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"Perfect" is a relative term in this example. I'm guessing (and I'm no biologist) that Tiger stripes have something to do with sexual selection. If the present pattern in Tiger striping corresponds to underlying genetic factor (say resistance to disease) females that prefer that particular...

My question is: if belief in various interpretations of scripture were not a factor, does any reason exist to doubt evolution on evidential grounds? I ask this question because many proponents of creation/ID claim that their theories offer a better explanation of the evidence, implying that...

The devil did it.

Our only means of perceiving reality, spiritual or otherwise, is through the mind. Our minds are the center through which everything filters. The soul/spirit can speak to the mind, but with out the mind such revelation is like a stray radio wave seeking a receiver. When we dig holes, or observe...

http://www.nps.gov/Archeology/public/benefits/index.htm I recommend browsing a few of the sub headings...

But what we know to be good comes from God, the ultimate Good. What we know to be good ultimately comes from God, who is Himself good and unchanging. If unchanging and also eternal, what He has been (good) He has been scince all eternity. So to do something contradictory to that "good", would...

Open up the pyramids? Discover actual artifacts buried in the earth?

Most of these objects are objects that were crafted at some point in the past few hundred years. And it is within the past few hundred years that large scale extraction of coal has been taking place. So what is the most parsimonious or simple explanation? That human artifacts somehow got encased...

What you are saying is an arbitrary interpretation of scripture. Nowhere does the bible even hint that the devil could, would, or did make fossils to deceive. What you are saying is an interpretation of of a few verses about the devil deceiving, yet the verses in question are open to a wide...

I agree that creation could be an ongoing process. However, if fossils came from any process other than the death and preservation of once living organisms, that would mean God is creating illusions.

If the flood did not produce the fossil record, then what did in context of a young earth view? I have heard it said that God could have created coal when He formed the world. But coal comes from organic remains, pressurized over long periods of time. Also, coal seams contain fossils, such as...

I hear the idea tossed around that the past (deep time) cannot be known. This is usually proposed in response to charges that the geological record does not bear evidence characteristic of a world wide flood event. It is argued that because the preflood world was so much different from today's...

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First off, I apologize if I offended you personally somehow. Although I am a bit of a gimmick I think your reference to me as "homo" was not kindly intended and could be taken the wrong way. I strongly disagree with your views on theology. And this sub forum is meant for discussion, so I will...

Just curious, where is your Augustine quote from? I like it...

If God created something that obviously looks organic in nature (coal does) that never lived, then yes, that would seem deceptive. But my whole point is that God did not do that. Coal is coal. A carbon based substance created by the death and preservation of ancient organisms. Coal seams have...

What you are saying is the opposite extreme of what materialists say. What you are saying when you boil it down is that God is constantly changing reality to such an extent that it can't be known. But if God is constantly altering reality to such an extent, then your senses are completely...

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Coal is a fossil fuel. Fossil. How did fossil fuels form before Noah's flood? According to the bible the world God made was "good". How is building a world on top of dead, pressurized, solidified organic matter good? Also, if God simply "created" coal as part of the literal 6 day creation, he is...

I think every miracle could be explained in a natural way. Miracles, if they act on physical reality inevitably get processed through human senses. Basically, a miracle produces a physical effect. Positing a natural cause to that effect will always make more sense, especially to those that did...