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Why not?
Scientists have been doing that for years.
How do you think we got such dooseys as earth-rending syzygies of the past and Y2K?
One of your renown scientists, Thomas Malthus, would disagree.
Third, what is YOUR view on this?
So you think through the bible? How about using your reasoning, away from the bible, to formulate your answer.
You can do that right? Otherwise it seems as though you don't actually know.
So you think through the bible? How about using your reasoning, away from the bible, to formulate your answer.
You can do that right? Otherwise it seems as though you don't actually know.
We all go to what we consider an authority when searching for truth. You do not form your life views from simply reviewing your own experiences. Truth is truth. no matter where its found. And on this sibject, both the bible and science will agree that our nature is not evovoling toward complete goodness.
If anything we are becoming more efficient at doing evil.
I don't go running to an authority to make a decision.
Technically it's a mistake to try and disarm a Christian saint.
Since his spiritual armor (Ephesians 6) consists of a sword (the Bible) and a shield (his faith); then disarming him would cause him to use his shield for defense.
So if you want "Well, that's what I believe," as your answer, then sure, I'll lay my Bible aside and give you what you want.
What happens when I eventually become the authority and someone answers to me? I still have to make decisions.Isn't that their job?
Also as an unrelated note: Are you a fan of DC Comics by any chance?
Yes.
I'm a big fan of the Justice League of America from the old Stan Lee days.
I know every member and their alter egos and weaknesses, and I can recite the Green Lantern's power up mantra.
"In brightest day, in blackest night ..."
And although I don't really care for Marvel Comics, I know the old Spider Man song.
I saw you said you were from Earth One.
Cool!I'm also a big fan of DC. Favorite being the Martian Manhunter. Great guy, tragic his people died. I also have a poster of Superman on my wall.
Jesus defeated the bad already. Done deal. It just takes time to play out. No evolving or chance evolved.Man is of a dual nature. Both good and evil are a part of his destination. Only a fool would be believe that good would triumph and completely defeat the evil that is also evolving.
Nothing much happened before Adam. The bible covers it all.Biblical events didn't happen long ago.
There is more war now I would think. Notice the world is going nuts?War in the bible, war in the present. The human population has evolved, but not that much.
This forum moves really fast. Faster than I originally thought I've gotta catch up.
Anyway. War is a social construct.
No they are at the mercy of THE creator! Your idea that it is all random and under control of man is wrong.I've explained this to you already, social constructs are at the mercy of their creator.
Like say literature for example. There is an established literature construct in all society reading words from left to right and top to bottom.
In your method of "evolving" we'd have to all agree to say, read words from right to left and bottom to top. Then we've "evolved" out of that previous stage. A good example of this actually happening is Japanese Manga which still reads words from left to right but paces its books from right to left page wise.
War is the exact same way. It exists outside of natural means as a social construct.
No. He can't! Man can put a mask on his heart, and try to be nice, but when push comes to shove, the sin beast comes out.An individual can "evolve" out of wanting to war
No. War is not our creation, it is a symptom of sin. It comes with the territory.but that doesn't make war go away. We'd all have to come together and redefine war for that to happen because it's not natural. It's our creation.
No one suggests they do (yet) and it is rude to miss the point of what was said, since it was simple. Claims are made that animal behavior is due to evolution. Why a certain diet now exists or habit..etc etc.Birds don't go to war, and if they did, we couldn't ask them why.
You're right, dad -- war doesn't make a lot of sense in the evolutionary scheme.
So you admit that evolution has no explainin power for the biggest trait of man. OK. I agree.
How many wouldn't if they thought some sucker would buy it?How many of those men throughout history, if asked, would've given "the Bible" as an answer why they did it?
No one suggests they do (yet) and it is rude to miss the point of what was said, since it was simple. Claims are made that animal behavior is due to evolution. Why a certain diet now exists or habit..etc etc.Birds don't go to war, and if they did, we couldn't ask them why.
So you admit that evolution has no explainin power for the biggest trait of man. OK. I agree.You're right, dad -- war doesn't make a lot of sense in the evolutionary scheme.
How many wouldn't if they thought some sucker would buy it?How many of those men throughout history, if asked, would've given "the Bible" as an answer why they did it?
That doesn't explain war. Do you think we inherited that from monkeys? Obviously not. Man is getting worse and worse in the war dept, so that must be evolving, no?
Dad, Are you sure?
In the biological world, say in mammals Ego, our false greedy biased side
evolved as a beautiful and potent mechanism to enhance individual
(hence species) survival.
eg a Hyenal killing for her pups and pack and integrating with the group.
In humans with the addition of our reflective mind, the ego has been ramped up
as if on steroids. The playing field is desire and the rewards are for the brave.
Now you are getting close.War is caused by greed for resources in a finite world.
While we have this system of software installed in our minds there will be war.
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