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Title: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: pj084527 on December 13, 2009, 02:36:21 PM
(1) Why do you feel insulted and upset when creation scientist says that people were created in the image and likeness of a loving God, but you have no problem with the evolutionist claim that we all evolved from slime by a cosmic accident?

(2) Why do you people criticize Christians because we believe the Bible, and say that it can't possibly be true because it's just a book written by mere men, yet you never question any of Darwin's or Richard Dawkins' writings on evolution and just dogmatically accepts it?

(3) Why do you insult the Holy Bible by saying it is full of fairy tales , yet you believe all life forms including plants, trees, insects, birds, fish, reptiles and mammals evolved from one species into another - As if evolution isn’t the biggest fairytale of them all?

(4) While all evidence, logic and reasoning point to a Creator and absolute truth, why do you Atheists in you arrogance continue to to hide behind elaborate 'science theories' and claim that you understand the nature of creation, when the fact shows that relativism and the theory of evolution doesn't describe the creation of the universe at all, or why concepts of good and evil or morality exist?
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: LoneMateria on December 13, 2009, 03:32:34 PM
Gotta love Sunday  :spam2:

If you are actually gonna hang around you should know that all your arguments are straw men arguments.  If you are gonna be active here please respond to this post and i'd be happy to explain everything that is wrong with your post.  But I suspect you are a hit and run poster trying to make an ass of yourself after church and through some warped sense of logic earn brownie points with some creator who (if exists) knows exactly what you are doing and is giving you demerits instead.
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: G-Roll on December 13, 2009, 03:49:12 PM
Other wise we may think him a troll.


QuoteWhy do you people
i dont like that either. its VERY disrespectful. someone physically near by should slap you.
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: pj084527 on December 13, 2009, 03:53:44 PM
Quote from: "LoneMateria"Gotta love Sunday  :spam2:

If you are actually gonna hang around you should know that all your arguments are straw men arguments.  If you are gonna be active here please respond to this post and i'd be happy to explain everything that is wrong with your post.  But I suspect you are a hit and run poster trying to make an ass of yourself after church and through some warped sense of logic earn brownie points with some creator who (if exists) knows exactly what you are doing and is giving you demerits instead.

Very well, show me why the questions I asked are wrong if you can. And no, I am not a hit and run troll. I am planning to stay in this forum and asking questions is not trolling.
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: AlP on December 13, 2009, 04:33:16 PM
Copied from http://www.mastermarf.com/2009/03/ten-false-reasons-why-atheists-are.html.
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: McQ on December 13, 2009, 04:57:32 PM
Quote from: "pj084527"
Quote from: "LoneMateria"Gotta love Sunday  :)

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Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: LoneMateria on December 13, 2009, 04:59:06 PM
Alright since you responded i'm gonna make this quick.  I'm gonna head over to my dads house in a little bit to watch the Sunday NFL Ticket w00t some good games will be on today.
Quote from: "pj084527"(1) Why do you feel insulted and upset when creation scientist says that people were created in the image and likeness of a loving God, but you have no problem with the evolutionist claim that we all evolved from slime by a cosmic accident?

Straw Man.  We don't feel insulted we get upset because they are trying to shove religion into our public schools and want evolutionary theory not to be taught or at the most to be taught like someone thought it up at one in the morning while drunk.  Also the cosmic accident is a gross oversimplification.  Natural Selection (the driving force behind evolution) is anything but a cosmic accident or random chance.  However no intelligent being is necessary to produce these results.  When you take away evolution, reality, and evidence from the science classroom and bring in superstition and myth its bad for the growth of our society and for the minds of our future generation.  We get irritated when the evidence and reality get chucked out the window because of someones superstitious beliefs.

How would you like it if Scientologists demanded we change our history program at schools to teach their personal beliefs which is not supported by evidence?  That's how we are with evolution.

Quote(2) Why do you people criticize Christians because we believe the Bible, and say that it can't possibly be true because it's just a book written by mere men, yet you never question any of Darwin's or Richard Dawkins' writings on evolution and just dogmatically accepts it?

