I was raised in a Christian family. Even in the Christian faith there are so many ways to worship and ways to interpret the Bible. For example, some believe in a strict and plain dress code while others don't even address it. Some treat Sunday as a day of worship only and others go to church and then to the grocery store and on home to catch up on laundry and get ready for the next week's work schedule. Because we pull out the scripture that we want to adhere to, how do I know that I'm not missing something? There are so many differences in our own faith. It troubles me to think where I would be or what I would believe if I were raised in a Mormon family or a Jewish family. Would I think that this religion was the correct one? If I gave my child up for adoption and he were raised by a faithful J. Witness family, wouldn't he grow to be a faithful J.Witness? Would he go to hell at death because he was raised in the wrong family?

Most religions answer your questions by saying that "god reveals the truth to all people and gives you the free will to follow him or not." Meaning that even if you are not born into a particular religion god has told you which one is the correct one and if you didn't choose theirs you choose wrong and it's your fault because you denied the truth that was revealed to you by god. So according to the major religions even if you were born into the wrong faith it's no excuse because god told you which was the right one.

So where does that leave you? That's up to you. I recommend you do what you can to make the world a better place than when you arrived and not worry if you happen to believe the right brand of religion or not.

Yes our salvation depends on us, we will all answer to God for our own deeds, not someone else's that weren't our fault. Each will carry his own load

I think that just like you are questioning your faith, if you gave your son up hypothetically, he would eventually do the same and make his own decisions, the same as everyone. I do not think that it is only certain RELIGIONS that are going to heaven... I think we will all be considered by our own sins and our own life. Religion is a man made thing, a grouping of sort. I have studied religion in college as it is interesting to me. I have come to the conclusion that you have to do what is right and be the best person you can and God will know. So, no worries hon, and I also applaud you on actually thinking about it in a non biased way. Its nice to see people with a mind of their own out there.

That would all depend on the child. They would be raised with all the principles of a JW but it will ultimately be up to the individual whether they follow that path or not. Christians are encouraged by the apostle Paul to "Keep testing whether we are in the faith and keep proving what we are." (2 Cor 13:5)
So if the issue is that you are worried a child may be raised in the wrong faith, if their parents follow Paul's advice and pass it on to the child, as he grows he can check the teachings of his church speakers/instructors to see if they in fact come from the bible or are from "church traditions" or have perhaps been "tweaked" to to suit peoples lives, I'm pretty sure they will realise what is truth and what is not.
But basically the decision is that of the child once they reach an age of proper understanding.
BTW Jehovah's Witnesses do not believe that hell is a literal place but that once dead, they stay that way with no spirit floating round somewhere or being tormented, rather waiting for Jesus to resurrect them in a new system on earth.
So what if this is true? This is one teaching that most other "christians" don't believe... so maybe it's worth testing this one out.. At least that way you wouldn't worry so much about your child suffering forever... if it turned out to be true.

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I was raised in a Christian family. Even in the Christian faith there are so many ways to worship and ways to interpret the Bible.

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Logical result of so many unclearities within a religion. Fascinating, isn't it ?

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Some treat Sunday as a day of worship only and others go to church and then to the grocery store and on home to catch up on laundry and get ready for the next week's work schedule.

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Some even have to work on Sunday : the result of the 24 hours society !

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Would I think that this religion was the correct one?

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The big question for every theist... Oh that darned Pascals Wager!!

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Would he go to hell at death because he was raised in the wrong family?

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That suggests that it is more the nitty gritty of the small print in the belief in a "God" deity that counts. What about the Ten Commandments as core reference ? And all that besides the lack of OSE in the existence of a deity in the first place...

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Well I would urge you to disregard that response, since it's not too helpful. But Credendovis' life story is a lot like yours. Anyway, once a child becomes an adult, reaches the age of reason, he is free to make his own choice. There is a lot of stories about twins separated at birth later meeting up and still being similar in a lot of ways even though they were unaware of each other. Before he's an adult, well his parents would answer for his actions, just like they can be held financially responsible for a crime committed by a juvenile

[QUOTE=wildandblue]well I would urge you to disregard that response, since it's not too helpful.]
This board is NOT in the question, but in the a discussions section (as the name of the board implies). Reactions here are not supposed to be answers to some question, but a reply to what is stated here.

