Tell me where I disrespect the powers of GOD?!?! And no, I am not calling God the deciever, many of the evolutionists on this site still use that flawed or lying design example to try to make there point.
You are mixing up two rather distinct things. The "flawed design" is a part of what has to be considered if you are making an argument for intelligent design. Of course, ID'ers don't claim that it has to be God. Space aliens are also considered by at least some of them. However, looking at the nature of the design would then be necessary to conclude something about the designer. That is
not what we are talking about here.
The lying part is what we are discussing. I'm not sure that you have reached that point yet. I don't recall. I did say you might be heading in the direction.
Here is why:
The earth appears to be old. It either is old or has been made to seem that way. If someone claims that the earth is actually 6,000 years old and that all the data makes it appear old because "God made it that way" then that someone is calling God a liar.
If you aren't saying that then there is not a problem.
Which is allowing that God exists,...
As noted it doesn't in any way say that God does or does not exist. It simple says that if a person uses the "God fools you" argument to argue against scientific findings then they are saying a certain thing about that god.
...and if you believe God exists, you got that from the Bible, so you must also believe the rest of the Bible, so you must believe all literal statements made in the Bible.
Even many of those who do believe that God exists recognize that this doesn't automatically make all the Bible true. It is very possible for part of a document to be right and others to be wrong. Though I would have to agree that if God did exist that would lend more credibility to more of the Bible. If I believed in God I certainly wouldn't want to suggest that Genesis is meant to be literally true. That is what leads to a God the liar problem and if I was a believer I certainly wouldn't want to believe
that.
Common sense isn't
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