Another Straw man.  Most atheists don't criticize a Christian because you believe in the bible.  We criticize your beliefs like vicarious redemption, blood sacrifice, holy genocide, etc.  Also you seem to subscribe to the notion that we think Darwin was 100% right.  Well ... you are wrong.  Darwin got some things wrong as does everyone else.  We look at all things through the same lens.  When we see something wrong with Dawkins, Hitches, or Darwin we criticize it just like we do with religion ... only difference is Darwin, Hitchens, Dawkins etc. has evidence to support their claims.  Christianity does not and they make more claims.  So we have more to criticize.

Quote(3) Why do you insult the Holy Bible by saying it is full of fairy tales , yet you believe all life forms including plants, trees, insects, birds, fish, reptiles and mammals evolved from one species into another - As if evolution isn’t the biggest fairytale of them all?

Evolution has evidence to support it the bible does not.  

Quote(4) While all evidence, logic and reasoning point to a Creator and absolute truth, why do you Atheists in you arrogance continue to to hide behind elaborate 'science theories' and claim that you understand the nature of creation, when the fact shows that relativism and the theory of evolution doesn't describe the creation of the universe at all, or why concepts of good and evil or morality exist?

Actually all evidence, logic and reasoning does not point to a creator at all much less absolute truth.  Think about this if you have an all loving God that is all powerful then where does evil come from?  And if you say man then why does the devil exist?  To my knowledge God created him.  Would an all loving being create something that evil, since he is all knowing he would know what would happen.  So either he is not all loving and created evil and suffering (making him a dick).  Or he is not all powerful and/or all knowing because he isn't able to do anything about it or didn't know it would happen.  Somewhere your belief about this will contradict.

Also on the subject of morality ... is something moral because your god says its moral or is it moral because it is moral and god agrees with it?  If its moral because your god says it is then morality is arbitrary and if he wanted to then tomorrow he could change his mind and say now killing, rape, incest are all moral while kindness, generosity, charity are all unforgivable sins.  (and before you say god wouldn't do that please read the old testament.)  Now if its moral because it is moral and your god just agrees with it then your god isn't the author of morality and thus we shouldn't look up to him as it.  Morality would exist regardless of him.

I hope I answered your questions to your satisfaction.  I'll be home later tonight, now its time for some football ^_^
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: Tom62 on December 13, 2009, 05:05:40 PM
Regarding point 3), I understand that you can insult people, but how on Earth can you insult a book?
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: McQ on December 13, 2009, 05:12:13 PM
Quote from: "LoneMateria"Alright since you responded i'm gonna make this quick.  I'm gonna head over to my dads house in a little bit to watch the Sunday NFL Ticket w00t some good games will be on today.

I hope I answered your questions to your satisfaction.  I'll be home later tonight, now its time for some football ^_^

And the most important game on today...well actually tonight:

EAGLES vs. Giants! Woot!!!

Go Birds!

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Finternetservices.readingeagle.com%2Fblog%2Feagles%2Feagles_logo_2.jpg&hash=7c1b3a731a4a02c161cbd4999d0325c7757b73fe)
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: Squid on December 13, 2009, 05:28:07 PM
Quote from: "pj084527"(1) Why do you feel insulted and upset when creation scientist says that people were created in the image and likeness of a loving God, but you have no problem with the evolutionist claim that we all evolved from slime by a cosmic accident?

It's not really a feeling on insult but rather a feeling of frustration.  I have no problem if people believe a deity magically crafted man from a handful of earth.  It is when this is presented as an evidence-based position that I become frustrated.  As far as descent with modification, this IS an evidence-based position.  I'm not one to run into a church service and tell everyone there that they're wrong and will all be punished so I want creationists to return the favor and not walk into the biology classroom and tell everyone there that modern biology is wrong and we're all going to be punished in hell - that's when it becomes insult and my frustration peaks.

Quote(2) Why do you people criticize Christians because we believe the Bible, and say that it can't possibly be true because it's just a book written by mere men, yet you never question any of Darwin's or Richard Dawkins' writings on evolution and just dogmatically accepts it?

I've read the entire bible...twice (two different versions).  I have read archaeological reports, articles and books regarding biblical stories and have come to the conclusion that the events in the bible are as real as those in Homer's Illiad.  I've also read much of Dawkins' work and Darwin's writings.  Darwin wasn't absolutely correct on everything, however, he was amazingly accurate on the majority of what he wrote which has been verified by subsequent research - I have no need to dogmatically accept what he wrote, the research speaks for itself, the same goes for the work of Dr. Dawkins.

