psychoslice
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There is no such thing as a biblical fact, case closed.
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That's been something people have been saying for awhile. Perhaps maybe even before our species was around.
That makes no sense, and if the laws of nature are so "too simple" then why haven't we figured out things such as gravity?
Who says we are the beneficiaries of creation? What exactly is this creation? You will need to define and provide evidence. And, we actually have received a radio transmission, although it's origin is unknown. And it's very likely we are going about it the wrong way, because we have a few different ways of transmit communications, so it may just be we are doing something comparable to listening for an AM frequency when we need to be looking for FM frequency.
You clearly don't understand how these predictions work. When you observe something, you make a hypothesis, and you test it. If the hypothesis is true, it will be able to predict future outcomes of a given event. There is no way to test for a creator, nor any future events to predict.
Sorry to butt in here, but as an atheist, I wanted to reply to this.
I can't speak for all atheists, but I look at it this way. I don't see any reason to attribute the creation of the universe to a supernatural deity that hasn't even been shown to exist in the first place.
I don't see how invoking an even bigger mystery as an explanation actually gets us anywhere in explaining anything. I don't understand why the default position would be to invoke an invisible anthropomorphic creator as an explanation for everything we see in the universe. I think the default position should be that we don't know, pending further investigation, and go from there and go out and learn how things work. .
And if you want to assert that some god put it all together, then I think you should have to first demonstrate that such a god exists
I love the Cherry allegory.....There is no such thing as a biblical fact, case closed.
The problem with calling what created everything God is that it legitimizes every religion and all the other rules they make up for that religion. Religions typically act against non believers or other believers in order to justify their beliefs. Try getting elected for a government position in the US or Canada if you say you don't believe in God.But then the problem becomes what caused God? Or is it Gods? How could one possibly tell? If one says that God(s) was/were always there, then that opens up the concept of "infinity", so why is it supposedly not possible that there never was a true "creation" to begin with?
It actually legitimizes none of them since all religions have dogmas that are based on beliefs that are typically all but impossible to objectively confirm and are not based on evidence per se. The approach I take is along the line on Baruch Spinoza's basic concept he often called "Nature", used in an all-inclusive manner, and he also used that term as an alternative name for "God". Where I differ from him is that I'm not even willing to go that far in declaring that there must be a God or Gods since it's simply well beyond my pay-grade.The problem with calling what created everything God is that it legitimizes every religion and all the other rules they make up for that religion. Religions typically act against non believers or other believers in order to justify their beliefs. Try getting elected for a government position in the US or Canada if you say you don't believe in God.
Agree....The reason religions appeal to so many is because it gives them some hope for an after life. It makes people feel better if they think that they will meet their spouses or children or friends in an after life. I'm an atheist and even I would have liked to believe that I would enter some kinda heaven where I would meet everybody else I knew. My own mother at the end was tired of life and wanted to be with her husband. He had died some dozen years before. It also appeals to us because it suggests that we have a soul or some kind of spirit that differentiates us from other animals. This allows us to treat them as we wish whether it is for pets, slave labour or as food. People used to cite God and the bible as a rationale for slavery. We have and still use God as a reason to wage war.It actually legitimizes none of them since all religions have dogmas that are based on beliefs that are typically all but impossible to objectively confirm and are not based on evidence per se. The approach I take is along the line on Baruch Spinoza's basic concept he often called "Nature", used in an all-inclusive manner, and he also used that term as an alternative name for "God". Where I differ from him is that I'm not even willing to go that far in declaring that there must be a God or Gods since it's simply well beyond my pay-grade.
As far as your last sentence is concerned, I'm all-aboard with ya.
Agreed.Agree....The reason religions appeal to so many is because it gives them some hope for an after life. It makes people feel better if they think that they will meet their spouses or children or friends in an after life. I'm an atheist and even I would have liked to believe that I would enter some kinda heaven where I would meet everybody else I knew. My own mother at the end was tired of life and wanted to be with her husband. He had died some dozen years before. It also appeals to us because it suggests that we have a soul or some kind of spirit that differentiates us from other animals. This allows us to treat them as we wish whether it is for pets, slave labour or as food. People used to cite God and the bible as a rationale for slavery. We have and still use God as a reason to wage war.
That point being referenced that plenty of people of many cultures and backgrounds have reckoned the Earth and universe had a beginning at some point in time. Really though, it doesn't require religion or science to recognize this.yes, since the dawn of our ability to contemplate these things, most people have concluded a creation event and hence a creator for it.
What do atheists have to do with it? Scientists are figuring out how the universe works, and just because they haven't figured out everything yet doesn't mean they won't.That's what I'm saying, nature is NOT simple, as much as atheists have tried, we can't show how it all runs on some automated system that spontaneously created itself without purpose
Actually, to anyone who thinks rationally and scientifically, it isn't a strong suggestion of alien intelligence because we don't know the origins of the signal. It's just as likely some asteroids far away collided and the materials to make this signal just happened to rub up against each other in a manner that created the transmission. It's an unsolved mystery, and it's likely we never will solve it.It's interesting that the simplest mathematical pattern drifting across space, is interpreted as a 'WOW' signal, that strongly suggests alien intelligence (ID) what other explanation could there possibly be!!?
while a vast array of complex interactively functional algorithms permeating all of space/time matter/energy- may be safely assumed by default, to have blundered into existence for no particular reason!
