RE: DNA Proves Existence of a Designer
January 2, 2019 at 3:17 pm
(This post was last modified: January 2, 2019 at 3:22 pm by T0 Th3 M4X.)
(January 2, 2019 at 2:43 pm)pocaracas Wrote:(January 2, 2019 at 2:23 pm)CDF47 Wrote: Very nice. Great work. I'm a mechanical engineer with a BSME. I have 15 years experience as a design engineer, team leader, and systems engineer for the US government as a civilian.
Oh... experience... well, I finished my PhD in 2010, having worked in 2 different European fusion devices, W7-X and ISTTOK, and have since worked on the development of a local data acquisition system for ITER, but have mainly been working for JET's infrared, reflectometer and bolometer diagnostics.
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Awesome. You both seem pretty brilliant. Guess that goes without saying for most engineers.

(January 2, 2019 at 2:45 pm)CDF47 Wrote:(January 1, 2019 at 10:51 pm)Bucky Ball Wrote: To bad for you, your position is well-known to science to be false.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_theory
Order arises spontaneously in this universe.
There is order in this universe that is beyond the random chance it should be. There is far far too much order. The universe should be mostly chaotic with just small appearances of order but that is not what is found. Instead, order in magnitudes beyond comprehension is found everywhere, clearly pointing to a designer. Please open your eyes.
(January 2, 2019 at 12:23 am)T0 Th3 M4X Wrote: Sorry for the late response. This thread seems to grow rather quickly and I didn't realize there was a response, the I had to go back and find it when you mentioned it.
- I would have to sorta agree and disagree with your initial statement. I agree that it wasn't conclusive, but I had also mentioned that it was part of a piece of a larger puzzle. That's how life is and some things we believe or make decisions are the culmination of past events. It wasn't even at that time when it led me to be more decisive about the whole matter. Logical fallacies focus on an individual comment or point, and assert that they aren't sufficient on their own. That doesn't mean the overall idea if false. As such, I wasn't saying it was meant to be conclusive. It also wouldn't have been feasible for me to drop everything into one post. Thanks for sharing this though, and I understand where you are coming from.
- I would agree with your description about what I was suggesting. I don't believe God asserts less value to someone based on if they are a Christian, an atheist, or hold to any other ideology or belief system. People often use the term "relationship" because that's the underlying idea. At face value, a lot of people tend to focus on the idea of sin, morality, and laws. If I had to describe what is meant by Christianity, my initial thought would be to describe "community." A church can be a building, but "the Church" is the people under God. Things like "sin" are more about disinterest. It doesn't have to be there, but unfortunately it is. If you swapped the word "sin" with "rebellion" then I think that would be an accurate representation. We have things we should follow, but we don't always follow them. It could be for various reasons, but regardless we created a gap that doesn't need to exist. Reconciliation is how that gap is eliminated. Not only it is eliminated, but it is said to be forgotten. The Bible describes it as being cast "as far as the east as from the west" and it's literally forgotten by God. So overall, the idea is to not have those gaps and to function as a community. If we follow the same rules, then we have a more functional community.
- I understand where you are coming from. It's important to ask ourselves what we believe and why we believe it. I personally believe that it's important to assess personal responsibility. If there is a God, what does that require of me?" It doesn't necessarily mean I'll get the right answer, but it gives me something to ponder. Equally, I have to ask myself "What is God's responsibility to me if He exists?" I don't believe it's just me seeking, but God seeks us as well. In all of it, we meet Him somewhere in the middle. That is relationship.
- So what about me? Short version, I'm a U.S. Army veteran. Was married way back during my Army days. The woman I was married to got pregnant once, but she was on BC, so the baby ended up being stillborn. I grieved over it because I knew a decision "we" made contributed to what had happened. The relationship also gradually dissolved due to Army life, conflict with her family, and I was stationed overseas. I was working long hours, she was bored, and when I got out it all fell apart. So after that, I went back to college, got a dual degree in the social sciences. Almost finished a triple, but I was sick of school and just wanted to focus on career. Worked mostly in severe mental health, mental retardation, and family stabilization. Had a health issue of my own so I had to take time to recover, but at the same time I didn't want to be stagnant, so I became an independent publisher, and not only began publishing my own work, but maybe 50 or so other authors/writers. Have been doing that since. Although I probably sound like I'm a loud mouth here, I'm actually not so much when working with people. I like to be in the background and helping others shine. Currently I live in a community with a decent population of military folk and contractors, so I also enjoy helping out neighbors when they're deployed somewhere. And I can't forget, two hound doggies and two Siamese cats. They're like kids and follow me around everywhere.
Thanks for your service! Nice background!
(January 2, 2019 at 2:43 pm)pocaracas Wrote: Oh... experience... well, I finished my PhD in 2010, having worked in 2 different European fusion devices, W7-X and ISTTOK, and have since worked on the development of a local data acquisition system for ITER, but have mainly been working for JET's infrared, reflectometer and bolometer diagnostics.
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Impressive. Sounds like some interesting work. I did work on combat tanks (future tank and Abrams tank). I also did facilities engineering.
Thanks. When I was in the Army, I was 1st AD, which is armor, so plenty of M1A1's. We also had a decent amount of mortar carriers. Favorite thing about the M1 was standing behind one of them in winter. It's like a super heater on tank steroids. 15 below zero? No prob! Stand behind a tank and you'll be warm and toasty.
