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Does Evolution conflict with the Bible?

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The act of creating a new body for Lazarus basically involved a lot of fast changes. Much greater than just a change between Silicon and Magnesium.
Sure, but isn't it easier to write something down, than raise a dead human back to life?
 
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There are a lot of real changes in a body when it dies. Do you know the difference betw cells and chemical reactions in a dead body compared to a live one? Here are a few.

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This means that analysis of metabolites from body fluids can provide insights into the changing biochemical environment post-mortem.

2]. Antemortem blood pH is regulated to stay within the narrow range of 7.35 to 7.45. If the blood pH is alkaline (greater than 7.45) or acidic (less than 7) this can lead to death [3] so blood pH is one of the most regulated systems in the body. Blood pH is regulated by acid-base buffers such as carbonic acid and biocarbonate ion, which exert their influence principally through the respiratory system and the kidneys in order to control the acid-base balance [3]. In death, the body buffering system is not maintained and blood pH changes can occur [4].

5]. In the same study, blood collected from rat corpses showed a pH decrease from 7.35 at antemortem to 5.5 by 96 hours post-mortem.

6]. In the only recent study of lactate concentration in blood post-mortem, lactate in human heart blood increased 20-fold by one hour after death and 50-70 fold by 24 hours [2].

7] following catabolism of several amino acids including serine, glycine, histidine, and tryptophan [8] as well as catabolism of methanol from external sources such as diet [9]. In humans formate is rapidly oxidised to carbon dioxide by the liver [9], to prevent toxic effects in the brain and eyes due to an inhibition of the cytochrome oxidase a protein complex in the respiratory chain in mitochondria [10]. In the only study carried out to date, the concentrations of formate are elevated in the blood of putrefied (5-44 days) post-mortem human cases (5 mmol.L-1) compared to non-putrefied (1-14 days) post-mortem human cases (0.86 mmol.L-1) [11]. It was suggested that the reason for this increase was bacterial action on decomposition of lipids and proteins [11]."
Biochemistry Changes That Occur after Death: Potential Markers for Determining Post-Mortem Interval

The act of creating a new body for Lazarus basically involved a lot of fast changes. Much greater than just a change between Silicon and Magnesium.

Very good. It's a shame you missed the point of my post, which is that AV made a boo boo.
 
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That seems to be a charge that Christians who saw it are liars, as well as Jesus. You have something against Mary?
Yeah, people lie. A lot in fact.

I wish I could believe "Mary," but unfortunately, Mary didn't write anything down. I'm not even sure she had a little lamb.
 
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I need to be convinced you can string 2 cohesive sentences together so far.

If you can't follow a conversation perhaps you should find another pastime. In case you did not notice that post had three cohesive sentences in it. Or you could always ask questions politely and properly. If you do so you will get the same in return
 
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Demons tend to be quite literate in lies. Funny thing is they also know Scripture. The lies are just to trip people up and deceive and keep them from the truth. People choose what areas of knowledge they are interested in. I would hope Christians would eshew the evil lies of evolution.
There are no "evils of evolution".

Do demons have the power of creation in your belief system?
 
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Demons tend to be quite literate in lies. Funny thing is they also know Scripture. The lies are just to trip people up and deceive and keep them from the truth. People choose what areas of knowledge they are interested in. I would hope Christians would eshew the evil lies of evolution.

Tell me, who are you trying to convince? Yourself? I strongly suspect so.
 
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Reality is defined as the sum total of all perceptions. "All" includes sensory and extrasensory.
How does one measure extrasensory?
How does one quantify demonic or angelic encounters?

As someone who has experienced 'demonic' encounters (via hypnopompic hallucinations; aka waking dreams), I can attest that a lot of such experiences feel very real to the individual. However, a lot of these experiences seem to the product of sleep-related phenomena, not necessarily external sources.
 
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There are no "evils of evolution".
No? When we need truth and to know right from wrong, we will just ask you then I guess.
Do demons have the power of creation in your belief system?
They have the power to influence and deceive men who have distanced their minds and hearts from the truth, mostly.
 
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