shave and men to not have nipples.

    3-what if all of you are wrong? what if there is a God you will one day have to answer to? what then?
    Then it will say "You lived your life, congratulations. Now have a cooke."


    if me and every other christian out there are wrong and anyone who believes in God is wrong then at worst we lived a pure life not being selfish and loving others and then we just die. if your wrong then thats a whole different story now isnt it?
    nope, because atheists can "live a pure life and not be selfish and love others". If a a god is that narsocisstic and egotistic to not allow people who lived a good life to get into a heaven... then fine. I don't like living with narsocisstic egotistic assholes anyway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sport_122
    Thats actually part of the problem with placing too many eggs on science...it is a process of observation and even in our understanding of things we typically only end up with more questions.

    Your response actually backed up my statement. Thank you.

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    we are the only ones with a conscience and morals and the ability to logically think hence we are the only ones that will be judged. and if a creator created the universe, the laws, and everything else then the creator Himself is not subject to those laws. He is above them since He had the ability to create them. and i was not refering to "intelligent evolution". God spoke everything into existence. what you see around today is the result of natural selection where only the strong survived and the weak species died off. as far as why an athiest wouldnt get to heaven even tho you lived a good life...because the creator God is holy without blemish. He created us to be the same but we failed. so He gave us a list of how to live life so we can be Holy thru Him...its called the bible. The creator God also created us to worship Him. when you dont worship Him and believe Him and live your life according to His word and accept Him as the Lord of your life then you are denying Him and He will deny you. good works are nothing compared to Gods holiness. and they are not enough to get you to eternal life. if the bible was just a book on being a good human then works alone could save you. but thats not the case. we are ALL sinners and the wagers of sin is death (hell). its only through the sacrifice that Jesus made on the cross and through His Holy blood that we have grace. in a time not too far away God will reveal Himself to all. the book of revelations is playing out as i am typing this and the world will see that it is going to change. every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. you put too much of a limitation on God and believe only what you hear instead of using your own mind and searching yourself for the truth. you say christians are brainwashed but i beg to differ. i say you all are the ones following a set plan set by men to keep you in control like good pets and do as they will. free your self with the only thing or only one that can truly give you freedom. May the name of the God of the christians and the only saving name under heaven and earth be praised forever Jesus Christ!!! God bless

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    geoff, have you ever heard of the mirror test?
    There are other creatures out there who have the ability to solve problems and think, and can even pass the mirror test.


    the book of revelations is playing out as i am typing this
    How so?

    and believe only what you hear instead of using your own mind and searching yourself for the truth
    I didn't just hear it, I have 'used my own mind' and found these things to be true. Its quite hypocritical and ironic you said such a thing.

    i say you all are the ones following a set plan set by men to keep you in control like good pets and do as they will.
    So you say scientists and researchers have a secret plan to control us all?
    I was pretty sure it was the powerful bankers who were doing that.

    Please try this experiment on the 2nd law of thermodynamics, which has to do with entropy. Take an icecube and place it next to something warm. Does the icecube stay the same temprature? Does the icecube get colder?
    No. That rule can not change ever. Thank you scientist Rudolf Clausius for showing this. You can try this experiment while praying that the heat from the icecube (yes an icecube does have some heat energy) will flow to the warmer object.

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    no other creature has the ability to logically think. yes you can teach pets tricks and monkeys how to problem solve but in the end they are still irrational beasts. and the book of revelations is playing out by the wars, famine, lack of morals in the world, a one world religion, a one world government, a mark(verichip is the first step) false preaching of the gospel, wide spread of knowlege and technology, falling away of believers, murder, greed, envy, the list goes on. the greatest trick the devil did was to convince mankind that God doesnt exist. the people these days are being brought up to believe what the people in power tell them too so when they take over there will not be a fight. the bible talks of this aswell. we are a society that no longer has morals and believes we can do whatever we want. we are cattle being controlled by the elect few that run this world. the bible also speaks of this.

    please explain how the 2nd law of thermodynamcs has anything to do with my God.

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    Quote Originally Posted by btstone
    the ignorance you have amazes me....i hope you dont approach your car with the same mindset

    MINE IS RUNNING AND WILL DRAG YOURS. god must love me more than you. its all in gods plan though.

    I built my own car because I have the intelligence and skill to do so. You can't say the same.

    oh yea..41000 children died todaY from hunger....yay god.


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    that is not Gods fault. that is the cause of those in power in those countries that are selfish and ignore the people. dont blame God for the cruelty of humanity.

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    Quote Originally Posted by geoff
    that is not Gods fault. that is the cause of those in power in those countries that are selfish and ignore the people. dont blame God for the cruelty of humanity.

    not his fault but he could prevent it. more excuses for a supposedly all powerful all knowing god. what does letting 41000 kids a day starve to death accomplish.


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    yeehaw


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    Why do i feel like kicking infants after reading these posts?
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    17 orphans lost their foster parents to robbers... where does GOD fit in there?
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    Quote Originally Posted by geoff
    no other creature has the ability to logically think. yes you can teach pets tricks and monkeys how to problem solve but in the end they are still irrational beasts.
    You are wrong. And I know that even if i show you a bunch of evidence, you will dismiss it.

    So how are we the chosen species and not Homo Erectus?

    And the 2nd Law of Thermodyamics is a law that can not be broken.
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    why would He want to change the laws He created. and as far as the suffering in the world its caused by men not God. He doesnt step in to prevent it cuz its the evil in men that do this and He doesnt punish these people cuz of grace. just know that these children are going to a better place with no suffering and no pain.

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    Quote Originally Posted by geoff
    why would He want to change the laws He created. and as far as the suffering in the world its caused by men not God. He doesnt step in to prevent it cuz its the evil in men that do this and He doesnt punish these people cuz of grace. just know that these children are going to a better place with no suffering and no pain.

    So you agree that your god can not perform miracles?
    Because that's what a miracle is... a breach of the laws of nature.

    "He doesnt step in to prevent it cuz its the evil in men that do this and He doesnt punish these people cuz of grace."

    So your saying your god is not benevolent? And you are saying that the evil men are people of grace?


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    lol...they are in a better place? no they are dead...done. They suffered from starvation while god watches his ant farm? it so funny to read this stuff. Its like watching kids defend santa as being real.
    post above me is spot on.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Incontt
    lol...they are in a better place? no they are dead...done. They suffered from starvation while god watches his ant farm? it so funny to read this stuff. Its like watching kids defend santa as being real.
    post above me is spot on.
    YOU ARE TELLING ME SANTA ISN'T REAL?
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    well i THINK he isnt real....he is nicer than god though. he cant stop the murder and crime against the kids but he will bring all the good ones a toy. Not the promise of a pie in the sky but actually brings the toys every year


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