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To all thick skulls: THERE IS NO PROOF!!!

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What does infallible mean?
 
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5) neither use the book in which the chap:verse come from

Young Teen?
 
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MQTA said:
5) neither use the book in which the chap:verse come from

Young Teen?
I only pointed those points out because I didn't know it was okay to post under 2 diffrent accounts, or to harlot out blessings from my other accounts. So I might go do that, or something.
 
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JohnR7 said:
It means to be without error.
Pr.4:7 "Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding."

1 Cor.1:19 "For I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent."
Acts 9:7 "And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man."

Acts.22:9 "And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me."
Lk.12:10 "But unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven."

Acts 13:39 "And by him all that believe are justified from all things."
2 Tim.3:16 "All scripture is given by inspiration of God...."

1 Cor.7:12.: "But to the rest speak I, not the Lord."

1 Cor.7:25 "Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment...."
Help me reconcile these.
 
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MQTA said:
Help me reconcile these.
How much time do we have here? I am always ready for a in dept Bible study.

Pr.4:7 "Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding."

1 Cor.1:19 "For I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent."


This is a referance to the wisdom of man, compared to the wisdom of God. His understanding of course is much greater than man's understanding.



One thing we need to understand here is that Solomon was very wise among men, but he did not have the mind of Christ. So that those who are least in the Kingdom of God are greater then Solomon.

Still, this is good advise. Jesus was nailed to cross because of his righteousness. The world will always seek to destroy the righteous. So, if you want to live a long life, then do not be overly wicked or overly righteous. If your overly wicked, you will perish in your wickedness. If your over righteous, you will be myrtered for your righteousness.

Do you want to keep going with these, or are people going to object that this is the wrong forum for this?
 
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There is proof for some statements. You've given it yourself later in the post:
This is why scientists develop theories, make predictions, and try to falsify their theories.
See that word "falsifies"? There is "proof". The "proved" statements in science are the negative statements:
The earth is not flat. Proved.
The earth is not 10,000 years old. Proved.
Protein is not the hereditary material. Proved.
The aether does not exist. Proved.
Each species was not specially created in present form. Proved.

Deductive logic -- the logic used by science -- can absolutely prove some statements to be wrong. True statements cannot have false consequences. When a statement has false consequences, it is proved to be false.

Creationism is a falsified scientific theory. It is wrong. It is false. Creationism has false consequences, which have been given in several threads.

What we have is a group of people -- creationists -- who refuse to accept that creationism has been shown to be false. But their agreement is not necessary. Einstein never agreed that strict determinism had been falsified. Too bad. It was. Some of the phlogiston chemists never agreed that phlogiston was falsified. Too bad. It was. Separate the people who advocate an idea from the idea!

Debates are about likelihood. Debates are about believability.
Debates are a sport! Forget debate. Debates are deliberately set up with questions where there is no definitive answer -- so that you can have the sport.

Ultimately, debates are about convincing the human mind.
No, debates are about deciding who the best debator is. Just like tennis matches are about deciding who the better tennis player is. Debates are not a means of determining truth. The discussion of this forum is centered on on determining the truth between creationism and evolution. And the truth is that creationism is falsified.

The debate of this forum is intended to center around whether evolutionism or creationism is a more likely explanation of human origins.
What is "evolutionism"?

I hope this satisfies you Follower of Christ and JohnR7.
Whether it satisfies them is one thing. It doesn't satisfy me because it is the wrong portrait of science!
 
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Evolution is not atheism! The truth can be seen, and the truth is that God created by evolution. God tells you that clearly in His second book -- Creation.

Saying that evolution is atheism is not the truth. So, perhaps you had better pray for yourself. See the second quote in my signature.
 
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1. This does not follow. It is the same faulty logic that says if one part of the Bible is in error, all of it is in error. Read Xanti's thread. It is this faulty logic that that militant atheist uses to try to destroy Christianity. Claims are taken separately. That this statement mentions money does not mean either 1) the entire statement is factual or 2) that the entire Bible is literally true.

Let's take another statement from the Bible:
Luke 2:1 "And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed." Taxation is factual, so we should take the statement as factual, right? BUT, not "all the world" was taxed, was it? Sioux, Zulus, and Laplanders were not taxed, were they? So the statement is not factual. By your logic, the Bible is not factual. Hoist on your own petard.

2. So, claims are separate.

3. There are different types of truth. It's not as simple as you try to make it.
 
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Funny how the militant Christians do a better job of demolishing Christianity than the militant Atheists...
 
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You know, the earth might really BE flat if we were all living in The Matrix.

I have some room to doubt just about everything, but the evidence for the earth being round is so overwhelming that at the moment I don't consider the alternative to really be a possibility.

And I feel the same way about evolution as I do about the earth being round. If the preponderance of evidence suddenly shifted sides, I would change my viewpoint, but I don't picture that happening anytime soon.

By the way, "inlovewithjesus!", you are a worthy successor to Orange. And don't assume that that's a compliment.
 
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I agree, that these things have been proven if things are as they seem. But the creationists will then play a quasi-solipsism card, the whole "what if God (blah blah blah)". And since God can do anything, they won't accept anything as proof.


I disagree. Many people, myself included, enjoy debate as an opportunity to support what they feel is correct and attack the notions their opponents have been holding in their minds that they feel are incorrect. They enjoy opening the minds of other people. Although I agree that formal "set-up" debates are designed for sport and for determining the better debater (especially high school/college style, which forces you to debate both sides of a given topic in different rounds).

At any rate, I think you're kind of missing the point here; perhaps I am guilty of wording it improperly. Of course everyone has their own personal reasons as to why they partake in debate. I was talking about what a debater is trying to do, the "mechanics of the sport", to use your analogy. And his arguments are supposed to show that his side is more believable.


What is "evolutionism"?
Evolutionism is the result of my hands typing before my mind can proofread.


Whether it satisfies them is one thing. It doesn't satisfy me because it is the wrong portrait of science!
Really? Your post seemed to indicate that my portrait of science was correct but then I failed to apply it. You seemed more concerned with my having a wrong portrait of debate.

If I understand correctly, you are a scientist, and if indeed I have portrayed science wrong feel free to correct me. I just didn't see you correcting me at all on that subject in your post.
 
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If proof can take a hike and subordinate itself to evidence; can evidence take a hike and subordinate itself to faith?

Or do you scientific methodists make up the rules as you go?
 
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Dear Paul, Long time no see. Evolution is a Lie, a provable Lie. God tells us He created and the False ToE tells us we evolved from other creatures. Genesis 2:4-7 tells us man was "formed of the dust of the ground" on the SAME day as the Big Bang of our Cosmos, long BEFORE any other living creature.

I support what I post with the agreement of Scripture, Science, and History. The ToE is WRONG, and needs to be corrected since it is offending many little ones who believe in Jesus by force teaching LIES to our inncent children in the Public Schools of the United States. Evols should be ashamed of their evil thinking.

In Love,
Aman
 
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