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The Theory of Evolution is supported by the evidence.

The_Evelyonian

The_Evelyonian

Old-School Member
Jose Fly said:
The third was a guy who I really, truly felt sorry for. He and I would go back and forth, usually in a semi-friendly way, and I spent most of my time trying to get him to at least understand the scientific basis behind evolution. Finally, one day he posted to me something like, "You could give me a fossil, I could hold it in my hands and study it, and see that has all the characteristics of a transitional. But if the word of God tells me it can't exist, then I could only conclude that there is something wrong with my eyes. Likely, Satan has somehow managed to fool me." That struck me so hard that the only thing I could post back to him was "I'm so sorry". It sticks with me to this day. It saddens me that someone could be so brainwashed (and that is the proper term) that they could deny the existence of something they're holding in their hands.
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That is truly sad.

Reminds me of that Kurt Wise quoie:

"Although there are scientific reasons for accepting a young earth, I am a young-age creationist because that is my understanding of the Scripture. As I shared with my professors years ago when I was in college, if all the evidence in the universe turns against creationism, I would be the first to admit it, but I would still be a creationist because that is what the Word of God seems to indicate. Here I must stand."
 
Autodidact

Autodidact

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O.K., fine, but if they then come back and assert that the evidence supports their position, they're just lying. At least Kurt Wise is honest, if a bit screwed up.
 
painted wolf

painted wolf

Grey Muzzle
At least I can respect his position for it's honesty.... it's the deliberate falsehoods of people like Ken Ham that I can no longer tolerate.

wa:do
 
The Voice of Reason

The Voice of Reason

Doctor of Thinkology
I have a lot of respect for the guys that just come out and admit that they are going to cling to their faith, and simply reject the science. I know that they are being foolish, but at least they have the guts to admit what they are doing.

The ones that try to act like science is wrong, on the other hand, or intentionally misinterpret the evidence - well, those guys make me want to strangle a kitten.

For those guys, I'm just taking shots and calling them out for their BS.

I know it's immature on my part, but hey - somebody has to stop to their level, and I figure it might as well be me.
 
Jose Fly

Jose Fly

Fisker of men
I agree with what everyone has said. In the past, I would often tell creationists "Why don't you just say you believe Genesis no matter what, and leave it at that? Why do you have to pretend you even know the science of evolution, let alone well enough to declare it a hoax?"

IOW, just what you guys said...cut the BS.
 
Wotan

Wotan

Active Member
It is difficult to get a man to believe something if he thinks his eternal salvation depends on not believing it.
 
Danmac

Danmac

Well-Known Member
The Voice of Reason said:
Honestly, Danmac - do you realize how bad this makes you look? Do you understand that many people begin to see Christianity in a bad light, because of the continual denials of evidence that even a blind man can see?

This really is pathetic.
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Luke 6: 26 Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

Matthew 5:11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.


That is really a comforting comment. Thank you. I must be right on track.
 
painted wolf

painted wolf

Grey Muzzle
yes, its a good thing that "kinds" and "baramins" are so well defined... otherwise things like this may cause confusion.
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It's a good thing Danmac is here to tell us what kind this critter is.... isn't it.

wa:do
 
Danmac

Danmac

Well-Known Member
painted wolf said:
yes, its a good thing that "kinds" and "baramins" are so well defined... otherwise things like this may cause confusion.
pic-microraptor.jpg


It's a good thing Danmac is here to tell us what kind this critter is.... isn't it.

wa:do
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I'm guessing it is akin to the jackelope family as shown here.

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Autodidact

Autodidact

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Danmac said:
It's hard to get a man to believe in God when there is no room for another God.
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Evolution, Danmac. The thread is about evolution. Perhaps you'd like to deal with your many outstanding problems in this thread about evolution. For example, that you can't explain or define your single objection to a theory that you claim to disagree with.
 
Autodidact

Autodidact

Intentionally Blank
Danmac said:
Luke 6: 26 Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

Matthew 5:11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.


That is really a comforting comment. Thank you. I must be right on track.
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Let me get this. When you lie, and dodge, and evade, you think you're doing a good job of getting yourself persecuted as a Christian? That's what you think? Kind of an anti-evangelizing deal? The more people you drive away from Christianity, the better?
 
Autodidact

Autodidact

Intentionally Blank
Danmac said:
Correct.......Within a kind.
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Why are you so stubborn in assimilating the simplest concept? Is that part of your desire to be persecuted? How on earth can you say within a kind, when you have no idea what a kind is, and can't tell one kind from another?
 
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