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Why Christians Attack Evolution
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RE: Why Christians Attack Evolution
March 19, 2014 at 11:13 am
(March 19, 2014 at 11:10 am)discipulus Wrote: At minimum, a compilation of an assortment of various ancient writings comprising upwards of ten different literary genres.

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RE: Why Christians Attack Evolution
March 19, 2014 at 11:14 am
(March 19, 2014 at 11:11 am)Bittersmart Wrote:
(March 19, 2014 at 11:10 am)discipulus Wrote: At minimum, a compilation of an assortment of various ancient writings comprising upwards of ten different literary genres.

Isn't that the same as a collection of stories? I don't understand the difference here.

If you wrote an encouraging letter to a group of atheists, exhorting them to continue to defend the pursuits of reason, logic, and science would you consider that a story?
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RE: Why Christians Attack Evolution
March 19, 2014 at 11:18 am
(March 19, 2014 at 11:14 am)discipulus Wrote:
(March 19, 2014 at 11:11 am)Bittersmart Wrote: Isn't that the same as a collection of stories? I don't understand the difference here.

If you wrote an encouraging letter to a group of atheists, exhorting them to continue to defend the pursuits of reason, logic, and science would you consider that a story?

If it was written in the form of an allegory or parable, yes.
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RE: Why Christians Attack Evolution
March 19, 2014 at 11:18 am
I would if I had filled it full of fairy tales borrowed from various religions.
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RE: Why Christians Attack Evolution
March 19, 2014 at 11:26 am
(March 19, 2014 at 11:18 am)popeyespappy Wrote: I would if I had filled it full of fairy tales borrowed from various religions.

That deserves an "amen." Big Grin
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Why Christians Attack Evolution
March 19, 2014 at 11:27 am (This post was last modified: March 19, 2014 at 11:31 am by Rampant.A.I..)
(March 19, 2014 at 6:39 am)discipulus Wrote:
(March 18, 2014 at 9:58 pm)Rahul Wrote: Yes, saying that we came into existence by numerous, highly improbable events that can be proven to have happened takes more faith than a magical being that cannot be proven to even exist invented the entire universe, that on just one of the billions upon billions of worlds there is just one species among millions that currently exist on that one tiny planet that the magical creator of everything is super concerned about how they act and what they believe.

This is what you have decided is a more logical conclusion and takes less faith to believe.

What proof do you have that the ten improbable events I listed earlier happened by purely naturalistic means?

No more burden of proof reversal. Go ahead and apply your own standard:

(March 19, 2014 at 6:44 am)discipulus Wrote: Like I asked Deidre, so too I ask you to support your statement with some type of argument.

What proof do you have that means exist, other than purely natural?

It's rather slimy of you to presuppose <the supernatural exists> and then demand someone disprove the claim you are advancing.
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RE: Why Christians Attack Evolution
March 19, 2014 at 11:42 am (This post was last modified: March 19, 2014 at 11:45 am by discipulus.)
(March 19, 2014 at 11:18 am)Bittersmart Wrote:
(March 19, 2014 at 11:14 am)discipulus Wrote: If you wrote an encouraging letter to a group of atheists, exhorting them to continue to defend the pursuits of reason, logic, and science would you consider that a story?

If it was written in the form of an allegory or parable, yes.

What if it was not written in the form of allegory or parable? Would this correspondence be a story?
(March 19, 2014 at 11:27 am)Rampant.A.I. Wrote:
(March 19, 2014 at 6:39 am)discipulus Wrote: What proof do you have that the ten improbable events I listed earlier happened by purely naturalistic means?

No more burden of proof reversal. Go ahead and apply your own standard:

(March 19, 2014 at 6:44 am)discipulus Wrote: Like I asked Deidre, so too I ask you to support your statement with some type of argument.

What proof do you have that means exist, other than purely natural?

It's rather slimy of you to presuppose <the supernatural exists> and then demand someone disprove the claim you are advancing.

care to debate?
(March 19, 2014 at 11:18 am)popeyespappy Wrote: I would if I had filled it full of fairy tales borrowed from various religions.

I agree. it would be a story of fairy tales if this was the case
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RE: Why Christians Attack Evolution
March 19, 2014 at 11:45 am
Ooh, look at that, I've been passed over. I feel so used! Tongue
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RE: Why Christians Attack Evolution
March 19, 2014 at 11:54 am (This post was last modified: March 19, 2014 at 11:55 am by Bob Kelso.)
I think that "care to debate" is his go-to that really means "aw fuck, nevermind".
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RE: Why Christians Attack Evolution
March 19, 2014 at 12:01 pm (This post was last modified: March 19, 2014 at 12:02 pm by discipulus.)
(March 19, 2014 at 11:45 am)Esquilax Wrote: Ooh, look at that, I've been passed over. I feel so used! Tongue

I can debate more than one person at once.
(March 19, 2014 at 11:54 am)Aral Gamelon Wrote: I think that "care to debate" is his go-to that really means "aw fuck, nevermind".

Why not ask me what I mean when I use the phrase?

It would be much easier.
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