"IF" there is a designer and "IF" he is the Yahweh of the Holy Bible and "IF" what the bible says is true, then it absolutely matters because where you spend all of eternity is at stake.
I'll write this slowly so you can read it slowly and try to understand the point.
The universe exists. There are certain truths about the universe that we can learn through study. These things will be true whether a designer exists or doesn't.
Our best theory now states that things came about by natural processes. Your belief is that it was designed and created by a deity.
What difference does it make as far as our understanding of the universe is concerned which of the two are more accurate? The thread is not about spiritual or supernatural or mystical differences between the two; any idiot can see what those differences are, as you are showing us. The question is what difference does it make as far as studying the universe and understanding it is concerned.
If you cannot understand and keep in mind this difference, you are intellectually incapable of staying on topic in this thread.
If my understanding of the topic of the thread is inaccurate, I'm sure jar is more than capable of correcting me, and I would welcome further guidance from him if I am in error.
Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions. -- Thomas Jefferson
We see monsters where science shows us windmills. -- Phat
It has always struck me as odd that fundies devote so much time and effort into trying to find a naturalistic explanation for their mythical flood, while looking for magical explanations for things that actually happened. -- Dr. Adequate
...creationists have a great way to detect fraud and it doesn't take 8 or 40 years or even a scientific degree to spot the fraud--'if it disagrees with the bible then it is wrong'.... -- archaeologist
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