(April 6, 2016 at 9:54 pm)AAA Wrote:(April 6, 2016 at 9:29 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: Sorry, was not trying to put words in your mouth.
Evolution or abiogenesis...any of it...your reasons for believing in a designer are scientific, according to you. Correct?
So, are your reasons for being a Christian also scientific? Do you accept the supernatural claims found in the bible?
Yes, my reasons for believing in a designer I feel are scientific.
My reasons for being a Christian are not scientific in the empirical sense of the word, but it is still mostly based on evidence. For example, I saw a lecture given by a man named Rick Larson who (using digital software) looked at cosmological features occurring during the time of Jesus's birth/ crucifixion and noticed incredibly rare astronomical events that coincided with things described in the Bible. I know it sounds very sketchy, and I was skeptical at first too, but it was one of the most interesting videos I have seen in a while. I can post the link if you want. Atheist or not, it is worth an hour of your time.
And I am skeptical of some of the supernatural claims in the Bible. If you are asking me if I think God has ever intervened, then I would say yes.
Okay, so these scientific constraints that you perceive are what lead you to conclude a designer, but in terms of your Christianity; your faith; you are intellectually comfortable with ignoring these restraints, in at least some cases? You don't see this as a major contradiction in the way that you evaluate your reality?
Nay_Sayer: “Nothing is impossible if you dream big enough, or in this case, nothing is impossible if you use a barrel of KY Jelly and a miniature horse.”
Wiser words were never spoken.
Wiser words were never spoken.
