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Calidus wrote:SO yeah I might be acting on faith, but what I'm doing is saying that ...IF the shroud is authentic, THEN Jesus existed and THEN GOD exists. So what I did was give some support with different things that Scientists have found on the Shroud of Turin to - I will use my phrase earlier ... " 'leaning towards this or that' type feel " in favor of Evidence for God.
If you really want to throw this out of the post, I agree it should be done if and only if "evidence" is used in only a science matter, then go ahead fine.
Then as the human race...that we can ALL 100% agree on there is NO evidence (again, in science terms only) that can be shown for God that people will say...it is 100% clear and is as simple as the fact that A Baseball is used in the game of Baseball.
So..... this Title would be a contridiction basically or at least include results that are very very biased.
Does that satisfy you? Or can we be a bit more fair and converse with both parties regardless of opinion?
Yeah?
So using this new term of evidence that obviously I brought totaly out of left field for you, I think it's safe to say that IF the examples about the Shroud of Turin that I have given are true, THEN there is evidence for God.
I will leave it up to You and everyone to decide if what I have shown is true or false, because even if I did give you sources... there will always be someone who says "not good enough for me" Even in todays modern world there are still quite a few people who disagree with our most brightest people such as Stephen Hawking mentioned above.
Faith is not something just for religion it is something you have to use here... you either will or wont TRUST what someone says about something not in your field of expertise regarless of the sources.
Snorri1234 wrote:[
What, exactly, do I deny as possible?
PLAYER57832 wrote:Snorri1234 wrote:[
What, exactly, do I deny as possible?
Basically, that if you cannot concieve of it, understand it, then neither can anyone else and so everyone who believes in God is just lying or stupid.
Just exactly as anyone who actually did believe in flying teapots would be.
Snorri1234 wrote:PLAYER57832 wrote:Snorri1234 wrote:[
What, exactly, do I deny as possible?
Basically, that if you cannot concieve of it, understand it, then neither can anyone else and so everyone who believes in God is just lying or stupid.
Just exactly as anyone who actually did believe in flying teapots would be.
Way to ignore everything else I said.
The problem here is of course that I can conceive of it, I can understand it, I just don't think it's logical or rational. You seem to experience a reality where I somehow said that belief in God doesn't exist or some such nonsense.
Snorri1234 wrote:[
But really, I don't feel like carrying on this conversation. You ignore almost everything I say and the small part you respond to you deliberately misunderstand. I'd accuse you of trolling but I know that's not what's behind this.
Lionz wrote:2) Just knowing that no one wrote down His Name? Who knows what was written in the 1st century regardless of what we have access to now? Is there a single 1st century non-Christian religious work in general that you can name? A document surviving a couple thousand years or so is not the most common thing ever perhaps.
Lionz wrote:3) Do you have an internet source that refers to stuff said in Roman tax documents? How many 1st century Galileans are there that are named in currently existing 1st century Roman tax documents if there are some that currently exist?
Lionz wrote:4) Is there a 1st century document that mentions a name of anyone executed in Judaea? Not counting a Christian one obviously maybe.
Lionz wrote:Where is a date or killer mentioned in the Babylonian Talmud in regards to so called Yeshu the Nazerene?
Lionz wrote:It's even blasphemously
Christ condemned the traditions of the Mishnah (early Talmud) and those who taught it (Scribes and Pharisees), because the Talmud nullifies the teachings of the Holy Bible.
Insults Against Blessed Mary
Sanhedrin 106a . Says Jesus' mother was a whore: "She who was the descendant of princes and governors played the harlot with carpenters." Also in footnote #2 to Shabbath 104b of the Soncino edition, it is stated that in the "uncensored" text of the Talmud it is written that Jesus mother, "Miriam the hairdresser," had sex with many men.
Gloats over Christ Dying Young
A passage from Sanhedrin 106 gloats over the early age at which Jesus died: "Hast thou heard how old Balaam (Jesus) was?--He replied: It is not actually stated but since it is written, Bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days it follows that he was thirty-three or thirty-four years old."
"The Talmud (Babylonian edition) records other sins of 'Jesus the Nazarene':
1) He and his disciples practiced sorcery and black magic, led Jews astray into idolatry, and were sponsored by foreign, gentile powers for the purpose of subverting Jewish worship (Sanhedrin 43a).
2) He was sexually immoral, worshipped statues of stone (a brick is mentioned), was cut off from the Jewish people for his wickedness, and refused to repent (Sanhedrin 107b; Sotah 47a).
3) He learned witchcraft in Egypt and, to perform miracles, used procedures that involved cutting his flesh, which is also explicitly banned in the Bible (Shabbos 104b).
PLAYER57832 wrote:No.
People did not believe the Earth was round, it was stupid to think it would be, many thought, until they saw the evidence. You think it is stupid to believe in God because you cannot see, have not seen the evidence. However, you don't know everything there is to know, have not experienced many things. You know this in other aspects. However, for some reason think its OK, when it comes to God to just say "well, I don't see it so anyone who does is just stupid".
Napoleon Ier wrote:You people need to grow up to be honest.
