and thanks again for not including an agnostic option.
If the laws of science indicate that all systems tend toward chaos and entropy
dude, stop it with the entropy, its usage in creationist arguement has been twisted and shown to be faulty, yet it never dies.
, or was it front-loaded so that the laws of science would take care of it?
you make it sound like god would not understand or be capable of creating a universe in we could use "science" to make sense of things.
Humans fell from grace... Humans used to be like other creatures, but now they are different. Sounds like evolution to me!
yup to be truely cruel you need the brain capacity think about what another person/animal is thinking, to see through their eyes. really small children lack
this ability.
It had a beginning. Probably all of us believe in cause and effect. That leads to a logical problem with the beginning of the universe. What caused it? A
lot of people believe that an eternal supernatural power is the most reasonable explanation for the universe beginning.
well theres the possibility that there was no beginning. there is no requirement besides the limits of our minds why there must be a cause.
Why can't the flaming stop?? Who the hell cares the you think? I post it 'cause I have nothing better to do at the moment. With two people telling each
other to go to hell, and neither of them taking either's advice, the flame war goes no where.
But for the record, I'm pro-creation, pro-Christianity, and anti-atheism/evolution. Oh, and if you believe in God, HOW the HELL can you believe in
Evolution?! The two theories contradict each other to an incredible extent.
Thats all you ever post in evolution threads. perhaps you can't or won't examine your beliefs out of fear of what you might find, or perhaps just laziness.
if a thread puts to rest some misconceptions, then it is worth it.
Since, from an evolution perspective, humans took millions of years to evolve to what they are today, how come they've accelerated in their intelligence
so quickly over the last, say, 5000 years?
this is where cultural evolution exceeds biological evolution. imagine yourself in a small group of wandering hunters or whatever. your life is spent
trying to survive in its most basic form, you don't know anything about the concepts of money, or even the wheel. making a good stone tool is not easy,
figuring out how to make metal weapons without modern science.. that takes a lot of time, and a lot of luck. don't kid yourself the people back then(within
reason) were smart as you or me, most of what we know is built from the knowledge discovered by those before us. btw our large brains are from social
requirements that lead our evolution, the ability to invent was probably a side effect.
"Evolution is not so much a modern discovery as some of its advocates would have us believe. It made its appearance early in Greek philosophy, and
maintained its position more or less, with the most diverse modifications, and frequently confused with the idea of emanation, until the close of ancient
thought. The Greeks had, it is true, no term exactly equivalent to " evolution"; but when Thales asserts that all things originated from water; when
Anaximenes calls air the principle of all things, regarding the subsequent process as a thinning or thickening, they must have considered individual beings
and the phenomenal world as, a result of evolution, even if they did not carry the process out in detail. Anaximander is often regarded as a precursor of the
modem theory of development. He deduces living beings, in a gradual development, from moisture under the influence of warmth, and suggests the view that men
originated from animals of another sort, since if they had come into existence as human beings, needing fostering care for a long time, they would not have
been able to maintain their existence." The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
if you know anything about evolution, you'd know that natural selection is not equivalent to things originating from water or air being the principle of all
things.
Paul tells us (professing christians) to reprove, rebuke, and exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine; for the time will come when they will not endure
sound doctrine (doctrine found in the word of God) ; but shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. Professing christians
(myself included) must be mindful of the fact that Satan is the god of this world, who appears as an angel of light to deceive even the very elect, and to
cast doubt on the Word of God.
and an all powerful god would allow "satan" to exist? seems rather silly or cruel.
man these threads just turn into religion bashing...
always the victim, must like it.
But Hey that makes sence because my beef would be with the 20 "Practicing Christians" that believe in evolution. Sounds like Church goers that are
"Practicing Posing Christians" Sorry folks I respect your right to answer that question in anyway but if that is your answer you cannot be a "Practicing
Christian" there is no "Christian" arguement to be made there. just the atheist arguement. So at least the Atheists are being true to their beliefs or lack
there of.
only your literal interpretation of the bible is correct, oh great arrogant one, enlighten us. but as ussual you just leave without explaining or supporting
your views.
Won't you feel stupid if Saint Peter pulls out a printout of this thread, when you arrive at the gates of heaven... lol...
of course that works both ways, i'm sure you and i would both feel rather silly if Zeus greeted us. then again we could be in the matrix, or god could look at creationists and slap em silly for not using the brain he gave em.
A)"The gradual process of development or change" as in I am different from my parents
and not
B)"The theory that all forms of life originated by descent from earlier forms" Webster's Dictionary 1997 SAA
Or
ok after 10 thousand generations you'd think there would be some rather interesting changes right? but ofcourse you think the world hasn't been around long
enough for anything. just look at how we bred the variety of dogs from wolves, the livestock we have that can no longer survive in the wild.