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[QUOTE=wildandblue]well I would urge you to disregard that response
Thank you. I have disregarded it!

Thank you for letting us all know that, SpringCity !

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I was raised in a Christian family. Even in the Christian faith there are so many ways to worship and ways to interpret the Bible. For example, some believe in a strict and plain dress code while others dont even address it. Some treat Sunday as a day of worship only and others go to church and then to the grocery store and on home to catch up on laundry and get ready for the next week's work schedule. Because we pull out the scripture that we want to adhere to, how do I know that I'm not missing something? There are so many differences in our own faith. It troubles me to think where I would be or what I would believe if I were raised in a Mormon family or a Jewish family. Would I think that this religion was the correct one? If I gave my child up for adoption and he were raised by a faithful J. Witness family, wouldn't he grow to be a faithful J.Witness? Would he go to hell at death because he was raised in the wrong family?

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According to Catholic teaching, no. People go to hell who reject God.

1033 We cannot be united with God unless we freely choose to love him. But we cannot love God if we sin gravely against him, against our neighbor or against ourselves: "He who does not love remains in death. Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him." Our Lord warns us that we shall be separated from him if we fail to meet the serious needs of the poor and the little ones who are his brethren. To die in mortal sin without repenting and accepting God's merciful love means remaining separated from him for ever by our own free choice. This state of definitive self-exclusion from communion with God and the blessed is called "hell."

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the gist of your question is, "Why doesn't God reveal Himself to us and thus reveal which is the true religion?

The answer is because of "free will". God wants us to love Him and thus to search for Him because we love Him. But if He revealed Himself to us, His Omnipotent presence would overwhelm us and we would have to believe in Him whether we love Him or not.

Thats the same thing as holding a gun to someone's head and saying "Marry me!"

Obviously, love is not coerced.

So, if we love God and we don't believe that God is adequately represented by the Church or religion which we attend, then we must search for Him elsewhere.

But God is just, so be at peace:

Hebrews 11 6 But without faith it is impossible to please God. For he that cometh to God, must believe that he is, and is a rewarder to them that seek him.

Sincerely,

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The "answer" is therefore without any value and validity : it is a wild religious claim, completely based on what one believes.

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In my opinion I believe in science. But sometime I like to create things up. Right now there is no proof that there is a place called Hell after death that you did something bad. Even if is there a place where dead people are the dead people have no way to tell you it and which they turn to spirits . They could trying to tell you there is no such place as Heaven or Hell but only a place where spirits lives like normal people but like a spirit world. So my advice do what you think is right live you life the fullest. Be happy!

Goodluck!

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According to Catholic teaching, no. People go to hell who reject God.

1033 We cannot be united with God unless we freely choose to love him. But we cannot love God if we sin gravely against him, against our neighbor or against ourselves: "He who does not love remains in death. Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him." Our Lord warns us that we shall be separated from him if we fail to meet the serious needs of the poor and the little ones who are his brethren. To die in mortal sin without repenting and accepting God's merciful love means remaining separated from him for ever by our own free choice. This state of definitive self-exclusion from communion with God and the blessed is called "hell."

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the gist of your question is, "Why doesn't God reveal Himself to us and thus reveal which is the true religion?

The answer is because of "free will". God wants us to love Him and thus to search for Him because we love Him. But if He revealed Himself to us, His Omnipotent presence would overwhelm us and we would have to believe in Him whether we love Him or not.

Thats the same thing as holding a gun to someone's head and saying "Marry me!"

Obviously, love is not coerced.

So, if we love God and we don't believe that God is adequately represented by the Church or religion which we attend, then we must search for Him elsewhere.

But God is just, so be at peace:

Hebrews 11 6 But without faith it is impossible to please God. For he that cometh to God, must believe that he is, and is a rewarder to them that seek him.

