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Since we're having trouble getting to an answer for "dog", would you prefer that I ask what organism existed one generation before the first mammal?
Seems to me that there has to be a first insert organism here.
Exactly what "David's Gifts" is about. Written in 2012 as "David's Gift", published in 2013 and again in 2014 as "David's Gifts" it describes the theoretical process whereby God designed and programmed the DNA molecule. The DNA molecule has as much information in it as a whole library full of books, but it also has the ability to reprogram itself. In the DNA He provided for the jump from single cell plants and animals to multicell, from no nervous system to light detection and then on to a central nervous system and from crawlers to walkers, then the species development by unraveling the DNA instructions throughout time. What he created in an instant would be millions of years to humans. Time means nothing to God. His process of creation would not have been described in the Bible whose writers would not have understood. To them the earth was flat and only had three dimensions. For those looking for an understanding of God and how the earth and humans came to be, the simplest explanation is that God did it and He did it in the only way possible, through the programming of the DNA molecule.
Ah,,, two other dogs......Chihuahuas weren't always around, so what organism existed one generation before the Chihuahua?
Ah,,, two other dogs......
My wife breeds "gollies". You take one golden retriever and one border collie and breed them. Of course you need one to be male and one to be female....The pups are "gollies". If you keep doing this for enough time, it can become a registered breed.
The Chihuahua is the result of dogs bred with dogs bred with dogs.... it is still...... a dog.
If I were an all powerful being who wanted to create something as big and beautiful as the ENTIRE UNIVERSE... I would NEVER do it all by hand. I'd be too smart for that. First, I'd create the Laws of Physics, chemistry, etc. Then I would design a mechanism by which life of all forms can flourish.... IE... Evolution.
To me, Evolution is proof of creationism. It is proof that there is an Omniscient, Omnipotent being out there.
Most people who don't believe in evolution say "it's just a theory, it hasn't been proven" Which is a blatant misunderstanding of the word "theory". In scientific terms, a theory is something that has been proven, but not quantified (As opposed to a Law which is always true in every instance and can be calculated). It happens folks. No amount of whining and moaning can un-prove or undo evolution. So instead of believing that it is some affront to God, why not realize that Evolution is actually God's work?
We've seen evolution in our lifetimes. On microbial scale, we see things like algae being coaxed into evolving into fuel producing species. As humans, we've had a hand in the evolution of Dogs. We chose the ones that are loyal and that look nice, and the rest were routinely killed off. Even an astute person can see how traits are passed down from human parent to human child. We see hundreds or thousands of versions of the same plants and animals in different regions of the world.
So lets look at this differently.
Evolution does not disprove creationism, it is the mechanism. Science is how were discover God's universe. It is not the unholy tool by which we unravel God. It is God's tool by which we discover HIM!
In rebuttal to the title of the thread, not everyone does think that evolution contradicts creationism.
That said, I know that evolution is a falsity. I believe . . .
Will you answer the question then, or do you too wonder if I'm too dumb to understand?Chihuahuas weren't always around, so what organism existed one generation before the Chihuahua?
Just like dogs, other species branch out and produce new diversity, but stay on that same branch. At one time there was a single species of ape. As that species diverged there were new species of ape, but they were still apes, including humans. At one time there was a single species of primate. As that single species diverged and varied, there were new species of primates, but they remained primates, including humans. See a pattern forming?
Believing in something really, really hard does not turn it into knowledge. That's not how it works.
If you want to claim that you KNOW evolution is false, then you need to present scientific evidence demonstrating that it is false. "I believe" is not scientific evidence.
Will you answer the question then, or do you too wonder if I'm too dumb to understand?
This is only true if you believe that the scientific method is the only valid source of knowledge. It is not. I have heard from the Lord on a few occasions. I have moved, in a very few areas of my life, beyond faith to knowledge. This happens to be one of them. Adam was, in fact, the first flesh on the earth, breathed into life by the Creator of the dust from which Adam was formed. Not opinion, not speculation, revealed fact. That someone does not accept revelation as a source of knowledge in no way diminishes its truthfulness.
This is only true if you believe that the scientific method is the only valid source of knowledge. It is not.
I have heard from the Lord on a few occasions. I have moved, in a very few areas of my life, beyond faith to knowledge. This happens to be one of them. Adam was, in fact, the first flesh on the earth, breathed into life by the Creator of the dust from which Adam was formed. Not opinion, not speculation, revealed fact. That someone does not accept revelation as a source of knowledge in no way diminishes its truthfulness.
Dr Ornish has quite a few video on youtube. You should watch them all.Link?
Dr Ornish has quite a few video on youtube. You should watch them all.
If I were an all powerful being who wanted to create something as big and beautiful as the ENTIRE UNIVERSE... I would NEVER do it all by hand. I'd be too smart for that. First, I'd create the Laws of Physics, chemistry, etc. Then I would design a mechanism by which life of all forms can flourish.... IE... Evolution.
To me, Evolution is proof of creationism. It is proof that there is an Omniscient, Omnipotent being out there.
Most people who don't believe in evolution say "it's just a theory, it hasn't been proven" Which is a blatant misunderstanding of the word "theory". In scientific terms, a theory is something that has been proven, but not quantified (As opposed to a Law which is always true in every instance and can be calculated). It happens folks. No amount of whining and moaning can un-prove or undo evolution. So instead of believing that it is some affront to God, why not realize that Evolution is actually God's work?
We've seen evolution in our lifetimes. On microbial scale, we see things like algae being coaxed into evolving into fuel producing species. As humans, we've had a hand in the evolution of Dogs. We chose the ones that are loyal and that look nice, and the rest were routinely killed off. Even an astute person can see how traits are passed down from human parent to human child. We see hundreds or thousands of versions of the same plants and animals in different regions of the world.
So lets look at this differently.
Evolution does not disprove creationism, it is the mechanism. Science is how were discover God's universe. It is not the unholy tool by which we unravel God. It is God's tool by which we discover HIM!
Because the facts of modern science do not support anything other than the most trivial natural selection,
When you refer to 'Creationism' you are obviously adopting the disingenuous ascription of the term by the atheists to specify the belief of the Young Earthers, to the exclusion of the far more common belief in Old Earth Creationism - in other words, using their play-book.
Materialists, on the other hand ,are quite unashamed of having no clue as to how Creation came to be, and no folly is too extreme, as far as their theorizing on the theme of a non-divine means of Creation. The Singularity, itself, insofar as some of them accept it, unsurprisingly, defies even their imagination, since it has to be our Creator God or a fairly proximate agency of is.
On the other hand, the Big Bang and fine tuning are each, independently, unassailable truths, completely disqualifying the non-Creationist position, properly so-called. In short, Christian evolutionists are useful tools of the atheist, corporate 'deep state'.
No, I have some of his books on my bookshelves. I forgot what he looked like. He is a director and unless you are a director then he pretty much trumps your opinions.Do you have a picture of him on your wall?
I am just answering questions and requests. Do you want me to start ignoring people?Can we have one thread where you don't bring up Dr. Ornish?
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