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"Life and its building blocks are way too complicated to have evolved." [moved]

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Because evolutionism is impossible. That's why.
And zebras popping into existence, fully formed, with all the motor proteins and everything in place is possible? Why exactly is it that you think your preferred process for making the first zebra is possible, and mine is not?

And no, saying God did it is not the answer. A God who could create a zebra out of nothing could create a zebra through evolution. If you think God created the first zebra out of nothing instead of through evolution, then one would think you would have a reason for saying your view has more scientific credibility than mine. Strangely, after 640 posts, you have not made the slightest effort to explain why zebras popping into existence fully formed is a more scientifically valid explanation of the first motor proteins of the first zebra, as opposed to evolution.
 
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You're correct.....your theory is bassed upon assumptions and speculation. All you can be assured is that God wasn't part of it.
Wrong. I have repeatedly referred to a link with 29 major reasons for believing in macro evolution. You have simply ignored that link, and pretended I didn't mention it. Would you like me to provide the link again for your benefit?
 
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It works on paper though, and that's good enough for them.
And what evidence do you have for Genesis 1, other than that it is written on paper? Is that writing on paper good enough for you?
 
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I have repeatedly referred to a link with 29 major reasons for believing in macro evolution.
Would you like 66 reasons for believing in Jesus Christ?
 
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Scientist have show they are not in the same place....all you are doing is...cut and paste.
Actually, it was nature that cut and pasted the retrovirus into the chimp/human gene, not me.
 
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Would you like 66 reasons for believing in Jesus Christ?
Sure, but that is another topic for another thread.

Right now I am looking for one good reason to believe that the first zebra popped into existence, fully formed, fully functional, out of nothing, complete with all its motor proteins.
 
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Right now I am looking for one good reason to believe that the first zebra popped into existence, fully formed, fully functional, out of nothing, complete with all its motor proteins.
I'm under the impression Zebras came into existence ex materia, not ex nihilo.
 
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Dude, the UNIVERSE popping into to existence out of nothing via the big bang is impossible. YET, you believe it did...then you mock the poor zebra?

Do you not understand the need for a creator?
How do you know the Big Bang is impossible?

You say I mock the first zebra popping out of nothing, and yet I find you not even willing to state that you believe this is the process, and you have not given one bit of scientific evidence that this process happened. If you believe it, please tell us your scientific evidence for your view.
 
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But the mouse trap is irreducibly complex If you remove just one of the parts....it won't work. Sooooooooooo how did it evolve with out the parts functioning?
Good question. Take that up with anybody who thinks that mouse traps evolved. Since I am not a believer in mouse trap evolution, I don't know what mouse trap evolution believers believe in.
 
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That's it? The only reason you can give for believing Genesis 1 as you interpret it is "atheists?"
Well ... there's the fact that every Christian on earth ... past, present, and future ... believes IN THE BEGINNING, GOD.

A feat scientists can't match with any of their theories.

Yet this 100% agreement means nothing to scientists, who are probably satisfied with 51% agreement with their junk.
 
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I'm under the impression Zebras came into existence ex materia, not ex nihilo.
Ah, we have somebody actually addressing the process.

So components of the soil just popped up out of the ground and started forming a zebra? And since soil is low in carbon and oxygen, but the zebra is mostly carbon and oxygen, did air molecules rush in and work into position? And millions of times the necessary atoms rushed together to form the proteins and other molecules of the first zebra? And then--clear!--the heartbeat is started and the zebra jumps up and starts running about?

That must have been a sight to see! I would have loved to sit there and watch it.

Do you have a shred of evidence for this, other than that it is written on paper?
 
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Well ... there's the fact that every Christian on earth ... past, present, and future ... believes IN THE BEGINNING, GOD.

A feat scientists can't match with any of their theories.

Yet this 100% agreement means nothing to scientists, who are probably satisfied with 51% agreement with their junk.
Uh no, it is not true that every Christian agrees that life came about in the way that you interpret Genesis.

Many, many Christians think it came about by evolution.
 
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Uh no, it is not true that every Christian agrees that life came about in the way that you interpret Genesis.

Many, many Christians think it came about by evolution.

That reality, is too much for some to swallow.
 
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Many, many Christians think it came about by evolution.
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