Or for that matter any definition that contradicts the literal word of God.
just a question, so god looks just like a man then, no boobies, has a pecker, nads, and hair since we are made in his "literal" image. literal you say.
literal is also depressing if you think about it. he would literally have all the faults we have, good? not really.
the whole idea put forth by modern evolution nuts is that little changes have made RANDOMLY
changes aren't entirely random if only the "good" traits are selected for by the environment.
And considering that all races currently extant are the offspring of Noah's sons, the word of God is in total agreement with the scientific fact that the
gene pool of a population of organisms (man for eg.) changes over time.
ok your digging yourself a hole now. from a small group of people these small changes created all the races of people we see today in 5000 years? Thats
mighty fast evolution. since you also believe in the ark, explain how all the millions of species we know about today got onto that boat.
<< As of now there is NO scientific evidence to prove that one species/kind of animal is capable of producing another species/kind of animal (eg. if you
breed to different types of dog you will get a dog that is genetically different from both it's parents but is none the less still a dog. You can't breed two
types of dog and get a cat.) >>
your example is wrong. speciation occurs when the changes become so radical that no offspring/pregnancy can occur. while not a true example, but vivid, two
dogs, one chiwawa and one greatdane. mate them? you'd kill the chiwawa if it were on the recieving end, and even if you artificially inseminated, it would
die from the pregancy.
The statement made in the Christian text (the bible) by Jesus Christ "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
John 14:6, necessarily implies that only the bible contains the entire truth, and that all other religious texts are false. (note, that it is God that says
the bible is true and that all other religions are false, not me as you imply)
hehe of course, many religions say that, how else would they get you to join them. you must believe without question.. so all other faiths must be wrong.
A change that does not enable the organism to better reproduce cannot employ natural selection. Therefore, the Angler Fish would have to basically
generate it unique features as a whole in order to outperform it's ancestors. This involves way too much genetic material.
just because you don't understand the steps that were required to create something doesn't mean that it had to happen all at once. another thing, genetic
information seems to work in packets, which is why its so easy for scientists to grow an extra leg out of a flys head. imagine if they had to genetically
engineer that leg from scratch. it just doesn't work that way.
<< The application here is that inorganic material is, in effect, a closed system. While it can certainly heat up, there is no mechanism to USE this
external energy. Therefore inorganic material cannot become more complex, at least not at the level needed to generate life. >>
Inorganic material is a closed system? Has no mechanism to use external energy?
yup some people repeat it like it came from the bible, it has been discredited time and time again. pseudo science sounds good, ever wonder why we have so many informercials and suppliment type products? but that doesn't matter for people who work to further creationism. why do they do it? because it works.. their target audience generally doesn't have the scientific background to know any better. perhaps they think the ends justify the means, a few lies to save souls is a good thing.
Please specify which 'sacred' texts you are referring to in questioning my familiarity with them, as I am unaware of any such 'sacred' texts which equal the historic, scientific, and prophetic accuracy of the bible.
actually since you are the englightened one you should list the world religions and why each one is invalid.
we are potentially headed for a paradigm shift to Intelligent Design Theory.
whos telling you this? the discovery institute? people looking for evidence for a inquestionable conclusion? hah, care to tell us about the "work"?
Are you familiar with the idea of "irreducible complexity" concerning living organisms?
yes basically it says that there are some questions you can never answer. this is a crock based on ignorance, just because we don't know how something happened yet doesn't mean there wasn't a way for it to happen. i've heard arguements for things like eyes and other things, but theories explaining steps in advancement from very to complex exist.
It's an ellequantly simple idea, but I don't find it convinving for two reasons: fossil records and original cell life production. It's like looking at a watch in a field and saying that rock pressure and extreme conditions eventually built it. And, cells are a lot more complex than watches.
and the alternative? btw your analogy is horrid, watches don't evolve or have sex.. or anything. they can't even clone themselves. i'm not sure what you analogy has to do with evolution at all.
1) God says that creatures will be produced "according to their kinds", which seems to imply certain permanent characteristics.
2) The creation account shows humans being very different than all other creatures when they were created. Not at all what evolution would claim.
3) The narration of Adam and Eve flows right into the account of Noah, then Abraham, then the rest of the Old testament. There's not a break that says "Now that we're done with a fairy tale, let's get on to Israel's history."
4) You'll have a hard time reconciling the creation of Eve.
if you take everything in the bible that literally then yes its basically impossible to explain without magic.