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Re: Mazaje & Co Lets Discuss The Origin Of Man by DeepSight(m): 10:51pm On Oct 14, 2011 |
thehomer: Don't be obtusely obsessed with the craze to negate the existence of deities. It is irrelevant. Evolution, as described in science, results in the creation of new species continuously. Is this a lie? Lawd, just the word "creation" even if used the the context of a factory putting together cars seems to upset you. Calm down! Target of creation, you ask. I told you before. I said that art imitates life. And that as such, creation is the natural expression of the mind of the the creating element. That element which itself is the infinite summation of reality. But then you went on to say that mountains are not alive. And so, ta ta ta ta ta ta! |
Re: Mazaje & Co Lets Discuss The Origin Of Man by debosky(m): 11:01pm On Oct 14, 2011 |
thehomer: If everything was created, the order of creation is not very important.
Of what use is this comment? ![]() I don't object to making inferences as long as they are called just that - inferences. If they are not conclusively proven, then you cannot expect them to be regarded as fact.
They could have evolved, but they did not start out by evolution but by creation.
The bible is not a biological treatise so do seeking 'basic biology' from it may be a misapplication. I do not begrudge the modern and accurate information, what I do not agree with is some of the inferences/theories/ideas.
I refer to it as giving us the origin of all organisms as the creation of God, not a treatise in biology. I'd use the analogy of a birth certificate. It contains the date a person was born but obviously doesn't tell you whether the child was born naturally or by c-section or whether the mother was given an epidural injection or just gas an air. It doesn't tell you how long labour was neither does it tell you the process of formation in the womb. The lack of such detail does not take away its validity as a statement of the birth record of the individual. Modern science is free to hypothesize and classify and discover the workings of that creation - I do not accept its theories that things simply evolved by themselves from atoms and molecules. |
Re: Mazaje & Co Lets Discuss The Origin Of Man by tEsLim(m): 7:55am On Oct 15, 2011 |
I'm disappointed at Mazaje, thehomer & the rest! Why should you argue with people that dont have logical reasoning which is the basics of decision making? We tried to liberate this people from the mental slavery and they chose to be caged so I'd rather you leave them. You can try to educate new people but not same close-minded-zombies. Atheist: This is fire and it will burn anything that gets into it. Christian: Ah! My pastor say only if god wants it to burn me Atheist: Well proof your pastor word and put your hand in it Christian: That means I want to test god and its not good to test god Atheist: I'll test logic and show you (Atheist put paper in the fire and it burns) Christian: Hmmmm ![]() |
Re: Mazaje & Co Lets Discuss The Origin Of Man by thehomer: 11:05am On Oct 15, 2011 |
Deep Sight: You're trying to speak metaphorically of scientific information while at the same time trying to make the metaphor somehow scientifically valid. What you've done with evolution and the factory is personification. You're free to do that but be careful not to confuse what you're doing for passing across scientific information. Deep Sight: Well, do you think mountains are alive? If you think they are, please tell me what you consider life to be. If not, then I hope you proceed to clarify when you're speaking metaphorically or scientifically on a topic that is basically scientific. |
Re: Mazaje & Co Lets Discuss The Origin Of Man by thehomer: 11:19am On Oct 15, 2011 |
debosky: Yes it is. If the Bible gives a certain order which is clearly wrong, then maybe we should be doubting the claim of everything being created. debosky: That comment is to show you that all we have are inferences and how we know they are the best is through scientific means. I hope you realize that it is through inferences that we can tell the temperature of the surface of the sun, that it is powered by nuclear fusion etc. So whether you admit it or not, you're making lots of inferences daily you only wish to suspend this when it comes to your Bible. debosky: So maybe man evolved from a common ancestor with chimps but maybe this common ancestor was created? Or is it that the atoms that came together to form living organisms were created? Or what? debosky: Why do you not agree with the theories and inferences that imply that your Bible is simply an old collection of stories written when people were ignorant? debosky: If the brand new date certificate gives a birth date of 1st October 2009 and you're looking at a 175cm male with a beard and a deep voice, what would you infer? That the birth certificate is accurate and maybe the person underwent a growth spurt or that the birth certificate is forged or that the birth certificate was filled out in error? Why would you make such an inference? debosky: But the wrong information it contains does take away its validity as a statement of the birth record of the individual. debosky: That isn't what the theory of evolution says. |
Re: Mazaje & Co Lets Discuss The Origin Of Man by thehomer: 11:21am On Oct 15, 2011 |
tEsLim: Sorry to cause such disappointment. There is a chance that someone reading these exchanges may reconsider their position on certain erroneous information they've been given in the past. |
Re: Mazaje & Co Lets Discuss The Origin Of Man by jayriginal: 9:35pm On Oct 15, 2011 |
thehomer:^^^ What thehomer said ! |
Re: Mazaje & Co Lets Discuss The Origin Of Man by debosky(m): 9:50pm On Oct 15, 2011 |
thehomer: Who says the order given in the bible is wrong? Where is the conclusive evidence to determine this?
