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Origen
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Message 1 of 41 (372915)
12-30-2006 1:41 AM


One of the most fascinating discoveries is the ancient fossils of snakes with legs. The question lingers: Is it evidence for evolution or is it hard evidence for the Genesis record?
The same Indian friend who I spoke to about the population problem of the evolutionary claim, is also an true bona fide American expert on all snakes. He confirms that even today you can see the evidence in Boas and Pythons that they used to have legs in the ancient past. However, what is observed is a loss of information and not a gain of new information!
Even better. Genesis 3:14 mentions the curse that God gave to the serpent that the Devil used to deceive Adam and Eve. God literally cursed the genes of the serpent and its younglings would have been born without legs.
Here is where history is consistent with science, and such consistant history is not to be logically overlooked for the sake of politics! For God had foreseen Satan's deception of evolution and spiked the punch with the curse He put on the serpent so that all will know that God is the "Creator" and He alone stretched out the heaven by His own understanding.
I plead with you forum members to consider this defense of the Bible. None of you have to die forever! Evolution oppresses the truth of eternal life and cheats every person out of their free gift og salvation who believes it and deceives others who are now soul searching. God made it clearly known that He is the Creator and humanity is without excuse (Rom.1:18-32).
Edited by Adminnemooseus, : "Sankes" to "Snakes" in topic title.

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Message 2 of 41 (372920)
12-30-2006 2:40 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by Origen
12-30-2006 1:41 AM


This is the third PNT that you have proposed in 24 hours. I am not going to promote a whole slew of topics with thinly veiled platforms for you to preach or blog.
I am not inclined to promote this topic at this time, and I urge you to focus your energies on one of the three Proposed New Topics that you have submitted. I will not promote topics merely to give you an opportunity to have a platform for your preaching and/or ideas.
If you wish to talk about snakes with legs, you have to choose between approaching the topic as a Science Topic or as a Faith topic...you cannot do both.
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    Message 3 of 41 (373009)
    12-30-2006 12:49 PM
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    12-30-2006 2:40 AM


    Phat,
    I'm prone to thinking this was a better topic to promote than the UFO one. I'm going to go ahead and send it to the Biological Evolution forum. Please let me know if in the future you'd prefer a conversation before I promote something like this.

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    Message 4 of 41 (373010)
    12-30-2006 12:49 PM


    Thread moved here from the Proposed New Topics forum.

    Phat
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    Message 5 of 41 (373015)
    12-30-2006 1:07 PM
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    12-30-2006 12:49 PM


    TL writes:
    Please let me know if in the future you'd prefer a conversation before I promote something like this.
    Not at all, lets get it rolling! I just wanted to keep Origen in check as to the number of PNTs open at once. We now have two going, so he really can't say that we are biased. He may find our members quite critical, however!
    Origen writes:
    Evolution oppresses the truth of eternal life...
    How is this so? The Bible is not God! A believer in God can still be an evolutionist. The criteria is not as narrow as you think! Tell us now the evidence that you have about these snakes with legs in more detail.
    FOCUS: Science Forum........

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    Jon
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    Message 6 of 41 (373019)
    12-30-2006 1:36 PM
    Reply to: Message 1 by Origen
    12-30-2006 1:41 AM


    Pulling it from where the Sun no shine, eh?
    However, what is observed is a loss of information and not a gain of new information!
    And this is a problem for Evolution because...? If you can indeed show a "loss of information," you will then need to prove how it is in any way a problem for evolution.
    Here is where history is consistent with science
    The Bible is not history.
    None of you have to die forever! Evolution oppresses the truth of eternal life and cheats every person out of their free gift og salvation who believes it and deceives others who are now soul searching.
    Perhaps I think YOU'RE the deceitful one. Check out this link:
    Page not found – Creation-VS-Evolution
    Tell us again how God cursed the snakes to not have legs...?
    For God had foreseen Satan's deception of evolution and spiked the punch with the curse He put on the serpent so that all will know that God is the "Creator" and He alone stretched out the heaven by His own understanding.
    You concluded all this from a bunch of shotty half-cooked evidence regarding the evolutionary history of snakes? And to think, here are us evolutionists out deceiving the poor masses of scientifically illiterate folk... when you've had the truth in your ass hand the whole time... .
    J0N

