If it can be, how can the "Absence of Evidence" be "Evidence of Absence?".

It has been stated here at EvC and at other evo/creo fora the absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.So be it. When I say I don't believe in any gods I get asked what evidence is there that no gods exist?From my own experience I find that those who believe in Jehovah reject Zeus. My point is what evidence are these Theists using to reject Zeus, Ra, Thor, Xipe, etc.Edited by Adminnemooseus, : "Absense" to "Absence" in topic title.Edited by bluescat48, : Suggestion from AdminnemooseusEdited by Admin, : Fix title.

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There is no better love between 2 people than mutual respect for each other WT Young, 2002Who gave anyone the authority to call me an authority on anything. WT Young, 1969Since Evolution is only ~90% correct it should be thrown out and replaced by Creation which has even a lower % of correctness. W T Young, 2008

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There is no better love between 2 people than mutual respect for each other WT Young, 2002Who gave anyone the authority to call me an authority on anything. WT Young, 1969Since Evolution is only ~90% correct it should be thrown out and replaced by Creation which has even a lower % of correctness. W T Young, 2008

Which you, I and a number of others understands, but still does not give me a reason that they, the theists, can reject some gods and not all.

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There is no better love between 2 people than mutual respect for each other WT Young, 2002Who gave anyone the authority to call me an authority on anything. WT Young, 1969Since Evolution is only ~90% correct it should be thrown out and replaced by Creation which has even a lower % of correctness. W T Young, 2008

Not really the difference would be that it would have a higher degree of Deuturium rather than Protium. A neutron-Proton combination is an H² ion with the same properties as a Hydrogen ion, only heavier. Still neutrons would continuously be made as they are in such things as Novae. It in no way validates whether God exists or not.

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There is no better love between 2 people than mutual respect for each other WT Young, 2002Who gave anyone the authority to call me an authority on anything. WT Young, 1969Since Evolution is only ~90% correct it should be thrown out and replaced by Creation which has even a lower % of correctness. W T Young, 2008

Reference Please. Show evidence that something is keeping the order constant and that it is not simply a natural phenomenon.

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There is no better love between 2 people than mutual respect for each other WT Young, 2002Who gave anyone the authority to call me an authority on anything. WT Young, 1969Since Evolution is only ~90% correct it should be thrown out and replaced by Creation which has even a lower % of correctness. W T Young, 2008

Could you explain what you mean by "decay of universal elements." As you said everything decays, but not in the same fashion. The decay does not mean total destruction, simply change. For example, say a hydrogen atom that is part of a living being, still remains a hydrogen atom when the being dies and decomposes, the hydrogen atom, simply becomes part of the decay products and later could become, part of another being or part of the water in an ocean or part of a rock or any of a number of other possibilities. That particular hydrogen atom may have come from another galaxy or could have been the result of the decay of a free neutron here on earth or come from some other part of this galaxy. The decay of chemical elements differs in that the change is from one element to another or in reality one particular isotope of an element follows a particular decay pattern. Those isotopes which have half lives which would be so long that they cannot be measured, if they actually decay or not, are referred to as stable. These include such common isotopes as:H¹
C¹²
N¹⁴
O¹⁶all of which are common to all life forms.

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There is no better love between 2 people than mutual respect for each other WT Young, 2002Who gave anyone the authority to call me an authority on anything. WT Young, 1969Since Evolution is only ~90% correct it should be thrown out and replaced by Creation which has even a lower % of correctness. W T Young, 2008

For one thing there is nothing to decay, These are forces not matter.
Matter decays in a sense that it can break down but does not decay into anything except the same elements in other configurations.ie:Rocks + weathering yields gravel, sand, silt, but the elements are still the same.Living things + decay mechanisms ie: bacteria, break down complex compounds to simpler compounds which go back into nature to be reused.

