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Creation/Evolution Debate

Before Mike Huckabee dropped out of the race, there were people here mocking his view on creation (perhaps the only thing I agreed with him about).

The official Government/media story is that 4.6 trillion years ago, nothing exploded into the entire universe.

Somehow the moon is older than the earth, and should have had many feet of moondust on it when people walked on it in the 60's, instead of a few inches.

I want people to post their biggest reason to support one side of the issue, and their biggest problem with the other side of the

One significant issue in support of biblical creationism:

It is well established that the Bible was old 2000 years ago. There are many issues of Science which people didn't know back then.

1. Isaiah 40:22 He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, (people didn't know the earth was round until relatively recently)

2. Leviticus- laws about quarantining, etc. people weren't that smart until the 1700's. Do you really believe this was written by mere men?

3. The flood: many ancient traditions from around the world claim that there was a major flood a long time ago, and a few people survived, in a big boat, and that the people on that boat were the ancestors of the tribe.

One significant issue in opposition to evolution.

Symbiotic relationships can't have evolved.
1. lichens are actually two interdependant organisms, growing together. one organism is a fungus, and the other is a plant (usually algae). Their reproduction occurs together, so if one had evolved prior to the other, it would have died off before the other had time to evolve.

2. Another example of mutual symbiosis is the relationship between Ocellaris clownfish that dwell among the tentacles of Ritteri sea anemones. The territorial fish protects the anemone from anemone-eating fish, and in turn the stinging tentacles of the anemone protect the clownfish from its predators (a special mucus on the clownfish protects it from the stinging tentacles).

Can anyone show how these could have evolved? I doubt it. The theory of Macroevolution assumes there was lots of time wherein the evolution could have occured. For Symbiotic relationships, you'd need the massively improbable event (which I believe is impossible) of a specific evolution to occur at the same time as another massively improbable event (which I believe is impossible) of a specific evolution to occur at exactly the same place (massively improbable) at a very near time (within hours)

Let the debate begin!

(edit on 7/8/08- This thread has created much more strife than I would have liked. I have realized that I'm not as good at creation debating as I thought. I think this whole thread should show us that less government intervention would be better, particularly on the federal level.)

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There was a post on this

There was a post on this topic somewhere here. It was stated that Christianity or "creationism" came from the Egyptian sun-god religion. I took a look at what he said and here is some interesting things I found. Before I begin I want to relate this to Ron Paul. Ron Paul is an extraordinary Christian. He must have something keeping him from taking buyouts. Now, all those who think that you can resist without being "Christian" - fine. But Ron Paul IS Christian. So what is it about his Christianity that is sooo different from Obama or McCain... or many other warmongers. This is the type of Christianity that needs to be understood.

Egypt was great! green! prosperous! It's failing was that it's faith was "nature". It saw things and answered things in terms of the natural world like evolution.
We, mankind, don't want to admit that there is any other way to answer a problem. Nature has to have the answer or be the answer. We want to be able to have the solutions for all problems. Christianity puts the solution and "reason" outside of man's powers. Thus, human action can be predicted. Mises knew this. Ron Paul knows this. Man needs oversight, an oversight that is created outside of man that is so Just that man also changes. It is a justice which cannot be corrupted and also one which secures liberty for all. This is the faith of Ron Paul. This is the faith The US Constitution is based on. Without it, the faith, the constitution will be just another piece of paper to corrupt.

It is interesting that Egypt was founded by Mizraim (the name of the Egyptian airlines). He was the second son of Ham son of Noah (said to be the father of China known as Fohi or Yoa)

NOAH
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HAM (16)
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Cush (17) Mizraim (26) Put (35) Canaan (36)

"(26) Mizraim

A collective name, these people settled in Egypt. Indeed Mizraim is still the Israeli name for that nation. The name is also preserved in the Ugaritic inscriptions as msrm; the Amar tablets as Misri; and in the Assyrian and Babylonian records as Musur and Musri. Modem Arabs still know it as Misr. Josephus relates a curious episode that he called the Ethiopic War, an incident that was apparently well known throughout the ancient world. According to this account, some six or seven nations descended from Mizraim were destroyed, clearly a major conflict that would have had profound and far-reaching repercussions on the world of those times. Josephus lists those nations that were destroyed as the Ludim (see 27), the Anamim (see 28), the Lehabim (see 29), the Naphtuhim (see 30), the Pathrusim (see 31), the Casluhim (see 32) and the Caphtorim (see 34) (see Map 3). "
http://www.biblebelievers...

