I see what you are saying here. I am not saying that the existence of God is some how proven with the available evidence. What I am saying is that the available evidence can be seen as showing purpose, intent, design, and intelligence. All those things point to a Intelligent Designer. Even Creationalism believing scientists ( yes with phd) will say that it is not based on theological beliefs but actually points towards it. Come on man, you read the article and saw the videos. That evidence isnt produced from thin air nor completely fabricated. It can be observed and rationalized. There are some very good points that Creationalist make...you said so yourself. I like the fact that you said faith is not defeated by science...not many evolutionists see that...ie Richard Dawkins. Many though would like to use the theory to destroy religion, faith, God in general. Would it not seem that way to you?The debate stems from the people that don't fully understand and completely reject evolution because it conflicts with their belief in biblical genesis and the great flood/noahs ark in the bible. Because they believe the bible is absolute truth. This is called cognative dissonance. When people hold onto beliefs despite evidence to the contrary. These are the people that think evolution is an "educated guess". Creation and I.D. are called conjectures in the scientific community. Hypotheses that are untestable. Simple statements, because, as you mentioned before, they deal with the supernatural and are not bound by any laws of physics. Faith is not defeated becuase science is still open to the possibility that a creator may have initiated the whole process, but currently lacks the evidence since it is not bound by physics.
So all creationists have a limited understanding? Even those with p.h.d.'s in biology and physics? The question can be flipped my friend. Why do atheists believe this same evidence can be used to disprove God? This same evidence is used by creationists to point towards intelligent design.If god is outside of the laws of physics and the scientific method, why do creationists, who have a limited understanding of physics in the first place, use physical laws and the scientific method to try and explain it?
No. Not simply by my faith but also by scientific evidence/lack of explanation. For example, bacteriam flagellum. Complex organism that could not have evolved over time gradually through natural selection. Please explain how this organism exists then, or did it never evolve?Are you open to the possibility that complex life did evolve from one single celled organism and that a creator put all those amino acids in place to make that organism?
Are you open to the possibility that there is an Ultimate Creator who put forth the motions to the universe and life as we know it? I'm not asking whether you are open to the possibility that He guides evolution or that He merely spoke everything into existence. I just wanna know, is it at all possible that He exists?
Also, you never answered my question earlier about every single living thing having a purpose in life. What are your thoughts on this statement..."everything in nature has a purpose, purpose that shows intent, intent that shows intelligence." ?
Oh, and still waiting on your response to the cambrian explosion