Quote(3) Why do you insult the Holy Bible by saying it is full of fairy tales , yet you believe all life forms including plants, trees, insects, birds, fish, reptiles and mammals evolved from one species into another - As if evolution isn’t the biggest fairytale of them all?

1. As to the bible and it's stories, see my reply above.

2. Evolutionary biology is a scientific sub-discipline which has the support of over 150 years of empirical, evidence-based research - that does not a fairy tale make my friend.

Quote(4) While all evidence, logic and reasoning point to a Creator and absolute truth, why do you Atheists in you arrogance continue to to hide behind elaborate 'science theories' and claim that you understand the nature of creation, when the fact shows that relativism and the theory of evolution doesn't describe the creation of the universe at all, or why concepts of good and evil or morality exist?

I beg to differ greatly that all the "evidence, logic and reasoning point to a creator", this is false.  Also, evolutionary biology does not encompass the creation of the universe and therefore this leads me to ask, why do you so vehemently reject a theory which you obviously have little understanding of?  As for morality, this is also something which is explained within an social-evolutionary framework.  The idea of a deity being the source of morality is not support by evidence nor does it fly in the field of philosophy either - freshman philosophy classes tackle items like the Divine Command Theory and subsequently show the fallacy behind it.
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: OldGit on December 13, 2009, 06:22:01 PM
A doctor I knew well once had a patient who believed she had a large dog in her womb which had been planted there by the CIA.  I was surprised when the doctor told me she had made very little effort to talk logically about the impossibility of this belief.  "You can't talk logically to the illogical," she used to say, "and there's no point in trying."
The illusions and the logical refutation live on different levels of the mind and cannot make contact.
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: Whitney on December 13, 2009, 07:04:33 PM
Quote from: "pj084527"(1) Why do you feel insulted and upset when creation scientist says that people were created in the image and likeness of a loving God, but you have no problem with the evolutionist claim that we all evolved from slime by a cosmic accident?
Creationist claims don't upset me...them trying to delude our children by pushing religion into the classroom is upsetting.

Quote(2) Why do you people criticize Christians because we believe the Bible, and say that it can't possibly be true because it's just a book written by mere men, yet you never question any of Darwin's or Richard Dawkins' writings on evolution and just dogmatically accepts it?
^Strawman  Everything you wrote above is so off base it's not even worthy of a response....try rewriting it without your biases and I'll answer.

Quote(3) Why do you insult the Holy Bible by saying it is full of fairy tales , yet you believe all life forms including plants, trees, insects, birds, fish, reptiles and mammals evolved from one species into another - As if evolution isn’t the biggest fairytale of them all?
Perhaps because one is based on evidence and the other is not.  Btw, you can't insult inanimate objects.

Quote(4) While all evidence, logic and reasoning point to a Creator and absolute truth, why do you Atheists in you arrogance continue to to hide behind elaborate 'science theories' and claim that you understand the nature of creation, when the fact shows that relativism and the theory of evolution doesn't describe the creation of the universe at all, or why concepts of good and evil or morality exist?
The point of a question is to ask a question...not to make wild (false) claims so that the person the question is directed at cannot answer it.

No wonder you don't get any good responses to your questions...they are horribly biased and not written in the spirit of wanting true understanding of the opposite viewpoint.
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: SSY on December 13, 2009, 09:04:42 PM
Squid and LoneMateria summed up my views perfectly, good job guys. Next time, before starting a topic, you may want o put some more thought into your ideas.
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: Ellainix on December 14, 2009, 12:26:32 AM
Quote from: "pj084527"(1) Why do you feel insulted and upset when creation scientist says that people were created in the image and likeness of a loving God, but you have no problem with the evolutionist claim that we all evolved from slime by a cosmic accident?
How are you not insulted when creationists say the human race as a whole are weak, stupid, worthless, and deserve to die? We can't do anything without God. Me and my dad seem to be doing absolutely fine in life without any evidence of a God. How are you not insulted when your friend says that he will help you get a job in times of trouble, but all he does is talk to himself and later claim God helped you? How are you not insulted that God made "The Ultimate Sacrifice" but brought his son back to life a few days later? Where is the part where that is even a sacrifice?
Quote(2) Why do you people criticize Christians because we believe the Bible, and say that it can't possibly be true because it's just a book written by mere men, yet you never question any of Darwin's or Richard Dawkins' writings on evolution and just dogmatically accepts it?
Observe this picture:
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcoasm.files.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fbreak-the-cycle.jpg&hash=790938ce17726aaab36ba6c0abe98304b52b001d)
Note that if any of the three main points are false, then the rest are false. You only believe each individual point to be true because you also believe the other two to be true.

