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Really? We can't see the edges. Might as well sit on a ship and say "We're the center of the ocean!"

Besides, the earth is still not the center of the universe. Even if our galaxy is. Which is very very doubtful.
 
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Just fyi, Faith, here's a definition of faith -- written by an atheist:
Faith is believing in something without evidence, or in spite of contrasting evidence.
SOURCE
 
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Just fyi, Faith, here's a definition of faith -- written by an atheist:

SOURCE

dictionary>random blog


Note: "Rather than" is not "in opposition to"

Interesting that you'd take a random atheist as a credible source though. Very interesting that you seem to think him being an atheist gives him credence.
Me, I don't think one's beliefs regarding a deity's existence counts as a qualification in linguistics.
 
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Galactocentrism has not been falsified, in fact there is a lot of evidence that our galaxy is in the centre of the universe.

Quoting two creation sites isn't going to help you when it comes to facts. And the fact is that because the universe is expanding uniformly in all directions, anywhere you stand in the universe will look as if it is the center of the universe. So technically yes, from our point of view in this infinite universe it looks like everything is moving away from us; but that point means bupkiss when you realize it's nothing special.
 
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Those definitions are missing something in this conversation, aren't they?

Here, let me help:

Faith:

1. Complete trust or confidence in someone or something, even when evidence says otherwise.

2. Strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof.

3. A system of religious belief over evidence to the contrary.

4. A strongly held belief or theory, even when evidence says otherwise.
 
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Those are your personal definitions, right?
Are you an authority on language?
 
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So AV -- in your opinion, when does faith cross the line into delusion?
When psychiatrists get involved and start asking us if we:

  1. Have ever been entertained at the thought of dying?
  2. Have ever talked to God, Satan, or an angel?
  3. See Christian symbols in inkblots?
 
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Those are your personal definitions, right?
Are you an authority on language?
Well, those definitions didn't account for 'evidence', and I'm wondering where 'evidence to the contrary' belongs in them.
 
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When psychiatrists get involved and start asking us if we:

  1. Have ever been entertained at the thought of dying?
  2. Have ever talked to God, Satan, or an angel?
  3. See Christian symbols in inkblots?

Paul was the first and did the second. Was he delusional?
 
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Nope, that would be this,
8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

No evolution or human selection, Just God made trees for food
 
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Well, those definitions didn't account for 'evidence', and I'm wondering where 'evidence to the contrary' belongs in them.

Maybe it - as a rule - does not.
But there are varying degrees of evidence of course. What you're suggesting is that ALL the fields of natural science which converge on one conclusion - that the universe is old - are wrong. And not just a bit, but totally and absolutely wrong on EVERYTHING. The levels you're suggesting we're wrong is akin to saying the sun doesn't exist. And I'm somewhat sorry, but when you study even what I do that quickly becomes the inescapable conclusion: Creationists are wrong. A God may exist, I certainly think one does. But he did not make the universe like they say he did. That is as likely as the earth being a hollow sphere within which we live, as opposed to on the external surface. It's actually nonsensical AV. I've been distraught at creationist claims and spoken with many theologists about it yet I have not found a serious one, even conservatives, who support your viewpoint. I am forced to conclude you have no real theological backing either.
 
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What you're suggesting is that ALL the fields of natural science which converge on one conclusion - that the universe is old - are wrong.
What I'm suggesting -- and it's not even a suggestion, it is my (and others') opinion -- is that faith is believing in something when evidence says otherwise.

And I'm not going to argue with you about it.
 
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When psychiatrists get involved and start asking us if we:

  1. Have ever been entertained at the thought of dying?
  2. Have ever talked to God, Satan, or an angel?
  3. See Christian symbols in inkblots?

Sounds like faith becomes delusion as soon as someone dares challenge it.

A pity -- you were on to something good there, for a moment.
 
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Because those who don't agree with AV are obviously wrong. How much simpler can this be?
 
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What I'm suggesting -- and it's not even a suggestion, it is my (and others') opinion -- is that faith is believing in something when evidence says otherwise.

And I'm not going to argue with you about it.


But what's the point of believing in something that's not true?
 
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hogwash!

Where are you getting this stuff?
From the Word of God and world history -the real history, not the hogwash you were fed without learning to feed yourself.
Daniel 2, for starters:
 
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Glad you're back!

Here's my response to your last post to me:

OK, if you are willing to accept this answer. The Holy Bible translates itself. Faith is simply believing what God said. I simply believe what God said.

I want to know HOW it is that you can tell which interpretation is correct. How do you know that YOUR interpretations are inspired versus those who disagree with you.
 
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hogwash!

From the Word of God and world history -the real history, not the hogwash you were fed without learning to feed yourself.
Daniel 2, for starters:

Tell us why we should take the Bible at face value in its entirety and maybe we can start talking.
 
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