Chuck77 writes:
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to say tumors cannot be attributed to him because of neurology is forgetting about what and who caused the fall of man that was then followed by sickness and disease (according to what we know of him). This isn't a good case to make against him.
Ooh! We're back to the question no one ever answers!
Is there anything that happens on its own or is god required for everything?
Now, granted, this is a variation, since we're talking about the devil rather than god, but the basic concept is there: Is there anything that happens on its own or are all things caused by supernatural agents? When I drop a ball from my hand, does it fall to the ground all on its own or does some divine agent come down and deliberately, consciously, and purposefully push it down to the ground such that if that agent decided against it, it would float in mid-air?
Hopefully, you can see the point behind this question: If there are things that can happen on their own, what makes you think this isn't one of them? But before we can get to that question, we need the answer to the first one.
Now, if I recall correctly, I think crashfrog is the only person who has ever answered that question (and I've been asking it of people in such debates for more than a decade). Let's see if you can be the second:
Is there anything that happens on its own or is a supernatural agent required for everything?
It's a yes-or-no question. You can explain why you say yes or no all you wish, but you have to say yes or no first.
Rrhain
Thank you for your submission to Science. Your paper was reviewed by a jury of seventh graders so that they could look for balance and to allow them to make up their own minds. We are sorry to say that they found your paper "bogus," specifically describing the section on the laboratory work "boring." We regret that we will be unable to publish your work at this time.
Minds are like parachutes. Just because you've lost yours doesn't mean you can use mine.