Sincerely,

De Maria

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Well no offense, In my opinion "People go to hell who reject God." is not in my dictionary... And if god or jesus is born from this world they are just like us. "The Solar system started as a huge cloud of dust and gas called a nebula. This nebula was very cold. Then something happened. Just what is a matter of debate. However, something caused this nebula to start collapsing under its own gravity. As it collapsed, 99% of the material collected into the center where the Sun would eventually form. The rest of the material collapsed down into a disk of material that swirled around the forming Sun. As the Sun began form, the temperature at the center of our forming solar system rose. This controlled what materials were available to for the formation of planets. Here in the inner solar system, the temperatures we too high for anything but rocky materials, iron, and nickel to form solids. As a result of this, these are the materials from which the inner planets were built. In the outer solar system, it was cold enough for water, methane, and ammonia to form solids. So, the planets of the outer solar system were built from these materials as were as the rocky and metallic solids. With the addition of these ices to the mix, the planets of the outer solar system were able to grow big enough to grab and hold onto even the hydrogen and helium gas that was present in the solar nebula. Thus these planets grew into the gas giants. Comets from this part of the nebula also came into the inner solar system. It is from these comets that the inner planets (Earth included) got what volatiles they did. In Earth's case, it was enough to produce our rather thin atmosphere (when compared to those of the gas giants) and our oceans." Then some species start evolving which become human. What the religious people are relies too much on text and what people says or think too much. The only truth are you see it with your own two eyes. Well what you believe is your own belief. Probably think about what if there earth don't have any religion what will happen? I think probably nothing will change everybody just have the same life... school, work, and fun and nothing to worry about.

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Today we can witness new stars being born from collapsing gas clouds. NOT belief but fact !
Today we also witness that many stars have planets of different sizes. NOT belief but fact !
Today we also can see that supernova's explode throughout the galaxy. And such events create forces that often lead neighbouring gas clouds to collapse into suns and their solar systems.

So yes: something is happening all the time.

But believing anything? [b]ANYTHING?? [/b[

I don't think so : if there is no OSE at all - not even the tiniest amount of OSE - for the existence of a supra-natural deity with an abnormal interest for every human being's sexual behavior, and the nasty habit to burn non-followers in hell - though he loves you - , why than believe in that myth?

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In my opinion I believe in science.

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But there is evidence of that hell exists.

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Even if is there a place where dead people are the dead people have no way to tell you it and which they turn to spirits . They could trying to tell you there is no such place as Heaven or Hell but only a place where spirits lives like normal people but like a spirit world. So my advice do what you think is right live you life the fullest. Be happy!

Goodluck!

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In other words, you're saying you don't know if hell exists:
Even if is there a place where dead people

And you say imply it doesn't matter whether hell exists or not. That doesn't follow. Because if hell exists and you pretend that it doesn't you have condemned yourself to eternal damnation.

Sincerely,

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Well no offense, In my opinion "People go to hell who reject God." is not in my dictionary...

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In other words, you don't believe in God.

But if God doesn't exist, how did anything get here?

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Jesus is God and man. He is omnipotent God and because He is omnipotent, He became man in order to reveal Himself to us.

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Sure. God put it there. Before the Solar System was born, science says that the Universe was born as a result of a Big Bang. Before the Big Bang, science says that there was no time or space. So, nothing existed before the Big Bang.

But nothing from nothing is nothing. Yet something had to make the Big Bang. Otherwise we could have nothing today.

So, logically speaking, only something can come from something else. That means that in order for this universe to exist, an eternal Something had to have created it.

Sincerely,

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Seems to me a clear misrepresentation of what was stated by Sunnywootxp, as he also clearly added :

Today we can witness new stars being born from collapsing gas clouds. NOT belief but fact !
Today we also witness that many stars have planets of different sizes. NOT belief but fact !
Today we also can see that supernova's explode throughout the galaxy. And such events create forces that often lead neighbouring gas clouds to collapse into suns and their solar systems.

