Posted on 02/20/2006 5:33:50 AM PST by ToryHeartland
Science is limited. Accept it.
Of course it's limited BUT God isn't.
Let's branch off from that question:
Jesus was born to a woman who was descended from King David. We know from his description that David was a fair-skined redhead, and thus there is some reasonable chance that Jesus could have had freckles! :o)
Sometimes responding to the Spirit of words shows more intellect.
Can you demonstrate this?
Can you get a clue?
You're being baited by an obvious troll. Just let it go.
Instead of cracking a textbook, open up the Bible.
Right in the beginning, you will find the answer.
It's a different field of science. Little pink fairies could have put down the first cells on Earth and it wouldn't affect the ToE. Perhaps if "abiogenesis" was as loaded a term as "Darwinism" it wouldn't concern you as much.
"While creationism doesn't necessarily exclude evolution, evolution DOES exclude creationism."
That's not true. There are many scientists who believe in evolution, but also believe that at the very beginning there was a creative religious source. Not all scientists who believe in evolution are atheists, or even agnostics. Evolution does NOT exclude creationism unless you make up a definition of evolution that fits your preconceived notions of it. Evolution and creationism are not mutually exclusive concepts.
You can try to negate the concept of evolution as hard as you can and you would still be ignoring the fact that evidence of evolution is all around us, and has been proven by scientific hypothesis, experimentation, analysis, testing, proofs, and peer review. Do you disagree that we have the vestiges of gills and a tail in our genetic build? Where did that come from? Do you deny that humans adapt to their climates in evolutionary ways? The melatonin of blacks, the slitted eyes of Eskimoes? That there once were Neanderthals? That there were dinosaurs that are probably today's birds?
And none of that denies the existence of an original creator of the world we live in, and indeed, of the entire universe. And that creator is God who allowed for the evolution that took place. But if you "teach" that in a science course, the "lesson" would be over in about 1/2 day or less. Because about all you can say is that at the beginning of the evolutionary process, there could be the hand of God and God's intelligent design. And that the beauty and symmetry of our world is a proof of that possibility. Now, anyone who is religious and practices their religion and teaches their children about religious beliefs, knows that already. That's about it. Then it's back to teaching evolution in the classroom again, as what else can you say about creationism that wouldn't then veer into the realm of religious philosophy and belief as versus the study of analytic scientific discovery.
That's a false statement, and you know it.
The worst thing is, you will never stop saying it, and when called a liar, you'll run weeping to the mods. How pitiful.
#####It is important to pay attn to a character named Soros--who finances a lot of leftist filmmaking. The guy who made SuperSize Me is in process of making "The Republican War on Science".#####
That'll be the Michael Moorish propaganda film of the year. It'll get a lavish build-up from the New York Times, that's for sure.
Granny was my favorite.
accept evolution
Not sure what you mean. What are you accepting about the theory of evolution.
Recommendation letters are not an entitlement.
No one is attempting to deny God. This is a standard CIDer canard and strawman. Science is silent on God and attempts to explain how things work and why they work. Science depends on non-supernatural explanations.
Then you have no problem with alternate common sense explanations explaining life. Again your interpretation of the facts is the limited one. Science by definition should not be limited when such a large number of credible scientists wish to weigh in.
Remember that next time you drive a car or fly. Or use the bathroom. Or plug in your computer.
I am sure you will acknowledge that none of these "discoveries" demonstrates a speck of superiority. Having a cell phone with iTunes on it doesn't add a whit to a person's character. In fact it is an easy case to make that a person who has indulged in higher education exhibits stunted character growth.
Salvation through knowledge is beginning to fall on deaf ears as people begin to recognize the agenda of the materialists who, by definition, are forced to deny unalienable rights. The evidence of a superior intelligence contributing to the lives of His creatures is trumping the Naturalistic Only dogma!
666 AND 700. It's a good night for me.
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