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All reasonable, right up to the point where you said "I'll tell you why."

You'd like to think that you've been clued in as to some sort of cosmic reason for everything, and you know why and how the universe is the way it is. It gives you comfort. You'd rather "know" something than not know, wouldn't you? Even if what you "know" is imaginary.

At least science can freely admit to not knowing, which gives it the drive to FIND OUT, rather than just accept the first ancient book that has a few stone-age guesses in it.

Science can also freely admit it's wrong, and correct itself, whereas you constantly seem to always claim the Bible is right, no matter what. What would the world be like if everyone thought that way?

Diabetic girl died after father turned to prayer instead of doctors | World news | guardian.co.uk

Oh, right, people would put God before modern medicine, and we'd basically regress to the Dark Ages. Smeg, people might even start drilling holes in people's heads to release the "evil spirits", again.
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How much Truth are we expected to surrender before we can adequately embrace science?
None at all -- you cannot surrender that which you only think you have.
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Originally Posted by Alunyel View Post
You'd like to think that you've been clued in as to some sort of cosmic reason for everything, and you know why and how the universe is the way it is.
Well, when I get it in Writing from the Creator of the universe, I tend to believe it.
Originally Posted by Job 28:26
When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:
You, on the other hand, obviously refuse to take God at His [written] Word, therefore you're still looking.
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At least science can freely admit to not knowing, which gives it the drive to FIND OUT, rather than just accept the first ancient book that has a few stone-age guesses in it.
Then what's taking you so long to find out?

If you have this 'drive to find out', you don't seem to be taking it too seriously.
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Originally Posted by AV1611VET View Post
Well, when I get it in Writing from the Creator of the universe, I tend to believe it.You, on the other hand, obviously refuse to take God at His [written] Word, therefore you're still looking.Then what's taking you so long to find out?

If you have this 'drive to find out', you don't seem to be taking it too seriously.
Psss God didn't Write the Bible.
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Psss God didn't Write the Bible.
QV please: 16 and 16.
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A lot of books have been written by people, claiming the main character to be the creator of the universe.

Why do you not believe every single one of them?

Why would I take "God at His Written Word", when the total amount of evidence to support "God at His Written Word" ammounts to zero, yet most evidence we have contradicts "God at His Written Word". We're not that guilliable.

It's taking us so long to find out, because we're actually working it out, rather than jus' saying "Oh, I read it in a book, somewhere." and accepting what we read as the unwavering, ultimate truth, just because it said it is.
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QV please: 16 and 16.
Invalid claim as their isn't any God:xx in the bible.
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Originally Posted by AV1611VET View Post
Yes --- and I disagree.

Let's take your rain example.

Rain is nothing more than H2O that has accumulated enough mass to overcome the natural forces keeping it suspended in air.

It then falls to earth in the form of hydrometeorids.

Now a question for you:

What is the formula for gravity?

It is Gm1m2/r2.

Who set those parameters?

Why is the G a constant? Why is it m x m and not m + m? Why is it r2 and not r3?


I'll tell you why.

God set the parameters 6100 years ago when He moved around the earth in Genesis 1:2.

So, "Yes, Virginia, God does 'cause' the rain."
Wrong. This is the flaw in presuppositionalist apologetics; it assumes that the laws of nature, logic, and reason must be accounted for... then constructs an "Answer" that doesn't need to be accounted for. This is special pleading, which is invalid.

There's no reason to clutter your epistemology with a god.
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Originally Posted by Alunyel View Post
A lot of books have been written by people, claiming the main character to be the creator of the universe.
We call that diabolical plagiarism.
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Why do you not believe every single one of them?
For one thing, they have serious contradictions with each other.
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Why would I take "God at His Written Word", when the total amount of evidence to support "God at His Written Word" ammounts to zero, yet most evidence we have contradicts "God at His Written Word".
The answer is in your question.
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We're not that guilliable.
"Gullible" is not really the term for it; but I'll abstain from further comment.
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It's taking us so long to find out, because we're actually working it out, rather than jus' saying "Oh, I read it in a book, somewhere." and accepting what we read as the unwavering, ultimate truth, just because it said it is.
The Bible just doesn't 'say it' --- It walks Its talk as well.
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