Indeed, if sheer volume is a tactic to dissuade me from replying at all, it is not a very admirable one, and padding out a post does nothing to add to the substance therein.
No, I'm not the kind of person who would do such a thing.
I have found that the anti-Christian propaganda that continually slanders and lies about the Bible paints a poor and deceitful picture of Christians. Just as the evolution myth has been beaten into your intellect, this propaganda may have divided us and caused you to more easily believe something that would otherwise not be an issue.
These slanderers favorite tactic is divide and conquer.
I want you to know that I believe in honesty and integrity in all things, including science.
I believe that you have failed to make the connection between chemtrails, the poisons in vaccines, and the promotion of the theory of evolution, which are all being promoted by the same criminals which you are mistakenly choosing to believe.
You're making a huge mistake Linda. You truly have your facts and faiths 180 degrees backwards.
When I do research I get my information from different sources, I don’t rely on only one.
I have observed that you rely on only one "kind".
You don't read Creationists arguments because you've said they are too painful in a previous post.
This is not intellectual honesty Linda.
We need to look at all the data and let the data lead you.
I sincerely (and strongly) believe that you are extremely prone to allowing your emotions and personal desires lead you. This is why self examination should always be a prerequisite to this kind of data inquiry. Otherwise, the data inquiry process will force you into self examination, unless you flatly refuse.
that all scientists, in every discipline, for hundreds of years, have been weaving a huge conspiracy of lies?
Again, you have no idea how global conspiracies are used and promoted. You also ignore history if you don't think large conspiracies can exist. You have no background in this area. I have extensive background in this area.
You have conflicting beliefs. Consider Nazi Germany. You believe that a nation was deceived but your conflicting belief is that it cannot happen again today.
The internal mechanism which causes you to doubt that it can happen again is pride (and possibly lust). The Biblical explanation for this mechanism is correct:
"Pride commeth before the fall."Pride blinds a persons understanding of truth, and when they believe a false truth, calamity eventually befalls them. This is a natural process.
There is a global calamity coming Linda, based on a global pride, and you are perfectly primed to blindly accept the explanation for this "fall" just as you've blindly accepted the magic of evolution.
No, I was merely stating that two can play at this game. Every time you tell me to watch a Hovind video, I will tell you to have a look at what a real scientist says about Hovind’s claims at the 300 Creationist Lies website.
This website is full of lies Linda. They are not even good ones. Anyone who takes the time to parse these things out can tear them apart.
We need to put the "intuition" away and rely on logic and reason here.
Eyes don't form by themselves. This is a fairytale myth, just as vaccine safety. Go ahead and take the next vaccine they offer you Linda. Don't bother questioning the purpose for them using formaldehyde in the mixture. This is what pride induced blindness leads to, and it's sad and tragic.
The Bible warns that this time in history would be a "perilous" time. Indeed it is.
No, I was merely stating that two can play at this game.
That's not what you said Linda. You said I was being "disingenuous". So, if you do that same thing, aren't you being disingenuous too?
Logic.
I understand the information I am giving you.
I know as clearly as I'm sitting here in this chair that, although you may believe these explanations you copy, you have no idea how ridiculous they really are and therefore don't really understand them.
You truly have no idea what processes are involved. I know this because you use that idea that a string of carbon atoms forms to lend credibility to evolution without any consideration of the underlying rule sets that govern these processes.
There are rules (you called them laws) that govern matter. These rules provide no mechanism for the formation of complex disconnected parts operating together, such as would be required in biological symmetry.
None.
Biological system consist of matter. The rule sets are the same. There is not getting away from this simple truth.
Do you believe that single-celled organisms developed into humans?
Do you believe that primordial soup evolved into single-celled organisms?
Based on all of your previous posts, it's logical to derive that you believe in both above.
Your implication is that these leaps were made impossibly quickly, and that the aim of one was to evolve into the other.
No Linda. I'm simply asking you the question I'm asking you.
Please answer.
I clearly understand the "time" claims of evolutionists. I just want to know what you believe Linda.
I maintain that the Bible is a religious book, not a scientific one.
Yet, you know nothing about it.
By your own logic (following), you will have to call this "disbelief" that you hold a religion as well.
Again, you are holding numerous conflicting beliefs simultaneously.
Know yourself.
Attempting to use science to explain how a literal interpretation of creation in the Bible could be fact is impossible; such evidence does not withstand scientific scrutiny.
Linda, don't you know how illogical it is for you to make these kinds of statements about something you know nothing about?
I know the answer, because it's the same thing you do with your belief in evolution; You pick and choose what you want to believe based on "intuition". Actually, I believe it is emotion in you. Intuition is something different, but you honestly have not yet learned the difference.