Neoteny wrote:That teapot is still flying way over PLAYER's head.
Note: if we were to trying to show you how we believe your god is silly, we would compare your religion to cargo cults. Russell's teapot is a tool used to convey an idea of the "burden of proof." Just because nobody believes in it does not make the argument less valid. Indeed, that's kinda the point.
Neoteny wrote:That teapot is still flying way over PLAYER's head.
Note: if we were to trying to show you how we believe your god is silly, we would compare your religion to cargo cults. Russell's teapot is a tool used to convey an idea of the "burden of proof." Just because nobody believes in it does not make the argument less valid. Indeed, that's kinda the point.
Frigidus wrote:Neoteny wrote:That teapot is still flying way over PLAYER's head.
Note: if we were to trying to show you how we believe your god is silly, we would compare your religion to cargo cults. Russell's teapot is a tool used to convey an idea of the "burden of proof." Just because nobody believes in it does not make the argument less valid. Indeed, that's kinda the point.
I get the feeling that Player would take offense to any example of arguing from that point. I mean, it isn't like we're aiming to be dicks (at least in this case).
PLAYER57832 wrote:Neoteny wrote:That teapot is still flying way over PLAYER's head.
Note: if we were to trying to show you how we believe your god is silly, we would compare your religion to cargo cults. Russell's teapot is a tool used to convey an idea of the "burden of proof." Just because nobody believes in it does not make the argument less valid. Indeed, that's kinda the point.
The point is that just because YOU fail to believe, does not make those who do believe illogical.
PLAYER57832 wrote:I get your point. You cannot understand mine, because you are so set that your ideas are right and those of us who believe in God are just wrong. That is not logic, that is a very heavy bias.
PLAYER57832 wrote:Your attempts to equate my real belief, based on evidence to something no one on earth believes to be true demonstrates not my lack of clarity, but your extrem bias.
PLAYER57832 wrote:And yes, claiming that someone's deepest held beliefs are nothing better than belief in flying teapots is offensive to anyone.
PLAYER57832 wrote:In fact, part of your refusal to acknowledge my point is your very heavy bias and firm belief that you are correct.
Napoleon Ier wrote:You people need to grow up to be honest.
PLAYER57832 wrote:Frigidus wrote:Neoteny wrote:That teapot is still flying way over PLAYER's head.
Note: if we were to trying to show you how we believe your god is silly, we would compare your religion to cargo cults. Russell's teapot is a tool used to convey an idea of the "burden of proof." Just because nobody believes in it does not make the argument less valid. Indeed, that's kinda the point.
I get the feeling that Player would take offense to any example of arguing from that point. I mean, it isn't like we're aiming to be dicks (at least in this case).
I know you are not trying to be obtuse or rude, and I don't take it personnally. However, if you cannot understand this point now, then you will never be able to truly communicate with people who have religious beliefs. That is not just sad, it is harmful to science and the world.
Napoleon Ier wrote:You people need to grow up to be honest.
Napoleon Ier wrote:You people need to grow up to be honest.
MatYahu wrote:Energy has always existed, the law of energy conservation proves this. Edwin Hubble proved in the 1940's the universe hasn't always existed. So if the only thing that existed before the universe was energy, that Energy is logically the cause to the effect of the creation of the universe. The Energy is the legendary "First Cause". The reason why this is, obviously, is because nothing else existed other than the Energy.
It's reasonable to conclude that the Eternal Energy has intelligence. Rather super intelligence. And the creation of the universe was a premeditated act. Nothing that has been created exists of itself (Colossians 1:17). According to science, and St. Paul's writings in Colossians the Eternal Energy holds all creation together. Everything comes from the Source of the Universe's Energy, and that Source holds the universe together. The universe was designed, by the Energy. Anything that functions for a purpose, and has reason behind it was designed. The laws of physics were set, designed. Rich Deem puts it quite elegantly " The laws of physics must have values very close to those observed or the universe does not work "well enough" to support life. What happens when we vary the constants? The strong nuclear force (which holds atoms together) has a value such that when the two hydrogen atoms fuse, 0.7% of the mass is converted into energy. If the value were 0.6% then a proton could not bond to a neutron, and the universe would consist only of hydrogen. If the value were 0.8%, then fusion would happen so readily that no hydrogen would have survived from the Big Bang. Other constants must be fine-tuned to an even more stringent degree. The cosmic microwave background varies by one part in 100,000. If this factor were slightly smaller, the universe would exist only as a collection of diffuse gas, since no stars or galaxies could ever form. If this factor were slightly larger, the universe would consist solely of large black holes. Likewise, the ratio of electrons to protons cannot vary by more than 1 part in 1037 or else electromagnetic interactions would prevent chemical reactions. In addition, if the ratio of the electromagnetic force constant to the gravitational constant were greater by more than 1 part in 1040, then electromagnetism would dominate gravity, preventing the formation of stars and galaxies. If the expansion rate of universe were 1 part in 1055 less than what it is, then the universe would have already collapsed. The most recently discovered physical law, the cosmological constant or dark energy, is the closest to zero of all the physical constants. In fact, a change of only 1 part in 10120 would completely negate the effect." Mr. Deem goes on to demonstrate "
"Unlikely things happen all the time." This is the mantra of the anti-design movement. However, there is an absolute physical limit for improbable events to happen in our universe. The universe contains only 1080 baryons and has only been around for 13.7 billion years (1018 sec). Since the smallest unit of time is Planck time (10-45 sec), the lowest probability event that can ever happen in the history of the universe is:
1080 x 1018 x 1045 =10143
So, although it would be possible that one or two constants might require unusual fine-tuning by chance, it would be virtually impossible that all of them would require such fine-tuning. Some physicists have indicated that any of a number of different physical laws would be compatible with our present universe. However, it is not just the current state of the universe that must be compatible with the physical laws. Even more stringent are the initial conditions of the universe, since even minor deviations would have completely disrupted the process. For example, adding a grain of sand to the weight of the universe now would have no effect. However, adding even this small amount of weight at the beginning of the universe would have resulted in its collapse early in its history."
