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BrianSoddingBoru4 Offline
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#21
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April 19, 2015 at 4:57 pm
Quote:As for those asking why I believe in evolution but still believe in a higher power, it's because I personally believe it's easier to believe that a higher power or "God" made everything happen in the first place, rather than that the universe created itself.
Ease of belief is in no way indicative of truth.
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#22
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April 19, 2015 at 5:04 pm
(April 19, 2015 at 4:57 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:
Quote:As for those asking why I believe in evolution but still believe in a higher power, it's because I personally believe it's easier to believe that a higher power or "God" made everything happen in the first place, rather than that the universe created itself.
Ease of belief is in no way indicative of truth.
Boru

Depends on whether we are talking emotional ease or intellectual ease (overall plausibility). 
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition

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April 19, 2015 at 6:25 pm
Quote:Depends on whether we are talking emotional ease or intellectual ease (overall plausibility). 
Intellectual ease doesn't seem to have much to do with plausibility.  Lots of things in science are intellectually difficult (or even counter-intuitive).  They may not be plausible, but they turn out to be true.
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#24
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April 19, 2015 at 6:29 pm
Quote:I am a Christian who accepts evolution

I guess you aren't a very good xtian...which is a promising start.

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April 20, 2015 at 6:38 pm
Yes I suck at xtianity too, but not just where evolution is concerned.
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April 20, 2015 at 6:48 pm
Welcome aboard.
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#27
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April 20, 2015 at 7:27 pm
From my limited experience Catholic priests seem to accept without question the theory of evolution.

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April 22, 2015 at 7:00 pm
(April 19, 2015 at 5:59 am)NotAMagician Wrote: Thanks guys!
As for human exceptionalism, I do believe that humans are much different categorically as humans are far more intelligent than most wild animals.
And as for evolution, I think that evolution makes way more sense than creationism and that God is not a magician.

You think humans are far more intelligent than most wild animals? Because you can type words in a forum?
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#29
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April 25, 2015 at 12:53 am
Sorry to be a noob, but what's reputation and warning level for?
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April 25, 2015 at 1:06 am
Reputation is how you evolve to your next form Smile Also a way to let people know you like them.
I can't remember where this verse is from, I think it got removed from canon:

"I don't hang around with mostly men because I'm gay. It's because men are better than women. Better trained, better equipped...better. Just better! I'm not gay."

For context, this is the previous verse:

"Hi Jesus" -robvalue
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