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mark24

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Message 20 of 122 (106564)
05-08-2004 8:48 AM

Reply to: Message 18 by BobAliceEve
05-08-2004 7:57 AM

Re: You are not helping

BAE,

I am trying to locate a scientist with whom I can work on each of several topics which I think would, if established as fact, prove evolution impossible. So far, I have located only one but have not been able reconnect with him/her.

What did you have in mind that would prove evolution to be impossible? (Unscientific lexicon in italics).

Mark

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Message 79 of 122 (153036)
10-26-2004 10:46 AM

Reply to: Message 78 by MeganC
10-26-2004 10:37 AM

Re: A useful distintion

MeganC,

As hard as I tried to convince myself that there was no God, I couldn't do it. To those of you who succeeded, however, I applaud you.

No atheist or agnostic "tried", hard or otherwise, to convince themselves that God exists. There is no evidence of God, therefore there is no reason to accept him.

You can convince yourself of anything if you habitually take any given proposition on faith. Why allow such an obviously flawed mental construct convince you of God, when you wouldn't accept it at any other time?

I am a pink elephant, right?

Mark

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Message 86 of 122 (153102)
10-26-2004 4:59 PM

Reply to: Message 80 by MeganC
10-26-2004 10:54 AM

Re: A useful distintion

Hi MeganC,

I never said that I didn't believe it before I went to college. I did. It was in college that I attempted to convince myself otherwise (what better place in the world to change your point of view--right?).

You miss my point. You said that we have to accept that you accept things on faith. I merely ask how you know how to accept one thing on faith, & reject something else that you could accept on faith. It seems to me to be an intellectual get out clause so you can accept/reject things as you see fit, rather than basing your position on evidence.

There is no evidence of God, therefore there's nothing wrong with saying, "I don't have enough evidence to accept the existence of God", is there?

Mark

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Message 95 of 122 (153343)
10-27-2004 9:28 AM

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10-26-2004 8:41 PM

Re: A useful distintion

MeganC,

Thanks for your reply, I do have a response, but it ventures seriously off topic (not that it's ever stopped me before), so I'll leave it for another time & another thread.

Mark

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