Scientific theories do no work like that.
Quote(3) Why do you insult the Holy Bible by saying it is full of fairy tales ,
We insult the Holy Bible saying it is full of fairy tales because it is made of fairy tales.
Quoteyet you believe all life forms including plants, trees, insects, birds, fish, reptiles and mammals evolved from one species into another - As if evolution isn’t the biggest fairytale of them all?
Yes, we believe in evolution as if it were not the biggest fairytale of them, but mostly because it is not the biggest fairy tale of them all.
Quote(4) While all evidence, logic and reasoning point to a Creator and absolute truth, why do you Atheists in you arrogance continue to to hide behind elaborate 'science theories' and claim that you understand the nature of creation,
I'm not really sure why we are arrogant atheists if we listen to scientists doing research all day as opposed to a book written by an ancient civilization. The word civilization being used loosely.
 
Quotewhen the fact shows that relativism and the theory of evolution doesn't describe the creation of the universe at all,
You are absolutely correct, evolution says absolutely nothing about the creation of the universe. So, evolution is perfectly compatible with the idea that a God created the entire physical universe, then invented evolution as a method to create all life.
Quoteor why concepts of good and evil or morality exist?
Evolution actually does explain this through natural selection. Hint: People who run around murdering each other all day don't reproduce with more success than people who farm and hunt animals all day.
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: Whitney on December 14, 2009, 01:09:56 AM
FYI, PJ logged in at 5:50 forum time....so, unless you just want to respond for the sake of random readers,  you may not want to waste any more time responding until PJ decides to respond.
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: G-Roll on December 14, 2009, 02:46:38 PM
Quote from: "McQ"
Quote from: "LoneMateria"Alright since you responded i'm gonna make this quick.  I'm gonna head over to my dads house in a little bit to watch the Sunday NFL Ticket w00t some good games will be on today.

I hope I answered your questions to your satisfaction.  I'll be home later tonight, now its time for some football ^_^

And the most important game on today...well actually tonight:

EAGLES vs. Giants! Woot!!!

Go Birds!

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Finternetservices.readingeagle.com%2Fblog%2Feagles%2Feagles_logo_2.jpg&hash=7c1b3a731a4a02c161cbd4999d0325c7757b73fe)

of all the posts in this thread this one dissapoints me the most.

:hide:
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: curiosityandthecat on December 14, 2009, 04:16:26 PM
Shampoo, anybody?
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: Whitney on December 14, 2009, 04:20:54 PM
Quote from: "curiosityandthecat"Shampoo, anybody?

given him another day.
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: karadan on December 16, 2009, 02:05:47 PM
Indeed.
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: pj084527 on December 17, 2009, 01:49:43 PM
Here is my responds to all of you that are claiming there are no proof that God exist. Scientists have found mountains of evidence which explain the methods of God's ways. Further more, for anyone who really studies science, we have found firm foundations for a designer and the plausibility of omniscience, omnipresence, prayer intervention, etc. But mankind is a proud species. Godless people don't want to admit there is something greater and that something greater is going to judge you. So you invent alternatives like the lie of evolution and big bang as a false escape from truth. It makes sinful people like you feel better. You just don't want to answer to God's laws.
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: McQ on December 17, 2009, 02:15:07 PM
Quote from: "pj084527"Here is my responds to all of you that are claiming there are no proof that God exist. Scientists have found mountains of evidence which explain the methods of God's ways. Further more, for anyone who really studies science, we have found firm foundations for a designer and the plausibility of omniscience, omnipresence, prayer intervention, etc. But mankind is a proud species. Godless people don't want to admit there is something greater and that something greater is going to judge you. So you invent alternatives like the lie of evolution and big bang as a false escape from truth. It makes sinful people like you feel better. You just don't want to answer to God's laws.