These facts prove that the Eternal Energy is Super Intelligent. Now an Eternal Super-Intelligent force has been demonstrated and proven to exist even on the physical plane. What would one call a Eternally Super-Intelligence that was the Cause to the Big Bang or creation of the universe? God.
Joshua 24:15 - "If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve YHWH, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve YHWH."
MatYahu wrote:1080 x 1018 x 1045 =10143
MatYahu wrote:Energy has always existed, the law of energy conservation proves this. Edwin Hubble proved in the 1940's the universe hasn't always existed. So if the only thing that existed before the universe was energy, that Energy is logically the cause to the effect of the creation of the universe. The Energy is the legendary "First Cause". The reason why this is, obviously, is because nothing else existed other than the Energy.
It's reasonable to conclude that the Eternal Energy has intelligence. Rather super intelligence. And the creation of the universe was a premeditated act. Nothing that has been created exists of itself (Colossians 1:17). According to science, and St. Paul's writings in Colossians the Eternal Energy holds all creation together. Everything comes from the Source of the Universe's Energy, and that Source holds the universe together. The universe was designed, by the Energy. Anything that functions for a purpose, and has reason behind it was designed. The laws of physics were set, designed. Rich Deem puts it quite elegantly " The laws of physics must have values very close to those observed or the universe does not work "well enough" to support life. What happens when we vary the constants? The strong nuclear force (which holds atoms together) has a value such that when the two hydrogen atoms fuse, 0.7% of the mass is converted into energy. If the value were 0.6% then a proton could not bond to a neutron, and the universe would consist only of hydrogen. If the value were 0.8%, then fusion would happen so readily that no hydrogen would have survived from the Big Bang. Other constants must be fine-tuned to an even more stringent degree. The cosmic microwave background varies by one part in 100,000. If this factor were slightly smaller, the universe would exist only as a collection of diffuse gas, since no stars or galaxies could ever form. If this factor were slightly larger, the universe would consist solely of large black holes. Likewise, the ratio of electrons to protons cannot vary by more than 1 part in 1037 or else electromagnetic interactions would prevent chemical reactions. In addition, if the ratio of the electromagnetic force constant to the gravitational constant were greater by more than 1 part in 1040, then electromagnetism would dominate gravity, preventing the formation of stars and galaxies. If the expansion rate of universe were 1 part in 1055 less than what it is, then the universe would have already collapsed. The most recently discovered physical law, the cosmological constant or dark energy, is the closest to zero of all the physical constants. In fact, a change of only 1 part in 10120 would completely negate the effect." Mr. Deem goes on to demonstrate "
"Unlikely things happen all the time." This is the mantra of the anti-design movement. However, there is an absolute physical limit for improbable events to happen in our universe. The universe contains only 1080 baryons and has only been around for 13.7 billion years (1018 sec). Since the smallest unit of time is Planck time (10-45 sec), the lowest probability event that can ever happen in the history of the universe is:
1080 x 1018 x 1045 =10143
So, although it would be possible that one or two constants might require unusual fine-tuning by chance, it would be virtually impossible that all of them would require such fine-tuning. Some physicists have indicated that any of a number of different physical laws would be compatible with our present universe. However, it is not just the current state of the universe that must be compatible with the physical laws. Even more stringent are the initial conditions of the universe, since even minor deviations would have completely disrupted the process. For example, adding a grain of sand to the weight of the universe now would have no effect. However, adding even this small amount of weight at the beginning of the universe would have resulted in its collapse early in its history."
These facts prove that the Eternal Energy is Super Intelligent. Now an Eternal Super-Intelligent force has been demonstrated and proven to exist even on the physical plane. What would one call a Eternally Super-Intelligence that was the Cause to the Big Bang or creation of the universe? God.
Joshua 24:15 - "If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve YHWH, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve YHWH."
saxitoxin wrote:Your position is more complex than the federal tax code. As soon as I think I understand it, I find another index of cross-references, exceptions and amendments I have to apply.
Timminz wrote:Yo mama is so classless, she could be a Marxist utopia.
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