27 Jan 08
Originally posted by musicismyworldDo you have even the slightest clue as to how we date things from the past? I rather suspect not.
The dirt looks that old because of Noah and the Ark and the Great flood. I put studied in quotations because they didn't at ALL mention how old the dinosaur bones were, or even if they studied them.
How, pray tell, can we get an age of the earth, measured by seven different techniques to agree at 4,53 billion years old, to within 2% of each other, by random?
That would be akin to measuring the width of North America using multiple techniques which all agree with each other to within 30cm, and then discrediting it because of some childish notion that America is only 20 KM across.
27 Jan 08
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Originally posted by josephwFirst: of course there can be evidence--sometimes approaching proof--that something does not exist.
If there were not a creator God, would there be proof?
Can there be proof for something not existing?
Can there only be evidence for the existence of something, and not for something that does not exist?
Try modus tollens (with knobs on). Suppose a guilty defendant claimed, falsely and foolishly, that an intruder broke into his house by smashing a window andthen killed his wife. Contradicting this account, detectives later found all windows in the house intact, no broken glass, and no other evidence of intrusion. (Plus, the defendant was known to be violent, and to have been recently arguing with and assaulting his wife.) Wouldn't you say that there was evidence that this intruder did not exist? And (under the particular wider circumstances), wouldn't this evidence approach proof of the intruder's non-existence, beyond reasonable doubt?
Second: if there were not a unicorn, would there be proof?
And if there weren't proof, by your definition (the same type you would apply in your similar question concerning God), would one be justified in believing in unicorns?
Extrapolate the consequences back to your original concerns.
27 Jan 08
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Originally posted by PsychoPawnGood point... then why did you put down my answer to josephw?😕
Yes and yes.
I'm also suggesting that you can't expect to come into a spirituality forum where people expect to have open conversations about god and the existence thereof without having our religious sensibilities stepped on a bit.
Proverbs 30:5
Every word of God proves true. He defends all who come to him for protection.
27 Jan 08
Originally posted by scottishinnzI'm only 13 I have no clue what in the world you're trying to say... please speak how a 13 year old child could understand. Thanks.
Do you have even the slightest clue as to how we date things from the past? I rather suspect not.
How, pray tell, can we get an age of the earth, measured by seven different techniques to agree at 4,53 billion years old, to within 2% of each other, by random?
That would be akin to measuring the width of North America using multiple techniques whi ...[text shortened]... 0cm, and then discrediting it because of some childish notion that America is only 20 KM across.
27 Jan 08
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Originally posted by no1marauderHebrews 4:12
I don't know whether to laugh, cry or simply despair for the future of the human race when I read posts from a teenager like musicismyworld.
The word of God is full of living power. It is sharper than the sharpest knife, cutting deep into are intermost thoughts and desires. It exsposes us for what we really are.
having read that... read this in reply of your message.
1 Peter 4:14
Be happy if you are insulted for being a Christian, for then the glorious Spirit of God will come upon you.
27 Jan 08
Originally posted by musicismyworldHow did I put your answer to josephw down? I disagreed with what you posted, yes. I didn't insult you though.
Good point... then why did you put down my answer to josephw?😕
Proverbs 30:5
Every word of God proves true. He defends all who come to him for protection.
The Fossil Whale: 104:566
From his mighty bulk the whale affords a most congenial theme whereon to enlarge, amplify, and generally expatiate.
28 Jan 08
Originally posted by musicismyworldThen why do you keep quoting the Bible? You couldn't possibly understand the highly sophisticated text of the Bible with your 13 year old intellect.
I'm only 13 I have no clue what in the world you're trying to say... please speak how a 13 year old child could understand. Thanks.
Just a couple of comments on your previous post:
Christians believe that there was a flood that wiped out the entire world because of there sins.
You should have qualified that with "Some Christians". The vast majority of Christians do not believe that.
And we know that water makes thing look older than they really are ...
Who is the 'we'? I sure never knew that. It certainly isn't a scientific finding. Who told you it was true? Do you realize that if you find out, as I suspect you will, that it is untrue, then the person who told it to you is either ignorant or a liar?