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Somebody use their imagination now.
Starting at let's say and watching until say 3.00 minutes. Not long watching at all.
How did the process of Protein Synthesis with Transcription in the cell come about over millions of years of trials and error until the optimal method was naturally selected to stick? (No Intelligence Allowed).
Signature in the Cell by Stephen Meyer
@sonship saidI have the book, but not cracked it open yet.
Somebody use their imagination now.
Starting at let's say and watching until say 3.00 minutes. Not long watching at all.
How did the process of Protein Synthesis with Transcription in the cell come about over millions of years of trials and error until the optimal method was naturally selected to stick? (No Intelligence Allowed).
Signature in the Cell by Stephen Meyer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVkdQhNdzHU
-Removed-Sure I have. So yes the detail that others may go into is great, no problem with that here. But our stand is not to go into such detail because if ones heart is for Jehovah and his creative powers, you'll see that and to go into those serious details is not our mission. We present the bible's views and if it is in ones heart to believe the Bible, one will. If it's not in ones heart to believe Jehovah, no amount of arguing with all the proof in the world will work as we see with ones here who refuse to submit to God and the bible.
@galveston75 saidAn opinion no doubt shared by the knights headed to Jerusalem in 1098.
Sure I have. So yes the detail that others may go into is great, no problem with that here. But our stand is not to go into such detail because if ones heart is for Jehovah and his creative powers, you'll see that and to go into those serious details is not our mission. We present the bible's views and if it is in ones heart to believe the Bible, one will. If it's not in ...[text shortened]... the proof in the world will work as we see with ones here who refuse to submit to God and the bible.
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Sure, because humans have egos and hate to admit that they are wrong.
When you've given your life to a certain world-view, you may rather die then give it up.
And though we all would fancy ourselves as purely objective, worldview can influence the way we interpret evidence.
Same evidence but different interpretations because of differing a prior worldview.
@sonship saidThe world is a scary place, death a scary concept. No wonder some chaps, riddled with such worries, manufacture a God to comfort them.
@Ghost-of-a-DukeChristians are, by definition, 'full of worries.'
How is being a Christian "by definition" characterized by worries?
I'm a Christian. What are my, let's say, two or three biggest worries?
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The world is a scary place, ...
Oh, I have always thought and even now think, the world is very often a very enjoyable and beautiful place. Sure there are some things to be concerned about - hurricanes, crime, getting scammed by hackers.
By and large though, I have had many happy days pursuing enjoyable non-scary interests.
I think you're exaggerating. I have learned that it would be scarier to imagine NO accountability of anyone to an ultimate balancing of the moral scales of the universe.
Today in the US people go into schools and randomly shoot up children with guns they cherish the "right" to have, no matter what. It is a legitimate concern for every parent or relative who sends their children off to a school.
Some amount of regard that NO ONE gets away ultimately for crimes like this because of God, would be healthy. And it would also be true, I think.
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death a scary concept.
I think imagining that death is only the irrational fear of Christians is wrong. But you really won't know unless you are conscious in those final moments when you step out into the unknown yourself.
"Oh, I'll just be merrily whistling some happy tune the last breathing moments of my life."
Its a nice boast. But you really don't know that that will be your frame of mind until the time comes.
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No wonder some chaps, riddled with such worries, manufacture a God to comfort them.
Jesus was here already when I arrived. I didn't manufacture such a character by any means.
And aside from Christian theism, a Beginner and Author of the universe makes perfect sense. Especially one as science has found is so exquisitely finely tuned for man's life in it.
But if some people maybe living in a more threatening environment daily then you, have a healthy wariness of the world around them, why would you count yourself so superior to them?
Maybe not everyone was born with silver spoon in their mouth.
Reasons to turn to a Heavenly Father are not automatically beneath your imagined superiority because YOU'RE not scared of anything.
@ghost-of-a-duke saidYou know the real God isn't anything like the one you portray. You ever wonder if you are getting this right or not?
The world is a scary place, death a scary concept. No wonder some chaps, riddled with such worries, manufacture a God to comfort them.