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Sure, evolution in general (not really "Darwinism") does play a role in atheism. It's no coincidence that many people see a 'faith vs. science' mentality, because it really is there. Evolution (and science in general) can give people the evidence that they need to go atheistic. Evolution isn't...

And you say you're a Christian, why? Having a relationship with God is fundamental to the Christian faith, and in fact it is fundamental to nearly all religions to connect with [God].

Are you against humans in the animal kingdom purely on religious ideology or do you have empirical evidence to back it up as well? The definition of an animal is an organism that is Eukaryotic, motile and heterotrophic. We posses all the characteristics of animals. I think it is clear that...

AV, So you're essentially against the idea that we should be classified in the animal kingdom? Consequently this also means we shouldn't be classified as vertebrates or mammals as they are sub-sets of animals. Is this what you are saying with your homo sapienism?

I wasn't aware that there was a theory of homo sapienism. What does this theory explain and how does the theory explain it or what does it propose? fyi, when writing out the scientific name (like "Canis lupus" for dogs), the genus is capitalized and the species is lower cased. So humans are...

Well, I don't know any specifics, but it takes time to properly analyze data, get it through peer-review and spread it around the scientific community. Also, many things are only known by people who work in the specific field of study. For example, despite only being a sophomore I know just as...

That really doesn't sound right. I give life on other plants a 99% chance and not 100% simply because we haven't found it yet. Discovering extermophiles on Earth, finding amino acids in space, liquid water once on Mars, and potentially underneath the surface with life still living there along...

I don't want to sound like a complete moron. But to me that looks like cardiac muscle under some type of fluorescence.

Yes! Just different 'paths' to our final destination.

I agree. However, I believe that the punishment God imposes on the non-saved is purely corrective punishment, chastisement, and will come to an end with all knowing God's grace. This, to me, is the full embodiment of pure love and pure justice as one.

Aced high school bio, although I'm stuck with B+ in college despite that I am a bio major. :sigh:

God knows that some things require justice. So God demands and carries out justice as appropriate.

Life on Earth is mainly composed of Carbon, Nitrogen, Hydrogen and Oxygen (I suppose Phosphorous too if you go for the top 5). All these elements (save hydrogen), and really anything besides hydrogen, helium and a tiny bit of lithium, is only available to be used in anything other than...

He's got you there. God never did speak English, at least as recorded in scripture. [/COLOR] So how do we determine when the Bible doesn't really mean what it says, rather it means X as told to us by the holy spirit? Never mind there's a plethora of interpretations all claiming to be of the...

I seriously think dinosaurs are awesome. Not all Christians think the world is thousands of years old, or reject evolution. Many believe/accept that dinosaurs lived millions of years ago and died out around 65 million years ago via a meteor (save the birds). The Bible is usually not viewed as a...

The real solution isn't believe in Jesus and go to heaven, the real solution is simply, "love". :hug: "This is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another. This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for...

Is it possible that your interpretation of Genesis is wrong and the Earth isn't thousands of years old? It was, at least partially, dinosaur bones that dispelled notions of a young Earth in much of Christianity during the 19th century. I just want to stress that you don't have to abandon...

Edumacation. There is a difference between normal literacy and being scientifically literate. Truth be told our education system is falling behind, and has been for a long time. Our high school graduates are about 1-2 years behind other high school graduates from other post-industrial...

In all honesty, yes. The Japanese never gave up during the hopping island campaign of the US. Their soldiers never surrendered because of samurai mentality instilled in all ranks - it was better to die than to surrender, no matter what (just look up the casualties and see how high they were, it...

I myself was never a big fan of birds (pterodactyls were so much more interesting). But I loved watching dinosaur movies as a kid. Spinosaurus, Triceratops and Sauropods were my favorites back then.