You’ll have trouble finding a skeptic who believes in possession at all,
You're really out of the loop here Linda. Again, you're only hanging with one crowd and you're believing your crowd is the entire world.
I've hung with both crowds for extended periods and I know better. Honestly.
If there are references in the Bible to concepts that can only be explained by modern science, then please give me quotes because I’d like to hear them.
I gave you links to Misslers website audio called Strategic Trends and you said ~~ "I'm not going browse a fundamentalist website".
Is this what you call intellectually honesty?
It's what I call "pick and choose". It's not logic and it's not science and it's not intellectually honest.
Also, you refuse to look at the evidence in one post and then you make it look as if I never provided the evidence in another post.
Why won't you just listen to the audio Linda? It would be an act of intellectual honesty.
Again, you're censoring your own exposure to information and then posing as an intellectually honest person.
I've been in both camps Linda, you have not. I have seen the evidence for evolution and if you research carefully, you will find that all boils down to the same type of information you find on the quackwatch website...
Scientific-sounding illogical myth.
When you really understand what evolution is asking you to believe and you understand enough about physics to see the illogic in it all, and when you are able to "catch" internal conflicts in your own logic, only then—when all three of these attributes are present—can you discern how absolutely absurd evolution is, on all levels.
With all due respect, you are missing some of the above attributes.
This is why I said that the search for truth starts with a thorough self examination.
Unfortunately, PWCCA didn't like that and accused me of being self righteous, but again, that's simply a self defense mechanism to protect their personal desires and has nothing to do with logic and reason. It's emotion, and the sooner you realize how profoundly this attribute clouds your thinking, the sooner you will see through the smoke and mirror show they call evolution.
Know yourself... Truly.
No, you wouldn't.
You are so disconnected from your own logic here that when I gave them to you previously, you said you would not listen to them. Now, a couple posts later, you say you want to hear them.
Do you see the fundamental problem here?
With all due respect Linda, there are some fundamental conflicting beliefs inside you. You honestly need to work at eliminating them, but this will only come with humility.
Do you see how you are believing that you are someone that you are not?
I don't mean that to hurt your feelings in any way, but it will heal you if you will see them and admit they exist. This admission is the first step to resolving internal conflicts, and this process will eventually lead you to having the ability to discern things logically, which cannot be done at this level in this current state.
I say this with all due respect and with consideration for your best interest.
I know this may hurt the pride to have to admit that these conflicts exists, but having the courage and humility to see and then admit they exist is liberating, especially when it comes to improving your skill in being able to discern logic.
Scientists are also subject to this same mechanism, which is why it does not matter how many letters you have after your name. Those letters do not assist you in discerning truth. What allows you to discern truth is the same mechanism that allows you to build a puzzle without forcing the pieces together.
Unfortunately, what you have done over and over in these conversations is to force the puzzle pieces together simply because you so desperately want them to fit together.
All of this is why I say it's so very important to thoroughly know yourself before embarking on a quest for truth.Well, about showing you evidence of the Bible predicting the future, I already have but I will do it again for you. There are countless examples and they are very impressive indeed.
Let's stick to a simple one so we can stay focused.
"And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six."—Revelation 13:16-18
Now, please tell me how this prophecy could have been predicted centuries ago when no such technology existed. And tell me how this could have been predicted in the context of the current time (which is established in context but that involves other prophecies so we'll get to that later for simplicity's sake).
The overwhelming majority of scientists accept evolution.
If you use this as a basis for determining the truth, then your inability to discern logic is clear indeed. I don't mean to offend you, but any honest friend would have to tell you this.
There is no evidence for truth in numbers of believers. This should not even be a factor, yet you should ask yourself why you bring this up.
Is this the kind of "emotional" evidence that makes you feel more comfortable believing in the faith of evolution?
For example, you would be the first to say most people believed the Bible at some location at some time in history. Logic asks, does this make it true? By your assertion, the answer would be yes, but this is clearly a poor way to arrive at conclusions in life.
I'm sure you see the illogic here.
As another example, most dentists believe that amalgam is safe. Well, it turns out that the ADA is only protecting it's financial (and legal) position. This claim had nothing to do with science.
This is the same affirmation I make to you today Linda.
The current position of evolution is the protect (and embellish) the financial position of those who promote it, at the highest level.
You clearly have the inability to believe in large-scale white collar crime (yet you accuse Christians of it, in essence), and this inability to believe this along with your personal desire to believe evolution makes you fertile ground for becoming the enslaved subject that you already are without realizing it.
You are the best kind of subject—you are a proselytizing (parroting) one.
Now, with your faith in evolution secure, the powers-that-be have all of the justification they need to remove your personal rights in the name of security.
