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Evolution is proven false!

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How have you determined that this source must be non-matter and non-energy?

Also, generally when people describe something, they try to talk about the properties that it DOES have. Not the properties that it doesn't.

A non-matter, non-energy thing. What the hell is that?
Because to me, such a thing is very much indistinguishable from a thing that does not exist.

True enough.

Here it is again.
The laws of science dictate that every effect must have a cause.
Energy and matter exist in seemingly infinite quantities. - EFFECT
so
the cause must be seemingly infinite and outside of our "system"
in order for it to have appeared in the first place.

Because we all know that something doesn't come from nothing
in OUR system.
 
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The fact is that you are making a huge appeal to ignorance.


True, but mostly to practicality.
The best estimates of complex
life put it at distances that are
unreachable at light speed.

If explorers were to find it
life on earth would be gone
before a radio massage got
back here that they found
some.

And really, you'd learn more
about life by focusing on your
dirty socks.
 
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God cannot be in the presence of Sin.

I think you have that reversed -- unless you have the power to tell God what he can and cannot do.

Sin would evaporate much as darkness
disappears when you turn on a light.

And yet, the brighter the light, the darker the shadows it unavoidably casts.
 
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True enough.

Here it is again.
The laws of science dictate that every effect must have a cause.
That is an observation within our universe.
Energy and matter exist in seemingly infinite quantities. - EFFECT
Modern cosmology observes the sum of matter and energy in the observable universe to be zero.

Zero-energy universe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

If you subscribe to some other cosmological model, please enlighten us.
so
the cause must be seemingly infinite and outside of our "system"
in order for it to have appeared in the first place.
Faulty premise, faulty conclusion.
Because we all know that something doesn't come from nothing
in OUR system.
And we do not know that what we observe within the cosmos can be applied prior to its instantiation.
 
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It think a better question may be...

If evolution was found to be debunked and positively false and all the humans on the earth accepted the YEC. Whether it is right or wrong, true or false, myth or divine fact and that the scriptures in Genesis are literal.

How would this harm the human race, society, the well being of the world?
It would certainly cause issues in the academic and scientific communities; theories on biology, palaeontology, molecular biology, genetics, anthropology, etc would all have to be rewritten. Supporting sciences of astronomy, geology, etc would have to be cleaned out and redone to accommodate a young cosmos.

If prayer was found to work, science would go out the window, as no results could be trusted, as one could never be sure if the experiment was successful, or the results of divine meddling.

If the world worked as described in the bible, it would be a very strange place indeed.
 
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It think a better question may be...

If evolution was found to be debunked and positively false and all the humans on the earth accepted the YEC. Whether it is right or wrong, true or false, myth or divine fact and that the scriptures in Genesis are literal.

How would this harm the human race, society, the well being of the world?

If evolution were false and YEC were true, accepting truth wouldn't harm anyone in the slightest.
 
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No, your query was , "what harm would a lie do if it was universally accepted?" I found it strange that someone professing to be a Christian would ask that question.

Let's look at my original text, shall we?

If evolution was found to be debunked and positively false and all the humans on the earth accepted the YEC. Whether it is right or wrong, true or false, myth or divine fact and that the scriptures in Genesis are literal.

How would this harm the human race, society, the well being of the world?

Please show me where I said "what harm would a lie do if it was universally accepted?"


If you want me to answer it, I will. If the theory of evolution were falsified, then biologists would have no explanation for the diversity and distribution of life on earth. We would have to find a new hypothesis to test and develop a new theory.

Are you saying that there are no biologists out there that are believers of the YEC view? That outside of the TOE there is no explanation whatsoever?

Hmm, who is closed minded. Do you not have Google on your computer?

Now what harm would it do if YEC were universally accepted in its place, instead of a new scientific theory? This would mean that the science of biology would stagnate and intelligent inquiry into the diversity and distribution of life would be prevented. This would have serious consequences for vaccine and pesticide research, as well as environmental conservation. The effects of global warming could not be predicted for population studies and man-caused extinction could not be midigated.

Again, is there no scientist in any faction or dicipline that is a solid believer in the view of YEC? All of this work would just hault, and go into utter confusion?

That's quite a stretch.

Worse still, students learning in class would not understand what scientific inquiry is. If some one says that their interpretation of the bible explains the diversity and distribution of life on earth, and how old the earth is, then what is the point of scientific research? Afterall, scientific research does not support YEC, yet it is correct anyway.

IF evolution was false, there would be no reason to hide all the data that contradicts it or blackball the scientists that don't cow tow to it's college of bullying "intellectuals".

Do you really believe that the TOE is the only concept that science supports? Sorry, empirical science.


YECs are closed minded because they will only consider their own interpretation of religious dogma and nothing else. They may come here and ask for evidence for evolution or deep time, but they don't care about it in the least. They were not originally convinced by evidence and will not be un-convinced by evidence. Period.

Again with the "evidence card" The evidence is there, however, the data being presented by hard core TOE intellectuals is thrust at the world and the world is bullied if they question it. The subtle proof of the existence of God is overpowered by the lie Satan has created as a smoke screen to the truth. The people who consider themselves as intellectual heavy weights are the ones sucked in to this lie the strongest.

Hard fast in your face evidence for Christ, creation, God and ID will never be found. That is not the design. You are to be saved, first, by faith. If you cannot take the word of God and the simple examples of His presence as enough... then you will not enjoy the vision of the real truth.
 
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Pascal was a coward interested in personal gain over truth -- that's why he hedged his bets.



Aren't you doing the same when you witness to others in the hopes they'll convert?

