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This is a confusing statement. Convince: to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action. If belief requires convincing, and convincing requires evidence and/or argument, then belief cannot truly be something you choose. You said it is a choice. I am not...

Despite the fact that belief is "an action of thought, it may not be controllable by the will. Interpretation of visual stimuli is an action of thought but it is not completely controllable by the will. For belief to be freely controlled by the will, a person must be able to completely change...

Is belief something that is controlled by your will?

Think transubstantiation ya know, bread....wine (maybe you use grape juice)

Unfortunately, that pesky First Amendment to the Constitution throws a wrench into your assertion. It seems that this nation was against your god from the start. They even allowed witchcraft since it is a religion.

Unfortunately, that is the problem. It seems rather strange that a group of people that ask everyone to inspect their life and the consequences of their actions, fail to follow their own advice. Their cursory dismissal of the implications of their statements, doesn't endear me to their...

Please describe what makes a person vulnerable to Satan's deceit. In particular, what is it that makes 99% of all PHD scientists vulnerable enough to claim, after thorough investigation and intimate familiarity with the evidence, that evolution is the method used to create the diversity of life...

Since this option (Satan deceiving the scientists) may let the YEC's off the hook, let's explore it a bit. 1. Satan is powerful. 2. Satan cannot be overcome without the protection of the Holy Spirit. 3. Satan can make anyone not protected, no matter how intelligent, believe anything, no matter...

If anyone can be fooled by Satan, no matter how smart, how is anyone able to find the "truth"? If the Holy Spirit is the revealer of truth that can overcome this deceit by Satan, why hasn't the Holy Spirit touched these scientists so they can spread the "truth" to the people who respect them...

Oooohhh. Not stupid...just gullible. Of course in all this time, not one of those scientists has crossed over to the YEC side and exposed the truth! And of course those scientists are so poorly capable in their own fields of endeavor that they perform no better than slobbering morons...

Actually, I did think of that. However, since this thread is about the consequences of BELIEVING all those scientists are wrong, that consideration is immaterial. If you believe that those scientists, who spend their professional lives researching these very issues, are completely off the mark...

Ok. I'll try to understand that you lack the ability to use subtlety or sarcasm without a picture to point it out. A point we both can agree on. I think the politics has more influence on the next generation than the professionals do. Probably true but immaterial to this particular...

And yet you rail against what these non-scientists believe. Your tone is is angry indicating great emotional involvement. It is important, therefore, what non-scientists think. They vote and write and teach their children, affecting generations to come. What they think matters. As a lay...

peteos, I am well aware of the hundreds of thousands of professional biologists and geologists that profess evolution and ancient earth as fact. Just because a great many people misinterpret the evidence provided by God, doesn't mean the literalist believers should believe them. You say...

Saying that not all people believe they are experts is not an insult. Nor is stating that not everyone thinks they are completely honest. These are statements of fact. YEC point of view is that the journals are biased against creationist views regardless of their veracity. The rest of your...

It is immaterial and off topic to consider the belief by YEC's that their experts are knowledgeable and present a good case. Take it for granted that this is what is believed. I am putting forth the idea that, barring a third explanation for these PHD's believing falsified theories, YEC's...

Not all agree that they are experts or even all that honest. They are learned from your point of view and from their accomplishments in a flawed and (maybe unintentionally) biased education system. There are experts with PHD's in biology and geology in the creationist camp too. Proof only occurs...

How is this hike into psychobabbleland helping us determine if the majority of biologists are stupid or liars? Frankly, all I see is that your calling YEC converts "dogmatic" only rests the case in your mind. It alienates the very people that must answer the question and justify it from the...

Perhaps they are not stupid. Perhaps the YEC premise is not the correct version of Creation's history. At this point I expect you are thinking, "Of course, you piece of contradictory evidence to the notion of opposable thumbs denoting intelligence". Unfortunately saying that the earth is old...

I think your assertion about their knowledge of procreation is falsified by their requirements that a bride be a virgin and the lineage of a family is passed through the males. They also understood the need for a male and female for "multiplying and replenishing" the earth.