So yes: something is happening all the time.

But believing anything? [b]ANYTHING ???[/b[

I don't think so : if there is no OSE at all - not even the tiniest amount of OSE - for the existence of a supra-natural deity with an abnormal interest for every human being's sexual behavior, and the nasty habit to burn non-followers in hell - though he loves you - , why than believe in that myth?

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Thanks for providing the OSE that God exists.

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Thanks for providing the OSE that God exists.

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But believing anything? ANYTHING ??? I don't think so : if there is no OSE at all - not even the tiniest amount of OSE - for the existence of a supra-natural deity with an abnormal interest for every human being's sexual behavior, and the nasty habit to burn non-followers in hell - though he loves you - , why than believe in that myth?

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In other words, you don't believe in God.

But if God doesn't exist, how did anything get here?



Jesus is God and man. He is omnipotent God and because He is omnipotent, He became man in order to reveal Himself to us.



Sure. God put it there. Before the Solar System was born, science says that the Universe was born as a result of a Big Bang. Before the Big Bang, science says that there was no time or space. So, nothing existed before the Big Bang.

But nothing from nothing is nothing. Yet something had to make the Big Bang. Otherwise we could have nothing today.

So, logically speaking, only something can come from something else. That means that in order for this universe to exist, an eternal Something had to have created it.

Sincerely,

De Maria

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... Forget it you have your own belief and I choose to not belief on any god. But I want to know how do you know god put the solar system. Hmm what about aliens do they exist? (just a thought)

Personally, I believe in God but not religion, in God but not the bible, and it's working very well for me. ;)

All you can do is be the best person you can be, be good to others, make your corner of the world a better place to live in and hope for the best.

If you believe in God and believe he is merciful, then do your really think you'll go to hell because you aren't Catholic? I still can't believe that all of you can't see the contradictions. Maybe it isn't in the bible after all, but in the way you interpret the bible and the decissions you make because of it.

DMaria, I have to say that you remind me of many of the Catholics I went to school with. Very much "my way or the highway" attitude that turned me off organized relgion for good.

If anyone thinks that God is blind, that you can go to church every Sunday, sit in the pews, pray, sing, rejoice, eat his body, drink his blood and then go home and do whatever you want, then you are fooling yourselves.

The longer I'm here reading these posts, the happier I am with my choice in life. Does God accept me and my choice, why wouldn't he?

Sorry, a bit angry right now. :(

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Most likely that they exist. Why would life have developed only on a rather tiny planet in orbit around a rather plain sun, in a rather average galaxy that is part of a rather common cluster of galaxies (etc.)..

However : captain Kirk and his compagnions is a different business. With the limitations provided by nature it is most unlikely we will ever see one. Specially as the ones that ever may have arrived here on earth did their utmost to phone home to get out of here asap...
(And who could blame them?)

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Today we can witness new stars being born from collapsing gas clouds. NOT belief but fact !
Today we also witness that many stars have planets of different sizes. NOT belief but fact !
Today we also can see that supernova's explode throughout the galaxy. And such events create forces that often lead neighbouring gas clouds to collapse into suns and their solar systems.

So yes: something is happening all the time.

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Strange then how there is only one earth - surely if things were the right condition for earth and life to start, there should be more of them around us? There are so many stars, why not earths? No one can explain exactly how the earth and life began scientifically, just as no one can explain exactly how God made the earth, so the decision is left entirely up to the individual whether they be deists, christians, atheists etc.

I believe if we want a thread to debate the merits of particular religions or non-religions we should probably go to a different thread or we might give the OP the wrong idea about us.

Start the thread Michealb, post the link, I'll be there. :)

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Strange then how there is only one earth - surely if things were the right condition for earth and life to start, there should be more of them around us?

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Per average galaxy there are about 250 BILLION stars.
That means that there may be many BILLIONS of earthlike planets PER EACH GALAXY !!!

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Noone can explain exactly how the earth and life began scientifically, just as noone can explain exactly how God made the earth, so the decision is left entirely up to the individual whether they be deists, christians, atheists etc.