Tell me again what is at stake. If I convert Joe and he goes on to live a happy life, helping the poor, unfortunate, downtrodden, leading a youth group, building a home for homeless in Costa Rica. Whatever..... and he is happy doing it.... and the people he helps are better, feel complete and have hope. What is lost if it is all in based on a myth?

But, if you are wrong, what is lost?
 
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Yes, the entire scientific community bows to the whim of Charles Dawkins. Even people in fields he has nothing to do with.

Dawkins is a famous atheist and speaker, but it's not like he has any real sway in the community. I don't think he even does research anymore.

The entire scientific community is chained by the need to never allow the TOE to be proven wrong.

Any data, archeological finds, astrological discoveries, biological queries, anomalies of physics, or geological evidence that sheds even a shadow of a doubt on this coveted belief will be hidden, destroyed, explained away, or covered up and the person who presented it will be bullied, discredited, condescended and shamed for ever taking the first step in the process of shedding light on the farce that evolution is.

WHY?

Because, it is the plan of Satan himself to deceive and blind the humans of this earth and never let them see the real truth. Satan hates humans because God loves us. He challenged God and lost. As a result, he will harm as many of God's precious humans and lead them to their eternal demise in any way he can. What better way than having the earthly human view of "there is no God" as the dominant belief. If the one and only alternative to a divine creator and intelligent designer, is removed, then Occam's razor slices like a two edged sword and the great dynasty of "emperical science" crumbles.

This would result in the need to report to a Supreme being to answer for and explain the actions of our time on earth.

Satan wants that truth buried so deep that it will never rise to be seen.
 
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Today's "intellects" are quite a joke! If someone like me can see through the idiotic statements and false theories, based solely on common sense, then how can intelligent people not see through the same thing?
I can answer that very simply, but it takes belief in God to understand this: God opens our eyes as we seek Him. IF God revealed everything to humanity all at once humanity would cease to exist! God, in His infinite wisdom and love spares us from that ever happening by REVEALING Himself slowly to us erring humans so as we begin to see more and more of Him, and His infinite wisdom He will give us answers to give to inquisitive minds like yours. Only by studying God's word can one expect to receive God's infinite wisdom little by little. Those who fight against studying God's word have no idea what I am talking about, but those, like Jane who just joined know very well what revelation from God means.

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It would certainly cause issues in the academic and scientific communities; theories on biology, palaeontology, molecular biology, genetics, anthropology, etc would all have to be rewritten. Supporting sciences of astronomy, geology, etc would have to be cleaned out and redone to accommodate a young cosmos.


If evolution was found, undeniably false, this would already have to happen.

If prayer was found to work, science would go out the window, as no results could be trusted, as one could never be sure if the experiment was successful, or the results of divine meddling.

In science a result must be predictable and repeatable. Divine meddling would have to meddle in the same way every time.

By the way, prayer does work. God always answers. Sometimes He says no.

If the world worked as described in the bible, it would be a very strange place indeed.

You cannot write fiction stranger than the documented events that are true.


1stholistic.com There is ample proof that prayer works. Many scientific studies have been conducted that validate this observation. An Israeli survey following 10,000 civil servants for 26 years found that Orthodox Jews were less likely to die of cardiovascular problems than "nonbelievers." And a study from Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., monitoring 250 people after open-heart surgery concluded that those who had religious connections and social support were 12 times less likely to die than those who had none.
In an attempt to understand the depression that often accompanies hospitalization, Duke University researchers assessed 1,000 hospital patients; patients who drew on religious practices, including prayer, were found to cope far better than those who didn't.
Certainly, following a spiritual or religious lifestyle might lead to better health; the devout may be less likely to succumb to the hazards of smoking, drinking, and sleeping around. However, for the non-believers, it is hard to understand how intercessory or non-local prayer works. This is the situation when the sick persons are prayed for and don't even know it.
In the most widely publicized studies of the effect of intercessory prayer, cardiologist Randolph Byrd studied 393 patients admitted to the coronary-care unit at San Francisco General Hospital. Some were prayed for by home-prayer groups, others were not. All the men and women got medical care. In this randomized, double-blind study, neither the doctors and nurses nor the patients knew who would be the object of prayer.
The results were dramatic and surprised many scientists.The men and women whose medical care was supplemented with prayer needed fewer drugs and spent less time on ventilators. They also fared better overall than their counterparts who received medical care but nothing more. The prayed-for patients were: Significantly less likely to require antibiotics (3 patients versus 16) Significantly less likely to develop pulmonary edema-a condition in which the lungs fill with fluid because the heart cannot pump properly (6 versus 18). Significantly less likely to require insertion of a tube into the throat to assist breathing (0 versus 12). Less likely to die.
Even more incredible experiments in distance healing involve nonhuman subjects. In a survey of 131 controlled experiments on spiritual healing, it was found that prayed-for rye grass grew taller; prayed-for yeast resisted the toxic effects of cyanide; prayed-for test-tube bacteria grew faster. "I adore these experiments," says Larry Dossey, M.D., perhaps the world's most vocal expert on prayer and medicine. "Because they don't involve humans, you can run them with fanatical precision and you can run them hundreds of times. It's the best evidence of all that prayer can change the world. And it operates as strongly on the other side of the Earth as it does at the bedside."
 
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If prayer worked consistently, would we really need science? I mean, developing cures for cancer is nice, but if just praying would be enough to do it, what would be the point?


Problem is, not all people are meant to be cured of there disease or have their problems removed.

You can pray, God will answer. If I get cancer and all my friends and relatives pray for me, God still may say no and call me home.

Prayer must always be concluded with the acceptance that God's will be done.
 
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