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Uh, by 'begin' I was referring to abiogenesis, not birth.That's strange. Many christians have told me that life begins at conception. Last I checked, conception does not involve God.
I can't speak for others, but I received a BA in physics and remained a Christian.Which begs the question, given those who work in their relevant fields to increase our knowledge, why do you think they are overwhelmingly agnostic/atheist/nones?
I'm too lazy to repeat myself. Perhaps you could you do a 'find posts' on my name.
Uh, by 'begin' I was referring to abiogenesis, not birth.
No, I don't think so, because abiogenesis would be accomplished in the natural world so it's likelihood can be measured and treated scientifically.Let's turn the question around.
We have never seen life being created by a deity. Therefore, this is evidence that life arose through abiogenesis.
Do you accept this as a valid argument?
the construction of a cell is not feasible naturalistically, thus supplying evidence for God.
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The physical universe includes the forces that hold it together, the laws that govern motion, gravity, etc.
Everything that exists came into existence by the word of God, by his knowledge, by his understanding, and one day it is going to dissolve into nothingness.
BTW that's a prediction not a hypothesis.
No, I don't think so, because abiogenesis would be accomplished in the natural world so it's likelihood can be measured and treated scientifically.
The Bible says that the creation of life on Earth was a singular event that happened once in the past, so I wouldn't expect to see God creating life now.
So I think that what we see now matches with the Bible says: there is no new life being created right now, either by abiogenesis or by God. But the construction of a cell is not feasible naturalistically, thus supplying evidence for God.
What objective evidence supports what the Bible claims?
That is a true statement. There wasn't any hydrogen or helium until after our universe came into existence.
Astrophysicist Robert Jastrow: "The seed of everything that has happened in the Universe was planted in that first instant; every star, every planet and every living creature in the Universe came into being as a result of events that were set in motion in the moment of the cosmic explosion. It was literally the moment of Creation. ...The Universe flashed into being, and we cannot find out what caused that to happen."
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]According to most astrophysicists, all the matter found in the universe today -- including the matter in people, plants, animals, the earth, stars, and galaxies -- was created at the very first moment of time, thought to be about 13 billion years ago.
Origins: CERN: Ideas: The Big Bang | Exploratorium
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Astrophysicist Robert Jastrow: "The seed of everything that has happened in the Universe was planted in that first instant; every star, every planet and every living creature in the Universe came into being as a result of events that were set in motion in the moment of the cosmic explosion. It was literally the moment of Creation. ...The Universe flashed into being, and we cannot find out what caused that to happen."
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]According to most astrophysicists, all the matter found in the universe today -- including the matter in people, plants, animals, the earth, stars, and galaxies -- was created at the very first moment of time, thought to be about 13 billion years ago.
Origins: CERN: Ideas: The Big Bang | Exploratorium
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You don't hypothesize about how the universe was created by God, either. You simple assert it and then refuse to test the hypothesis with evidence when asked to.
God told us through Jesus Christ that he created the universe. Read the Bible.
God told us through Jesus Christ that he created the universe. Read the Bible.
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