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I will be the last one to tell you that you may not believe what you prefer.
But if you want to relate to reality, than religion has an extremely poor track record.
In many thousands of years there NEVER has been any OSE for any religious claim.
Science however shows an increasing OSE record for origin of universe / evolution / etc.

What is the point of your argument?
Is your religious belief so poor and shallow that you are afraid of scientific research and findings ?

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Argue? With you? NEVER! For the rest it would be like watching a tennis match. Better do what Michael says and stick to the subject. :D

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Argue? With you? NEVER!

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Yes I realize it must be difficult for you to argue a tolerant but convinced Secular Humanist !

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This topic is called "Questions about my faith".
But if one reacts with questions about that faith, this is your reaction??
How tale telling !

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...Forget it you have your own belief and i choose to not belief on any god. But i want to know how do you know god put the solar system. hmm what about aliens do they exist? (just a thought)

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The scientific evidence points to the existence of an intelligent Creator. In fact, even the scientific process itself points to the existence of an intelligent Creator. Natural laws also lead us to the existence of an Intelligent Creator.

The scientific process assumes the existence of logic and mathematics. Without these truths, we could not move forward in investigation of our universe.

1. Logic leads us to several assumptions which undergird our scientific process. First, we see that everything on this earth which has a beginning is made by something or someone.

2. The scientific evidence shows that the universe had a beginning.

3. Therefore, the universe had to be made by something or someone.

4. To postulate that the universe were not made by something or someone, would be to speculate AGAINST THE EVIDENCE.-

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De Maria, it would be great if that were true, but it isn't.

I think you are grasping at straws trying to prove the existence of God when there is in fact no proof that God exists. You can theorize but that doesn't make your theory fact.

If your belief was fact then everyone would be forced to admit that there is scientific evidence of the existece of God, that simply isn't the case.

Like I said, it would be nice if this were fact, but it isn't.

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The scientific process tries to explain actual findings, and draws conclusions from actual findings and available supporting evidence. It is subject to repeated check and re-check by peers and anyone else, and is non-dogmatic. Unlike to what you suggest, there are no "truths" in science. The highest level in science is a Scientific Theory. And even these are subject to correction (for instance Newton's law of gravity).

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Incorrect : see my previous lines above. The entire earth had a beginning, but there is not one iota of proof that it was made by something or someone. That is what you BELIEVE !

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Against what evidence?? What you BELIEVE to be evidence??

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The scientific evidence points to the existence of an intelligent Creator. In fact, even the scientific process itself points to the existence of an intelligent Creator. Natural laws also lead us to the existence of an Intelligent Creator.

The scientific process assumes the existence of logic and mathematics. Without these truths, we could not move forward in investigation of our universe.

1. Logic leads us to several assumptions which undergird our scientific process. First, we see that everything on this earth which has a beginning is made by something or someone.

2. The scientific evidence shows that the universe had a beginning.

3. Therefore, the universe had to be made by something or someone.

4. To postulate that the universe were not made by something or someone, would be to speculate AGAINST THE EVIDENCE.-

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This stuff is too confusing... right now I know for both side scientific and religiously don't have any real evidence that can really prove. From what I think humans always wanted to be protected my someone else more superior then them so they keep accepting god exist. Hmm like superman why do people create it?. Well for superman in the movie there is such person that can really save the people. But for god what did he do? Hmm think back 911. Well no matter how bad or worst we made earth from primitive age to now a world of science and technology without any superior being help.

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God gave man a choice. He could be good or evil. Because some men decided to do evil on 911, is not God's fault.

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Only if you ignore the fact that your wisdom had to come from somewhere. It couldn't have come from inanimate rocks.

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You keep stating that, but you have never provided any scientific evidence that points to the existence of an intelligent Creator. All you post is what you BELIEVE to be "true".


The scientific process tries to explain actual findings, and draws conclusions from actual findings and available supporting evidence. It is subject to repeated check and re-check by peers and anyone else, and is non-dogmatic. Unlike to what you suggest, there are no "truths" in science. The highest level in science is a Scientific Theory. And even these are subject to correction (for instance Newton's law of gravity).