In a Christian country, rights are inalienable and cannot be removed unless the populace becomes too apathetic to defend the truth that establishes these freedoms, which is—in America's case—the Bible.
You have been talking about “irreducible complexity” without giving your definition
I gave clear, extensive examples (without trying to overwhelm you with volume, as you fear). Also IC is a well-established principle that you can find definitions for anywhere online.
If you had ever studied fundamental evolutionary faults (which there are many), you would already know what “irreducible complexity” is. Unfortunately, you have clearly avoided data that refutes (actually make impossible) evolutionary myth.
I figure that a person who has devoted their life to studying this, and been highly trained, is going to give me accurate information. He has no reason not to.
This is fantastically naive.
Linda, this is just not the way the world works today. I had this world view when I was 20. Now I know better.
This kind of blind faith in the good intentions of people you don't know if not only not prudent, but it is the same kind of faith that believes that scientists don't corrupt data about NutraSweet.
It is the same naive faith that turns a blind eye to the glaring corruptibility of human nature when they have no accountability and a bribe (as in the NutraSweet study).
I honestly could write volumes about known lies and vast deceptions in "science", education, government, business, law, medicine, and so many other areas that I've studied. You need to realize that given the guarantee that they will not be caught, and given a reasonable reward (bribe), a shocking number of people will do bad things (things that harm others for their own gain). Most also do not realize that a significant number of those types of people enroll in politics and executive corporate management.
The bottom line is (as I've said before) you have failed to realize how people deceive themselves. People can talk themselves into just about anything if they have the desire to, and as they deceive themselves over and over, their consciences become weakened which enables them to do more hideous things.
It does not matter how much training you have. Self deception is rampant today in all fields and cultures.
Have you heard about Nazi Germany. Tell me, do you believe a large number of people were deceived or not. Be honest.
Think about it carefully, Linda.
Credentials don't make you a logical thinker. In fact, people with credentials tend to be followers more often (not always) than those without. You really need to come to this realization in your life so you will be less inclined to take blind faith in the people who teach you things.
You said you always question. Again, this is in contradiction to believing that people would amend their views if new information became available. If people had this kind of integrity, then why is there a need to question Linda. If these people where all honest, they would have no need of accountability (which is effectively what "questioning" is).
Humility and accountability make people logical thinkers, not credentials, not education, not training. We must move beyond this vast, blind and naive faith in the integrity of people, otherwise you are again primed and condition for deception. You are a subject.
Know yourself. Advice we should all take.
You’ve been listening to Hovind haven’t you.
No, actually I came up with this "rock-to-man" analogy on my own long before I ever knew Hovind. You think you know me but you have no idea what I know and how long I've studied these things.
Interestingly, I came to this analogy for the same reason Hovind did; Because we both looked at the evidence and came to the same conclusion. We also are not swayed by the naive belief that credentials give a person the ability to think logically.
Let the data lead you.
You have to be very careful when comparing living with nonliving systems.
My analogies are correct because I am demonstrating
rules. The subject is not electronics. I am using electronics as an example. I can only surmise that you completely missed that.
Furthermore, you have to realize that the same physical rules govern both electronics and biological systems.
So remember... The demonstration is not about the type of system, it's about the rules involved (you call them laws, even in your very last post).
Your version of “science” continually ignores the fact that evolution occurs in small steps over long periods of time
No Linda.
Let me attempt to boil it down for you.
There are certain rules (you call them laws) that exist that science knows about. These rules don't change over time.
We know that these rules cannot act upon matter to form complex systems. This is well known.
Evolution simply says that these rules
can act upon matter to form complex systems given a large enough number of events (remember the addition of time isn't about time, it's about increasing the total number of events; a factor used to confuse people).
The fundamental problem here is that the rules don't change over time no matter how many events transpire.This fundamental truth is ignored and attempted to be evaded by evolutionists.
Now, I may explain this further in a future post, but for now, I truly hope people can see that a belief in evolution is truly a belief in magic, because it opposes the knows laws of physics (rules) and demands a faith in a physical rule set that does not exist.
You can add time, events, salt, and pepper if you want, but the rules of physics remain.
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If you wish to attempt to continue this discussion, you'll have to explain how and why these physical rules change over time.[/color]
This is the pending issue.
For those who wish to learn...Our Solor SystemFrom Freedom To FascismEvolution Disproved in 50 ArgumentsBush Nazi Family TiesBiblical Sorcery and Modern DrugsThe Lincoln Assassination and the Jesuit Connection, Jon Eric Phelps (MP3)The Sons of God and Biblical Prophecy, Michael HeiserJunk Science: Global Warming Myth BustedThe Conspiracy ThreadHovind: Lies In The TextbooksNew Age Bible Versions