That doesn't make any sense. Why would an atheist argue a "creation even" with "overt religious tones," only to propose a model that makes god redundant?once again, you could have argued this with atheists, they very clearly stated that a creation event had overt religious overtones for them, and so they proposed 'non-created' models of the universe that if true, would make God redundant.
It's not a heads or tails thing. A proper hypothesis will make predictions that explain our observations. In the case of the Big Bang, we see cosmic bodies drifting further out into the universe. In the case of Intelligent Design, we find bombardments of deadly solar radiation giving us cancer and that our planet sits within an asteroid belt.So when it comes to testing a hypothesis for atheism, it's heads we win, tails.... doesn't count, let's toss again.
What is it with your "atheist this" and "atheist that?" Just because someone doesn't believe in your god or believe in a cosmic puppeteer doesn't make them an atheist. Einstein did not believe in any sort of personal deity (he though it was childish to do so), but yet he was not an atheist and he did work to translate the functions of the universe and explain it through mathematics.None of the testable atheist creation myths were validated, only the creation event the Priest Lemaitre put forward.
yes, since the dawn of our ability to contemplate these things, most people have concluded a creation event and hence a creator for it.
everybody except atheists at the time, who claimed static/eternal models for the exact opposite rationale: no cration= no creator
yes, since the dawn of our ability to contemplate these things, most people have concluded a creation event and hence a creator for it.
That's what I'm saying, nature is NOT simple, as much as atheists have tried, we can't show how it all runs on some automated system that spontaneously created itself without purpose
once again, you could have argued this with atheists, they very clearly stated that a creation event had overt religious overtones for them, and so they proposed 'non-created' models of the universe that if true, would make God redundant.
None of the testable atheist creation myths were validated, only the creation event the Priest Lemaitre put forward.
Had the universe turned out to be static, I'd be happy to accept the implication; no creation = no creator
Many atheists here do not agree with this though, they see atheism/ naturalism as the default explanation, shifting the burden of proof to every other explanation but their own.
Yes, it's important to substitute scholarly journals with vlogs on youtube.My son (3rd) is being taught the Big Bang theory in which he is having issues with. So while doing some research and what I found was amazing. I encourage you to watch you tube "what you aren't being told about astronomy by Skip Pssaris.
So, no astronomy experience?He was an engineer for the US Military Program.
If I told a military engineer that any calculations on a chopper's time of arrival are silly and I should just calculate it based on a chopper I piloted in a video game, would that engineer laugh at me?He explains how our universe is not billions of years old more like 6000 years old.
Is it really the son with the issues?What aspect of the Big Bang Theory is your son having issues with? What are these issues?
I feel sorry for any soldiers who have to use any of the stuff he engineers.Intelligence and education are not defenses against sloppy thinking.
That's what creationism teaches, not the Big Bang. The Big Bang only says that everything was crammed in real tight to begin with and then spread out pretty quickly.He said to me Mama, how can something like come from nothing. What do you tell a 3rd grader?
Oh, man, they took down trip1.org. It was a fun site for kids.I work in a school, and what they are teaching now, especially in history, is incomplete watered down versions of the Truth. For instance, the Holocaust is just a blurp, as if they want us to believe it never happened. The Civil War is taught without the realities of the brutality. Native American history is taught without the true significance of how profound. They (the Establishment) won't tell you about Wounded Knee massacre, or all the treaties that were made and broken or how the Europeans forced them to give up their way of life or die. Everything just seems so minimized and justified, and denied.
We had to dream up inventions in 4th grade, I think. I drew up a pen that used some sort of radio waves or something to write by itself and had an antenna. Now we have those pen scanners and 3-D printing pens and such. I want a time machine so I could get the patent rights on the stuff I thought up first, LOL.We've only seen a very tiny portion of the universe, so of course we won't have it all figured out now, or for awhile. But we most certainly can and will learn. Even when I was a kid the idea of 3D printers and instant global communication was something more of science fiction than reality. As a species, when someone says it can't be done, we have a pretty good record of proving them wrong.
The problem is that the bible specifically notes in places that God does, indeed, do such things.But God never has done or will ever do any of those things. He is incapable of any evil. That's just my thoughts.
Your sacrifice will be remembered throughout the ages.I'm still less than 10 minutes into these vids ...
How many supporters of ID would be willing to say that the Great Spirit or Brahma or Ptah or Raven or Coyote or Marduk or the sons of Borr created the planet?So in some cases even atheists are open to the possibility of ID
At least you are confused about the Big Bang. I once had a call from a student's parent saying the homework was too hard because they (the parents) didn't know what "nouns" were.
