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Genesis Creation OR THIS?

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Just because you lay claim to all these great wonders does not in the least indicate you understand them. Science does not deny God. It is only believers who deny science.
 
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Other than the God you call "tiny" creating them? Lots... read the questions God puts to Job. You will see why Job was humbled. He began recognizing how big God was... which I think is your topic

The problem with these wonders which humbled Job is that these wonders themselves are now humbled by what we have now come to realize is really around us. Just for a refresher a light year is the distance that light travels in a years time at a speed of around 283,000 miles in one second as I recall. Most everything visible in the sky is only a very tiny few hundred light years away. Yet our puny little galaxy we exist inside of is something on the order of 100,000 light years across and like 99 percent of it is so obscured to us we can't even see what we are inside of. That's why we look at the photo of the next closest similar galaxy over to get a better idea. So on that basis Job's view of the sky just wasn't very impressive at all. But I guess it was good enough for goat herders.
 
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Just because you lay claim to all these great wonders does not in the least indicate you understand them.
Just because you talk about science it doesn't mean you understand it.
If you don't understand the boundaries of science then you don't understand the nature of science.
If you don't know what it can't measure then you don't know what it can.
If you don't understand that the laws of physics preclude origination then you have no way to appreciate the wonder of creation.
If you don't understand the omnipotence of God, then you don't understand God.

Science does not deny God.
Science cannot study God, and can neither prove nor disprove the supernatural.
It is only believers who deny science.
Ah, the most profoundly stupid argument on the internet returns.
Denying what you claim is not denying science, because you are not science. Evolution is not science. Red shift theory is not science. Denying geocentrism and alchemy were never denying science. Denying the fountain of youth is not denying science.
Science is a field of study. It produces theories by looking at an effect and trying to determine the cause. That determination is a theory, but denying it is not denying science. You can disagree with abiogenesis and still use a computer. You don't have to support evolution theory to turn on a light bulb.

There are NO valid scientific theories for the origination of matter. Therefore Genesis 1 is as scientific as any other text. The difference is in the presnce of an originating force VS the absence of an originating force.
 
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I am not sure even you know what you are arguing about? As for the origin of the universe, i think science stops at the Big Bang. You are free to marvel at whatever before that even though my understanding is that there was no space-time existing. That seems to fit in with a timeless god. Is there anything in science you dont consider a theory? Are you attacking science because it does not address the issue of God?? Are you using Genesis as a science text by calling it scientific?? If you have already found your answers in Genesis why would you even bother with science. You already have your answers. Creation for goat herders just isn't quite enough for me.
 
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As for the origin of the universe, i think science stops at the Big Bang.
Convenient, isn't it? Faced with a paradox that demonstrates the inability of naturalism to answer the question of origination you put an X in your thought process and proclaim "Here be dragons." Origination is impossible and yet here we are; perfectly functioning and able to generate independent thought. The "Big Bang" is held up as the great originator of the universe though the universe which arose from the it arrived in perfect order. There was no random broadcast of energy but rather the rapid expansion of a universe in more or less the same formation as we see now. I'll save you decades of calculations. There is NO POSSIBLE WAY this could happen. There is no possibility that random amino acids formed proteins in an oxygen free environment and somehow originated a life form capable of becoming everything from trees to poets. If one accepts that perhaps God exists in some form, then the logical question is "Who defines God? Man can't define God. Only God can define God. Yet though God reveals Himself through His Word many look at it and scoff, proclaiming that it isn't scientific.

What does science say about the resurrection? What does God say about your chances of avoiding eternal destruction if you reject it?

Is there anything in science you dont consider a theory?
Yes, we call them laws. Laws are universal, universally applicable and universally consistent. Our understanding of them may change, but the laws do not. The laws of physics preclude origination and allow for only the change of energy from organization to disorganization; usable energy to unusable energy. The universe is winding down and only God could have wound it up.
Are you attacking science because it does not address the issue of God?
Debunking false theories does not attack science, it upholds it. Was it attacking science to disprove the geocentrists? The alchemists? Was it attacking science to disprove the Piltdown man? Consensus via coercion isn't science, yet let someone assert that humans and daffodils do not share ancestry and see what happens to the funding.

Science is a field of study. Scientists work for a living. The big money wants science to prove to them that there is no God and thus no reason to fear God because the big money has good reason to fear God. Find an explanation for man's existence that doesn't include God and you'll be a multi-millionaire. Science is a business. No funding, not job. Funding comes from people with an agenda. Rare diseases aren't cured because the return on investment doesn't make it cost effective. That isn't because researchers are bad, it's because nobody is going to spend a billion dollars to make $500 grand.