Incorrect : see my previous lines above. The entire earth had a beginning, but there is not one iota of proof that it was made by something or someone. That is what you BELIEVE !

Therefore? What is that for wild claim? Something/someone? What ? Who ? Why ?

Against what evidence ??? What you BELIEVE to be evidence ???

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No sense going over that again. But you and I got to a point which you never got past.

You believe that life came from inanimate, unintelligent matter.

I believe that God produced life.

Therefore, you have faith in inanimate, uninitelligent matter.

And I have faith in God.

Which is more reasonable?

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Once more (don't you ever read my replies?) : that is incorrect.
I DO NOT BELIEVE that life came either this, or that, or any other way.
I have stated this many times before : I do not know how life started. Science provides several good explanations, of which the rare clay auto-copy option seems to be very promising. Much better than the religious claim of an invisible deity in the sky , that can create the universe in 6 days, but can not create a perfect "manual for humanity", and therefore needs the assistence of imperfect human beings in the process to produce that manual.

NEITHER DO I HAVE FAITH in inanimate, uninitelligent matter. If I have any faith it is in the human capacity to THINK and draw CONCLUSIONS to understand what is going on around him/her. And to me that seems to be very reasonable.
Unlike all these religious unsupported wild claims, you seem to need to accept the world around you...

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Once more (don't you ever read my replies?) : that is incorrect.
I DO NOT BELIEVE that life came either this, or that, or any other way.

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Then what does it matter to you what I believe? You seem adamant that my belief is wrong. If you don't know, why do you pretend that you do?

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I have stated this many times before : I do not know how life started.

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I know you don't.

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Science provides several good explanations, of which the rare clay auto-copy option seems to be very promising.

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Oh, so that's what you believe. And since my belief contradicts the explanation which you like best, you oppose it tooth and nail.

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Much better than the religious claim of an invisible deity in the sky , that can create the universe in 6 days, but can not create a perfect "manual for humanity", and therefore needs the assistence of imperfect human beings in the process to produce that manual.

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I don't think so. I think the conclusion that only an intelligent Creator could create this universe fares much better than the belief that the universe came from nothing.

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NEITHER DO I HAVE FAITH in inanimate, uninitelligent matter. If I have any faith it is in the human capacity to THINK and draw CONCLUSIONS to understand what is going on around him/her. And to me that seems to be very reasonable.

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I have faith in the human capacity to think and to draw conclusions as well.

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Unlike all these religious unsupported wild claims, you seem to need to accept the world around you...

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It is because I understand and accept the world around me that I believe in God.

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Bye!

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Originally Posted by De Maria

OK.



OK.



We believe that God has put in our very nature, the desire to find Him.



Really? Superman is real?



God gave man a choice. He could be good or evil. Because some men decided to do evil on 911, is not God's fault.

However, from that evil deed God has inspired men to do much good.



Only if you ignore the fact that your wisdom had to come from somewhere. It couldn't have come from inanimate rocks.

Sincerely,

De Maria

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Ok... if god is real why can't he come out and say Hello , Iam God nice to meet you! :D and what about those people who die in 911 I don't see God save them... and what I meant why superman are if god is real he could show us in the public like the in the movie superman be like a hero. :D Hmm what about other religion gods? I still don't see any of them pops out in front of us.

Also here some opinion found on other people...

(Heidi's Mummy)
I personally am a believer of the evolution theory for the creation of life.

Answer me this Christians, if God created Heaven and Earth and all that dwell, who the created God??

My husband's father believes in God completely and if you argue the evolution argument with him he will say things like
'it is subterfuge, put in place by God to test our faith'

What? B*llocks if you ask me!

I personally do not like religion because I feel that it is and has been the cause of a great may wars and tragedy's over the years.

'The Crusades'
911
That bunch of psychos who were targeting soldiers' and Heath Ledger's funerals because they said that they were 'fag enablers' and God was against that.

etc etc,

Anyway as you said, science has proved it we evolved we were not put here by some divine being.

