If You Are Certain God Exists Why Prove It?

[Wiploc]

which is fair, since I would use the term 'sci-fi' for things like abiogenesis.

You remind me of a bookseller in Houston. When I asked her why The Princess Bride was in the SciFi section, she said, "Because I don't like it!"

 

[Learner]

I still have some of my trekkie series collection.

 

[TomC]

Something I find sadly amusing is this.

The number of people who insist that the evidence for speciation through natural selection doesn't reach their high standards for evidence. But the evidence for Jesus's Death and Resurrection does.

What's with that?
Tom

 

[Learner]

Something I find sadly amusing is this.

The number of people who insist that the evidence for speciation through natural selection doesn't reach their high standards for evidence. But the evidence for Jesus's Death and Resurrection does.

What's with that?
Tom

I think we are still aproaching that refining process (for lack of better wording) with the theology/ scholastics and sciences. From the theist POV, I 've changed my views quite a few times on certain things or interpretations as I would learn more about the faith concept. Even with what seemed to be good arguments.. for and against, years ago.. are today through progession, now redundant.

 

[Keith&Co.]

when there's an unknown "HOW it's done" process, even if we're to say God did it. "It apears to be like magic" method unknown or observed, so therefore magic, which is fair since I would use the term 'sci-fi' for things like abiogenesis.

But if you don't know how it was done, and an omnipotent god could do it any way it wanted, including by "apparently" unguided chance, how the fuck did you eliminate abiogenesis?

What, exactly, prevents god from having programmed everything into the laws of science at time zero, then letting it work itself out?

(Meaningless babble defense in three....two...)

 

[DBT]

Faith doesn't appear to have many limitations when it comes to believing fantastic things.

 

[Lion IRC]

when there's an unknown "HOW it's done" process, even if we're to say God did it. "It apears to be like magic" method unknown or observed, so therefore magic, which is fair since I would use the term 'sci-fi' for things like abiogenesis.

But if you don't know how it was done, and an omnipotent god could do it any way it wanted, including by "apparently" unguided chance, how the fuck did you eliminate abiogenesis?

What, exactly, prevents god from having programmed everything into the laws of science at time zero, then letting it work itself out?

(mean...)

Nothing prevents that.
In fact the Bible states that's what happened. God commanded the earth to bring forth Life.

 

[DBT]

The God explanation has more credibility or likelihood than natural processes?

 

[ideologyhunter]

I always take explanations of natural life from a book with talking animals and goats that acquire spots by breeding next to carved sticks.

 

[T.G.G. Moogly]

I agree, it doesn't weaken evolution. Evolution is more credible in comparison to abiogensis. Abiogensis in regards to this discussion, IS the alternative counter-explanation to Aesthetes and theists explanation: It ddn't happen naturally, it was God who made life.

What is the difference between something happening naturally and something happening unnaturally?

I grew up among Christians, so I defer to Christians on this terminology: Since I don't believe in any of it, I call it all "magic."

Religiously speaking, that would be called magicology. Get with the program.

 

[Learner]

I agree, it doesn't weaken evolution. Evolution is more credible in comparison to abiogensis. Abiogensis in regards to this discussion, IS the alternative counter-explanation to Aesthetes and theists explanation: It ddn't happen naturally, it was God who made life.

What is the difference between something happening naturally and something happening unnaturally?

Clarify the argument please, natural, unnnatural...

Have we suddenly changed "the difference between God did it and God is not neccessary?" I would have liked to know a little more on your (plural) take on the "God not neccessary" bit.

Religiously speaking, that would be called magicology. Get with the program.

 

[Keith&Co.]

"the difference between God did it and God is not neccessary?"

We can discuss my last submarine for 9 weeks without once mentioning god.
Buoyancy is ptretty well understood. Electricity. Generating electricity.
Using that electricity to move the ship; clean water, move the water; create air, move the air; move hydraulic oil; calculate the fire control problem for the purpose of delivering a warhead to a point in space taking into account the earth's shape, orbit, rotation, specific gravities, inconsistencies in the guidance system and weather over the target.

WHETHER OR NOT god was involved in creating the Earth, the universe, or the laws of nature that we manipulate or work within, we don't HAVE to invoke God to make the whole thing make sense.
Behe and ID proponents insist that one cannot explain life on Earth without at least one step that simply must be attributed to the direct action of a divine being, else there is an insurmountable mystery. This would make God necessary.

I'd swear we covered this bddfors....

 

[T.G.G. Moogly]

Clarify the argument please, natural, unnnatural...

Have we suddenly changed "the difference between God did it and God is not neccessary?" I would have liked to know a little more on your (plural) take on the "God not neccessary" bit.

I can't clarify because it is your claim, and I don't know what something would be if it is "not natural." You said that abiogenesis would have to be not natural. Something that is not natural is unnatural, correct?

So what would be the difference between something happening naturally and something happening unnaturally?

 

[Lion IRC]

If life from non-life is impossible, how did Jehovah do it?

Jehovah is not "non-life"
He is a personal being with volition.
...unlike a rock which cant decide to turn itself into a living creature. #First_Cause #Aristotle

 

[James Brown]

If life from non-life is impossible, how did Jehovah do it?

Jehovah is not "non-life"
He is a personal being with volition.

Isn't everyone?

...unlike a rock which cant decide to turn itself into a living creature. #First_Cause #Aristotle

"A rock deciding to turn itself into a living creature" is neither Evolution by Natural Selection nor Abiogenesis.

 

[Lion IRC]

Isn't everyone?

...unlike a rock which cant decide to turn itself into a living creature. #First_Cause #Aristotle

"A rock deciding to turn itself into a living creature" is neither Evolution by Natural Selection nor Abiogenesis.

I agree.
A rock deciding to do something is NOT natural selection or abiogenesis. And since rocks can't/dont do this we can exclude this idea from our list of available menu options.

I say God dunnit.
What do you say?
...cue quantum spookiness argument in 3...2...1

 

[T.G.G. Moogly]

Isn't everyone?

...unlike a rock which cant decide to turn itself into a living creature. #First_Cause #Aristotle

"A rock deciding to turn itself into a living creature" is neither Evolution by Natural Selection nor Abiogenesis.

That's religion. Moses' staff turned into a snake. Religious magic.

 

[ideologyhunter]

That's religion. Moses' staff turned into a snake. Religious magic.

I like the part where Mary of Bethany is washing Jesus' feet and he rubs a balloon on her head, making her hair go spaz. That turned heads in the olden timey days!

 

[DBT]

If life from non-life is impossible, how did Jehovah do it?

Jehovah is not "non-life"
He is a personal being with volition.
...unlike a rock which cant decide to turn itself into a living creature. #First_Cause #Aristotle

Rocks can't turn into life. The world is composed of more than rocks.

 

[T.G.G. Moogly]

If life from non-life is impossible, how did Jehovah do it?

Jehovah is not "non-life"
He is a personal being with volition.
...unlike a rock which cant decide to turn itself into a living creature. #First_Cause #Aristotle

Rocks can't turn into life. The world is composed of more than rocks.

But life does turn into rocks. Even happened in the bible with Lot's wife, but that was magic.

And rocks are covered with living things that eat the rocks. I spread ground up rocks on my garden and the plants eat the rocks, so rocks actually do turn into life, but not abracadabra style like in the bible stories. It's a natural geological and biological process. We all have rocks in our heads, we really do.

But none of that is natural, Learner told me so it must be true.