DNA Proves Existence of a Designer

[pocaracas]

Very best of luck with that pocaracus.

Close your eyes...



Now open them.... read my nick slowly.
Read what you wrote.


I know, I know... it's a running gag that everyone gets my nick wrong... but I too must play my part of trying to act frustrated and correct you guys!

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But... but... but...  

What if there is no god?
I know you are very certain that there is, but your personal experience, inner feelings and stuff like that are not indicative of the existence of any god. They may be indicative to you, yes... but not to me.
This is where our divide happens. Here is where we need to determine which of us is right (if any).
From your side, you may expect god to come through and sort it out on his own...
But from my side, I can't expect such a thing. I merely look at people's psychology and notice a pattern that holds for whatever belief there is. And this gives me the hint that whatever it is that you feel or experience isn't really a god, but rather your own psyche at work, influenced by the environment in which it was brought up.


These words were written by men, spoken by a man, potentially that Zedek priest... Why do you say they're from god?

If there was nothing, then you wouldn't get a positive result.

No necessarily...
Remember the Leprechaun... I told that story for a reason. And this was that exact reason: positive results can be had, even when the underlying phenomenon has nothing to do with the positive result obtained.
Especially in psychology!

If I say there is an apple on the tree, and you go out and do not see an apple on the tree, then you would conclude the negative.  You don't know for sure unless you seek the source.  The apple determines itself.  If the apple is there, then there you go.   If your own bias tells you not to look, that there is no such thing as an apple, or you simply don't care enough to look, then you will never know.  I can be part of the solution, but I'm not sufficient to be the answer.

What if I don't see the apple because you just saw a small balloon that's shaped like an apple?
Or if it's just a red leaf that's broad enough for you to confuse it with an apple? But, given that someone else had primed you to think that you'd find an apple, you saw it as an apple.
Priming, that's the word that corresponds with the psychological phenomenon here.
Have you ever heard one of those songs played backwards that allegedly feature some devilish incantation? Well, here's one small internet article on it, with a link to a proper study or two on the subject:
https://curiosity.com/topics/heres-why-m...curiosity/

If your brain can be primed to hear things, believe you me that it can be primed to see things... you may start reading about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priming_(psychology)

As far as the priest goes, we can go round and round about who it was or is today, but either what that priest said is universal or it isn't. As far as empirically establishing the identity, then I would have to say, respectfully, I wouldn't attempt to at this time.

I know... it's speculation at best.