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by Mountaineer
Tue Aug 19, 2014 8:13 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Evolution discussion
Replies: 242
Views: 74421

Re: Evolution discussion

P.S. You could always watch Hitchens debate Rev Al Sharpton on youtube. He destroys. My 11 year old granddaughter might be able to destroy Sharpton ... no offense to the Sharpton lovers.  ;) Never mind Sharpton's half of the debate. Hitchens destroys intransitively. He's a pleasure to listen to. So...
by Mountaineer
Tue Aug 19, 2014 7:12 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Evolution discussion
Replies: 242
Views: 74421

Re: Evolution discussion

This article has some interesting observations about the "big bang". "But over the past decades, the big bang theory has proven to be quite pliable. When it was first introduced, the “big bang”? was sometimes an object of ridicule. But over the past decades, it has proven to be quite pliable, morphi...
by Mountaineer
Tue Aug 19, 2014 7:09 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Evolution discussion
Replies: 242
Views: 74421

Re: Evolution discussion

dualstow wrote: P.S. You could always watch Hitchens debate Rev Al Sharpton on youtube. He destroys.
My 11 year old granddaughter might be able to destroy Sharpton ... no offense to the Sharpton lovers.  ;)

... Mountaineer
by Mountaineer
Mon Aug 18, 2014 8:33 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Evolution discussion
Replies: 242
Views: 74421

Re: Evolution discussion

One more quick comment:  I know I'm just one of many in this thread, but I do want to say that I'd prefer to have this thread be more about evolution and less about religion.  I know the two can sometimes feel inseparable, but as much as possible, I'd love to focus in on how some of you have manage...
by Mountaineer
Mon Aug 18, 2014 7:46 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Evolution discussion
Replies: 242
Views: 74421

Re: Evolution discussion

One more quick comment:  I know I'm just one of many in this thread, but I do want to say that I'd prefer to have this thread be more about evolution and less about religion.  I know the two can sometimes feel inseparable, but as much as possible, I'd love to focus in on how some of you have manage...
by Mountaineer
Mon Aug 18, 2014 3:33 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Evolution discussion
Replies: 242
Views: 74421

Re: Evolution discussion

Is evolution the right answer?  If it's wrong, the right answer certainly isn't "God did it". And you absolutely positively know this how?  The right answer certainly could be "God did it" if God did indeed did do it.  It seems to me the answer "God did it" is a valid hypothesis that unbelievers sh...
by Mountaineer
Mon Aug 18, 2014 3:26 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Evolution discussion
Replies: 242
Views: 74421

Re: Evolution discussion

... how thankful I am to have a way out of this world's messes to a new perfect creation of eternal joy and peace. Did this desire influence your decision to believe in (a) God? Or did your belief in (a) God come first? That is sort of a chicken and egg question. :) But my answer is, belief in God ...
by Mountaineer
Mon Aug 18, 2014 11:38 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Evolution discussion
Replies: 242
Views: 74421

Re: Evolution discussion

Here is a question for the evolution supporters:  Is this the next "natural" step in human evolution?  Why or why not and/or any other thoughts you have on the subject?  My perspective is this is just one example in a very long string of examples on how "cursed" mankind is after the incident in the ...
by Mountaineer
Mon Aug 18, 2014 8:59 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Evolution discussion
Replies: 242
Views: 74421

Re: Evolution discussion

I don't want to derail from evolution, but briefly: OK if you wish to believe that.  But I still don't understand how that makes it "right" to rule out "God did it" as an alternative to evolution. Think of it this way: if you have to rule out everything proposed that cannot be disproven, there are ...
by Mountaineer
Mon Aug 18, 2014 7:38 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Figuring Out Religion
Replies: 4052
Views: 1386115

Re: Figuring Out Religion

Suggestion: If you have not read the previous Letters, posted earlier in this thread, I suggest you do so prior to reading subsequent Letters.  Each Letter, a short chapter in the book "What They Need to Hear" by Klemet Preus tends to build on prior material.  They begin with " Preface " in my Augus...
by Mountaineer
Mon Aug 18, 2014 7:27 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Evolution discussion
Replies: 242
Views: 74421

Re: Evolution discussion

It seems to me the answer "God did it" is a valid hypothesis that unbelievers should not rule out until they can  prove that God had no part in it (however one wishes to define "it"). The existence of God cannot be disproven, and therefore can never be a part of science. - Karl Popper OK if you wis...
by Mountaineer
Mon Aug 18, 2014 6:58 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Evolution discussion
Replies: 242
Views: 74421

Re: Evolution discussion

Is evolution the right answer?  If it's wrong, the right answer certainly isn't "God did it". And you absolutely positively know this how?  The right answer certainly could be "God did it" if God did indeed did do it.  It seems to me the answer "God did it" is a valid hypothesis that unbelievers sh...
by Mountaineer
Sun Aug 17, 2014 5:30 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Evolution discussion
Replies: 242
Views: 74421

