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Right and Wrong Reasons for being (A)theist

Subduction Zone

Veteran Member
And proof beyond reasonable doubt seems to be quite subjective. I can agree that evidence is only sign that something could have happened. There is always room for other explanations and evidence is not proof. And that means, evolution theory, as explanation for all species, depends greatly on what one wants to believe.

And once again, the theory of evolution is the only idea that has not been shown to be wrong. Creationists currently avoid putting their beliefs into proper scientific concepts. They have been burnt far too often. Right now they simply make nonsense claims that can't be tested putting them in the realm of "Not even wrong".
 

1213

Well-Known Member
And once again, the theory of evolution is the only idea that has not been shown to be wrong. ..

Maybe so, but it has not been shown to be true either. It is only a belief. And as a belief, it is only modernization of Mother earth religion. In it, the “evolution” is the creator of life forms, similarly as Mother Earth in ancient beliefs.

I don’t see that nature has ability to create new species as evolution theorists claim and therefore I don’t believe the theory.
 

1213

Well-Known Member
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Is it a belief that humans and chimps share more than 99% of their 200,000+ ERV's at the same spot in their genomes? Nope, that is an observation.....

Even if they have same “ERV's at the same spot in their genomes”, it is just a belief that it means same ancestor.
 

1213

Well-Known Member
Then show us an alternate observation that is supported by observation and evidence. If you can't, then common ancestry is the only explanation we have right now.

But luckily, we don’t have to be that desperate that we take “the only” explanation as truth, when there is no good reason to take it. :)
 

Subduction Zone

Veteran Member
How is “God created” debunked?
I? It is not a question of "God created" , it is a question of what and how he any goes created. The Adam and Eve story have clearly been debunked. So has the Noah's Ark myth.
Of course there is no reason to believe the myths of the Bible since there is no reliable evidence for them.
 

Subduction Zone

Veteran Member
Maybe so, but it has not been shown to be true either. It is only a belief. And as a belief, it is only modernization of Mother earth religion. In it, the “evolution” is the creator of life forms, similarly as Mother Earth in ancient beliefs.
What are you talking about? You do realize that there are different standards of proof, don't you? By a legal standard the theory has been proven far beyond a reasonable doubt. If you ever thought that someone was guilty of a crime then you have no excuse for not
accepting the theory of evolution.

I don’t see that nature has ability to create new species as evolution theorists claim and therefore I don’t believe the theory.

That is only because you suffer from wilful ignorance.
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
I? It is not a question of "God created" , it is a question of what and how he any goes created. The Adam and Eve story have clearly been debunked. So has the Noah's Ark myth.
Of course there is no reason to believe the myths of the Bible since there is no reliable evidence for them.
Debunking depends upon perspective.
While scientifically debunked, we're talking about a supreme
being who can do things which supersede the laws of science.
 

Subduction Zone

Veteran Member
Debunking depends upon perspective.
While scientifically debunked, we're talking about a supreme
being who can do things which supersede the laws of science.
the problem is that creationists will also claim that God cannot lie. Assuming that God cannot or will not lie the creation myths of the Bible are debunked.
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
Who? It seems you are allowing God to lie.

By the way, if a creationist openly stated that God lied I could respect their position a little.
I don't see the need for a lie.
The Bible could be accurate, with supernatural intervention
violating the natural laws we observe now.
 

Subduction Zone

Veteran Member
I don't see the need for a lie.
The Bible could be accurate, with supernatural intervention
violating the natural laws we observe now.
This is not clear. The evidence out there clearly tells us that the diversity of life is due to evolution. If that is not the case then God would have had to have planted the evidence, making him a liar.
 
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