You seem to have an obvious problem with the meaning of the word, "evidence".
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: Whitney on December 17, 2009, 04:22:28 PM
Quote from: "pj084527"Here is my responds to all of you that are claiming there are no proof that God exist. Scientists have found mountains of evidence which explain the methods of God's ways. Further more, for anyone who really studies science, we have found firm foundations for a designer and the plausibility of omniscience, omnipresence, prayer intervention, etc. But mankind is a proud species. Godless people don't want to admit there is something greater and that something greater is going to judge you. So you invent alternatives like the lie of evolution and big bang as a false escape from truth. It makes sinful people like you feel better. You just don't want to answer to God's laws.

I'm guessing you never read the forum rules...please do so now because you just got strike 2 and the next one revokes your posting access for one week.

Preaching is not allowed on this forum...what you just did above was preaching because you didn't even make a tiny attempt to back up  your claims nor respond to the details of anyone's comments.
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: LoneMateria on December 17, 2009, 04:25:44 PM
Quote from: "pj084527"Here is my responds to all of you that are claiming there are no proof that God exist. Scientists have found mountains of evidence which explain the methods of God's ways. Further more, for anyone who really studies science, we have found firm foundations for a designer and the plausibility of omniscience, omnipresence, prayer intervention, etc. But mankind is a proud species. Godless people don't want to admit there is something greater and that something greater is going to judge you. So you invent alternatives like the lie of evolution and big bang as a false escape from truth. It makes sinful people like you feel better. You just don't want to answer to God's laws.
:shake:
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: Squid on December 18, 2009, 02:49:48 AM
Quote from: "pj084527"Here is my responds to all of you that are claiming there are no proof that God exist. Scientists have found mountains of evidence which explain the methods of God's ways. Further more, for anyone who really studies science, we have found firm foundations for a designer and the plausibility of omniscience, omnipresence, prayer intervention, etc. But mankind is a proud species. Godless people don't want to admit there is something greater and that something greater is going to judge you. So you invent alternatives like the lie of evolution and big bang as a false escape from truth. It makes sinful people like you feel better. You just don't want to answer to God's laws.

Anytime you want to give us a link to the literature that details this research, go ahead....

I found it particularly amusing when you used the phrase, "anyone who really studies science".....
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: G-Roll on December 18, 2009, 08:19:05 PM
hark!! I can hear the might ban hammer a swinging!!!

* i really wish we had some kind of Bull Shit smile/emotiocon thing for situations like this.
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: Ultima22689 on December 18, 2009, 08:29:58 PM
Perhaps a small smiley with a ponytail in glasses looking Penn Jilette is ideal?
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: LoneMateria on December 18, 2009, 09:19:11 PM
Quote from: "Ultima22689"Perhaps a small smiley with a ponytail in glasses looking Penn Jilette is ideal?

His face would have to get red and his head explode though :P
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: Squid on December 19, 2009, 04:54:40 AM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.playtimelasvegas.com%2Fimgname--tour_las_vegas_with_penn_jillette---50226711--pjillette.JPG&hash=2d1f78553c3cb7f6a8f40790152c06761f206d03)
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: Recusant on December 19, 2009, 03:49:19 PM
That's a passable version of Harpo Marx's "Gookie face." (http://www.harpomarx.net/gookie.html) I think that Jillette knows that's exactly what he's doing in the photo, too.  Cool image.  Thanks, Squid!
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: Purplez on December 25, 2009, 07:03:37 AM
Quote(1) Why do you feel insulted and upset when creation scientist says that people were created in the image and likeness of a loving God, but you have no problem with the evolutionist claim that we all evolved from slime by a cosmic accident?
I'd rather have evolved by a cosmic accident, and I believe it to be true. Evolution from this "slime" as you claim makes a lot more sense and there is more proof to evolution anyway. A quick example is antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Give me one proof for creation please? P

Quote(2) Why do you people criticize Christians because we believe the Bible, and say that it can't possibly be true because it's just a book written by mere men, yet you never question any of Darwin's or Richard Dawkins' writings on evolution and just dogmatically accepts it?
Because Darwin shows scientific evidence. Again, show me ONE PROOF. Also Darwin never claimed to be god.
You should know no atheist follows Darwin blindly either. I am a scientist and to me it makes perfect sense.  