Re: Evolution discussion

Thank you for the reply.  It is very interesting, a very interesting hypothesis.  The second subject dealing with thalidomide makes sense.  I can buy that one as I expect it is reproduceable in a controlled experiment (Yuck to ponder the ethics of that one!).  The first, as I said, very interesting...
by Mountaineer
Sun Aug 17, 2014 2:38 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Evolution discussion
Replies: 242
Views: 74421

Re: Evolution discussion

Could someone give me an reasonable explanation for how two fish mutated at essentially the same time and in the same vast oceanic location to have lungs instead of gills, sprouted legs so they could crawl onto dry land and not drown, and then found each other, mated and produced more little fish-b...
by Mountaineer
Sun Aug 17, 2014 10:42 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Evolution discussion
Replies: 242
Views: 74421

Re: Evolution discussion

Could someone give me an reasonable explanation for how two fish mutated at essentially the same time and in the same vast oceanic location to have lungs instead of gills, sprouted legs so they could crawl onto dry land and not drown, and then found each other, mated and produced more little fish-b...
by Mountaineer
Sun Aug 17, 2014 7:33 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Figuring Out Religion
Replies: 4052
Views: 1386115

Re: Figuring Out Religion

Well internet friends and acquaintances, I am enjoying one more day on the bright side of the grass.  Coffee, eggs, sausage, and a V8.  I have reflected on the gift of my baptism where I was washed by water and the Word ... although I do not remember it at all and cannot really objectively prove it ...
by Mountaineer
Sun Aug 17, 2014 5:33 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Figuring Out Religion
Replies: 4052
Views: 1386115

Re: Figuring Out Religion

Suggestion: If you have not read the previous Letters, posted earlier in this thread, I suggest you do so prior to reading subsequent Letters.  Each Letter, a short chapter in the book "What They Need to Hear" by Klemet Preus tends to build on prior material.  They begin with "Preface" in my August ...
by Mountaineer
Sun Aug 17, 2014 5:19 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Evolution discussion
Replies: 242
Views: 74421

Re: Evolution discussion

Could someone give me an reasonable explanation for how two fish mutated at essentially the same time and in the same vast oceanic location to have lungs instead of gills, sprouted legs so they could crawl onto dry land and not drown, and then found each other, mated and produced more little fish-ba...
by Mountaineer
Sat Aug 16, 2014 6:49 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: This guy wants to give you 1300 a month
Replies: 22
Views: 6766

Re: This guy wants to give you 1300 a month

Do you think Hillary would settle for $1300 a month, week, day, hour, minute, second?  I am so very enamored with "real" people!

http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-v ... ary-travel

... Mountaineer
by Mountaineer
Sat Aug 16, 2014 5:36 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Figuring Out Religion
Replies: 4052
Views: 1386115

Re: Figuring Out Religion

I absolutely love the way that Thomas Paine tears into the Bible. The only modern day author that I have seen and read that could compare is Christopher Hitchens. doodle, Perhaps this will be of benefit to you; I hope and pray so. I'll call it: Living With a Clear Conscience Althought Christian spi...
by Mountaineer
Sat Aug 16, 2014 3:30 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Evolution discussion
Replies: 242
Views: 74421

Re: Evolution discussion

I do think the watch analogy is an unfortunate one in that it is a very powerful image & idea that spreads easily, but from the viewpoint of an athiest or agnostic it is steering people in the wrong direction. Watch and machine parts are so...static. They are made and then they just sit there aside...
by Mountaineer
Sat Aug 16, 2014 3:19 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Evolution discussion
Replies: 242
Views: 74421

Re: Evolution discussion

Mountaineer, Do you think our fossil evidence provides reasonable evidence for macro evolution if they DO represent actual skulls?  Your details around the age of the earth are fine I guess.  I'll agree that an all-powerful God can make anything happen... But the age of the earth is of utmost impor...
by Mountaineer
Sat Aug 16, 2014 2:17 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Wisdom from Kipling: Gods of the Copybook headings
Replies: 4
Views: 819

Re: Wisdom from Kipling: Gods of the Copybook headings

Concur, excellent poem.  I had not read it before.  "If" also by Kipling is also a good one.

... Mountaineer
by Mountaineer
Sat Aug 16, 2014 1:49 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Evolution discussion
Replies: 242
Views: 74421

Re: Evolution discussion

Mountaineer: Dinosaurs? Yes or no? I used to think so.  That is what I was taught.  Then the more I studied science, the more I realized how much speculation about the past existed and how little provable facts.  Now, I really don't know.  I think man has discovered bones that many natural scientis...
by Mountaineer
Sat Aug 16, 2014 9:56 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Why Are We Having Riots If Obama Was Going To Heal Us?
Replies: 11
Views: 3368

Re: Why Are We Having Riots If Obama Was Going To Heal Us?

Desert wrote: :)  That's hideous. 

We should redo that whole mountain, and put Clinton, W and Obummer up there.  And Dick Cheney.  Cheney would be the best.
I smell a HUGE marketing opportunity for a gigantic lump of West Virginia coal.  ;)

... Mountaineer