I agree completely - I do not make inferences about everything and believe certain things do not require inference if the answer is clearly provided. For example, I see no reason to make inferences to some random evolution from a primordial soup when I know there is a Creator.
You're free to hypothesize as much as you want - the bible does not provide a forensic level of detail, but it does say humans were separately created and did not evolve from a predecessor.
Because I believe the bible is divinely inspired. You can imply as much as you want, but as a scientist what would be of more interest would be definitive and conclusive evidence.
There would be need for inferences in this case - growth rates are conclusively known - you don't need to make assumptions about how long it takes on average to become 175cm with a deep voice, and the investigators will have seen this process themselves in their lifetime. Contrast that to people wanting everyone to believe in millions and billions of years for species to evolve, when all they have are theories and inferences that it actually requires that long for the changes to happen, or that it even took that long in the first place. No evidence has been provided by 'science' to conclusively prove that the earth was not created.
If it contains wrong information then yes.
Ah I see - so how did the very first living organisms come to be according to evolution? |
Re: Mazaje & Co Lets Discuss The Origin Of Man by DeepSight(m): 10:27pm On Oct 15, 2011 |
thehomer: No thanks. Your comments on the question of art imitating life were more than jarring enough. |
Re: Mazaje & Co Lets Discuss The Origin Of Man by thehomer: 10:49pm On Oct 15, 2011 |
jayriginal: Just to be clear, except for the trolls. I won't be feeding trolls. |
Re: Mazaje & Co Lets Discuss The Origin Of Man by thehomer: 11:03pm On Oct 15, 2011 |
debosky: e.g there were plants before the sun was available. How do you explain such a sequence of occurrences? debosky: By creator, I take it to be the God of the Bible. How do you know that such an entity exists? debosky: How do you know this is true? Is it because it is written in the Bible? Why would you accept this when you've said before that you don't use it as a scientific text? debosky: Why do you believe the Bible is divinely inspired? The thing is that the evidence has been provided but because you already have these assumptions such as the Bible being infallible, you write off the best available evidence. debosky: Could one not infer that this is a special person who somehow matures much more rapidly than other normal people? debosky: I hope you know that scientific theories are the things that enable humans fly to the moon, treat diseases and other things? Just to be clear, how old do you think the earth is? debosky: What sort of evidence do you have in mind that would make you consider that e.g the earth and other planets formed from debris orbiting the sun? Would evidence showing this make you think that the earth wasn't created? debosky: Okay. Do you think that the Bible contains wrong information? debosky: Evolution doesn't address that. |
Re: Mazaje & Co Lets Discuss The Origin Of Man by thehomer: 11:05pm On Oct 15, 2011 |
Deep Sight: You're welcome. |
Re: Mazaje & Co Lets Discuss The Origin Of Man by debosky(m): 11:22pm On Oct 15, 2011 |
thehomer: I can't definitively answer this question.
Because he has revealed himself through his creation and through his prophets through the ages.
I don't use it as scientific text in terms of providing the minutiae or detailed processes. The bible does make statements of fact - that man was created. That is not a 'scientific' comment in my view.
Let's not get issues muddled up here - I do believe the bible is divinely inspired because of the continuous thread of God's power, mercy and love running through it. What evidence has been provided to conclusively prove that man was NOT created?
Of course you can infer a billion things - of what use is an inference if it isn't tested and confirmed/discarded?
Yes I am aware of the impacts of scientific theories - in the cases you highlighted, those theories have been proven. I don't have a specific view on the age of the earth.
Again, that the earth was created does not exclude the proposed formation process. If God created it and the method of creation was by gathering the debris orbiting the sun, it is still created. Evidence to show the earth isn't created would have to conclusively prove there is no creator.
Define what you mean by 'wrong' - there could be textual errors or translation errors and the like. There could also be wrong interpretations of passages that are metaphorical but interpreted as literal and vice versa.
