OEJ,
I leave it to the reader as you have a block on this one.
And a powerful one at that.
Jack is, amongst the billions of people on the planet that mindlessly believe in an induced delusion, one of the lucky ones that has escaped his belief system being only a delusion. I’m sorry Jack, but does seem improbable. To stop the referral back at myself, I do not accept that delusions are real as there is no evidence to suggest that they are ALL any thing other than delusions.
What is so unbelievable about my beliefs?
I’ll do you snippet type answer here: What is believable about them?
Or it may not be inevitable at all, and only exists because God created it.
Excuse me…This is what we are discussing. I repeat…I do not know how life started and neither do you. A call to a god (Which god I ask?) as the initiator therefore demands proof accepted on a Universal level.
I never said it did, but you haven't even shown that evolution is true, much less that it produced intelligence.
I am a little sad that you do not understand the ramifications of scientific method and how it has become the best by far way of evaluating if statements are true or false. The overwhelming majority of scientists of many different disciplines accept it as true and they are constrained by their peers waiting in the wings to pounce on mistakes.
The so-called Creation Science (Evolution denial as it is more popularly and rightly being called) never seems to publish stuff in reputable science journals to back up the delusion. Why is that so Jack? Is it that mainstream science is evil or something?
I really think you should try to understand science and scientific method a little better.
None of this proves evolution, nor does it prove that life came about by natural means.
I was pointing out that life could exist elsewhere in the Universe and not necessarily be intelligent as we understand the word. As you well, or should well know.
Your words were: “For a time, the universe existed with no life in it” It therefore follows that the Universe plus time equals life. As I said!
There is only one account in Genesis about the origins of life.
There are two contradictory descriptions of creation. You will have to look for yourself.
Neither. I believe God created the universe in six days, and then He rested on the seventh -- just like the Bible says.
So the stars at a greater distance than 6 or 7 thousand light years do not really exist then? Or did this god create an illusion that they exist?
You wouldn't know it by the way people act.
Wrong again. They react accordingly to religious brainwashing. Work it out yourself.
I have recognized and rejected the the cultural brainwashing to which I was subjected. That's why I don't believe in evolution anymore.
Yes…This is one of your beliefs. Just goes to show that beliefs can’t be trusted in.
It tells me most people are ignorant, but I already knew that.
That is a very arrogant thing to say, I suppose you realise. It may be better stated that most people are taught to be ignorant by their culture.
No I'm not. If I lived in an Islamic country I would be an infidel as far as they're concerned.
Am I surprised you are gong against the abundant evidence to the contrary? Heck NO!
I'm not just a statistic.
Neither are the billion or so Muslims in the world.
They say they are just as fervent as you, but of course they are wrong, and the evidence for this little gem of a statement is???????????
Yes you do. You can't hold me to standards from which you yourself are exempt.
I am not promoting a way of origins as fact as are you. This is a very important point.
My beliefs have no negative influence on society. They simply make you uncomfortable. I can live with that.
Patriarchal religions impact very negatively on women. Females comprise of half the world’s population. Lesbians, gays, prostitutes and people in need of legal Voluntary Euthanasia get a poor deal from all religions.
You do not make me uncomfortable at all. I just recognise the danger of your induced thoughtlessness about these issues.
They can believe whatever they want to believe. If they choose to reject my beliefs, it doesn't hurt me any.
Children have very malleable brains as is evident as to what has happened to you.
How are you being any different?
I am different as I am not broadcasting personal delusions but rather I am defending science proper as it is the best system humans have yet come up with at ascertaining if statements are true, false or indeterminate.
I never said I have. The question you asked me referred to Islam specifically. You're trying to pull the old bait and switch again. You must really be desperate to get me with that one.
OK...Let’s be pedantic then. How have you tested the Koran and Hadith? I look forward to those tests. And how do you not know that one or some of the other thousands of religions are not correct. Let me guess your answer here: The Bible tells me so.