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Facts? You probably are referring to something called "facts" that are not the facts to be used to present the Bible as God's Word, or have seen those "facts" misinterpreted and misevaluated.
This is not my objective at all.It is just so precious when Christians feel the need to label things they disagree with as 'religions.' It really says something when they think it 'takes you down a notch or two' to be called a follower of a religion.
I pretty much just go by proper definitions and sharing information, not trying to take people down a notch.
But your defensive response is understandable and natural.
I just try to share the truth, and if people want to accept it or reject it that is their choice, and I accept that. Wishing them all well.
Do you have any facts yourself? All I've seen so far is a shallow and theologically unsatisfying interpretation of the stories in Genesis.In other words "Don't confuse me with the facts. I will go with the majority that says the Titantic is unsinkable."
You are wrong both on your assumption that evangelicals have nothing left to argueThis is hilarious - when an Evangelical brings up that verse, you know that have nothing left to argue.
How about when God says to bash the heads of children on rocks and the cut up pregnant women, thus killing their unborn child, all because they lived in a land that did not worship Him?
It is almost always due to lack of information, resources, etc. Or more specifically, they are shown that their resources are phonies, etc.(unless they choose not to argue for some very good reasons, not because of lack of information, resources, proofs, etc.)
and on your question relating to the mass annihilation of certain people groups. For the latter, do you yourself have a reasonable answer, no answer at all, or do you just find this annihilation offensive, disagreeable to you, and criticize it. I will leave the" answer/reason God did this" for another post
Yes, simple. Unlike some maybe the children are inquisitive enough to know the body turns to dust after it's dead?
But also smart enough to know a little commonsense and inquisitiveness goes a long way to not coming up with some of the most ridiculous alternative explanations, as in, it just happened....poof.
Did you know the dust of the earth can turn into some of the most beautiful and intricate things one has ever seen? And basically feed the world? Pretty impressive for a few "basic minerals". You probably have a lot of reading up to do on your own science there.
Any insights on where you think man came from? I mean from the start...where did all the elements come from in order to just happen to all fall together and eventually turn into man?
With your knowledge of dust, I'd keep "seeking" if I were you.
Unless you can prove what ever else you *think* you have explained, thus far it looks like you are failing miserably.
Haven't read them but I'd guess the rest of your posts are as baseless as this one, so may or may not bother.
Well... For 1, they are internally inconsistent.Where are they not accurate?
This is your own erroneous faulty position, that you have learned from other atheistic scientist. Just because you keep repeating it for 300 years doesn't make it true. Why are argue, neither of us are going to switch our positions we so cherish.
LOL! Who told you that - Pastor John?True science is true, factual, actual "knowledge" of nature and it's laws, such as centrifugal force, gravity, etc. It is not man's opinion or theory or hope, and has 0% chance of being incorrect.
They thought the unicorn was a myth, until they found such examples of fossils of large animals with one horn coming out of it's skull. Imagine the surprise of the first modern person to see a narwhal in the ocean. A whale with a horn coming out of it's head. They thought the Hittites were a myth, until archaeology unearth ancient records speaking of them. Same with King David and a tone of other things. People that don't want to believe, call so many things "myths" that really existed. Take dragons. Not Disney dragons exactly, but fire breathing dinosaurs. There are insects today that could be cited, like "the bombardier beetle".
I don't need a pastor to tell me these things. I am not a kid. I am a retired pastor, that also had an interest in true science.
I also have a nature as not just to take everything pastors say as accurate. I have been like that for over 45 years. The flip side might be that you only believe it is not literal because your secular or misguided religious teachers told you so.
I understand that. 1 Corinthians 2:14; Romans 1:22.
1 Corinthians 14:38; John 12:48.
I would be interested to know who this "modern person" is supposed to be, and "they," who sound like a pretty ignorant crowd.They thought the Greek gods were myths, then they discovered Troy.
Fire-breathing dinosaurs? Bombadier-beetle? What on earth are you talking about?
Assertion.There is no evolutionary biology that is true science.
Darwins finches did not evolve, they adapted different size beaks, but they all were still finches.
Different size horses and dogs is not evolution, because they all are still horses and dogs. Different sizes and shapes of humans is not evolution, because they are all still... well you should get the idea.
Adaption is not evolution. Nothing has evolved. They all continue to stay the same or have missing links in their supposed evolution.
"well substantiated, repeatable body of observation from nature and experimentation" This sounds nice to you, it just doesn't exist for "true evolution."
He who laughs last laughs best. The scientific community said the ceolacanth was extinct, until fishermen pulled a live one out of the sea.
"They all" laughed at Trump when he ran for president, and then "they all" cried when he won.
In other words "Don't confuse me with the facts. I will go with the majority that says the Titantic is unsinkable."
It does?
So... What was God starting with since there had been nothing alive to die and 'turn to dust'?
Remember - you wrote:
". Especially when the Bible says we were created from the dust of the earth, right there on the spot, with no mention whatsoever of an evolving period. I mean that's what my bible says anyway so that's what I choose to believe."
Right - they just prefer Poof + God breath.
Of course, we can always hope that this mystical inquisitive child would not feel the need to misrepresent the positions of others as you just did.
Really? Since you are so familiar with my science, perhaps you can tell me where I can read about minerals feeding the world.
So I t6ake it that despite the fact that you declared God to have made man from the dust of the ground, you do not have any "insights on the mechanism of human-creation from dust? I mean, dust is basically minerals. How did God transform minerals into organic molecules, into cells, etc.?" and you are content to engage in the burden shifting fallacy.
Understood.
Don't. I don't care, I get enough projection and dodging and unwarranted condescension from the rest of your 'brethren.'
But it is so special how you think so highly of your face-saving antics. So special.
They thought the unicorn was a myth, until they found such examples of fossils of large animals with one horn coming out of it's skull. Imagine the surprise of the first modern person to see a narwhal in the ocean. A whale with a horn coming out of it's head. They thought the Hittites were a myth, until archaeology unearth ancient records speaking of them. Same with King David and a tone of other things. People that don't want to believe, call so many things "myths" that really existed. Take dragons. Not Disney dragons exactly, but fire breathing dinosaurs. There are insects today that could be cited, like "the bombardier beetle".
"Because Jesus said so" You reject Jesus? John 12:48.Same to you - Just because you keep repeating it for 300 years doesn't make it true. You just think the earth is 6000 years old because a creationistic non-scientist told you to believe because Jesus said so.
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