(December 22, 2011 at 4:13 pm)Rhythm Wrote:(December 22, 2011 at 4:07 pm)coffeeveritas Wrote: Another possible explanation for why we can see stars that are 5 million light-years away that many Christians put forward is that the earth is actually billions of years old. As for why it appears that life on earth evolved, that's an easy one for Christians to explain, it appears that way because life on earth evolved. Ha! I have successfully refuted all of the claims put forward . . . by accepting them . . . because they're the only things that make sense logically.
That's the spirit! In the face of evidence you prefer evidence to dogma...now if you were to continue doing so...what of things like "spirits", virgin births, prophecy, and resurrection? You see, you draw the line somewhere on one of these issues and at exactly that point you are engaging in the same sort of thinking that the young earthers and literal genesis people are putting forward. So, some of the myths are true, and others false, but they are all identical with regards to the evidence. I'm not sure how you've determined which is which? I'm afraid that I would have to defend their beliefs against your criticisms unless you have something other than your own beliefs to support the distinctions you've made.
Haha! I'm glad for your encouragements! As far as evolution is concerned I think there is a large portion of Christians who have no problem with it. The Pew Forum showed that the majority of Catholics and Mainline Protestants actually believe evolution is the best explanation for the origins of life. As for virgin birth, that is scientifically possible, but not all that important to me anyway. It really comes down that I don't think science can eliminate the possibility of something more. Increasingly, in light of postmodernism, I feel that many would say we aren't even close to knowing everything, let alone knowing enough to define the universe by exclusion. It's all just a part of the way I filter things. I can certainly see how you would filter things differently, and I respect that.
