Challenge for those that believe in billions of years for the age of things. Give anything that is more than 6000 years old. NO ASSUMPTIONS ALLOWED.

[YoursTrue]

I will get offended at what is offensive. Having my questions ignored and having people turn on me demanding I explain my religious beliefs that have no impact on their ability to answer the questions is something I find offensive. Having someone follow me all over the forum making posts that essentially question my faith are posts I find offensive. There is nothing wrong with being offended by that sort of behavior and I am not alone in recognizing it.

Stop trying to allude that I am weak and easily offended. The response was mild compared to the offense..

I'm certainty not trying to allude that you are weak.

 

[YoursTrue]

I will get offended at what is offensive. Having my questions ignored and having people turn on me demanding I explain my religious beliefs that have no impact on their ability to answer the questions is something I find offensive. Having someone follow me all over the forum making posts that essentially question my faith are posts I find offensive. There is nothing wrong with being offended by that sort of behavior and I am not alone in recognizing it.

Stop trying to allude that I am weak and easily offended. The response was mild compared to the offense..

I'm certainty not trying to allude that you are weak.

 

[Dan From Smithville]

Then why not make a thread called something like "why do people believe in evolution"?

I would have given a constructive reply and am sure others would too

I'm pretty sure that the acceptance of the theory of evolution by most people here has been made clear a number of times. Accepting a rational explanation for the observed based on evidence is pretty much the basis for the acceptance of the theory. It is true for theists and atheists alike. That is the beauty of scientific method is that it is used to eliminate personal bias as much as possible. And this makes something that can be reviewed, learned, discussed and accepted by people of many different views.

 

[Dan From Smithville]

I'm certainty not trying to allude that you are weak.

I don't think there is any further point here. It's just a poor dead horse now. As I have learned, there is no point in beating it, it is not going anywhere. I think it is best to bury the poor thing and let it go. It may just be me. We'll see.

 

[John53]

I hope you will direct that also to others here who say they are Christian.

I directed it at the one having cheat shots at someone for being the wrong kind of Christian.

 

[John53]

Please ask others professing to believe in God why they believe in God.

Why? It doesn't interest me, I'm happy to let people believe what they want.

 

[John53]

I will get offended at what is offensive. Having my questions ignored and having people turn on me demanding I explain my religious beliefs that have no impact on their ability to answer the questions is something I find offensive. Having someone follow me all over the forum making posts that essentially question my faith are posts I find offensive. There is nothing wrong with being offended by that sort of behavior and I am not alone in recognizing it.

Stop trying to allude that I am weak and easily offended. The response was mild compared to the offense..

The strange thing is you have explained your beliefs at least twice recently that I've seen and numerous times over the years that I've been here. For some reason those beliefs seem to offend a handful of Christians.

 

[Dan From Smithville]

The strange thing is you have explained your beliefs at least twice recently that I've seen and numerous times over the years that I've been here. For some reason those beliefs seem to offend a handful of Christians.

I don't see it as an interest in how others come to accept the theory of evolution. From what I have seen there isn't really any interest in anything except discrediting it and any that accept it. Especially if the person accepting science is a Christian. That may be the biggest threat of all to deniers and literalists. The only criteria for becoming Christian is the acceptance of Christ as your savior. Memorizing the Bible, demands it be viewed a certain way and accepting any nonsense against reason and science doesn't make one a "true" Christian over other Christians.

I could probably say a lot about it, but I've already said enough. Denial is not just for science apparently.

 

[Dan From Smithville]

I directed it at the one having cheat shots at someone for being the wrong kind of Christian.

If you have an interest, this may be enlightening.

Jehovah's Witnesses beliefs - Wikipedia.

 

[Dan From Smithville]

I directed it at the one having cheat shots at someone for being the wrong kind of Christian.

Personally, after all of this, I think I would rather talk about insects.

 

[John53]

Personally, after all of this, I think I would rather talk about insects.

Birds, music, insects. Take your pick. It's usually a rational discussion so that's a bonus.

 

[ratiocinator]

AronRa has a whole series of flood videos on YouTube: Anthropology, Mythology, Archeology, Zoology, Paleontology, Dendrochronology, Meteorology, Disarticulation, and plain old Science. Lots of interesting info.

Thanks for pointing out this guy. Bookmarked for future reference.

 

[SavedByTheLord]

Have you seen these?

AronRa has a whole series of flood videos on YouTube: Anthropology, Mythology, Archeology, Zoology, Paleontology, Dendrochronology, Meteorology, Disarticulation, and plain old Science. Lots of interesting info.

But he makes a fundamental mistake in reasoning.
He assumed that God cannot violate physical law.

 

[ratiocinator]

But he makes a fundamental mistake in reasoning.
He assumed that God cannot violate physical law.

You're still only responding to one of his videos. The archaeology one was not about physical laws but archaeological evidence.

And that's before we get to you accusing your God of being a liar again.

 

[SavedByTheLord]

You're still only responding to one of his videos. The archaeology one was not about physical laws but archaeological evidence.

And that's before we get to you accusing your God of being a liar again.

Not me.
All the archaeology proves the Biblical account.

 

[ratiocinator]

All the archaeology proves the Biblical account.

You forget that we have irrefutable proof that your claim is wrong.

 

[SavedByTheLord]

You forget that we have irrefutable proof that your claim is wrong.

When might you actually produce any evidence?

 

[ratiocinator]

When might you actually produce any evidence?

Unfortunately the flow of evidence is one-way. Other people provide it to you and you just do evidence-free contradiction.

 

[SavedByTheLord]

Unfortunately the flow of evidence is one-way. Other people provide it to you and you just do evidence-free contradiction.

I have refuted evolution and billions of years many times.

 

[ratiocinator]

I have refuted evolution and billions of years many times.

In your dreams, perhaps.