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And all you do is continue spouting that one verse.
Except he hasn't refuted anything.There have been so many "why I don't believe evolution" threads that I don't remember which ones I've replied to, sighed and skipped over, etc.
It does seem, though, there may be some value in continuing to make an occasional post if for nothing else, to make the following point: For as long as these threads are created, someone like @The Barbarian will be around to refute your reasons ... and will likely be very skilled at doing so.
In the end, the 'reasons' for taking one side or the other are, IMHO, much deeper than the superficial issues most often discussed here, and I think it's good practice (if you're going to chase these perennial debates) to 'know thyself'.
You say you can't faith your way to heaven. But the Bible says you can. When the faith is true faith. True faith always produces good works. True faith always endures. That is how we know.
Except he hasn't refuted anything.
I haven't raised many points. I continually proclaim that the Word of God is the ultimate truth and is completely inerrant in every regard. You will never refute that, because that is the truth of all truths.We've refuted plenty here. You began to talk about the cambrian explosion but that didn't go particularly far. What points do you think you've raised that haven't been refuted?
I haven't raised many points.
As for the Cambrian, my overall point still stands - that even science demonstrates that the major phyla of all complex life, relative to the age of the Earth, arrived and diverged with astonishing suddenness.
You say you can't faith your way to heaven. But the Bible says you can.
As for the Cambrian, my overall point still stands - that even science demonstrates that the major phyla of all complex life, relative to the age of the Earth, arrived and diverged with astonishing suddenness.
Now that, sir, is a fact.
You can debate what constitutes complex life until you are blue in the face.
You can spin around in circles arguing that there were pre-Cambrian fossils (which I never denied),
Except he hasn't refuted anything.
You are correct. This is an issue of the heart.First, my apologies for using a word that has different shades of meaning. 'Refute', as I meant it, is to oppose someone in debate. But it can also mean to show something false, which is how you appear to have taken it. Regardless, You seem to have passed by my point.
But before I say more, let me be clear that I don't agree with the entirety of evolution, and I'm speaking here of evolution as a general field rather than a specific theory. Not that my opinion matters much since I'm not a biologist, but there it is. Therefore, as we dig for what I was after, hopefully we can do it on somewhat friendly terms rather than as adversaries.
What I was getting at, then, is that I doubt the root of the issue here has much to do with the Cambrian explosion. That's just a symptom and you're likely to be talking past each other until a deeper issue is addressed. It's just a guess at this point, but as an example it's common for there to be significant differences in views of authority, i.e. scriptural authority and scientific authority - what those things mean, where they come from, how they are communicated, etc.
If you continue to disagree on those deeper issues, this will never go anywhere. You may never agree on that topic, but if you don't at least understand the other's position, you're not even having a conversation. You'll never learn to appreciate the logic of your opponent's argument. You're just talking at each other.
You are correct. This is an issue of the heart.
The Bible is completely inerrant. It is the ultimate authority, and all other truth is subordinate to Bible truth. Jesus said, "Heaven and Earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away.". Therefore, all other truths must be understood in light of the revelation of God's Word, and not the other way around. We see that God created the Earth in six days. God spoke, and there was light. Adam and Eve were real people, and death did not come into existence until sin. Everything described in the creation account happened as it is described.
And the greatest truth of all is that God Himself walked this earth as a man. And He bore upon Himself the sins of His people, and on the third day, He rose again. These are all facts, and are true regardless of the theories and observations of fallen men.
There are those who believe the Word of God above all else. We walk by faith and not by sight, as we know appearances can be deceiving. And there are others who take the theories and observations of mere men and establish them as undeniable truth, according to which they reinterpret scripture, even to the point of denying biblical inerrancy.
The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12
So many countless people have taken comfort in such lies, believing that science has proven the Bible false. They swallow the lie because it frees them to enjoy the unrighteousness they love, continuing in idolatry and self-worship, and all manner of wickedness. So because they hate the truth, and will not be parted from sin, they are sent a most convincing lie, and one they love, believing themselves liberated. It is written, however, that when they say "peace and safety", sudden destruction will come upon them. But those who love and cherish Christ, holding ever fast to Him, would never exchange the truth of God for a lie.
IMHO, evolution is a similar kluge whose usefulness can't be denied. While biologists give the evolutionary model much more credit than I do, they aren't claiming it's "truth", so we should stop accusing them of that. It's not helpful.
There's a difference between the observed phenomenon of evolution and the theory of evolution. We see allele frequency changes in populations constantly. Occasionally, we see a new structure or function evolve in a population. Very occasionally, we see a new species evolve.
Evolutionary theory, on the other hand, explains why we see this happening. The reason evolutionary theory is accepted by the vast majority of biologists, is that it has numerous verified predictions. Such verifications are essential for a theory to be considered true.
The "appearance of age" idea is based on the notion that God is deceptive, and would fake great age. This is incompatible with the God of the Bible Who is truth.
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