Scientist Makes Organic Matter out of Inorganic Matter

[The_Flying_Skeptic]

Actually, the Bible is inerrant and even contradictory: hardly the work of an all-loving, omnipotent deity. You'd think if a deity truly existed that he'd make sure the book that represents it was at least not contradictory.

rjh4:
I disagree. For every potential contradiction, there is a potential explanation. There are plenty of web sites on both sides that deal with these issues. Maybe where you see contradictions, you are understanding it incorrectly.

I've argued with theists and read creationist literature for years... "understanding it incorrectly": when "the word" of an omnipotent deity is hard to understand, maybe it's not the word of an omnipotent deity? don't just say that there are books out there: i could equally say that for every potential explanation for a contradiction there is a refutation for that explanation that you haven't read and so on. Give me some reasons why you think the Bible is the word of a deity.

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rjh4: For example, you say you believe in metaphysical naturalism. According to wiki, this "is a world view and belief system that holds that there is nothing but natural things, forces, and causes of the kind studied by the natural sciences". Then for you to believe in this, there must be some evidence that there is "nothing but natural things, forces, and causes of the kind studied by the natural sciences" because if there is no such evidence or sufficient evidence of this, you should not believe in it according to your own standard.

There is tons of evidence for the 'natural world' we experience the natural world everyday; I can't say the same for the 'supernatural world' though. (Ever watch the series 'Supernatural'?) Metaphysical Naturalism aside, if there was evidence for supernatural things -- even if they were completely inconsistent with the laws of physics --- I would believe supernatural things exist, but there isn't (mostly anecdotal or 'personal evidence').