Title: Re: Convos with a Theist...
Post by: jcm on April 18, 2008, 04:47:03 PM
Post by: jcm on April 18, 2008, 04:47:03 PM
Me: I understand the idea that time spans could be different but what about order of events?
Jesusfreak: Huh?
Me: Take the order of events from the bible in genesis. The bible describes how the earth was created before the sun. Well the universe does not work that way. Stars are created then planets. We have scientific proof that the sun is much older than our planet earth.
Jesusfreak: Well how do you really know that, were you there?
Me: Holy crap.
Jesusfreak: Huh?
Me: Take the order of events from the bible in genesis. The bible describes how the earth was created before the sun. Well the universe does not work that way. Stars are created then planets. We have scientific proof that the sun is much older than our planet earth.
Jesusfreak: Well how do you really know that, were you there?
Me: Holy crap.
Title: Re: Convos with a Theist...
Post by: Jesster85 on April 22, 2008, 03:50:04 AM
Post by: Jesster85 on April 22, 2008, 03:50:04 AM
Sorry I've been gone so long, the new layout looks great. I found this on another site http://www.atheisteye.com/AtheistTract.pdf. I know it's a little of the subject, but I thought it was funny. It's more about avoiding a conversation than having one.
Title: Re: Convos with a Theist...
Post by: jamesatracy on April 23, 2008, 07:21:16 PM
Post by: jamesatracy on April 23, 2008, 07:21:16 PM
It always annoys me when one of these conversations reaches this point:
CHRISTIAN: How do you explain love?
CHRISTIAN: How do you explain love?
Title: Re: Convos with a Theist...
Post by: Will on April 23, 2008, 08:18:38 PM
Post by: Will on April 23, 2008, 08:18:38 PM
Quote from: "jamesatracy"It always annoys me when one of these conversations reaches this point:I've got your back on this one:
CHRISTIAN: How do you explain love?
ME: Love is a human emotion usually involving a biochemical response. From a psychological standpoint, love is a cognitive response to social interaction. These usually trigger either the release of testosterone, estrogen and pheromones (in sexual love), or amphetamines and dopamine in most cases. There are generally considered to be 5 kinds of love: erotic, platonic, familial, "puppy" (infatuation), or romantic. By the way, did you know that the biochemical condition described as love predates religion by hundreds of millions of years? It can be dates back to the earliest cases of sexual reproduction in early species on Earth. In comparison, Christianity is really only about 1400 years old. Monotheism is only demonstrated through verifiable evidence to be about 2400 years old. Religion (actually mysticism and superstition) itself is only demonstrated through verifiable evidence to be about 150,000 years old at most.
Title: Re: Convos with a Theist...
Post by: jamesatracy on April 23, 2008, 08:51:55 PM
Post by: jamesatracy on April 23, 2008, 08:51:55 PM
Thanks!
I will have to put all of that on a card and keep it in my wallet just in case
I will have to put all of that on a card and keep it in my wallet just in case
Title: Re: Convos with a Theist...
Post by: jcm on April 24, 2008, 12:39:22 AM
Post by: jcm on April 24, 2008, 12:39:22 AM
Check this video out concerning love:
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/16 (http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/16)
TED rocks!
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/16 (http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/16)
TED rocks!