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    jar
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    Message 7 of 41 (373021)
    12-30-2006 1:40 PM
    Reply to: Message 1 by Origen
    12-30-2006 1:41 AM


    The same Indian friend who I spoke to about the population problem of the evolutionary claim, is also an true bona fide American expert on all snakes.
    Fine. Give us his name and we can verify that assertion.
    However, what is observed is a loss of information and not a gain of new information!
    Fine, provide us with a definition of information that can be debated.
    I plead with you forum members to consider this defense of the Bible. None of you have to die forever! Evolution oppresses the truth of eternal life and cheats every person out of their free gift og salvation who believes it and deceives others who are now soul searching. God made it clearly known that He is the Creator and humanity is without excuse (Rom.1:18-32).
    Simply a nonsense assertion refuted by Romans 1 which supports the Theory of Evolution.
    Believing in Biblical Creationism may not get one damned to hell, but will certainly mean having to pass Remedial Christianity before being admitted to Heaven 101.

    Aslan is not a Tame Lion

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    Archer Opteryx
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    Message 8 of 41 (373027)
    12-30-2006 2:05 PM
    Reply to: Message 1 by Origen
    12-30-2006 1:41 AM


    snake and whale evolution
    Origen (troll?):
    The same Indian friend [...] confirms that even today you can see the evidence in Boas and Pythons that they used to have legs in the ancient past. [....] Genesis 3:14 mentions the curse that God gave to the serpent that the Devil used to deceive Adam and Eve. God literally cursed the genes of the serpent and its younglings would have been born without legs.
    So when and why did God curse whales?
    __

    Archer
    All species are transitional.

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    truthlover
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    Message 9 of 41 (373031)
    12-30-2006 2:26 PM
    Reply to: Message 6 by Jon
    12-30-2006 1:36 PM


    Re: Pulling it from where the Sun no shine, eh?
    The Bible is not history.
    The Bible most certainly is history. It may not be specifically a history book (and can't be, because it's many writings, not one), but it is definitely history. It may not always be accurate history, but it is history, nonetheless.

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    Message 10 of 41 (373038)
    12-30-2006 2:55 PM
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    12-30-2006 2:26 PM


    Re: Pulling it from where the Sun no shine, eh?
    .
    Edited by Infixion, : Nevermind

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    Jon
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    Message 11 of 41 (373044)
    12-30-2006 3:15 PM
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    12-30-2006 2:26 PM


    Re: Pulling it from where the Sun no shine, eh?
    Would you consider the tale of Osiris history? If so, then I can see how you would think the Bible is history.
    However, most of us would say that the tale of Osiris is simply mythology, like the stories in the Bible. And mythology is nothing like actual history at all... hence, they have a seperate word for it
    J0N

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    nator
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    Message 12 of 41 (373056)
    12-30-2006 4:29 PM
    Reply to: Message 1 by Origen
    12-30-2006 1:41 AM


    quote:
    I plead with you forum members to consider this defense of the Bible. None of you have to die forever!
    So can I deduce from this statement that the reason you believe in the Christian God is because you fear death?

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    Message 13 of 41 (373077)
    12-30-2006 5:44 PM


    Topic abandonment happening
    The subject is "Snakes with legs", and this is in the "Biological Evolution" forum. A science topic.
    Adminnemooseus

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    Message 14 of 41 (373128)
    12-30-2006 10:21 PM
    Reply to: Message 1 by Origen
    12-30-2006 1:41 AM


    He confirms that even today you can see the evidence in Boas and Pythons that they used to have legs in the ancient past. However, what is observed is a loss of information and not a gain of new information!
    While we currently lack a definition of "information" from the creationist/ID camp, I would still like to pose this question:
    How exactly is the new ability to move swiftly and efficiently without legs not a "gain of new information?" New, specialized muscles are necessary for these actions.

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    Message 15 of 41 (373208)
    12-31-2006 4:06 PM
    Reply to: Message 1 by Origen
    12-30-2006 1:41 AM


    Origen you used your topic discussion to preach and connect two unconnected subjects (ie snake legs with eternal salvation).
    Since you own this topic I think you owe archer a response to his simple inquiry...
    archer writes:
    So when and why did God curse whales?

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