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My brother made a good point
August 11, 2014 at 5:30 pm
He said that while scientists try to disprove God, science changes everyday, what's right one day is wrong the next, so how can you rely on it? Meanwhile God and Christianity is never changing.
He also said he was speaking to a former evolutionary scientist who said there's no evidence for evolution, to be fair though I didn't hear much of that story.
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RE: My brother made a good point
August 11, 2014 at 5:33 pm
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God and christianity are ever-changing. -Your- christianity would likely be unrecognizable -as- christianity if you were to go back just 100 years, let alone 2k. This is not a weakness of the position, but, rather, a strength. It's christians (in my experience) that this bothers the most.
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RE: My brother made a good point
August 11, 2014 at 5:33 pm
Welcome aboard matey!
Never have I read a sentence to be so wrong on so many levels!
Enjoy the blast wave ....!
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RE: My brother made a good point
August 11, 2014 at 5:33 pm
You can rely on it because it changes according to new data, not despite it. Not that the bible has never changed, and not that we ever really followed much of what the bible says in this country people claim is a christian nation.
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RE: My brother made a good point
August 11, 2014 at 5:37 pm
Scientists don't try to disprove god, they're too busy getting on with useful stuff like finding cures for all the diseases that god gave us.
The bastard.
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RE: My brother made a good point
August 11, 2014 at 5:39 pm
My brother is a COLLEGE GRADUATE by the way.
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RE: My brother made a good point
August 11, 2014 at 5:39 pm
(This post was last modified: August 11, 2014 at 5:41 pm by The Valkyrie.)
(August 11, 2014 at 5:30 pm)Thinking Christian Wrote: He said that while scientists try to disprove God, science changes everyday, what's right one day is wrong the next, so how can you rely on it? Meanwhile God and Christianity is never changing.
He also said he was speaking to a former evolutionary scientist who said there's no evidence for evolution, to be fair though I didn't hear much of that story.
Science is changing and dynamic.
Religion is stagnant and, despite claims to the contrary, does change but very slowly and reluctantly.
Science has eradicated smallpox and has come close to doing so with polio.
What has religion done recently?
(August 11, 2014 at 5:39 pm)Thinking Christian Wrote: My brother is a COLLEGE GRADUATE by the way.
What's your point?
That doesn't make him an authority on the subject.
I'm a surgical resident and that doesn't make me an authority on everything scientific or religious.
Though I suspect you're a POE.
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RE: My brother made a good point
August 11, 2014 at 5:41 pm
(August 11, 2014 at 5:39 pm)Thinking Christian Wrote: My brother is a COLLEGE GRADUATE by the way.
I'm sorry, he must have gone to the wrong sort of college.
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RE: My brother made a good point
August 11, 2014 at 5:42 pm
(This post was last modified: August 11, 2014 at 5:42 pm by JesusHChrist.)
(August 11, 2014 at 5:30 pm)Thinking Christian Wrote: He said that while scientists try to disprove God, science changes everyday, what's right one day is wrong the next, so how can you rely on it? Meanwhile God and Christianity is never changing.
He also said he was speaking to a former evolutionary scientist who said there's no evidence for evolution, to be fair though I didn't hear much of that story.
Your brother makes a positively idiotic argument and not a good point in any respect.
Overwhelmingly, the "changes" of science are incremental improvements, revisions, addenda and such; especially in the last 100 years. Science stands on the shoulders of giants; religion on the shoulders of gullible dolts.
How often do you wake up to "well I guess that relativity stuff was dead wrong!" or "Hey! My GPS don't work no more cuz scienz done did got changed ther! Durrr"
If you think Christianity hasn't changed over the centuries, you know very little about it.
If science does such a piss poor job at modeling reality, why not put your mouth/body/life style/job/entertainment/et al on the line and forgo all that dirty, worthless science brings to the table? You know, stuff like modern medicine, dentistry, cars, clean water and the internet.
Double dog dare ya.
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RE: My brother made a good point
August 11, 2014 at 5:42 pm
(This post was last modified: August 11, 2014 at 5:44 pm by Bad Wolf.)
(August 11, 2014 at 5:30 pm)Thinking Christian Wrote: He said that while scientists try to disprove God,
Which scientists try to disprove god? I haven't heard of any. Sure, lots of scientists criticise religion when it conflicts with science, but I don't think there are any that have actually tried to disprove god.
(August 11, 2014 at 5:30 pm)Thinking Christian Wrote: science changes everyday, what's right one day is wrong the next, so how can you rely on it?
Not all science changes, we know for instance that animals evolve over millions of years. Darwin figured it out, but we still don't know everything there is to know about it, when new information is found and deemed reliable, it is added. The general gist of the theory is still the same, just small things are altered.
Another example, aeroplanes. You've flown on one before right? Well the science that makes them fly, hasn't changed despite the creation of new types of planes.
(August 11, 2014 at 5:30 pm)Thinking Christian Wrote: Meanwhile God and Christianity is never changing.
Yes it is. How many people have you killed for working on the sabbath? Or wearing two different fabrics? Or burnt at the stake for witchcraft?
(August 11, 2014 at 5:30 pm)Thinking Christian Wrote: He also said he was speaking to a former evolutionary scientist who said there's no evidence for evolution, to be fair though I didn't hear much of that story.
Then this 'former evolutionary scientist' would be wrong.
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