Let's move away from that discussion then. |
Re: Mazaje & Co Lets Discuss The Origin Of Man by thehomer: 12:01pm On Oct 16, 2011 |
debosky: Why not? The Bible gives a definite answer. Do you not believe the answer in the Bible? debosky: How has he managed to do this? So he revealed himself in the malaria parasite and ignorant prophets who are willing to kill 42 children by commanding bears because they were being mocked for being bald? debosky: Is a man living in a fish for three days a statement of fact? How about talking snakes, talking donkeys and zombies roaming the streets? debosky: What we have is evidence that man evolved. debosky: I don't know the use but you should realize that that is what you do when you assert that the Bible says humans were created from sand and women from his rib. How can you test this for confirmation? Are you willing to discard such a notion? How about inferring that someone can live in a big fish for several days. How can you test this for confirmation? Are you willing to discard this idea. debosky: And I hope you realize that the theory of evolution is in that category. You don't have a specific view on the age of the earth? Are you not interested in knowing how old the earth is? debosky: I hope you can see that you've simply made an inference that you cannot confirm or discard. What is the use of such an inference? debosky: By wrong I mean factually incorrect statements e.g do you think someone lived in a fish for some days, snakes talked, donkeys talked and zombies roamed the streets? |
Re: Mazaje & Co Lets Discuss The Origin Of Man by Enigma(m): 12:41pm On Oct 16, 2011 |
i really like the quote below so much because of the way it so accurately describes the approach of the evangelical atheists and their Sunday School level "theology" or understanding of the Bible. Worth repeating. ![]() From http://www.truefreethinker.com/articles/flying-spaghetti-monster-invisible-pink-unicorns-et-al-part-1-4 Many atheists exhibit a lack of knowledge of the very theism against which they most often, if not exclusively, argue - the Bible's Judeo-Christianity. Worse yet, they think that they are well versed by claiming that they were "raised Christian" (whatever that means), "went to Sunday School," "was an altar boy," "saw the movie (hyperbole intended)," etc. |
Re: Mazaje & Co Lets Discuss The Origin Of Man by thehomer: 3:55pm On Oct 16, 2011 |
A good warning to those about a certain whiny character on this board. Please follow the advice.
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Re: Mazaje & Co Lets Discuss The Origin Of Man by zataxs: 4:07pm On Oct 16, 2011 |
It is amazing a whopping 41.4 % are not for creationist fairy tale, wow this is amazing, I think this poll is very edifying |
Re: Mazaje & Co Lets Discuss The Origin Of Man by zataxs: 4:08pm On Oct 16, 2011 |
@thehomer good advise there, it is just that, I was sure Creationists would be at 99.9%, |
Re: Mazaje & Co Lets Discuss The Origin Of Man by Enigma(m): 4:54pm On Oct 16, 2011 |
![]() Duplicitous whiny sissies! ![]() ![]() |
Re: Mazaje & Co Lets Discuss The Origin Of Man by thehomer: 7:22pm On Oct 16, 2011 |
zataxs: Nah Nairaland is smarter than that. We just have some that are misguided and indoctrinated and a few others that are probably unable to learn. It is the teachable that we must aim for and leave the trolls to their devices. |
Re: Mazaje & Co Lets Discuss The Origin Of Man by debosky(m): 11:07pm On Oct 16, 2011 |
thehomer: The bible does not explain why the plants were recorded in the creation account before the sun's mention. If it's not specifically in the bible, I can't explain the reason why it's thus recorded.
This is a distraction - I believe God has revealed himself through the beauty of his creation and and that should be sufficient for the purposes of this discussion. Let's focus on the issue of the origin of man.
Again this is moving away from the focus of this discussion - if you want to discuss the validity of all the accounts in the bible, that can be done elsewhere.
No - what you have is evidence, interpreted to support the theory of evolution. There is no evidence that conclusively shows that man evolved. The same evidence could be interpreted otherwise.
I cannot test the idea as I was not present when it happened, and I am not willing to discard the idea on the grounds of faith. I consider it to be a statement of fact, which does not require to be proved - the biblical account is sufficient for me.
Erm so theory of evolution is in the same category as the law of gravity that helps us fly? Can you explain how the theory of evolution is in the same category as physical laws that can be measured?
Not particularly - the specific age of the earth means little to me in the overall scheme of things.
I know that's what I did - however, I don't ask that everyone accept my inference as a statement of fact. The inference helps to distinguish between the act of creation and the process of creation. That science has postulated a possible process of gathering of debris around the sun does not mean the earth was not created.
