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Author Topic:   If complexity requires design, where did the Deity come from?
bluescat48
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Message 16 of 111 (562538)
05-30-2010 7:47 AM
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05-29-2010 10:15 PM


Re: Here goes nothing...
Also anything invented by man had a beginning, such as titanium.
When, pray tell, did man invent titanium? Titanium is a natural, non radioactive chemical element found as the major costituent of the mineral rutile. For that matter when did man actually "invent" any chemical element?

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Who gave anyone the authority to call me an authority on anything. WT Young, 1969
Since 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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Larni
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Message 17 of 111 (562541)
05-30-2010 11:45 AM
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Re: Here goes nothing...
the same is true with evolution, with many different theories, sometimes conflicting,
What are these conflicting viewpoints?

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dennis780
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Message 18 of 111 (563687)
06-06-2010 2:19 PM
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05-29-2010 10:55 PM


Re: Are you just lazy
quote:
As you may have noticed EVERYONE else follows this format. It makes reading a post much easier.
Do you think you are special? Since you have been shown many times how to use the db codes and you continue to not use all I can figure is that you are just refusing to. This makes you look like an ass.
So because I choose not to use the format you would like, you see me as unacceptable? This could possibly explain why you don't accept other views and opinions on other subjects. Difference is not wrong, but to put a big smile on your face, this reply was just for you.

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dennis780
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Message 19 of 111 (563688)
06-06-2010 2:24 PM
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05-30-2010 7:47 AM


Re: Here goes nothing...
"When, pray tell, did man invent titanium?"
In 1932, by William Kroll.
Patent # 2,205,854

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dennis780
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Message 20 of 111 (563690)
06-06-2010 2:28 PM
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05-30-2010 11:45 AM


Re: Here goes nothing...
"What are these conflicting viewpoints?"
Archeopteryx is younger than fully formed bird fossils (150 myo), and is only considered transitional. Great debate among evolutionary scientists over whether archeopteryx was the beginning of bird lines or if previous fossil evidence was properly dated.
There are other examples, but this is irrelevant to this forum. Make a new thread, and I will gladly post.

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Theodoric
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Message 21 of 111 (563698)
06-06-2010 3:03 PM
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06-06-2010 2:24 PM


Are you right about anything?
Titanium was not invented in 1932. It is a naturally occurring element.
quote:
Titanium is a chemical element with the symbol Ti and atomic number 22...
The element occurs within a number of mineral deposits, principally rutile and ilmenite, which are widely distributed in the Earth's crust and lithosphere, and it is found in almost all living things, rocks, water bodies, and soils. The metal is extracted from its principal mineral ores via the Kroll process[3] or the Hunter process.
Source
Mr. Kroll invented a way to process titanium, he did not invent titanium.
You do not even have the correct year for his patent.
Kroll Patent

Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts

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Theodoric
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Message 22 of 111 (563705)
06-06-2010 3:18 PM
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06-06-2010 2:19 PM


Re: Are you just lazy
So because I choose not to use the format you would like, you see me as unacceptable?
When did I say anything about unacceptable? It just shows your being an ass.
This could possibly explain why you don't accept other views and opinions on other subjects.
I accept different views and opinions that are evidenced.

Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts

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DC85
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Message 23 of 111 (563706)
06-06-2010 3:24 PM
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06-06-2010 2:28 PM


Re: Here goes nothing...
Archeopteryx is younger than fully formed bird fossils (150 myo)
You're talking about protoavis.... Protoavis is not a bird

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Larni
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Message 24 of 111 (563708)
06-06-2010 3:27 PM
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06-06-2010 2:28 PM


Re: Here goes nothing...
That's not what you implied when you wrote
the same is true with evolution, with many different theories, sometimes conflicting,
Your point
Archeopteryx is younger than fully formed bird fossils (150 myo), and is only considered transitional. Great debate among evolutionary scientists over whether archeopteryx was the beginning of bird lines or if previous fossil evidence was properly dated.
Is untrue.
So, you have not substantiated your point that there are conflicting theories of evolution.

