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Author Topic:   The Specific Cause of the "Evolution vs. 'Creationism'" Controversy, and of the appar
ringo
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Message 8 of 46 (706844)
09-18-2013 12:43 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by PaulGL
09-17-2013 12:44 PM


PaulGL writes:
Human beings cannot understand abstract, invisible realities without first learning visible, concrete references.
Mebbe so. I'm rather fond of analogies myself.
PaulGL writes:
Electricity is a good example. Spiritual matters are likewise not amenable to direct mental comprehension.
The difference is that electricity is real. It can be demonstrated reliably, which suggests that we have some understanding of it. "Spiritual matters" can not be demonstrated reliably. One religion thinks it's AC, another thinks it's DC and another thinks it's static.
PaulGL writes:
This is the crux of the reason why the mind alone is incapable of understanding the Bible: some of the accounts are literal, and some are allegorical. Without revelation, you confuse the two and fall into systematized error.
Revelation is the ultimate source of systematized error - different revelations for different folks.
PaulGL writes:
Christ will return and, by all indications, sooner not later.
It has been revealed to me that he will not.

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Message 14 of 46 (706987)
09-20-2013 12:26 PM
Reply to: Message 13 by PaulGL
09-20-2013 12:16 PM


Re: fine tuning
PaulGL writes:
Again, the characteristics of life have to be observed indirectly.
You're making an incorrect distinction between direct and indirect observation. All observations are inherently indirect. Light is reflected from objects into the eye where it causes chemical changes which cause electrical changes which are interpreted in the brain with reference to other electrical changes that have been stored.
What difference does it make if the light is reflected from a physical object or from a line drawn by a machine that is "looking" at the physical object?

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Message 20 of 46 (707075)
09-22-2013 2:51 PM
Reply to: Message 16 by PaulGL
09-21-2013 10:45 PM


Re: fine tuning
PaulGL writes:
Did you need to use a machine to taste your last meal?
I needed glasses to see it. I needed utensils to eat it. I needed electricity to cook it. The only meal that doesn't require indirect action is the one you strangle manually and eat raw.
Ultimately, everything we do indirectly is based on things that we used to do directly. Why make a distinction between what we can do with our senses and what we can do with the machinery we create with our senses?

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Message 25 of 46 (744663)
12-14-2014 1:41 PM
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12-13-2014 2:16 PM


Re: Why 'Creationism, et. al. is vain babbling
PaulGL writes:
I challenge anyone to dispute the following assertion: "It is completely possible to believe in 'Evolution' and to receive Christ as one's personal Savior, becoming genuinely born again."
Okay, challenge accepted.
It would depend entirely on how one defines "genuinely born again". If one insists on the literal historical truth of Genesis, then that can not be reconciled with evolution.

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Message 27 of 46 (744678)
12-14-2014 2:34 PM
Reply to: Message 26 by NoNukes
12-14-2014 1:54 PM


Re: Why 'Creationism, et. al. is vain babbling
NoNukes writes:
The poster's point is that believing in the literal historical truth of Genesis is not a step in receiving salvation.
I know that. I'm just pointing out that his opinion is just an opinion and has no more value than the opposing opinion.
NoNukes writes:
If you want to accept the challenge you need to provide an argument that the poster is wrong about that point.
The challenge is circular. He can't be proven wrong using his definition of "genuine" because his definition makes him right. He can, however, be proven wrong by using a different definition.

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ringo
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Message 31 of 46 (744767)
12-15-2014 10:45 AM
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12-14-2014 3:19 PM


Re: Why 'Creationism, et. al. is vain babbling
Phat writes:
ringo writes:
He can, however, be proven wrong by using a different definition.
Objectively or subjectively?
"Proof" implies objectivity.
Edited by ringo, : Fixed quote.

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Message 32 of 46 (744768)
12-15-2014 10:50 AM
Reply to: Message 29 by NoNukes
12-14-2014 8:51 PM


Re: Why 'Creationism, et. al. is vain babbling
NoNukes writes:
You claimed to be taking up the challenge, but you actually did not bother to do anything but assert.
The only challenge a bare assertion needs is another assertion.
NoNukes writes:
But it also contained a challenge to disprove his statement.
Sure, he wanted us to disprove the statement to his satisfaction. I don't give a flying @#$% about that. I'm just pointing out to any sensible person reading this thread that his challenge is completely empty.

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Message 34 of 46 (744776)
12-15-2014 12:21 PM
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12-15-2014 11:58 AM


Re: Why 'Creationism, et. al. is vain babbling
NoNukes writes:
In particular, Genesis says nothing about what is required to be born again....
You make my point. Genesis is not related to being born again, so the "challenge" is empty.

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ringo
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Message 36 of 46 (744828)
12-16-2014 10:39 AM
Reply to: Message 35 by NoNukes
12-15-2014 4:31 PM


Re: Why 'Creationism, et. al. is vain babbling
NoNukes writes:
Remember that your initial claim was that you could just redefine. Now you are claiming to have agreed with me all along.
You don't have to work so hard at misunderstanding.
I'm not agreeing with you. I'm saying that your "point" is nonsense. You're going in both directions at once and running into yourself.

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ringo
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Message 41 of 46 (745155)
12-19-2014 10:51 AM
Reply to: Message 39 by PaulGL
12-18-2014 7:39 PM


Re: Why 'Creationism, et. al. is vain babbling
PaulGL writes:
My specific point was that a belief in the validity of evolution is not in any way a hindrance to someone receiving Christ as their Savior: by the Father embodied in the Son becoming the life-giving Spirit to enter into and become mingled with their human spirit.
The problem with your point is that evolution is a hindrance to somebody accepting Christ as their Saviour if they believe it's a hindrance. Their belief in the hindrance doesn't have to be any more rational than their belief in Christ, so you can't rationalize it away.

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Message 45 of 46 (825924)
12-19-2017 11:28 AM
Reply to: Message 42 by AlexCaledin
12-18-2017 5:43 PM


Alex Caledin writes:
Dead pre-historic bones are garbage and any knowledge derived from them is garbage according to the GIGO principle
Everything you've heard about evolution is garbage. On creationist websites, you'll get nothing but garbage in.
If you have anything to say that isn't parroted garbage from creationists, we have lots of topics here.

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