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I am not going to argue with die-hard atheists. I do wonder if something happened to you cause a trauma whereby you cut yourself off from your own, innate spirituality.
I also wonder if you enjoy nature and what you think about natural wonders.
And I wonder if you understand science at all, what you make of Quantum Physics which says that if a butterfly flaps its wings on one side of the Earth, there is some kind of ripple effect on the other side (that everything is connected in the big system).
But I digresss . . .
On the issue of NDE's, it might be fun for you, as an experiment, to read some of the actual accounts and then see what you think. God forbid you should ever HAVE an NDE. If you do, please report back!
So is this an admission that Mystic could be right???? That you, in reality, have no more idea of what you are talking about than Mystic does??? That you just choose to believe one thing, and Mystic the other, but either could in theory be right????
I also wonder if you enjoy nature and what you think about natural wonders.
Beauty and wonder is only an attribute of the observer. Picture you and your husband or freind or whatever, gazing off into some remarkable sunset and you just cant seem to get past how beautiful it really is. You think, " this is clear proof of a god". Chances are that the slug clinging to the rock two or three feet away staring at that same sunset couldn't care less. The slug probly has little to no concept of beauty.
Beauty and wonder is only an attribute of the observer. Picture you and your husband or freind or whatever, gazing off into some remarkable sunset and you just cant seem to get past how beautiful it really is. You think, " this is clear proof of a god". Chances are that the slug clinging to the rock two or three feet away staring at that same sunset couldn't care less. The slug probly has little to no concept of beauty.
What on Earth does that have to do with anything?
The slug is also an integral part of nature.
The food chain is perfect. Insects are perfect. All of life is perfection - we are spinning in space at the moment. We have gravity. All of that is nothing short of intelligent design . . . by who or what I do not know, but design it is.
The food chain is perfect. Insects are perfect. All of life is perfection - we are spinning in space at the moment. We have gravity. All of that is nothing short of intelligent design . . . by who or what I do not know, but design it is.
The point I try to make is simple, beauty nor complexity are NOT signs of a Creator because they both are attributes of the observer. What may seem complex to you, may not be quite as complex to someone else. The same goes for beauty. Complexity is measured only by the observers ability to comprehend and understand what it is they are observing
I say these things because in one of your above posts, you say you wonder what atheists think of natural wonders....
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I also wonder if you enjoy nature and what you think about natural wonders.
.....as if they are so wonderful and complex that they have be works of God.
The point I try to make is simple, beauty nor complexity are NOT signs of a Creator because they both are attributes of the observer. What may seem complex to you, may not be quite as complex to someone else. The same goes for beauty. Complexity is measured only by the observers ability to comprehend and understand what it is they are observing
That makes absolutely no sense. It is undefendable . . .
Complexity is not subjective . . .it's a mathematical certainty. See Chaos Theory for details . . .
I am not going to argue with die-hard atheists. I do wonder if something happened to you cause a trauma whereby you cut yourself off from your own, innate spirituality.
Yea, heard a tale from the bible about a vengeful murderous god that killed all but half a dozen people on the whole planet during one of his childish tantrums that one would expect from a small child that wants a toy in the toy aisle at Wal-Mart, and decided that I want to kowtow to this murderous misfit of a god while quaking in irrational fear of retribution if I commit some horrific sin like masturbating or taking its name in vain ........................... not
Or I looked at the insanity of believing in such an absurd concept as the god of the babbling bilble and decided that I would not willfully be that stupid.
I am not going to argue with die-hard atheists. I do wonder if something happened to you cause a trauma whereby you cut yourself off from your own, innate spirituality.
I also wonder if you enjoy nature and what you think about natural wonders.
I guarantee you most of us enjoy nature and natural wonders more than you, because we actually bother to read and understand how they work. You think they poofed into being thanks to your magic grey-beard creator. We know life evolved through millions of years of adaptation, and that each attribute has a benefit to each organism that can be observed and explained.
In short, I'd wager most atheists have a much deeper appreciation for the complexity of nature and human life. Why? Because the more you know, the more you want to know. You're stupid, so you're content with "God did it."
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And I wonder if you understand science at all, what you make of Quantum Physics which says that if a butterfly flaps its wings on one side of the Earth, there is some kind of ripple effect on the other side (that everything is connected in the big system).
What the hell about quantum physics dictates that a creator needs to be involved?
Science says "hey, here are some facts, let's try and draw conclusions from them." Your stupid religion says "here's a conclusion that we have predetermined, let's pick out facts to back it up!"
Do you see the difference? Moderator cut: delete
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On the issue of NDE's, it might be fun for you, as an experiment, to read some of the actual accounts and then see what you think. God forbid you should ever HAVE an NDE. If you do, please report back!
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I've heard the accounts, and seen episodes of scooby doo. What's your point?
Read a science book. Just. One.
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I guarantee you most of us enjoy nature and natural wonders more than you, because we actually bother to read and understand how they work. You think they poofed into being thanks to your magic grey-beard creator. We know life evolved through millions of years of adaptation, and that each attribute has a benefit to each organism that can be observed and explained.
In short, I'd wager most atheists have a much deeper appreciation for the complexity of nature and human life. Why? Because the more you know, the more you want to know. You're stupid, so you're content with "God did it."
What the hell about quantum physics dictates that a creator needs to be involved?
Science says "hey, here are some facts, let's try and draw conclusions from them." Your stupid religion says "here's a conclusion that we have predetermined, let's pick out facts to back it up!"
Do you see the difference? Probably not, you slack-jawed cretin.
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I've heard the accounts, and seen episodes of scooby doo. What's your point?
Read a science book. Just. One.
No where in my posts do I mention a gray haired man with a beard or religion of any kind.
On your point about "adaptation" - You have a really good imagination if you can imagine a scenario where there was nothing and then there was something . . . what would have caused something?
No where in my posts do I mention a gray haired man with a beard or religion of any kind.
On your point about "adaptation" - You have a really good imagination if you can imagine a scenario where there was nothing and then there was something . . . what would have caused something?
And why are you so angry?
That was never imagined by me or anyone. That's squarely a fundamental precept of creationism.
I'm not angry, I'm just flicking away an annoying insect. Cheap, quick entertainment on a Thursday night.
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