Kez x


(Korey:))
Where do cavemen fall in the christain view of the creation of life because scientists have proven this?
and we have found their skeletons in fact it has been proven that we used to have tails to because over a long long long period our tails got shorter and is what is now our tail bones.I think if darwin would have known about DNA he would have gone a lot further in his study of evolution .he proved and showed that... well il give you an example so its easier to understand:
OK so say there was mabey a type of bird lets say a finch .so anyway say there was a flock of these birds that had small beaks on an island and one day a tornado hit the island and some of the birds got blown over to another island where the only thing to eat were very large seeds that needed to be cracked to eat.so lets say there was mabey one bird born with a slightly biger beek then the rest then it mated with another bird and their offspring all had slightly biger beaks and all the birds who didn't all died and the offspring would mate and so on and a long time after that we end up with a different type of bird so how did god make this finch... was it his otomatic creation because he """created""" the first finch i mean those finches evolved from something before them and so on and so forth...or backwards idk...but anyway the point is that we all evolved from one specific species...NOT adam and eve species i mean something like an ameba or something idk because it wouldnt make alot of sence that adam and eve evolved into cavemen and then back into humans......so if this is said then how can you still say that "god" made the finch and made everything ...and please dont say something like ....well i know he is my savior and all that stuff..and then say a scripture or tell me im going to hell and i should except jesus and go to church and im not correct and im illiterate because i didnt feel like useing spell chack or spelling things right or something because until I as in ME see actual evidence that what i just explained isnt true then mabey ...MABEY ill execpt "god".. sorry I ran out of room.


(crazy eyes)
first of all, scientists have not and cannot prove that evolution is responsible for all life on earth. While some of the archaeological finds may have been authentic, others were hoaxes. Evolutionists themselves have admitted that time is the savior of the theory of evolution. They can put their feet up and say time is responsible for evolution.
Supposedly, we all evolved from a single celled organism that over 'time' had grown in complexity
to produce complex living organisms. Here's the problem: single cell organisms do not 'evolve' or mutate into complex lifeforms.they can no more do so than a rock give birth to a blue whale, in other words its just not possible. Any biologist would tell you that. Also, the earth is supposedly billions of years old and therefore over this adequate amount of time all life was said to have evolved from a single cell.
here's another problem, scientists have been measuring the strength of the earths magnetic field and have found that its magnetic field strength is weakening exponentially every 400yrs. Using some mathematics they calculated the earths magnetic field strength(m.f.s) back many thousands of yrs and found that the m.f.s would have been too strong to support ANY form of life.
the threshold for life to have survived would be around 8000 - 9000 yrs ago. Definitely not the billions of yrs as claimed.
here's more proof: in physics, the laws of thermodynamics state that the universe is becoming more and more chaotic, and that the universe is in simple terms, devolving.
in other words the universe would have had to start from
a highly organized, structured form(creationism) and then become less and less organized and more chaotic(these laws have been proven scientifically BTW). It cannot be the other way around and become more ordered/structured.
and yes, while people may argue that technology is advancing, I'm referring to the universe, and ultimately, all life.
science and the bible don't contradict each other, in fact they
go hand in hand together, but people don't want to look at the
bible and creationism that way which is unfortunate.
there are so many more other ways to prove scientifically that evolution just simply cannot work.

I hope this covers all the angles for you and anyone else reading this.


That's all...

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Originally Posted by De Maria

Then what does it matter to you what I believe? You seem adamant that my belief is wrong. If you don't know, why do you pretend that you do?

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But I do not argue that whatever you believe is wrong : it is you who does that all the time.
You post topics with empty claims like "Evolution proves ...." or "The Origin of the Universe proves ....".
All I do is asking you for OSE support of what you insist to be true, but which you can't provide.
Because it is only what you believe to be true...

:>)

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Originally Posted by Credendovidis

But I do not argue that whatever you believe is wrong :....

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Good, then discussion over.