RE: My Defense of Christianity.
August 30, 2012 at 8:33 am
(This post was last modified: August 30, 2012 at 8:38 am by Tempus.)
Well, at least you're not totally obnoxious. I can't say I was very convinced by your post though. You should familiarise yourself with both sides of the discourse between non-believers, deists and non-religious theists on the one side and religious theists on the other. Also, I think you lack critical thinking skills. I'd suggest it's not worth even attempting to convince others of your views until you fix that.
You can't say whether or not something is possible without data. What struck me most is not that you disagree with abiogenesis, but that you appear to either be totally ignorant of it or deliberately omitting it. Whether or not you disagree with it you still need to address scientific ideas about the origins of life. If you hope to make anything close to an argument you need to give reasons and evidence, not bald assertions. Also, you'd need to explain how you get from "I don't know" to "God did it" - being unimaginative is no excuse. Again, I'd recommend educating yourself on critical thinking. As far as I know there's not a conclusive (scientific) picture / theory of how life on Earth originated.
"And whatever"? Here's something to consider: why does it takes years for people to become professionals in fields such as biology? I don't think you should be attempting to use biology as your evidence if you know little or nothing about the subject. Another subject you'd do well to be knowledgeable on before that would be philosophy of science. I don't claim to be an expert in either (I'd consider my ignorant) yet I still seem to know more than you.
Well, I just went to the fridge to get some leftover pizza. Now I suddenly don't feel like finishing this post.
(August 30, 2012 at 2:30 am)CBA222 Wrote: Now assuming the universe did somehow exist, how did life appear? By chance? Practically impossible.
You can't say whether or not something is possible without data. What struck me most is not that you disagree with abiogenesis, but that you appear to either be totally ignorant of it or deliberately omitting it. Whether or not you disagree with it you still need to address scientific ideas about the origins of life. If you hope to make anything close to an argument you need to give reasons and evidence, not bald assertions. Also, you'd need to explain how you get from "I don't know" to "God did it" - being unimaginative is no excuse. Again, I'd recommend educating yourself on critical thinking. As far as I know there's not a conclusive (scientific) picture / theory of how life on Earth originated.
(August 30, 2012 at 2:30 am)CBA222 Wrote: All the complex code and cells and whatever, all point to an intelligent creator.
"And whatever"? Here's something to consider: why does it takes years for people to become professionals in fields such as biology? I don't think you should be attempting to use biology as your evidence if you know little or nothing about the subject. Another subject you'd do well to be knowledgeable on before that would be philosophy of science. I don't claim to be an expert in either (I'd consider my ignorant) yet I still seem to know more than you.
Well, I just went to the fridge to get some leftover pizza. Now I suddenly don't feel like finishing this post.