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There is no better love between 2 people than mutual respect for each other WT Young, 2002Who gave anyone the authority to call me an authority on anything. WT Young, 1969Since Evolution is only ~90% correct it should be thrown out and replaced by Creation which has even a lower % of correctness. W T Young, 2008

But scientists do know what gravity is. it is force equal to the distance divided by the square of the time. On earth it is thus an acceleration Edited by bluescat48, : latexEdited by bluescat48, : same

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There is no better love between 2 people than mutual respect for each other WT Young, 2002Who gave anyone the authority to call me an authority on anything. WT Young, 1969Since Evolution is only ~90% correct it should be thrown out and replaced by Creation which has even a lower % of correctness. W T Young, 2008

The point is:According to Peg, The universe is the way it is so that humans can exist.According to Huntard, Humans exist because the universe is the way it is.This is the point between creation & evolution. One is directed the other is adaptation. From all scientific inquiry, #2 is a more correct explanation since it follows natural, thus scientific, findings. I agree with this view do to evidence. This point seems to be drifting from the topic. evidence of absence vs absence of evidence to faith vs evidence.

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There is no better love between 2 people than mutual respect for each other WT Young, 2002Who gave anyone the authority to call me an authority on anything. WT Young, 1969Since Evolution is only ~90% correct it should be thrown out and replaced by Creation which has even a lower % of correctness. W T Young, 2008

The point is not whether the universe is fine tuned for us as much as we are fine tuned to the universe. Without us be tuned for the universe than life is impossible or would be totally different than it is. It is not that the universe exists for us but that we are capable of being here do to the physical properties that allow us to be here and the fact that over the course of 13.8 billion years there have been numerous creation of life supporting elements from such things as supernovae, which creates the heavier elements from which provides the substances that contribute to life. It is not that it it the only possibility as some in this topic would state. We exist because we are tuned to the universe.

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There is no better love between 2 people than mutual respect for each other WT Young, 2002Who gave anyone the authority to call me an authority on anything. WT Young, 1969Since Evolution is only ~90% correct it should be thrown out and replaced by Creation which has even a lower % of correctness. W T Young, 2008

I was agreeing with you just extrapolating it. The point I was trying to make is that the universe is not tuned for us we are tuned to it since we are made from it.

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There is no better love between 2 people than mutual respect for each other WT Young, 2002Who gave anyone the authority to call me an authority on anything. WT Young, 1969Since Evolution is only ~90% correct it should be thrown out and replaced by Creation which has even a lower % of correctness. W T Young, 2008

p is fun as in {abe} I may get this Latex thing yet!!!!Edited by bluescat48, : latex goofEdited by bluescat48, : No reason given.Edited by bluescat48, : No reason given.Edited by bluescat48, : sameEdited by bluescat48, : continuingEdited by bluescat48, : No reason given.Edited by bluescat48, : No reason given.Edited by bluescat48, : abeEdited by bluescat48, : typical typo

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There is no better love between 2 people than mutual respect for each other WT Young, 2002Who gave anyone the authority to call me an authority on anything. WT Young, 1969Since Evolution is only ~90% correct it should be thrown out and replaced by Creation which has even a lower % of correctness. W T Young, 2008

I am making a general reply since I am not aiming the following remarks at anyone in particular.1) Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, it is simply the absence, period.2) With no evidence then the default position is non-existence, until such time as someone can provide evidence.The point is the same whether it is a deity, the Easter Bunny, Superman, Harry Potter, James bond or Rhett Butler, simply a character created by someone's imagination.
I don't disbelieve in deities, I reject them do to no evidence of existence.

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There is no better love between 2 people than mutual respect for each other WT Young, 2002Who gave anyone the authority to call me an authority on anything. WT Young, 1969Since Evolution is only ~90% correct it should be thrown out and replaced by Creation which has even a lower % of correctness. W T Young, 2008

This is the op: Still through out the topic, no-one has answered my question: I again ask.

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There is no better love between 2 people than mutual respect for each other WT Young, 2002Who gave anyone the authority to call me an authority on anything. WT Young, 1969Since Evolution is only ~90% correct it should be thrown out and replaced by Creation which has even a lower % of correctness. W T Young, 2008