RE: Christians, Prove Your God Is Good
February 27, 2015 at 12:21 pm
(This post was last modified: February 27, 2015 at 12:39 pm by Thumpalumpacus.)
(February 26, 2015 at 2:04 am)Godschild Wrote: [...] so get busy showing me the geologic column exist the same world wide and that no fossils are found out of place [...]
Anyone with a rudimentary knowledge of geology knows about plate tectonics, and what it does to strata:
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![[Image: geolandpetr.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.petroleumgeology.org%2Fgeolandpetr.jpg)
![[Image: Folded_Rock.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=upload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F0%2F0a%2FFolded_Rock.jpg)
![[Image: hydroplateoverview-folded_mountain.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.creationscience.com%2Fonlinebook%2Fwebpictures%2Fhydroplateoverview-folded_mountain.jpg)
In each of these instances, you'll see older strata above younger strata. What makes stratigraphy such good evidence of evolution is the fact that we can identify strata by chemical composition, and then when we analyze the fossils found therein, wee see the same basic flora and fauna.
It doesn't take much more study than that to learn about subduction zones, where older layers can be superimposed above younger ones as well:
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This demand of your doesn't take into account the way the strata actually behave in real life.
(February 26, 2015 at 5:39 pm)Ignorant Wrote:(February 26, 2015 at 1:28 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote: I think people of sound mind do. Do you want to be kicked in the face? No? Then don't do it to me.
What if you ask that question to a person and he says "yes, I want to be kicked in the face" instead of "no"? Is he just a statistical outlier . . . or is he wrong about what is good for him?
Do you kick him in the face?
Why are you asking me this? I said "I treat others the way I would like to be treated", not "I poll them and treat them the way that they answer".
(February 26, 2015 at 5:39 pm)Ignorant Wrote: Do you let him kick you in the face?
No, because even if he enjoys being kicked in the face himself, he has no right to physically assault anyone else. In case you're curious, the guiding principle is inflict no unnecessary harm.
(February 26, 2015 at 5:39 pm)Ignorant Wrote: How do you resolve the conflicts with the people whose minds you consider "not sound"? I am authentically curious.
I treat them as I would wish to be treated, that is to say, I listen to their complaint, take it into consideration, and if I can change my offending behavior I do so; if I can't ("what if your breathing offends him, Parkers?", right?) then I minimize his or her place in my life.
Why this should mystify you baffles me. This is pretty simple stuff.
(February 26, 2015 at 9:27 pm)ChadWooters Wrote:(February 25, 2015 at 9:32 pm)Beccs Wrote: Volunteered over Christmas in Sierra Leone to help combat ebola.God gives everyone a conscience. Glad to to hear that you listened to the soft still voice and had the ability to act upon it. All that is left for you to do now is recognize the source of the voice and thank it.
I'm still waiting for an answer to my question, Chad.