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Author Topic:   Does God Really Exist???
MrHambre
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Message 6 of 305 (86944)
02-17-2004 9:22 AM
Reply to: Message 5 by Mammuthus
02-17-2004 8:34 AM


I find it curious that so many of our creationist colleagues are so hell bent (as it were) on proving God through whatever scientific procedures they deem appropriate. In science, the line cuts both ways: if a hypothesis has the possibility of being demonstrated and supported, it also runs the risk of being falsified and discarded. I assume it's a rare believer indeed who would accept the possibility that empirical evidence could falsify his belief in God, so why should he expect that the same evidence would support his philosophical belief? I'd be a betting man too, if I didn't have to call heads or tails until after the coin toss.
regards,
Esteban "Lucky" Hambre

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MrHambre
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Message 55 of 305 (87198)
02-18-2004 6:52 AM
Reply to: Message 12 by CreationMan
02-17-2004 1:10 PM


Re: Spoiled Brat
CreationMan says,
quote:
Yes Alexander Fleming did invent penicillin, but who invented Alexander Fleming??? Who gave him the knowledge, who allowed him to be born, who gave him the breathe of life?
GOD
So who invented people whose achievements aren't so noble? Who allowed Hitler to be born and gave him the breath of life?
By your (ahem) logic, should I believe that God exists because Fleming lived, and despite the fact that Hitler lived?
regards,
Esteban "You Genic" Hambre

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MrHambre
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Message 89 of 305 (87328)
02-18-2004 5:27 PM
Reply to: Message 82 by CreationMan
02-18-2004 5:13 PM


Back to the Topic
CreationMan,
You're arguing a point that does you no good. The only reason that you believe the Bible is support for belief in God is because the Bible says so. You've already made up your mind that the Bible is the authority, so you'll accept living organisms made from dirt, a worldwide flood, people rising from the dead, and other completely impossible things.
What you've been asked for is evidence that could support the notion that God exists. I've never seen any, but that's never made me conclude anything more radical than that the subject of God is beyond science. I expect science to tell me about the development of life on Earth, and the amazing workings of a self-sustaining universe. Some people would accept that as appreciation for the wonders of God's creation, but you're not satisfied with that.
regards,
Esteban "Dan's Urethra" Hambre

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MrHambre
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Message 276 of 305 (97067)
04-02-2004 1:11 PM
Reply to: Message 275 by crashfrog
04-02-2004 1:03 PM


Crash,
Don't ever change, okay?
regards,
Esteban Hambre

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