Quote(3) Why do you insult the Holy Bible by saying it is full of fairy tales , yet you believe all life forms including plants, trees, insects, birds, fish, reptiles and mammals evolved from one species into another - As if evolution isn’t the biggest fairytale of them all?
It isn't a fairytale because there is proof! Besides, evolution doesn't tell people how to live their lives ;)

Quote(4) While all evidence, logic and reasoning point to a Creator and absolute truth, why do you Atheists in you arrogance continue to to hide behind elaborate 'science theories' and claim that you understand the nature of creation, when the fact shows that relativism and the theory of evolution doesn't describe the creation of the universe at all, or why concepts of good and evil or morality exist?

I fail to see the logic/reasoning/evidence behind religion.  Starving children?  World Wars? 9/11? There is no one watching over us. It's only Earth and other galaxies in a cold, deep space.
Evolution doesn't describe how the universe came to be. I don't claim to know how the universe came to be or whether the big bang theory is true. But.... just because I don't know doesn't mean I will hide behind some fairytale. Some people just accept the fact that they don't know.

Also it is people like you who say "why do concepts of good/evil exist?" That scare me. Are you saying that if there was no bible, you would go off killing everyone? Atheists are good people just like you because people are intelligent creatures who are supposed to live together, not kill. Animals don't kill just for the sake of killing....sure they might kill out of rage or the need to protected themselves but they don't do it without reason. However, animals are not intelligent. Add the NATURE of species who live in packs to protect themselves and intelligence and you have humans - creatures who care for one another because it's in their very nature, not some book!
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: kelltrill on February 09, 2010, 04:58:55 PM
To the OP --> http://creation.com/darwins-arguments-against-god (http://creation.com/darwins-arguments-against-god)
This is a website written by Christians refuting Darwin's arguments against god. If you read this entire webpage and do not see the absurdity in it, then  :shake:
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: Faradaympp on February 20, 2010, 11:49:09 PM
You know it's arguments like this that caused me to start questionning religion in the first place, how can the bible claim to enlighten people if this is the resulting logic? But i'm bored *yawn* so I'll continue anyway.

First of all I am not offended by evolution because it's a scientifically proven theory, and it makes much more sense than an omnipotent being deciding to make a whole universe just to house one species. furthermore in many cases I would hardly call your god "loving", god did not create us in his image we created him in ours.

Secondly I would trust any book written by Dawkins or Darwin because they are educated and reasonable men, not some dark age fanatics who thought that burning non-believers :|

Lastly, what evidence? What proof? If there was any such proof I might still be a believer, rather than telling us that there is proof why don't you just tell us what it is? We believe in these theories because they make sense and personaly I don't believe in any "universal truth", good and evil are relative terms, just ask any terrorist, he'll be glad to explain why we are the "evil" ones who attacked his country for no reason at all.

Really your questions are pretty much your run-of-the-mill, half-baked, mediocre arguments we've grown used to from a good majority of the church :shake:. Please have a little more respect for yourselves and humanity before posting things like this.
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: Faradaympp on February 21, 2010, 08:27:44 PM
I would like to formally apologize to all those who may have been offended by my previous comment. It was not my intention to do so, I just got a little carried away and I will try to show more self-control :)
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: dogsmycopilot on April 08, 2010, 05:36:48 PM
Quote from: "pj084527"(1) Why do you feel insulted and upset when creation scientist says that people were created in the image and likeness of a loving God, but you have no problem with the evolutionist claim that we all evolved from slime by a cosmic accident?
Your assumption is not accurate to all atheists. This is not a thing which insults me.  

Quote from: "pj084527"(2) Why do you people criticize Christians because we believe the Bible,
Because the bible has a lot of nasty stuff in it. From child killing (Pslams) to incest to war it's the most disgusting book I have ever read. How can you "believe" such viciousness and if you do then yes, I feel a right and a need to criticize that.  

Quote from: "pj084527"and say that it can't possibly be true because it's just a book written by mere men,
Again, doesn't apply to all of us. The bible is probably true in it's own way. There really were herds of traveling tribes, there really was an ancient writer who wrote this stuff down.

 
Quote from: "pj084527"yet you never question any of Darwin's or Richard Dawkins' writings on evolution and just dogmatically accepts it?
Again not true. Every modern author gets critiqued, science authors have to publish things in peer reviewed journals and I, myself, question the selfish gene theory. I find the global brain theory more plausible.  

