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RE: Why It Is Not Too Late To Repent And Turn To Christ
April 11, 2014 at 10:11 pm
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(April 11, 2014 at 10:02 pm)Revelation777 Wrote: (April 11, 2014 at 8:33 am)Bad Wolf Wrote: Where is this evolution thread you said you would make, come on! You can't dangle something that appetising in front of me and then not deliver! Its torture!
Give me time to prepare my arguments.
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RE: Why It Is Not Too Late To Repent And Turn To Christ
April 11, 2014 at 10:14 pm
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His irrefutable arguments are gonna sink the forum and all of us with it 
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RE: Why It Is Not Too Late To Repent And Turn To Christ
April 11, 2014 at 10:19 pm
Rev, seriously, warning: do not tell us how unlikely you think it is that dogs ever bred into weevils, or anything like that.
I know you want to. You shouldn't; it's not evolution. Try to... try to actually stick with factual things.
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RE: Why It Is Not Too Late To Repent And Turn To Christ
April 11, 2014 at 10:23 pm
(April 11, 2014 at 10:19 pm)Esquilax Wrote: Rev, seriously, warning: do not tell us how unlikely you think it is that dogs ever bred into weevils, or anything like that.
I know you want to. You shouldn't; it's not evolution. Try to... try to actually stick with factual things.
You're not seriously expecting that to happen,are you Esq.
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RE: Why It Is Not Too Late To Repent And Turn To Christ
April 11, 2014 at 10:28 pm
(April 11, 2014 at 10:23 pm)Zen Badger Wrote: You're not seriously expecting that to happen,are you Esq.
I don't expect it at all, but if I lay the landmines now then it reduces my workload when Rev steps on them. 
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RE: Why It Is Not Too Late To Repent And Turn To Christ
April 11, 2014 at 11:06 pm
(April 11, 2014 at 10:02 pm)Revelation777 Wrote: (April 11, 2014 at 8:33 am)Bad Wolf Wrote: Where is this evolution thread you said you would make, come on! You can't dangle something that appetising in front of me and then not deliver! Its torture!
Give me time to prepare my arguments.
Let me give you a little friendly advice.
If you're planning on using material from Answers in Genesis, The Institute for Creation Research and the like, as many evolution detractors do, there's a few things you should be aware of.
1. We've seen all of it, and to put it lightly: they are unconvincing.
2. If you use said material without a decent understanding of what the mainstream scientific consensus actually is regarding evolution, you're going to end up looking foolish in the eyes of those you'd seek to convince.
3. Educate yourself on the recent evidence gathered through DNA sequencing, particularly the implications of endogenous retrovirus insertions in DNA. This is some of the most compelling evidence for common ancestry, and I guarantee it will come up.
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RE: Why It Is Not Too Late To Repent And Turn To Christ
April 11, 2014 at 11:10 pm
I wonder when calling one's self a Christian became synonymous with treating the theory of evolution as hearsay. It just boggles my mind that if someone touts themselves as religious (Abrahamic faiths at least), they almost invariably try to refute evolution.
Why.
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RE: Why It Is Not Too Late To Repent And Turn To Christ
April 11, 2014 at 11:25 pm
Because people will do unspeakable things to logic and rationality when something threatens the things they 'know' to be true.
Some people can function just fine in a state of permanent cognitive dissonance.
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RE: Why It Is Not Too Late To Repent And Turn To Christ
April 11, 2014 at 11:36 pm
Understand. But, why is it essential for Christians to perpetuate this myth that evolution is a falsehood? In other words, why do they feel that refuting it is necessary to supporting their faith? Many denominations support evolution, it is more the 'fundie' side that doesn't because they uphold Genesis as literal truth. Many denominations treat Genesis as metaphorical in nature.
Head scratcher.
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RE: Why It Is Not Too Late To Repent And Turn To Christ
April 11, 2014 at 11:40 pm
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(April 11, 2014 at 11:36 pm)Deidre32 Wrote: Understand. But, why is it essential for Christians to perpetuate this myth that evolution is a falsehood? In other words, why do they feel that refuting it is necessary to supporting their faith? Many denominations support evolution, it is more the 'fundie' side that doesn't because they uphold Genesis as literal truth. Many denominations treat Genesis as metaphorical in nature.
Head scratcher. Because it fucks up genesis. Adam and Eve are bullshit etc. Men are not different from animals. Were not made in gods image etc.
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