Getting back to the point of this thread...

http://www.latimes.com/ne...

This article provides (even more) physical evidence of evolution. Big stuff you can see with your own two eyes, no matter which side of your head they are on... Read the article.

Question for an atheist...

Who or what is the highest entity on the evolution scale?
Is there anything or anyone higher than man?

As an atheist...

...your question doesn't make any sense to me. You have not defined what you mean by "evolutionary scale". I have read a few books about evolution and I have never heard any reference to the term "evolutionary scale".

-"Ron Paul cured me of my predilection for Che Guevara T shirts."

It's not quite clear yet I

It's not quite clear yet I see.
One does not need to be an atheist to accept evolution, it's not god vs evolution or ethic vs animal behaviour or whatever fundie propaganda is out there. Actually, since about 80 - 95% of Americans believe in god and around 40 - 50% of Americans accept evolution, most of the "evolutionists" are arguably religious.

Now for the question, evolution doesn't have a scale, it's a tree pattern with no up or down or any importance/value given, it is just that.
In this way:
http://evolution.berkeley...
Or for a slightly more real and detailed, but still very limited (think fraction of one percent):
http://www.dhushara.com/b...

The important thing here though, is of course that evolution isn't a philosophy, it is not what determines your actions or a base for society. Every time you think about what the theory of evolution says or implies, think of what the theory of gravity says or implies, or what a spherical earth says or implies to yourself. (I hope nothing)
The only problem with evolution that can occur is if it's not taught well or even wrong, sadly in American there is a lot of misrepresentation or plain propaganda going on against evolution to stir the religious up with all kinds of references to essentially everything that is bad in an attempt to get them on board against the proposed evil. I have to say that they are quite effective too, the percentage of people accepting evolution hasn't gone up much for decades, while in the rest of the western world evolution is accepted among 65 - 85% of the population for a good time.

If anything, I would at least bet against the average American society every time when compared to a society where the vast majority of the people accept evolution when it comes to violence or discrimination for example.

I suppose that was a bit more than the two word answer you were looking for.

Well Said.

His question is lacking a very basic understanding of evolution. Your answer was spot on. And I agree that the theory of evolution has as much to do with a god as the theory of gravity.

Study the Vedic

Study the Vedic scriptures...spoken for millions of years...makes the bible...though somewhat true(having been changed and re-written a number of times)...a book for kindergarten students of philosophy and religion.
We are in a state of De-evolution...we've gotten so dumb...we even believe the government is...of the people.

Hey Creationists!

Just wondering why you are keeping this thread going. I don't think any atheists will be debating you any time soon. We don't want to be banned for offending a protected group here on DP. I guess Jews are not a protected group on DP, considering this thread http://www.dailypaul.com/....

It's interesting that Creationists never consider the fact that they may be offending Atheists, Jews, Homosexuals, non-Christians who don't want to hear about your God's judgement and how they will burn in hell, Christians that do not believe as you, scientists who dedicate their lives to finding out about life,the world and the universe, etc. I don't see you respecting any one else's opinions or beliefs. This lack of respect ends up with others disrespecting you. You get what you give. Making statements about Atheists being immoral,how they will face judgement or burn in hell, that homosexuals are perverted deviants, that atheist beliefs lead to mass murder,and on and on. Do you think that people will not respond back and attack you the way you attack others? Do those statements amount to "harassment" freethepawn? Are Atheists and others "victims" too?(What kind of libertarian conservative are you, freethepawn, to believe in unconstitutional laws like "hate" crimes,anyway?)

For an atheist, it is hard to dance along the line of not offending when dealing with devout Christians. Our beliefs are in direct contradiction to yours, and there is no easy way to do it. Trust me, I've been in many situations, where I avoided discussing my beliefs because I did not want to start an argument, or have the occasion become awkward. If you really want our opinion about religion, we will give it to you, but you better expect to be offended because our belief system "attacks" your belief system and the way you see the world. Christians do not have these worries or problems because they make up the majority.

I know that Christians do feel like victims in a increasingly secular world, and also in an America that is becoming more religiously diverse and tolerant to other cultures. The major majority of people here on DP do not hold status quo opinions on most issues. People here could argue back and forth about a range of topics non stop ( and they have), but we should try to focus more on what brings us here, our common ground. If you really care about restoring the Constitution and individual liberty, you should try to get along with people here or at least be civil. I know it is extremely hard, since we are all very opinionated and individualistic, but is has to be done for this movement to be a success. If we do not put our egos aside, we will be a twin of the libertarian party, and never reach the masses with our message. We are all on the same side, and all this ego driven arguments over minor issues will only divide us and fragment people into different groups, as is happening somewhat now. It's sad that people can't follow RP's lead.

Here is an exchange between a Christian and an Atheist, that I think is a perfect example of the relationship both groups should have with one another. Just in case you don't want peace, and want to continue the debate without insults, I have a few questions. LOL. It'll probably get ugly again after a couple more pages of the thread.

http://www.dailypaul.com/...

I'm not claiming (see post above) that Atheism caused the...
On May 5th, 2008 Libera_me says:

Holocaust, not in and of itself, but if you look at Hitler's own writing, he did believe as Darwin did, that those who were of "inferior stock" should be elimiinated. If an atheist can hold to the principles of liberty and justice for all, well and good. I have no problem with a person being an atheist (or of another faith than my faith -for that matter), as long as they don't try to take my life, liberty, or property away because I am a believer.

Agreed
On May 5th, 2008 EricHoffer says:

I'd say agreed for certain.

I just don't want to associate Atheism or Religion as the causes for sociopathic behavior, or in any way implied that there is a correlation between either topic and the latter.

Eric Hoffer

I understand...
On May 5th, 2008 Libera_me says:

And of course, under the Golden Rule, I will stand up for your rights just as I would want you to stand up for my rights. ;)

Libera me, let the truth break, what my fears make--Leslie Phillips

I used to be an Atheist

after reading The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine.

my faith was restored by reading various Gnostic Gospels/early Christian writings...

you can not be an Atheist only Agnostic.
Why?
Because to be an Atheist you must disproove every God there is in the Universe but you do not and can not know what God's there can be out there so you can actually say that you don't know.

Can't be an Athiest?

Try something like this...

1. Imagine it like a polytheist going to monotheism. And then take monotheism but with one less god and you have an atheist.

2. Disprove the 'idea of god'. All and any other gods will fall like a house of cards. (Lots of philosophy involved but well worth the mental effort)

3. Just like you don't have to prove every variant of santa claus is false before you stop believing the lie.. so is the same with a god or gods.

4. We are all born atheist.

we have many lifetimes

reincarnation.

my belief system is simplicity of love.
Why should I seek? I am the same as
He. His essence speaks through me.
I have been looking for myself!

According to Shahram Shiva, one reason for Rumi's popularity is that "Rumi is able to verbalize the highly personal and often confusing world of personal/spiritual growth and mysticism in a very forward and direct fashion. He does not offend anyone, and he includes everyone. The world of Rumi is neither exclusively the world of a Sufi, nor the world of a Hindu, nor a Jew, nor a Christian; it is the highest state of a human being — a fully evolved human. A complete human is not bound by cultural limitations; he touches every one of us. Today Rumi's poems can be heard in churches, synagogues, Zen monasteries, as well as in the downtown New York art/performance/music scene." According to Professor Majid M. Naini , Rumi's life and transformation provide true testimony and proof that people of all religions and backgrounds can live together in peace and harmony. Rumi’s visions, words, and life teach us how to reach inner peace and happiness so we can finally stop the continual stream of hostility and hatred and achieve true global peace and harmony.

In other verses in Masnavi, Rumi describes in detail the universal message of love:

Love’s nationality is separate from all other religions,

The lover’s religion and nationality is the Beloved (God).
The lover’s cause is separate from all other causes
Love is the astrolabe of God’s mysteries.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w...

An atheist is someone who believes that there is nothing...

.......in the universe more powerful than themselves. So if you believe that the ocean is more powerful than you, or that tornadoes or gravity or an imploding star has more power than you yourself, then you are not a true atheist. You comprehend? A true atheist does not believe in a god, because they think they ARE a god. If you believe that there is anything in the universe more powerful than yourself, you accept the existence of God.

These statements make you

These statements make you sound like a pagan or wiccan (religion based on nature and worship of various gods). Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Completely nonsense, where

Completely nonsense, where do you get this stuff from.

Who or what would the atheist

consider to be higher than man (ie themselves) on the evolutionary scale?

Agreed

Complete nonsense.

Ahh the irrationality of faith-based reasoning

"Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers." _ Jesse Ventura

hahaha

he got in big trouble when he said those words in Minnesota.

peace to all Christians Atheists and so on.

Yes, but I'm sure glad he said it.

It rings so true of the religious people that I know...

"Religions have contrived to make it impossible to disagree with them critically without being rude." – Daniel Dennett

double

post

Will you guys PLEASE go read

Will you guys PLEASE go read :

"The 12th Planet"

http://www.amazon.com/12t...

"Genesis Revisited"

http://www.amazon.com/Gen...

and check out Zecharia Sitchin's web site:

http://www.sitchin.com/

All aspects of these arguements make sense when you apply his research and theories.

Doc
http://www.myspace.com/do...

Ironman

I don't know if you did what you are being accused of or not. If something ever does come of this, I would strongly encourage you to contact a religious defense team. Most of them work for free. You have been a victim of religious harassment. This is goes beyond free speech. It is funded and run by a national organization that connects to religious attorneys all over the country. They live for this kind of stuff. I will e-mail you the name if you would like. They are involved in a huge criminal and civil suit near my home right now. Print out the entire forum for future reference.

so jl what denomination was this

that you where a youth minister?

what difference does it make?

16.6 million members,
over 44,000 churches,
and in all 50 states and territories,

Guess it yet?

Southern Baptist

After I left them, I went 'church hopping'... literally praying that I could find a sect that wasn't insane. Then I figured out that it wasn't confined to a particular sect or denomination but what they base the religion on.

If your talking about the little plan X

If you think the planet Nibiru is headed this way then your reasoning and logic is breaking down. Be aware that the vatican has launched a satilite that has a big orange lense on it. This is all deception. If they think a false flag attack by aliens is going to work to pull the world together for a world power they are nuts. The problem with this group of elite thinkers is they are actually two steps behind most people now days. Not many secrets left for them. Everyone is aware what they have planned and it is going to blow up in their face. The world is going to get to see just how evil and corrupt these leaders are. You can believe in this if you like but most people will not fall for this lame idea. I'll pass!

I'm not sure who you were

I'm not sure who you were replying to, but if it was to me, it didn't really make sense. Nibiru?

The Truth is...

The truth is we have no idea what is out there. We are discovering completely new things every day, right here on our own little planet, from the tops of highest mountains, all the way to the depths of our deepest oceans, much has yet to be discovered.

Even the known universe is incomprehensible in scope and size.

The odds that we are the only form of life in this universe is near impossibility. The very real possibility is there are near infinite forms of life and that among them there are likely innumerable ones that are superior to us.

Whether we evolved separate from other forms of life in the universe or whether we were placed here by superior beings is a good question. We know that evolution is natural and does exist, as the evidence is all around us, but whether or not humans were placed upon the Earth by superior beings or we evolved here separately is hard to determine.

There is evidence that we evolved, but that evidence alone does not rule out the possibility that the species of modern human was not placed here.

Either way, I'm sure we will know relatively soon what the case was here on Earth.

actually all those things you find repulsive

originate when people who love themselves, their logic and reasoning more than Gods, get involved in leadership positions in church. In the end they bring guilt onto themselves. Gods judgment is just. Man thinks he can judge but really he only ends up bringing greif. The bible only starts a relationship with God it the Holy Spirit that reveals it's depth to you. Reasoning and logic may fool a person who believes saved by grace and then thinks its all over i'm all good. These people have no means to search out the deep things in scripture they rely on the understanding of language to find their meaning. A true Christian can never be fooled by a mans reason or logic. They are so beyound all that. They find wisdom in scripture by reading it line upon line and presept upon precept it is not based on grammar. The grammar bible teachers of today who speak about pronouns and the understanding of the scriptures in a prose why of interpitation do not have a clue about God. The bible is written in line form to read the bible in a grammatical pespective is to miss everything that is important in the word of God. It is written this way for a reason. Anyone who just reads the book through without seeking Gods wisdom just comes away with a story that is hard to understand. To read the bible through this kind of logic and reason would make a person think to be saved we must eat Jesus flesh and drink his blood. This is the thinking of mad people. The funniest thing is the Jews changed the order of scripture to win power and control over the people, The Catholic Chruch changed the meaning of words to gain control, and now the reformers are using gramar to gain control. In the end the three together are going to work to proving each other wrong and fullfill the scripture in line and
poetry showing how foolish they have been all along. God is one, he shares glory with no other, he knows not any. There is only one person of God his name is Jesus. Through him God has moved and had his being. God originated the son of God and the son of God originated the son of Man. God originated as spirit and he was revealed in flesh. No one can truely love the son without knowing the father and no one can truely know the father without God revealing it to him. These three are "one". We did not kill the flesh of the son. The flesh was the son! The Father (the power of God) of the son did not die. Jesus only died because he gave up the Father and in three days the Father returned to the son and took his son back up again. I tell you its not to reasonable or logical to try to kill Gods spirit and flesh but if you think you can have fun cause it will be a work that never gets completed. The bad things you see God doing in the old testament is what people get for killing the prophets because they didn't like what they had to say. Their words were Gods words not their own. Gods judgment is just for those who wish to cut off the word of God from being heard. You want hell on earth keep trying to stop his message from being preached in this world. You won't have to ask where is God I've never seen him. You can start counting the bodies cause his wrath is as real as death. Also it doesn't matter who he kills your dead already only some people know this and some people use their logic and reason to think there is some way out. Nope all men will die he can take them anytime he wants. Be careful asking for a sign and demanding God show himself to you he might just answer your prayer before you believe. Gods already working in this world but you wouldn't notice and when you do you'll just curse him and think that hes the bad guy. well I say look in the mirror. God loves his children very much and you might not want to be one of them but be careful not to harm one of them.

Matt 18:6-7
"Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea. 7 Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!

One theory as to how everyone will be fooled.

This is a 7+ hour video regarding how the majority will be fooled into embracing evolution. I came across this by researching operation paperclip. It really made me think....There are 3 parts. The video is called UFO Gateway to Hell. I think this link will take you to the youtube page, if not just google the name.

http://video.google.com/v...

I hear your reason and logic and raise you some

In the bible it says that Jesus will set on the right hand of God. Why not the on the left hand? Well then who is on the left hand? If God is a trinity why does God not have three hands? Who gets left out and doesn’t get a share in the hands? Actually the flesh is only an image of our likeness. Underneath the flesh we are bone and blood. Just as or flesh is made in the image of God and our bone is in likeness of God. And the blood comforts them both. Our flesh is one complete unit. The flesh is not made up of parts it is one. Our likeness (bones) is divided into to parts each part is an attribute of the whole form (skeleton). So when you look in the mirror you are actually looking at the image of God it’s called one. When you study the bones of the human body in school you are actually studying the likeness (attributes) of Gods. The human skeleton is divided into two parts one is the axial skeleton and the other is the appendicular skeleton. A typical adult human skeleton consists of 206, 208 or more bones depending on the counting method. The count of 208 considers the sternum to be made up of three bones instead of one; manubrium, body of sternum (gladiolus) and xiphoid process. Anatomical variation may also result in the formation of more or less bones. More common variations include cervical ribs or an additional lumbar vertebra. Babies are born with around 300 to 350 bones, many of which fuse together. There are 300 prophecies in the Old Testament that Jesus fulfilled all of them (this is the answer why I only choose belief systems that see only Jesus as our savior). What you see on earth as evolution is not of man it is of God. God never changes and his will always stays the same but the choices man makes can have an effect on everything that is at work on this earth. In the end God will make one choice who stands on the right and who stands on the left. This choice will be made off what we have done on this earth not by what he has done. He has already laid out what is suppose to be done all we have to do is follow it. His will is always done.

A being is the spirit of a body.
A life is anything that is moves.
A person is the body of a being.

A person’s being is invisible. The only way to show what it exist is through how he lives his own life. Since a person’s attributes are in the spirit he must make them known through how he lives his life. The two sign of life is movement (cell division/movement in the womb/breath). Does a person not move in the womb before he has ever gained any reason or logic? Is he not void of philosophy? Yet he moves! Does a person take his first breath before he even knows how to do it? Again, is he not void of logic or reason? Why would any person do something that is void of reason and logic why would they even waist time to make that fist cell division or for that the millionth? Why would they stir in their mother’s womb? Someone, explain to me why you took your fist breath. Why didn’t you just lay there in silence and do nothing until someone came along and explained the reasoning and logic to you. You say I took my first breath therefore my life is my own I am in charge of it. So when the day of your death comes can you stop it? Once you die can you take your life up again. Do you really own it? Can you use your reason or logic to stop death? I don’t think so. Can you right now with your reason and logic stop breathing? I don’t think so. You are only in charge of your actions and your actions prove the attributes of your insides (bones). They always reflect the through the flesh. The bones always follow what they worship. They are the sons of their fathers.

Gen 1:1 - Matt 7:20
"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.

John 10:25-30
25 Jesus answered them, "I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father's name, they bear witness of Me. 26 But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you. 27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them , and they follow Me. 28 And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father's hand. 30 I and My Father are one."

Isa 59:9-15
Therefore justice is far from us,Nor does righteousness overtake us;We look for light, but there is darkness!For brightness, but we walk in blackness! 10 We grope for the wall like the blind,And we grope as if we had no eyes;We stumble at noonday as at twilight;We are as dead men in desolate places. 11 We all growl like bears,And moan sadly like doves;We look for justice, but there is none;For salvation, but it is far from us. 12 For our transgressions are multiplied before You,And our sins testify against us;For our transgressions are with us,And as for our iniquities, we know them : 13 In transgressing and lying against the LORD,And departing from our God,Speaking oppression and revolt,Conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood. 14 Justice is turned back,And righteousness stands afar off;For truth is fallen in the street,And equity cannot enter. 15 So truth fails,And he who departs from evil makes himself a prey.

Hos 14:9
9 Who is wise?
Let him understand these things.
Who is prudent?
Let him know them .
For the ways of the LORD are right;
The righteous walk in them,
But transgressors stumble in them.

John 8:42-47
42 Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father , you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and came from God; nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me. 43 Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to listen to My word. 44 You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it. 45 But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me. 46 Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me? 47 He who is of God hears God's words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God."

Good Post True_Believer

Thanks. The day is fast aproaching.

97% of your DNA

...is the same as a banana.

Get over yourself.

That is so cool

Thanks for that.

some see 97% similarities as...

similar design properties, which shows that there was a Designer. just like an architect uses the same structural supports and materials in most buildings that he builds. no one would look at a building and think that their was no builder or designer. yet evolutionist look at complex machines of human bodies, animal bodies, (which they are not even close to knowing everything there is to know about them yet), the universe....and somehow they never want to think that there was a Designer of it all.......wonder why?

Nope. Because it's very simple, so simple you miss it.

It's because that's what works in the environment it is in.

We could use parabolic or hyperbolic geometry of we chose, but Euclidean works best in our environment, so that's what we use.

Similarly the similar DNA is what works best for the environs of both the human and a banana.

Evolution also means species adjust to their environments.

if you believe...

that slow changes can produce another kind of animal...prove it. as for bones in the dirt...you cannot prove that animal had any kids, let alone different kids. their are absolutely no eye witness accounts of seeing an animal produce a different kind of animal. if their were...you would be a very rich man. just because you can imagine it or suppose it...does not make it true. it would fluck the test of a court of law.

and i should not have to pay by force of taxation for your belief. the 1st Amendment says so.

You will first have to

You will first have to define kind
and then understand that evolution doesn't do what you claim, so there is no reason to expect an eye witness account of it and I really don't get how you still don't have a sub-high school level of understanding of what evolution is, let alone have the desire to discuss it.

The big bang theory implies

The big bang theory implies that the universe had a begining, and a begining requires some powerful forces...Scientist are still scratching their heads over this one...

Everything from theat and the light coming from the sun to nature's intricate mathmatical and scientific laws are so precise that they cannot be considered accidents....(It's that simple!!!!)

"Observe the masses,and do the opposite."

Of course

you have to then ask, where did the "powerful forces' come from? If you say the powerful forces were actually god, then you have to ask, "where did god come from?" If you answer by saying that god has always existed, then why not save yourself the trouble and say the the universe has always been here?

Just a thought. Peace.

you are limited by your created thinking...

because all of creation...which includes the whole universe of space, matter, and time...you assume that God is subject to those properties of space, matter, and time. this is not the case. God Himself says He is Spirit. He is not confined by the laws and rules that He place creation under after man sinned and fell from perfection. and though He is not confined by those things He can and has come into it from time to time.

yet while Jesus Christ, whose is God Almighty in the flesh, was here on Earth...He subjected himself to those rules of a fallen creation...yet He also showed that He could go outside the rules of science also...proving that He was God almighty in the flesh.

LOL.

Your god is bound by some rules and this kinda nullifies his 'all powerful' status.

Can he make a square circle?

How about a married bachelor?

Your god is bound by logic.

For with God nothing shall be impossible

...you play your word games...HE made a virgin conceive a child, the blind see, the lame walk, and the dead rise from their graves, alive...

Proverbs 21:30 There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.

Luke 1:37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Titus 1:2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
Titus 1:3 But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Savior;

For your god something is impossible...

Can your god sin?

i've already answered that question...

you just want to play word games. as for impossibilities...HE created space, matter, and time, in 6 literal days, along with everything else you see, feel, and touch... and those senses to do those things with...

no one else can create or destroy matter, space or time...Laws of Thermodynamics

let us see you do that...if you are the 'god' of your own universe...

also, you need to understand what the definition of the word 'sin' is...for it is a trespass against God...God cannot trespass against Himself....

That means He made evil too

And that is clearly a problem, because that means either A) God is not perfect since he made such a blunder, or B) God made evil on purpose in order to cause sin and suffering on purpose, meaning all-loving is a bunch of crap.

In any case, the whole argument of omnipotency falls apart right there.

look at it this way...

just because God knows what will happen does not mean that He made it happen. that is a Calvanistic predestined way of looking at things, which the Bible does not agree with. the Bible says that we are responsible for our own actions and sins. yet ...

Romans 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
Romans 5:10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
Romans 5:11 And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.
Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
Romans 5:15 But not as the offense, so also is the free gift. For if through the offense of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
Romans 5:16 And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offenses unto justification.

2Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Ok you win

Can't argue with crazy.

But I'll leave you with this... You have already named one thing that your god can not do. "God cannot trespass against Himself..." oh well there goes his all powerful status. Even I can trespass against myself.

We are all atheist, some are just more atheist than others.

i used to strive with HIM too...HE won....

Isaiah 45:9 Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?
Isaiah 45:10 Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth?

Peace to you

I wish no quarrel with unreasonable persons.

grace and peace comes through loving Jesus Christ...

Ephesians 6:23 Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 6:24 Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.

Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.