Quote from: "pj084527"(3) Why do you insult the Holy Bible
See above. I insult anything that describes child killing as something good.
Quote from: "pj084527"yet you believe all life forms including plants, trees, insects, birds, fish, reptiles and mammals evolved from one species into another - As if evolution isn’t the biggest fairytale of them all?
No, science seems pretty conclusive on the matter.

Quote from: "pj084527"(4) While all evidence, logic and reasoning point to a Creator and absolute truth,
But it doesn't. Indeed the opposite is being shown to be true.

 
Quote from: "pj084527"why do you Atheists in you arrogance
Ad hominem that does nothing to further your argument.
 
Quote from: "pj084527"continue to to hide behind elaborate 'science theories' and claim that you understand the nature of creation, when the fact shows that relativism and the theory of evolution doesn't describe the creation of the universe at all, or why concepts of good and evil or morality exist?
All your views and strawmen. Good and evil do not objectively exist and no one is hiding. I'm here answering what you asked. My identity is not hidden, I am out to my family and friends.
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: NeoHeathen on April 10, 2010, 08:44:50 PM
Quote from: "pj084527"(1) Why do you feel insulted and upset when creation scientist says that people were created in the image and likeness of a loving God, but you have no problem with the evolutionist claim that we all evolved from slime by a cosmic accident?

(2) Why do you people criticize Christians because we believe the Bible, and say that it can't possibly be true because it's just a book written by mere men, yet you never question any of Darwin's or Richard Dawkins' writings on evolution and just dogmatically accepts it?

(3) Why do you insult the Holy Bible by saying it is full of fairy tales , yet you believe all life forms including plants, trees, insects, birds, fish, reptiles and mammals evolved from one species into another - As if evolution isn’t the biggest fairytale of them all?

(4) While all evidence, logic and reasoning point to a Creator and absolute truth, why do you Atheists in you arrogance continue to to hide behind elaborate 'science theories' and claim that you understand the nature of creation, when the fact shows that relativism and the theory of evolution doesn't describe the creation of the universe at all, or why concepts of good and evil or morality exist?

1. Because the fact of "evolving from some slime by a cosmic accident" (which is an extreme over simplification of the process of evolution) has been proven in many fields of science and tested for over a century and has an extraordinary line of evidence to prove it. Creation "science" on the other hand has failed on all accounts to provide any evidence and relies upon misunderstandings and downright deliberate falsehoods of evolution. Even in the court of law they have failed to convince us otherwise. As for being created "by an all loving God", GREAT! Now provide us some evidence of your metaphysical claims and we can get somewhere.

2. Once again because the lines of evidence from multiple fields of science prove it. As for the authors themselves, who ever said their works are infallible? Let alone claim they are "divinely inspired", it is you Christians who make these absurd claims, not us.

3. Another redundant "argument", see answers 1 and 2. Also I figured I would ask, isn't this the same Bible that claims the result of humanities "failure" was the result of some magic fruit tree containing a deadly apple that was eaten because a talking snake told them to do it? Not to mention humanity being created from dirt.

4. What evidence, logic, and reasoning has lead you to believe in a creator? The belief in a god is not something I necessarily have a problem with, in fact these very scientific theories you seem to have a problem with have lead some people to believe in a creator, they just don't need to hide behind outdated desert mythology to do so.  As far as relativism and the theory of evolution not describing the "creation" of the universe, well, no shit? Even the Big Bang Theory doesn't go beyond a certain point of what happened before it etc... But in case you haven't learned from the past, using supernatural explanations to fill in gaps of knowledge is not the way to go. It was not long ago people believed some god named Thor was responsible for thunder.
Title: Re: To all 'rational' atheist: Please answer my questions.
Post by: Achaios on May 06, 2010, 08:24:49 AM
Quote from: "pj084527"Here is my responds to all of you that are claiming there are no proof that God exist. Scientists have found mountains of evidence which explain the methods of God's ways. Further more, for anyone who really studies science, we have found firm foundations for a designer and the plausibility of omniscience, omnipresence, prayer intervention, etc. But mankind is a proud species. Godless people don't want to admit there is something greater and that something greater is going to judge you. So you invent alternatives like the lie of evolution and big bang as a false escape from truth. It makes sinful people like you feel better. You just don't want to answer to God's laws.

Although it is been like a month or so from the last reply on this thread I will put another brick on this wall :yay:
For you I am a sinful person. yeah baby. I remember well that in the bible says that you must not judge..only god can judge..soo  :pop: