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|    Message 140,675 of 142,579    |
|    RonO to Martin Harran    |
|    Re: Evolutionary creationism (2/4)    |
|    17 Mar 25 12:42:09    |
      [continued from previous message]              >>>>>>>>>> What do you not get? The reasoning is no different from Behe       claiming       >>>>>>>>>> that some god is needed to create the flagellum.       >>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>> They obviously have other feelings       >>>>>>>>>>>> about what are not "established findings of modern science."       >>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>> So what does it matter what they think about things outside of       >>>>>>>>>>> science, how is that contradicting science?       >>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>> They are claiming that their understanding of science can be made to       >>>>>>>>>> conform to their literal interpretations of the Bible. It is the       same       >>>>>>>>>> claim that the ID perps make except they agree that biological       evolution       >>>>>>>>>> is a fact of nature. Some of them still think like Behe.       >>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>> Not only       >>>>>>>>>>>> that, but as I indicated there are somethings about evolution       that have       >>>>>>>>>>>> not been established because they claim to be tweekers like Behe,       and       >>>>>>>>>>>> their god has been tweeking things in order to make humans into       his own       >>>>>>>>>>>> image.       >>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>> I'm still waiting for an example of those tweekers. And why do you       >>>>>>>>>>> keep bringing Behe into it? He has nothing to do with Biologos or       they       >>>>>>>>>>> with him. They actually have a lengthy article about his "Darwin's       >>>>>>>>>>> Black Box" book where they go through his arguments one by one and       >>>>>>>>>>> show how they don't stand up.       >>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>> How do you expect god to have made man in his own image without       >>>>>>>>>> tweeking? They likely even differ in what they think image means.       >>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>> https://biologos.org/common-questions/how-can-evolut       on-account-for-the-complexity-of-life-on-earth-today       >>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>>>> The example was in their description of what they       >>>>>>>>>>>>>> believed. They believe that the Bible is the "inspired and       >>>>>>>>>>>>>> authroitative word of God" and "First, that God created all       things,       >>>>>>>>>>>>>> including human beings in his own image.". You have to read       their web       >>>>>>>>>>>>>> site to learn that some of them are tweekers that claim that       their god       >>>>>>>>>>>>>> was involved in guiding the evolution of life on earth.       >>>>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>>> I have read their web site and I see nothing anywhere about       forcing       >>>>>>>>>>>>> biological evolution into conforming with their       >>>>>>>>>>>>> Biblical interpretation. Feel free to point it out if I have       missed       >>>>>>>>>>>>> it.       >>>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>> You must have missed the part about tweekers,       >>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>> It's a big site and I can't find anything about tweekers. Please       quote       >>>>>>>>>>> what they actually say or at least point me to the actual part of       the       >>>>>>>>>>> site where they say it.       >>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>> From the link that I originally put up:       >>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>> https://biologos.org/common-questions/how-is-biologos       different-from-evolutionism-intelligent-design-and-creationism       >>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>> QUOTE:       >>>>>>>>>> BioLogos believes that science is limited to explaining the natural       >>>>>>>>>> world, and that supernatural events like miracles are part of       reality too.       >>>>>>>>>> END QUOTE:       >>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>> https://biologos.org/common-questions/what-is-evolutionary-creation       >>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>> This comes after the quote about evolutionary creationism that I       >>>>>>>>>> originally put up.       >>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>> QUOTE:       >>>>>>>>>> We believe that God acts purposefully in creation, just as he does       in       >>>>>>>>>> our lives, and that he continues to actively uphold and sustain       creation.       >>>>>>>>>> END QUOTE:       >>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>> Tweekers acting purposefully in creation that they include life as       part       >>>>>>>>>> of the creation. The reason to believe exIDiots also believe that       their       >>>>>>>>>> god is still working on the creation.       >>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>> Ron Okimoto       >>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>> and the claims that their       >>>>>>>>>>>> god evolved humans in his own image.       >>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>> How does that contradict science?       >>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>> They do not have to contradict science, just make the same claims       about       >>>>>>>>>> limits of natural processes that Behe does about the flagellum.        Like       >>>>>>>>>> these guys Behe understands that evolution is a fact of nature, but       that       >>>>>>>>>> doesn't stop him from his science denial attempts.       >>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>> You claimed that they trying to force biological evolution into       >>>>>>>>> conforming with their Biblical interpretation but can't produce a       >>>>>>>>> single example of that.       >>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>> Why lie about something like that when you can just go up this post       and       >>>>>>>> see the examples quoted out of the original links that I put up?       >>>>>>>> Wanting to live in denial is no excuse for lying. Made in his own       image       >>>>>>>> is a Biblical interpretation, and they claim that biological evolution       >>>>>>>> was used to do that. It is no different from Behe claiming that his       god       >>>>>>>> was responsible for creating the flagellum in an evolutionary context.       >>>>>>>> There is no evidence that some god used evolution to do any such       thing.       >>>>>>>> They have no other means than Beheian science denial to support any       god       >>>>>>>> involvement in the evolution of humans in any specific way. There is       no       >>>>>>>> scientific evidence that humans evolved to be what they are due to the       >>>>>>>> influence of some god. If they believe that there is, they are in the       >>>>>>>> same category of science denial as Behe. What do the other quotes       tell       >>>>>>>> you about their adherence with literal Biblical interpretations. Behe       >>>>>>>> lies about why he puts up his denial, but these guys say straight out       >>>>>>>> that they believe what they believe because the Bible tells them so.       >>>>>>>       >>>>>>> You still can't give even a single example of the things you have       >>>>>>> accused them of. QED       >>>>>>       >>>>>> Why do you insist on continuing to lie. The examples were given and are       >>>>>> still in this post. I took the quotes right out of the links that I       >>>>>> gave to start this thread.       >>>>>       >>>>>       >>>>> You are the one who is telling lies, there are no examples in what you       >>>>> quoted. You could simply prove me wrong by requoting the examples but       >>>>> you cannot because they do not exist. Beats me why you continue to       >>>>> make an idiot of yourself by claiming something exists when it doesn't       >>>>> and people can see that.       >>>>       >>>> You should not keep lying. You ignored the material that I quoted. You       >>>> didn't have to find it, just confirm that those quotes came from the       >>>> material that you were lying about.       >>>>       >>>> Just go back up the post and lie where the quotes were put up. You       >>>> could not do that before, and you likely can't do it now because you       >>>> can't face how you have been lying. Why would I have to requote what       >>>> you know that you are lying about, and the quotes still exist in this       post?       >>>       >>> You can't requote it because there is nothing there denying that       >>> natural mechanisms were involved in evolution or that they support       >>> tweaking.       >>       >> Why keep lying by making this claim when the quotes were already put up       >> and you could not deal with them when they were posted?       >>       >> REPOST from above in this post:              [continued in next message]              --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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