What is the end goal for creationists these days?

[Ophiolite]

I said, a rock is a life.
Why not?

You are the one making assertions. You are the one required to support them.

You are also the one using classic passive-aggressive techniques in order to provoke reactions. Please stop that and answer the questions.

 

[Shemjaza]

I said, a rock is a life.
Why not?

Given that all matter is undergoing change at an atomic level, doesn't that mean that everything material is in fact alive under your definition?

 

[juvenissun]

You are the one making assertions. You are the one required to support them.

You are also the one using classic passive-aggressive techniques in order to provoke reactions. Please stop that and answer the questions.

You are not a student.
I'll stop now.

 

[juvenissun]

Given that all matter is undergoing change at an atomic level, doesn't that mean that everything material is in fact alive under your definition?

I gave an example, not a definition.

 

[TLK Valentine]

I do not define what is a life.

Then you're in a poor position to declare that rocks are alive.

I try to match the behavior of rocks with what's said about life.

It was Lewis Carroll who matched the behavior of a raven to a writing-desk -- but he was smart enough to never declare that a raven was a writing-desk.

The first one I tried is that a life changes.

Try again. Try harder.

If you think it is not enough, you may ask for more requirements. I will show you rocks will also match those.

I did. You evaded.

Allow me to ask again, that you may evade again:

What, besides the fact that "they change," leads you to conclude that rocks are alive?

 

[Ophiolite]

You are not a student.
I'll stop now.

This is a discussion forum. Courtesy and forum rules require you answer, in a proper manner, reasonable questions put to you. Therefore,
1. How do you define life?
2. What aspects of rocks constitute a metabolism?
3. Provide details, with appropriate formulae, detailing aspects of this metabolism.

 

[TLK Valentine]

I gave an example, not a definition.

And a poor one. We're being good sports and allowing you a chance to correct yourself. I strongly advise you take it.

 

[juvenissun]

What, besides the fact that "they change," leads you to conclude that rocks are alive?

Whatever you think it is, I agree.

 

[juvenissun]

And a poor one. We're being good sports and allowing you a chance to correct yourself. I strongly advise you take it.

Take it, question it, or leave it. I don't care.

 

[TLK Valentine]

Take it, question it, or leave it. I don't care.

You don't care what people think of you, your faith, and your (at this point, extremely dubious) claim of being an educator?

 

[juvenissun]

You don't care what people think of you, your faith, and your (at this point, extremely dubious) claim of being an educator?

No. I don't.

 

[TLK Valentine]

No. I don't.

That's very fortunate, under the circumstances.

 

[Larniavc]

May be (?).

Think what you like, it’s too out there for me.

 

[Larniavc]

No. I don't.

You claim you’re a teacher all the time!

Smh

 

[juvenissun]

That's very fortunate, under the circumstances.

I have many students who ended up not learning.
Truly unfortunate.

 

[juvenissun]

You claim you’re a teacher all the time!

Smh

Truly. I don't care what students think about me. Why should I?

 

[pitabread]

I have many students who ended up not learning.
Truly unfortunate.

Reminds me of what a professor told our class once:

"If a few students are struggling, it's probably the students. If a lot of students are struggling, it's the professor."

 

[Larniavc]

Truly. I don't care what students think about me. Why should I?

Do you actually have students?

 

[AV1611VET]

This is a discussion forum. Courtesy and forum rules require you answer, in a proper manner, reasonable questions put to you.

... Oh, man!

Sorry ... I was just thinking of about a hundred challenge threads that go by the wayside.

Carry on!

 

[DogmaHunter]

I do not define what is a life.
I try to match the behavior of rocks with what's said about life. The first one I tried is that a life changes. If you think it is not enough, you may ask for more requirements. I will show you rocks will also match those.

I note that TLK has asked you no less then 4 times now to further explain yourself.
4 times have you explicitly refused to do so.

This is no longer excusable as you misunderstanding the question.

This is just plain and explicit dodging / evading actually answering the question.

I can only conclude that you are aware of how wrong you are and are doing your outmost best not to expose it explicitly in public.

It's backfiring though.