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A False Dilemma, in Atheism

Discussion in 'Religion & Philosophy' started by usfan, Mar 19, 2019.

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  1. JET3534

    JET3534 Well-Known Member

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    Educate yourself. Do a Google search on DNA sequencing and evolution. Sorry that pesky thing called science destroys your mythology.
     
    JET3534, Apr 10, 2019
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    tecoyah Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Reading comprehension is not your strong suit …..is it?
     
    tecoyah, Apr 10, 2019
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  3. RiaRaeb

    RiaRaeb Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Do you really believe that? Astonishing!
     
    RiaRaeb, Apr 10, 2019
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  4. RiaRaeb

    RiaRaeb Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    How is atheism a religion?
     
    RiaRaeb, Apr 10, 2019
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    yabberefugee Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    If you knew anything about DNA, you'd know something about "intelligent design". You are highly indoctrinated in the science of "chance".
     
    yabberefugee, Apr 10, 2019
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  6. yabberefugee

    yabberefugee Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    It is a "belief" that we, and everything around us, are a creation of chance. Takes a lot of faith.
     
    yabberefugee, Apr 10, 2019
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    No, I thought you did not understand what atheism is. It is a lack of belief in gods, nothing else. Best you educate yourself for future debate.
     
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    RiaRaeb, Apr 10, 2019
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    Faith does not equate to religion.. The term faith carries a different and unique meaning in religious context.
     
    tecoyah, Apr 10, 2019
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    Can you point me to a theory of intelligent design?
     
    RiaRaeb, Apr 10, 2019
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    Sorry but putting the word "young" in there does not magically make it better. You must believe in miracles.
     
    doombug, Apr 10, 2019
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    You seem determined not to have your creationist fairy tale undermined by facts.
    Next you will probably claim the world is only 6000 years old and flat per the Bible.

    https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0069924

    Explain why your creator created vestigial organs?
     
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  12. tecoyah

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    Well...considering my commentary was clearly a fiction intended to ridicule and play on the stupidity I replied to, I must assume you do not understand ironic sarcasm either.
     
    tecoyah, Apr 10, 2019
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    Lol. Thats why there are so many geneticists who are creationists, right? #sarcasm
     
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    Some actual proof would be nice, but you have none. Just oral mythical tradition.
     
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    That would be the same place as you base all of your assumptions on. No visual evidence and, in your case, no physical evidence to support your claims.

    Must be nice to only have to use imagination, yours and that from others, to present as facts. Just keep repeating it over and over and maybe someday you will actually convince some feeble minded individual. I doubt it though.
     
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    I directly addressed your post. You don't know the meaning of certain words. I called you on that.
     
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    atheism, by definition, is not a religion.
     
    rahl, Apr 10, 2019
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    That's where he ended up.

    But, he was still a believer in the existence of god when he returned from his famous voyage and entered his serious study of biology.
     
    WillReadmore, Apr 10, 2019
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    You mention that mutations are random but ignore that successful mutations are the product of natural selection. Therefore, evolution is to a large degree deterministic.
     
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    JET3534, Apr 10, 2019
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    Yeah...weird aint it....when people find reality and knowledge they need to question their God belief.
     
    tecoyah, Apr 10, 2019
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    WillReadmore, Apr 10, 2019
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    There was a lot of different mud....he had to find the best dirt and filtered water. The stuff in the Phillipines was to damn chalky.
     
    tecoyah, Apr 10, 2019
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    Well if there wasn't an intelligent design, it was chance. Intelligent design would dictate an intelligent designer/ Creator. You and your minions had better get education rather than indoctrination!
     
    yabberefugee, Apr 10, 2019
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    Mutations are most likely to be deficiencies. They are not improvements .Giraffes never mutated into zebras. Different species.......
     
    yabberefugee, Apr 10, 2019
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