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Darwinian evolution - still a theory in crisis.

If you boys are done talking about me, can we get back to rabbits in the Precambrian, please?

Thanks.

You didn't even have a point with that since you say that it won't matter because you say that evolution will wax stronger and stronger, which is obviously you linking it to Satan and the Antichrist.

Insincere I name thee.
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DOJ Quietly Deletes Study After Charlie Kirk's Death That Says Right-Wing Extremists Engage in 'Far More' Political Violence

:rolleyes:



What a ridiculous statement.



Sounds like what you're doing. Look at me! I'm empathetic! Not like those other power-thirsty people who can only muster compassion!

Compassion is not looking down on others. You have to know that's true, which makes me wonder why you would make such a nonsensical statement.


Dr Brené Brown: Empathy vs Sympathy
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Why are the church as a whole silent about spiritual warfare?

Hello again!! :D I honestly think because it doesn't fit the emotional vibe church has become. I've noticed in my own experiences that churches also steer away from any topics that could be uncomfortable too in general. So, no corrections, no push to be on fire for God just, God makes you happy, God gives you stuff, God takes away your pain... all about what God does for you that makes you feel loved, comforted and just a happy little panda. While that isn't bad in general, when 99% of sermons are within this scope, there's a problem. This is why a ton of churches don't even preach on hell anymore either because that's negative, so... don't go there!

That's just my guess though based off of what I've experienced in various different churches.
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Has Kirk's Death Prompted You?

Wish the Left leaning murderer of Charlie would have thought more like that
well America been on division for a long time and faculties are encouraging it atm. I think what happened highlight it. And how far away it has gone. I think some did not like he tried to unite people!
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Change god complex to delusions of Dominance

Yes. Many of my colleagues are religious of various faiths. But the thing they all have in common is that they leave their faith at home when they go to work.
I don`t say leave the faith in the practise, I am saying many therapists have encounters they cannot just brush off, including those priests mentioned that do have experience as therapists. I think it should be about giving the client the best examination not just one area. I lay weight on keeping an open mind, while working properly.
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God, omnibenevolent or omnipotent and omniscient?

In theodicies we consider God almighty and how evil still occurs. Can God really turn Satan's heart into repentance at any time He wants, or annihilate him?

Some suppose that God has a special purpose for evil we don't know yet. Or God makes some people for Hell, but that isn't good. Then one can look at the beginning of sin among the angels and, why could not God save them, or bring to a quick repentance, or know ahead of time not to create certain angels. Some say evil leads to an appreciation of the constant good, and prevents conceit and arrogance. But if God is omniscient and omnipotent, then He does not need evil for any purpose, outside or inside Himself. God needs Satan? Can God prevent us from free willing bad choices? Because of free will, I do not think He can.

Which gives, to some limit? Onmibenevolence, Omniscience, omnipotence?
You have to think about the angels and satan were given total free will, total see everything know everything, therefore, they made a full deliberate choice. As well according to what the exorcists say an angel cannot go back on its choice once made. They are created that way, as well what I said previously. It is either obey or disobey for them. Therefore they cannot repent. They know fully well the full scope of their choices. More than humans. they are even made so they can`t repent because of what I mentioned. You can say they mock the holy spirit.
God does not usually prevent us from making a bad choice, as he has given us free will. He protects us many times even when we don`t deserve it. Think about children if we don`t let them make their choices, they don`t learn. we are still there to help them.
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Darwinian evolution - still a theory in crisis.

Rabbits in the Precambrian will not pwn evolution.

It will just make it stronger.

Your former question has been agreed to.

I don't understand what you're harping about.

Man ... I can't even agree with you guys and get a smile, can I?

:rolleyes:

None of that is true in the slightest.

Evolution cannot be pwned or made stronger. It's just a fact of biology, that populations of organisms change in response to external stimuli from their environment.

The theory of evolution cannot be pwned or made strong because it could be shown to be wrong the very next day.

But of course, you don't care in the slightest.
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ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel Live after comments on Charlie Kirk

If the constructionist joke about Trump didn’t get him into trouble which one in your opinion did?
Kimmel suggested that many Trump supporters were trying to capitalize on Kirk's death
“The MAGA gang (is) desperately trying to characterise this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it.”
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There’s a Giant Flaw in Human History

That's fine. Archaeologists are coming up with surprising new finds about ancient civilizations constantly, and it is amusing to speculate on them.
Not sure what you mean by amusing lol. Seems like its a specticle. I just think its fun and interesting. All of it. It comes with the territory and I don't see spectulative and alternative ideas as an issue. Its all part of investigating and understanding. I'm open to whatever.

But the fun part is speculating and imagining. That is what I think helps discover. That you don't have fixed ideas about what is going on.
There is not doubt about that, yet you call it "primitive."
Actually I call the orthodox narrative primitive. The orthodox methods claimed. As opposed to what the witness marks say. I think you will find generally the position has changed and is changing because of these signatures and works.

It was only recently and still is the case that the methods on wall paintings was the method. Then as people studied these works its become a more sophisticated method. Such as pretty sophisticated lathing, potters wheels, stable cutters ect. I think its the same for a lot of these signatures. As we test them more we will find that there is more sophistication in the methods than thought.
Crafting symmetrical work using a rotating table is a technique which predates the period we are talking about by millennia. What the Egyptians are credited with is the development of the shaft and foot wheel which allowed the craftsman to use both hands on the work, thus increasing his productivity.
Yes and that comes almost 2000 years after these predynastic vases which are at least dating back to Djoser nearly 5,000 years ago. But they are actually inhereted from an earlier time. Some vases have provedence going back 3,500 BC found in digs. One carbon dated to around the same time.

Well before the potters wheel which really did not come until the middle kingdom and the paintings on the wall. The fact is the method on those walls in completely inadequate to produce such vase precision. Which has been tested to modern CNC level machining.

But lets say they did have some rudimentary proto wheel. It certainly would not have been up to the standard required for the witness marks found on these vases. Thats plain to see. But has also been tested and the method on the wall fell many magnitudes lower than the predynastic vases. The ancient vases were on par with modern CNC machining and even a couple surpassing.

But the ones made by the orthodox method on the wall and in the experiments were not even in the ball park as far as matching the signatures and precision.
Because you keep using that word "primitive." Working with hand tools is not more "primitive" than working with power tools, it just takes longer.
Lol, thats what I keep saying is hard to believe even more than aliens lol. That what we know for a fact can only be produced by the machine, not humans, but tech because it takes out human errors because they are not machines.

The idea that humans could do this and produce the same signatures but by the naked eye and freehand. It would be like getting someone today to make a precision part for NASA freehand. Getting all the precise tolerances blindly.

Sometimes though human ingenuity is great its beyond human capability. Or at least for that time. Its sort of almost attributing a degree of magic into the minds and hands of humans that they can create what we consider machine quality beyond human capability.

In that sense its every bit as conspiracy and magical thinking as the skeptics claim about those who dare to suggest ancient advanced knowledge.

I guess its a case of where people draw the line between what ability humans can achieve without the aid of outside tech or some sort of guide that helps achieve such precision or other feats for that time.

All I know is the more we look into this the more questions and out of place stuff keeps coming up. I don't think the picture is settled and I think theres more to learn and surprise us.
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