Again, I'd rather set aside these peripheral discussion and focus on the issue at hand. |
Re: Mazaje & Co Lets Discuss The Origin Of Man by thehomer: 11:43pm On Oct 16, 2011 |
debosky: Do you think there were plants before the sun? I'm not asking why but whether you think it happened. debosky: No it isn't a distraction. It is an important and integral part of the point I'm making. You say he revealed himself in his creation one of which is man that he cares about yet we also have this parasite that kills humans. What sort of revelation is this? He creates humans who can think and kills them off? debosky: No it isn't because you're presenting the Bible as containing valid information. All I'm doing is that it contains wrong information and you're trying to evade this basic fact. debosky: Please tell me how you wish to interpret the evidence we've gotten from the various fields like anatomy, embryology, genetics, geography, biochemistry etc. debosky: You don't need to demonstrate that a man can live in a fish before you believe that it happened? You simply swallow anything that happened to be written in the Bible simply because it is in the Bible? This is why I have such a problem with religious faith. debosky: Laws and scientific theories are different and perform different tasks. There is a theory of gravity, theory of continental drift, germ theory of disease etc. The theory of evolution is in a class like they are. debosky: Actually, it is very important in coming to grips with the theory of evolution and the origin of humans so I'd really like to know how old you think the earth is. debosky: What is the point of holding on to this? You previously implied that an inference such as the one you made was simply not useful. debosky: No it isn't peripheral. I'm using that to find out how you're able to distinguish between myths and actual occurrences. |
Re: Mazaje & Co Lets Discuss The Origin Of Man by debosky(m): 11:59pm On Oct 16, 2011 |
thehomer: It depends - Genesis said light was created before the plants, so it is possible that the later verses just explained what light was created initially by God. I don't know what happened.
Sharks can kill people, so many things can kill people - are you asking that humans must be indestructible or for there to be no factors that can kill man on earth for God to have created man?
Hardly - I do not believe it contains wrong information beyond errors of the type I explained previously. The information may be misinterpreted, but that does not make it false.
That they all point to the wisdom of the Creator.
Hardly - this isn't a matter of swallowing, this is a matter of understanding the overall purpose of the bible and not focusing on a verse by verse verification of a combination of metaphors, historical accounts, parables (or stories) instructions and the like.
Gravity can be experienced and is experienced everyday. It is not an idea which cannot be conclusively proven like evolution. That is the difference. If you regard them as the same, that's your prerogative.
I don't subscribe to the theory of evolution so you see why I'm quite ambivalent when it comes to the age of the earth.
People can make/ho;d inferences as they please - it may give them a frame of reference that suits some other purpose, it's not my place to tell people what inferences to make. My main concern is that inferences are not regarded as fact.
The bible consists of historical accounts, stories/parables, poems amongst others. Unless you're going to ask me about each and every verse, then it is peripheral. Let us focus on the aspects that deal with man's origin. |
Re: Mazaje & Co Lets Discuss The Origin Of Man by thehomer: 8:03am On Oct 18, 2011 |
debosky: No, it talks about some other light and later explicitly states that the sun was created. Is it possible that there are other sources of light. Claiming you don't know what happened doesn't get you off because I'm asking what you think about the plants and the sun. Which of them came first? debosky: What I'm pointing out is that the malaria parasite is supposed to kill people by its very "design" and not by accident or by humans going into the wrong turf. debosky: Then please explain what sort of errors are demonstrated in my examples. debosky: Well how do they point to the wisdom of the Creator? By their mere presence? The way you're saying it means anything can point to the wisdom of the Creator like the stone at the bottom of the pool points to this wisdom too. debosky: How can you tell the overall purpose when you're not even clear on which parts are myths and which parts are historical? I'm simply asking you to spell this out. debosky: No you're trying to make an arbitrary distinction by trying to base it all on experience because we've learned that the continents are moving slowly and we've learned that animals evolve slowly. debosky: No I cannot. The age of the earth also has important implications for the Biblical stories, geography of the earth, engineering, energy supply etc. debosky: That is still wrong because people are jailed based on inferences, the information you're depending on to run your life is based on inferences, the computer you're using was put together and functions based on inferences so how you regard your inferences is very important. debosky: No I'm not. I'm trying to see if you can tell which ones are myths, which ones are historical etc. If you cannot tell which ones are myths, that may explain why you hold the beliefs you currently hold. |
Re: Mazaje & Co Lets Discuss The Origin Of Man by OLAADEGBU(m): 11:26am On Oct 18, 2011 |
@OP, Atheists and evolutionists have got no clue as to the origin of man, any answer apart from the biblical account of Genesis (even though it sounds illogical and unreasonable) would suffice them. |
Re: Mazaje & Co Lets Discuss The Origin Of Man by debosky(m): 12:08pm On Oct 18, 2011 |
thehomer: If the ‘other light’ could generate photons required for photosynthesis by plants, then it renders the question of which came first irrelevant. In any case, without being present at creation, I can only speculate. What I think is not rof the essence here as it doesn't change what happened at the beginning.
