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RE: The Periodic Table and religion
June 1, 2015 at 6:10 am
(May 31, 2015 at 11:00 am)Drich Wrote: (May 31, 2015 at 6:57 am)MrNoMorePropaganda Wrote: I was having a look at the Periodic table the other day and it got me thinking. There are a decent number of elements have have zero use in human biology, and many are actually a hindrance to biological functions. For example, radioactive elements will cause cancer, others are toxic to humans and so on. Would the Earth, perhaps, be even more perfect without elements such as Uranium and Polonium?
Isn't it rather curious that humans just so happen to be primarily constructed (maybe that's the wrong word) of the most common elements in our universe? Could a "Chemical Argument Against God" a good argument? How do you think a Theist may respond? I've mentioned previously my father has a doctorate in Chemistry.
So... From your perspective, If we are not made of a given element or can't eat it, it is your belief if thier was a God he made us or this world imperfectly.. And be use we can physically consume or because we are not made of all the available elements that some how would put God in error?!?!
I would suggest the opposite. Because for me it is very apparent that God provided the elements we are made of, and can eat.. But also provided us with the building blocks that helps us subdue this world.
Iron, copper, cobalt, hydrogen, plutonium are all used in our lives everyday. From our dwellings to our transportation to our power sources, to the things the next generations will need to live life
Your ignorance of the world continually amazes me. We have iron, copper, and hydrogen in our bodies - they are essential to our chemistry.
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RE: The Periodic Table and religion
June 1, 2015 at 6:28 am
> Lol <
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RE: The Periodic Table and religion
June 1, 2015 at 6:45 am
OP, since god made us out of earth, why aren't we silicone based?
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RE: The Periodic Table and religion
June 1, 2015 at 7:23 am
(May 31, 2015 at 11:00 am)Drich Wrote: (May 31, 2015 at 6:57 am)MrNoMorePropaganda Wrote: I was having a look at the Periodic table the other day and it got me thinking. There are a decent number of elements have have zero use in human biology, and many are actually a hindrance to biological functions. For example, radioactive elements will cause cancer, others are toxic to humans and so on. Would the Earth, perhaps, be even more perfect without elements such as Uranium and Polonium?
Isn't it rather curious that humans just so happen to be primarily constructed (maybe that's the wrong word) of the most common elements in our universe? Could a "Chemical Argument Against God" a good argument? How do you think a Theist may respond? I've mentioned previously my father has a doctorate in Chemistry.
So... From your perspective, If we are not made of a given element or can't eat it, it is your belief if thier was a God he made us or this world imperfectly.. And be use we can physically consume or because we are not made of all the available elements that some how would put God in error?!?!
I would suggest the opposite. Because for me it is very apparent that God provided the elements we are made of, and can eat.. But also provided us with the building blocks that helps us subdue this world.
Iron, copper, cobalt, hydrogen, plutonium are all used in our lives everyday. From our dwellings to our transportation to our power sources, to the things the next generations will need to live life
It always becomes so convoluted when post-hoc explanations are made for the world that god supposedly created in light of increased scientific knowledge. If we were really poofed into existence by a god, then we would only be made of one element - godium. It would be sufficient for all processes, there would be no need for anything else. Complicated explanations would be completely unnecessary for the complexity of the world. This also applies to the vastness of the universe, we are simply too insignificant compared to the size of the universe to be considered anything more than a byproduct of it, not a central purpose of design of it.
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RE: The Periodic Table and religion
June 1, 2015 at 10:20 am
(June 1, 2015 at 6:45 am)ignoramus Wrote: OP, since god made us out of earth, why aren't we silicone based?
*silicon
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RE: The Periodic Table and religion
June 1, 2015 at 12:33 pm
"God" didn't do shit....as can be seen from drippy's absurd ramblings.
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RE: The Periodic Table and religion
June 1, 2015 at 6:03 pm
(June 1, 2015 at 10:20 am)Chas Wrote: (June 1, 2015 at 6:45 am)ignoramus Wrote: OP, since god made us out of earth, why aren't we silicone based?
*silicon
Hahaha ...is that how the element is spelt?
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RE: The Periodic Table and religion
June 2, 2015 at 3:20 am
(May 31, 2015 at 6:57 am)MrNoMorePropaganda Wrote: Would the Earth, perhaps, be even more perfect without elements such as Uranium and Polonium?
Uranium in its natural state can be handled safely without any protective gear. Enriched Uranium (i.e. reactor grade) only requires gloves and a lab coat. Enriched Uranium does not occur naturally, it's an artificial state of Uranium created by enriching the U-235 content. If you keep enriching it you can eventually produce weapons-grade Uranium, at which point it is highly hazardous.
On the other hand there are substances that are hazardous to humans without needing to be artificially created - lead, mercury, asbestos, etc.
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RE: The Periodic Table and religion
June 2, 2015 at 4:43 pm
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(June 1, 2015 at 6:45 am)ignoramus Wrote: OP, since god made us out of earth, why aren't we silicone based?
I believe there have been books written on that very subject. There are books discussing the idea that there could be life which isn't Carbon based. I did find one ages ago but I can't remember the title. I remember Richard Dawkins talking about it once. I'm not really a fan of Richard Dawkins but there's no denying he's an excellent scientist.
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RE: The Periodic Table and religion
June 10, 2015 at 10:23 am
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(May 31, 2015 at 6:57 am)MrNoMorePropaganda Wrote: I was having a look at the Periodic table the other day and it got me thinking. There are a decent number of elements have have zero use in human biology, and many are actually a hindrance to biological functions. For example, radioactive elements will cause cancer, others are toxic to humans and so on. Would the Earth, perhaps, be even more perfect without elements such as Uranium and Polonium?
Isn't it rather curious that humans just so happen to be primarily constructed (maybe that's the wrong word) of the most common elements in our universe? Could a "Chemical Argument Against God" a good argument? How do you think a Theist may respond? I've mentioned previously my father has a doctorate in Chemistry.
making up shit is making up shit. Maybe god works just like everything else in the universe. If that is the case then we are in its image. the PT. so actually the PT counter many atheists.
please, if you are going to be atheist don't be an embarrassment. How about using what we know to describe what we don't know. Theist make up shit, we don't have to. Even if it goes against the almighty atheist fundamentalist sect, we are held to observation. not fat shit head atheist opinions.
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