Are you using Genesis as a science text by calling it scientific?
The Bible is not a science text, but then science does not equal truth. The truth of God's existence defies science, as does the resurrection of Christ and every other miracle. Many on this forum have experienced miracles as well. God is very much involved in this world and small miracles happen all the time.
[/quote]If you have already found your answers in Genesis why would you even bother with science. [/quote]
Science is the study of this world. The Bible reveals the eternal world. Properly understood, the study of the natural world has no significant relation to the study of the supernatural world. Science can't tell us how we got here or why. God can tell us that and more.
Creation for goat herders just isn't quite enough for me.
Wow, you certainly hate those who came before you, don't you? You really think you're smarter than the were? Trust me. You're not. Unless you've made some great discovery we don't know about you don't know ANYTHING that others before you didn't discover. Einstein formed the theory of relativity when he was old. I read about it in grade school. Columbus was 41 years old when he discovered the West Indies. I knew they were there when I was 10. I knew about the wheel before I could walk and I understood that fire could burn me very early. All these things I know because they were taught; because they were learned by those who went before. Those "goat herders" were completely self sufficient and could survive on their own in hostile conditions. Could you? The age of enlightenment only came about because some people could produce food efficiently enough so that others could spend their time studying, dreaming and recording what they learned. Without the work of the farmer there is no poet. Without the work of the community there are no schools.

Explanations of creation that ignore the issue of origination and proclaim that it isn't a part of science aren't enough for me. I need the complete answer, and that comes only with the understanding that everything which exists had a Creator. We call Him Lord.
 
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If you have already found your answers in Genesis why would you even bother with science. [/quote]
Science is the study of this world. The Bible reveals the eternal world. Properly understood, the study of the natural world has no significant relation to the study of the supernatural world. Science can't tell us how we got here or why. God can tell us that and more.

Wow, you certainly hate those who came before you, don't you? You really think you're smarter than the were? Trust me. You're not. Unless you've made some great discovery we don't know about you don't know ANYTHING that others before you didn't discover. Einstein formed the theory of relativity when he was old. I read about it in grade school. Columbus was 41 years old when he discovered the West Indies. I knew they were there when I was 10. I knew about the wheel before I could walk and I understood that fire could burn me very early. All these things I know because they were taught; because they were learned by those who went before. Those "goat herders" were completely self sufficient and could survive on their own in hostile conditions. Could you? The age of enlightenment only came about because some people could produce food efficiently enough so that others could spend their time studying, dreaming and recording what they learned. Without the work of the farmer there is no poet. Without the work of the community there are no schools.

Explanations of creation that ignore the issue of origination and proclaim that it isn't a part of science aren't enough for me. I need the complete answer, and that comes only with the understanding that everything which exists had a Creator. We call Him Lord.
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Duh??? I don't have a problem with what you choose to believe in beyond the realms of science. Just don't call it science. If you guys would stop doing that we could all quit wasting our time arguing about it. As for me I still need a bit more beyond the story that was written for goat herders.
 
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You haven't a clue to what Job was given to know of God. Job didn't even herd goats. 186,202 miles per second is the speed of light. You get an "F" in both classes Sparky. Try listening instead of speaking
 
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You haven't a clue to what Job was given to know of God. Job didn't even herd goats. 186,202 miles per second is the speed of light. You get an "F" in both classes Sparky. Try listening instead of speaking
Oh yeh, well you don't either. And I bet he knew some goat herders. And for the speed of light you are wrong there too. It depend on the medium it is passing thru. And I bet you have no idea of the age of the universe either.[emoji42]
 
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I do not understand God. I am fixated on Jesus.

It is all written in scriptures.

Joh 5:21 For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
Joh 5:22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:

Joh 5:26 For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;

Joh 5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
 
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Simple, a psychological need to do so, which one symptom tends to be black and white thinking and a whole bunch of denial of well evidenced reality.

Simple clarity of thought and easy answers to the profound question of our origins appears extremist to people with smudged grey thoughts. Yes neat summary of the problem.
 
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I think the psychological need is the unwillingness to confront fear and end up being forced to view life in uncertain terms.

Ok so you want to build on shifting sands and face the storm and we want to build on rock. Is that fear or wisdom.
 
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An empirically false prediction. Isn't science wonderful
 
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The genetic coding of apes and humans is similar because God created us similar. Whatever broke the code universally for humans would most likely do so for a species that shared this coding. What you raise here is an ununswerable question not a refutation of any sort.
 
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Looking at total numbers, many, many more Christians agree with evolution, than atheists.

Only in the declining Western church. The global church that has never stopped growing is more likely to Hold a more literal and miraculous view of origins. Compare the growth of Pentecostals and conservative Evangelicals compared to Western churches that have like most atheists today bought into evolution and liberalism.
 
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Sounds like the Bible has human nature down pretty good. Christians have a big advantage though. If we stick to the word of Jesus and recognize his love and return that love, Satan wouldn't get near us.

We agree on this
 
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Who is using the bible against science? The scientific method is simply out of scope when it comes to macroevolution because it cannot demonstrate what it claims. There is no scientific answer to the question if evolution is true show me! On the other hand with trigonometry and a space ship you could demonstrate the almost spherical nature of the earth.
 
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People who would replace science with Genesis.
 
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