The malaria parasite is not exclusively/specifically human killing parasite. So again, I struggle to see the validity of this claim. Humans can die by a variety of means.
Your examples are tangential to the discussion - those can be done elsewhere.
Yes! Because everything anywhere on this earth has its origins in the creator - it was either directly created by him, or the work of one of his creations.
Because the bible tells us its overall purpose is to reveal God to us and to reveal his love for us.
The distinction is not arbitrary at all. If you have not observed a phenomenon throughout its existence, you are simply extrapolating what you do know to cover the periods outside your observations. It may be convenient to carry out such extrapolations, but it doesn’t make them fact. That a 17 year old boy is increasing in height slowly right now doesn’t mean that has always been his pace of growth. No I cannot. The age of the earth also has important implications for the Biblical stories, geography of the earth, engineering, energy supply etc. Those are not the subject of this thread and are thus tangential.
I agree inferences are important, very important in fact. However, the distinction between inferences and fact still needs to be clear.
It should be sufficient for the purposes of this discussion that I consider man’s creation by God as fact. Let’s deal with the portions referring to man’s origin as those are pertinent to this discussion. |
Re: Mazaje & Co Lets Discuss The Origin Of Man by thehomer: 4:14pm On Oct 18, 2011 |
debosky: Now you're just making things up trying to force reality to fit your Bible. That is a terrible approach to knowledge. Sure what you think doesn't change what happened but it goes a long way in showing what you believe and why. And that is important if we're to have any serious discussion. debosky: Sure but the normal function of the malaria parasite does lead to human death so what is its purpose from a loving God? debosky: No they're not. They're to show your thought processes. If you cannot identify fact from myth in the Bible, then what is the point of trying to have a discussion? Or are you simply trying to be evasive? debosky: This is a mere assertion. I too could say it all had its origins in Brahma, would that be a satisfactory answer? debosky: So I guess the Qur'an and others too are probably true. debosky: Yes it is. Did you observe the construction of the International Space Station? Is its existence a fact? debosky: This is irrelevant. debosky: No, they're not tangential because like I said before, the age of the earth has significant bearing on the origin of man so unless you're not interested in understanding the origin of man, then you can write off the age of the earth as being unimportant. debosky: How are you able to tell that what you're using to write your posts is a computer? How do you know that it is actually computer as a matter of fact? debosky: No it isn't sufficient because you need to justify such a claim if we're to have a serious conversation otherwise I too could simply say it is a fact that man was created by Brahma then we can deal with whatever else you want. |
Re: Mazaje & Co Lets Discuss The Origin Of Man by Nobody: 5:49pm On Oct 18, 2011 |
OLAADEGBU: well said |
Re: Mazaje & Co Lets Discuss The Origin Of Man by debosky(m): 8:27pm On Oct 18, 2011 |
thehomer: What did I make up? Did the bible not talk about light being created before the plants? ![]()
I don't know for certain - the bible does not explicitly tell us the function of malaria parasites. Again, this is not about falciparum but about the origin of man - let's get back on topic.
I am not being evasive in the least - it will involve a lengthy discussion to address the examples you gave and we can hold those elsewhere. If we want to discuss the bible in general, then that is a separate thread.
That's your prerogative I guess. What kind of proof would be satisfactory to you to show it is not a mere assertion?
Not necessarily - if they plagiarised text from the bible for example, then there might be elements of truth in them.
I didn't, but others did - those people are still alive aren't they? The space station's factories of construction are available - their blueprints, their parts and the entire process can be readily repeated. I am not extrapolating to determine that the space station exists. There is incontrovertible evidence of it beyond conjecture and mere inference.
But it is relevant - many of the theories that underpin an old universe are based on assumptions on atomic decay for example, proceeding at the same rate since the origin of the universe. While this may be a plausible assumption, and even one valid within our period of measurement, it may not hold over thousands of years for example.
