RE: YouTube: 5 Questions Every Intelligent Atheist MUST Answer
July 18, 2010 at 2:21 pm
(This post was last modified: July 18, 2010 at 2:22 pm by In This Mind.)
1) Aren't you using chance in the exact same way in which you accuse christians?
The odds of winning the powerball are 1 in 195,249,054
Now, assume 195,249,054 people each bought a ticket and no combination of numbers were duplicated. What are the chances that one of them will win?
2) why should there be something instead of nothing?
Why do you assume the default state is 'nothing'? How do you define 'something' as opposed to 'nothing'? On it's most basic level, we can demonstrate that if I were to take two canisters, one containing a vacuum and the other containing water, all other forces exerted on the canisters being equal, and create a join between them, the end result would not be the water remaining in one and the vacuum remaining in the other, but for the water to expand as much as it is capable until the amount of water is equally balanced between the containers. What does this experiment demonstrate in regards to your 'something' vs 'nothing' argument? Is there actually such a thing as 'nothing'?
3) Where do you get your morals from? & How did they evolve
Humankind is a social animal. We do not reproduce asexually. Thus, to survive, we have developed varying sets of rules to enable us to associate with each other. The most basic of these are what you call 'morals'. Additionally, there are additional sets of rules referred to as 'cultural norms' and 'etiquette'. Let us look at your basic chances for a date on Saturday night. If you ignore the rules of your local culture and violate etiquette, are your chances for that date very high? If you cannot get a date, what are your chances of adding to the gene pool? Now, assume that you did learn this lesson, found a mate, and now have children. Your child is now looking for a date on Saturday night. Would you advise your child to ignore the rules of local culture and etiquette, or encourage your child to follow the rules to better increase the chances? Morals, culture, and etiquette are all learned behavior.
5) Can nature generate complex organisms, in the sense of originating it, when previously there was none?
Yes.
Sorry, that's all you get. If you have to ask the question, you do not have enough basic reasoning skills to understand the answer.
The odds of winning the powerball are 1 in 195,249,054
Now, assume 195,249,054 people each bought a ticket and no combination of numbers were duplicated. What are the chances that one of them will win?
2) why should there be something instead of nothing?
Why do you assume the default state is 'nothing'? How do you define 'something' as opposed to 'nothing'? On it's most basic level, we can demonstrate that if I were to take two canisters, one containing a vacuum and the other containing water, all other forces exerted on the canisters being equal, and create a join between them, the end result would not be the water remaining in one and the vacuum remaining in the other, but for the water to expand as much as it is capable until the amount of water is equally balanced between the containers. What does this experiment demonstrate in regards to your 'something' vs 'nothing' argument? Is there actually such a thing as 'nothing'?
3) Where do you get your morals from? & How did they evolve
Humankind is a social animal. We do not reproduce asexually. Thus, to survive, we have developed varying sets of rules to enable us to associate with each other. The most basic of these are what you call 'morals'. Additionally, there are additional sets of rules referred to as 'cultural norms' and 'etiquette'. Let us look at your basic chances for a date on Saturday night. If you ignore the rules of your local culture and violate etiquette, are your chances for that date very high? If you cannot get a date, what are your chances of adding to the gene pool? Now, assume that you did learn this lesson, found a mate, and now have children. Your child is now looking for a date on Saturday night. Would you advise your child to ignore the rules of local culture and etiquette, or encourage your child to follow the rules to better increase the chances? Morals, culture, and etiquette are all learned behavior.
5) Can nature generate complex organisms, in the sense of originating it, when previously there was none?
Yes.
Sorry, that's all you get. If you have to ask the question, you do not have enough basic reasoning skills to understand the answer.
