evolutionists are always called on to explain how a complicated organ like an eye could have come about "by chance" - as if any scientist ever claimed that's what happened.
but there are shelves of books in your library that will explain the process of natural selection, some are written so simply that a child can grasp the basic concept.
you don't have to accept it but at least an explanation is offered.
I believe that if life could accidently come from non-living matter, then man should be able to duplicate that somehow.
First welcome to the board ecuador. Second I just want to point out that if man can duplicate it it would not be considered accidental. Scientist have been able to create a virus.
my favorites are:.
"paradise earth": not in the bible.
"great crowd" of "other sheep" - two unrelated texts... put them together, and voila!, you just changed the destiny of millions!.
Oral sex is wrong.
my favorites are:.
"paradise earth": not in the bible.
"great crowd" of "other sheep" - two unrelated texts... put them together, and voila!, you just changed the destiny of millions!.
That Satan lied to Adam and Eve.
when william miller (baptist farmer turned theologian) predicted the 2nd coming of christ in 1843/44 a large segment of america's population believed along with him.. miller was invited to preach in church after church.
he gave his points in sermons demonstrating the nearness of armageddon.
perhaps a hundred thousand devout christians waited for the end.
Look up the SUNK COST FALLACY. It fits.
I looked it up and it fits my dad to well.
the title may have lured you here but since it is summertime i am just curious how many people here have yards they have to take care of?
if so, how big of a yard do you have?
what do you use to mow your yard?
All that is in the works for me, but for now I need to keep the brush low. Once I get the place graded, I am planting avocado, mango, all the citrus, and a lot of other stuff. It is going to be an edible forest. the fallen leaves act as natural mulch so no need to mow.
BTS
!! I'm jealous.
the title may have lured you here but since it is summertime i am just curious how many people here have yards they have to take care of?
if so, how big of a yard do you have?
what do you use to mow your yard?
I don't understand why people mow their lawn. Why not grow something that does not require mowing? Or better yet grow something that is useful or edible.
when william miller (baptist farmer turned theologian) predicted the 2nd coming of christ in 1843/44 a large segment of america's population believed along with him.. miller was invited to preach in church after church.
he gave his points in sermons demonstrating the nearness of armageddon.
perhaps a hundred thousand devout christians waited for the end.
Belief is the the least of it. It is a PERSONALITY fit first. Belief can follow.
Quid pro quo. This for that.
I'm just sorry to have to admit it fit my personality for all those years!
Interesting hypothesis but i believe that if someone is born in, the religion creates a personality that fits, for a wile. It never fit for me, I tried and tried but finally gave up only to realised I was duped. I don't think it's a question of belief but a question of knowledge, to a certain degree. If you receive the knowledge but refuse to accept it then I agree that it's a personality fit. Take my dad for example, I prove to him that the WT lied and tried to cover it up and he admitted that they lied but he didn't care. He has sacrifice to much to accept he was duped. His personality is intertwined with the religion, his identity is inseparable from the WT.
Great post BTW Terry.
honest to god true story.. i went to the groc store saturday.
of the items bought was mayonaise.
(dont eat the shit myself but someone had to have it).
Wow! there are some crazy stuff in your country.Here in Canada, we are not as paranoide.
for me it was that god is killing billions of people just to prove a point.
what about you?
Why killing babies was okay.
Why slavery is okay.
Why selling your daughter in the OT was okay but picking up branches to make a fire on the sabbath was punishable by death.
The flood story.
Why we couldn't celebrate our birthday.
Why we had to dress a certain way even if the bible never said that Christians needed to have a dress code it just said to be modest.
its true many of you, myself included come here and express how we feel, but do you ever disguise how damaged an individual you are, even in real life?
sometimes i wonder (aside from here) whether people really can grasp what it means to have grown up in a world that means nothing now and isnt even relevant.
I don't think that I am damaged but I do think that I have a different way of seeing the world then most people in our developed countries. Try and remember that we in our countries have it good compared to the rest of the world. The majority of the world's population does not live in "luxury" like we do. I find that when you take that in consideration our lives are not so bad. I do not hide anything of who I am any more. I do keep some aspects of my life private but WHO I am if you want to know I will tell you.