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Jzyehoshua
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Message 25 of 111 (564958)
06-14-2010 3:25 AM


Physiologically, everything must have a beginning. The 2nd law of thermodynamics illustrates principles of decay. The law of abiogenesis says life cannot come from non-life.
Nonetheless, the Bible at least does not claim a God who is of physiological basis or subject to the laws of a material plane. Rather:
quote:
John 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
I.e. while physical beings cannot come from an eternal physical being, it is possible a being from another plane may not be bound by such temporal limitations, either in terms of power, self-existence, or longevity.
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Message 26 of 111 (564959)
06-14-2010 3:31 AM


This concept is illustrated Biblically.
quote:
2 Corinthians 4:18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
With a physical beginning, you're left to constantly wonder, 'but where did that come from'? Physical things require a beginning and an end. They are of necessity temporal, fleeting, and subject to the laws of time.
Nothing of true value is to be found in the purely material, thus it is ironic that one would bind oneself to believing in only that which is subject to such laws. You decide for yourself you will never find anything of true value.

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Jumped Up Chimpanzee
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Message 27 of 111 (564967)
06-14-2010 4:27 AM
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06-14-2010 3:31 AM


Jzyehoshua says:
This concept is illustrated Biblically.
quote:
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2 Corinthians 4:18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
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The only way in which the above passage illustrates the concept [where a deity comes from] is by suggesting it is in the imagination. I don't see how that makes it in any way real, valuable or eternal.

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Jzyehoshua
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Message 28 of 111 (564970)
06-14-2010 4:43 AM
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06-14-2010 4:27 AM


It illustrates that anything physical is temporary while the unseen is eternal. As this pertains to a potential Creator:
quote:
Romans 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
1 Timothy 1:17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Therefore, God is not temporary as the physical is. He is described as 'eternal, immortal, invisible', a 'Spirit' and thus not subject to the same laws of physics which require a material beginning.
To my knowledge, the laws of science have yet to fully investigate the realm of spirit, what makes a person a person, or is responsible for morality. In dealing only with the physically testable and observable is neglected much of what's most important.
Love, honor, justice - as Romans 1:20 stated, even the most hardened atheists would recognize those acting in violation of such concepts are doing something 'wrong', whether they want to admit it or not. These concepts are not subject to the material realm or physically observable, we can't prove when they began or from what, yet are there all the same.
I stand by my point. A spiritual realm, and the concepts and beings which are part of it may not be subject to the same limitations which require a beginning.

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Message 29 of 111 (564974)
06-14-2010 6:01 AM
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06-14-2010 4:43 AM


Therefore, God is not temporary as the physical is. He is described as 'eternal, immortal, invisible', a 'Spirit' and thus not subject to the same laws of physics which require a material beginning.
Simply quoting something someone once wrote, does not in any way add weight to your argument. It doesn't provide any evidence whatsoever for the existence of a god, let alone any evidence for it being eternal.
To my knowledge, the laws of science have yet to fully investigate the realm of spirit, what makes a person a person, or is responsible for morality. In dealing only with the physically testable and observable is neglected much of what's most important.
"the realm of spirit" - what is that?
"what makes a person a person" - how about a body and a mind?
"morality" - there have been studies on this (and I'll try and find some references). It is also a subject we've discussed quite a lot here.
Love, honor, justice - as Romans 1:20 stated, even the most hardened atheists would recognize those acting in violation of such concepts are doing something 'wrong'
I entirely agree. But it is very simply explained by the fact that we have evolved to follow behaviour that is beneficial to us (as have all other species). When we feel something is "wrong" it is an automatic emotional response to something we recognise as generally being harmful. If we were to feel good about things that were harmful to us, we would be attracted to doing harmful things, and would soon become extinct.
The fact that we understand why things are wrong, and more importantly have an emotional response to things that are right and wrong, which drives our behaviour, is logically compatible with a characteristic that has evolved. It is not logically compatible with "right" and "wrong" being a purely arbitrary notion that has been thrown at us by some other entity.

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Message 30 of 111 (564997)
06-14-2010 9:25 AM
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06-14-2010 3:25 AM


The law of abiogenesis says life cannot come from non-life.
There is no such scientific law. If you want to present evidence of such a thing please go ahead. Also, what does the 2nd law of thermo have to do with this discussion.

Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts

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