In my view it is unimportant - the bible tells me man was created. To simplify, man being created is the necessary and sufficient condition for me to establish the origin of man. If you ask about how long man has been around for, then that is a different matter altogether.
Because the maker of the device I'm using (Lenovo) has called it a computer. I have the evidence from the manufacturer to prove it. I have also independently seen other computers and I am able to identify their constituent elements as defined by the manufacturers.
I have justified my claim - my belief in the fact of man's creation is based on the account in the bible. I am trying to have a serious conversation but it is hard when you are constantly trying to widen the gambit to include the whole bible, which isn't the subject of discussion. Leave your general reservations about the bible aside and let's discuss the aspects that deal with the origin of man. |
Re: Mazaje & Co Lets Discuss The Origin Of Man by thehomer: 7:27am On Oct 19, 2011 |
debosky: You're forcing reality to fit the Bible. What was the source of this light with photons? You see, you're unable to tell fact from fiction as you've just demonstrated. debosky: No the Bible doesn't but modern medicine does and it obviously kills people by its normal processes. debosky: No it won't. It is a simple question asking you to identify the types of errors. After all, the other Genesis stories may simply be a similar type of error or don't you agree? debosky: I need evidence that your God actually performed such creations not just extrapolations from stories in a book. debosky: The differences displayed may be due to the Qur'an's superior accuracy. Is there a way you can tell? debosky: How do you know that those people weren't lying? I thought you said if you've not seen a phenomenon through out its existence, then all you have are just extrapolations which doesn't make them facts. So is it a fact or just an extrapolation? Now do you see the importance of inference even when you're not present? debosky: Then you need to show why it may not hold over thousands of years. This is the sort of claim put forward by young earth creationists without evidence to back it up. I hope you can do better. debosky: This tells me that you're unable to tell the difference between fact and fiction since you're saying that a story in a book is sufficient reason for you to believe whatever is in the book. debosky: No, you're simply inferring that it is a computer due to your perceiving its similarities to other things called "computers". But how do you know for a fact that it is a computer? Can you do this without inference? debosky: No it isn't a justification to simply say you believe it because it is in some book of stories. That is an argument from an improper authority and I hope you realize that when you do this, it brings the entire Bible up for questioning to see if such a belief is justified. This is the reason for my questions on other Bible stories. Since you've already demonstrated that you cannot really tell fact from fiction, then there is no point in my showing you the scientific means by which we've come to know what we now know. |
Re: Mazaje & Co Lets Discuss The Origin Of Man by debosky(m): 1:50pm On Oct 19, 2011 |
thehomer: I’m struggling to see how I am forcing anything. The bible mentions light was in existence before plants, I didn’t make that up.
Falling off a cliff kills people by its natural processes (force of gravity). Drowning in water is by natural processes (the human body being unable to extract oxygen from water). As previously mentioned, that things exist that can kill people doesn’t preclude the existence of a Creator.
We are not discussing errors in the bible as a whole, we are discussing man’s origins. If you can show me that the bible portions pertaining to man’s origin are in error, then let’s discuss that.
What would be evidence to you? God visiting you with pictures of the creation? ![]()
It’s not at all difficult to see the plagiarism in names, places and stories by the Qur’an - it’s historical age alone gives a clue to its plagiarised content.
This is a red herring. If you have people who were present when man originated, then this argument would be relevant. I do not doubt the importance of inferences, but there should always be room for corroboration before establishing it as fact. I can corroborate the existence of the space station by visiting where it was manufactured, by looking at it through a telescope and so on.
I am not putting forth a claim as such; I’m just highlighting a potential flaw in conventional thinking. Besides, I am not arguing for a specific age of the earth, so I don’t have skin in the game of earth age determination.
The reason I believe in the bible is because I believe it is divinely inspired. I don’t believe it simply because it’s in the book, I believe in the inspiration of the authors by God.
Computers have a certain definition as provided by the manufacturer - by comparing what I have with the manufacturer’s specifications, I know for a fact that is a computer.
I have demonstrated no such thing - you are simply unable to have a focused discussion to address the origin of man. You’ve spent three quarters of the time going off tangent about inferences and trying to discuss the whole bible in a single thread. |
Re: Mazaje & Co Lets Discuss The Origin Of Man by thehomer: 2:46pm On Oct 19, 2011 |
debosky: I don't see any reason why I should continue this discussion with you since you've made up your mind to believe whatever is in the Bible. If you're unable to tell fact from fiction in the Bible, then how will you be able to come to understand the actual origins of man without using myths? Good luck with your Bible based thinking. |
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