Is parents a noun?Yes, it's important to substitute scholarly journals with vlogs on youtube.
At least you are confused about the Big Bang. I once had a call from a student's parent saying the homework was too hard because they (the parents) didn't know what "nouns" were.
So, no astronomy experience?
You guys DO know there are different branches of science, right? Do you just think that because a doctor and a dentist are both in the medical field, the dentist can take out your appendix?
If I told a military engineer that any calculations on a chopper's time of arrival are silly and I should just calculate it based on a chopper I piloted in a video game, would that engineer laugh at me?
Things have definite durations. There are trees on this planet with origins that are almost 10k years themselves. Rocks can be dated. While dating can be revised, it's NEVER to the extent creationists suggest. It's not "well, we were wrong about it being a million years ago, more like yesterday" and more like "well, we were wrong about it being 5 billion years ago, more like 3 billion years ago".
Is it really the son with the issues?
I feel sorry for any soldiers who have to use any of the stuff he engineers.
That's what creationism teaches, not the Big Bang. The Big Bang only says that everything was crammed in real tight to begin with and then spread out pretty quickly.
Oh, man, they took down trip1.org. It was a fun site for kids.
This looks good for astronomy
One for biology
Don't trust textbooks. As you noted, they are full of crap thanks to politics. However, this is the 21st century, and kids don't have to be trapped by such propaganda anymore. Also, read "Lies My Teacher Told Me" to get an appreciation for just how bad it is in the textbook field.
I used to teach 4th grade. Looking stuff is a specialty. Feel free to PM me information requests at any time
(I just don't do others' homework, LOL.)
We had to dream up inventions in 4th grade, I think. I drew up a pen that used some sort of radio waves or something to write by itself and had an antenna. Now we have those pen scanners and 3-D printing pens and such. I want a time machine so I could get the patent rights on the stuff I thought up first, LOL.
The problem is that the bible specifically notes in places that God does, indeed, do such things.
Most people don't have a good sense of what is in the bible. They only learned the "Sunday School Version" which, like our textbooks, are rampant with propaganda.
God may not lie, but the authors in the bible sure do enjoy it quite often.
Your sacrifice will be remembered throughout the ages.
How many supporters of ID would be willing to say that the Great Spirit or Brahma or Ptah or Raven or Coyote or Marduk or the sons of Borr created the planet?
Agree....The reason religions appeal to so many is because it gives them some hope for an after life. It makes people feel better if they think that they will meet their spouses or children or friends in an after life. I'm an atheist and even I would have liked to believe that I would enter some kinda heaven where I would meet everybody else I knew. My own mother at the end was tired of life and wanted to be with her husband. He had died some dozen years before. It also appeals to us because it suggests that we have a soul or some kind of spirit that differentiates us from other animals. This allows us to treat them as we wish whether it is for pets, slave labour or as food. People used to cite God and the bible as a rationale for slavery. We have and still use God as a reason to wage war.
Lemaitre didn't put forward any creation event. In his own words:None of the testable atheist creation myths were validated, only the creation event the Priest Lemaitre put forward.
My son (3rd) is being taught the Big Bang theory in which he is having issues with. So while doing some research and what I found was amazing. I encourage you to watch you tube "what you aren't being told about astronomy by Skip Pssaris. He was an engineer for the US Military Program. He entered the program as an evolutionist and atheist. During his course of research and his findings he is now a creationist and Christian. He breaks down many claims from evolutionists have made and show how they are inconsistent , contradictory and lacking and facts to prove their theories. He speaks about how the universe began and it could not have been. Ultimately, the Bible accounts are true. He explains how our universe is not billions of years old more like 6000 years old. His backs up all his claims scientifically by what we know as fact. Such how a dust particle cannot become a planet and based on speeds of revolution with certain planets show how young our universe is. He also addresses the function of the moon, why its there, is for us. So, if you think about it, it really is the only thing that makes sense. There never was or ever will be life on another planet. So, God created everything for our benefit. and he is the Grand Master of everything. he is the ultimate scientist and He doesn't have to prove Himself.
Do you mean:Walter Russell teaches,
The universe is currently out breathing as you and I would exhale. Aeons from now man will observe the universe in breathing as we inhale.
This is the universe creating and destroying itself over and over eternally.
As above, so below.
If you want both the spiritual and scientific explanation of the universe than you need to read Russells book "The Secret of Light".
Also "A New Concept of the Universe" is great to but I prefer the former.
Both books are more pseudoscience philosophy than science, WR.Walter Russell teaches,
The universe is currently out breathing as you and I would exhale. Aeons from now man will observe the universe in breathing as we inhale.
This is the universe creating and destroying itself over and over eternally.
As above, so below.
If you want both the spiritual and scientific explanation of the universe than you need to read Russells book "The Secret of Light".
Also "A New Concept of the Universe" is great to but I prefer the former.