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In reply to the discussion: Did the virgin birth and the resurrection of Jesus [View all]trotsky
(49,533 posts)74. Yes, I understand your mindset.
As I said, I recognize it from debates with other young-earth creationists in the early days of the Internet.
Here's what you are unable to grasp: your explanation is also just a guess. But the big difference is, my "guess" has evidence to support it - which at the very least makes it a hypothesis, while yours does not. If you can present some, by all means proceed.
I know you won't, though, and will try to push back once again. You can have the last word either way - I don't need to waste any more time with a creationist.
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Doctors? What kinda family do you think we are? Faith is all the doctorin' you need son!
ret5hd
Jun 2016
#4
If you live far enough south it happens when brothers and sisters share bathwater
Major Nikon
Jun 2016
#5
And you know there are more plausible expalnations for why you believe that.
cleanhippie
Jun 2016
#20
A more important question - imho is: do you believe that life spontaneously generated
jonno99
Jun 2016
#28
Oh please, are you suggesting that the OP was anything but an opportunity to belittle?
jonno99
Jun 2016
#43
time is not a god unless you add new meanings to the definition of what constitutes a deity.
Warren Stupidity
Jun 2016
#48
The idea that life arose from "primordial goo" is the only one we have any evidence for.
trotsky
Jun 2016
#59
If a creator exists, he certainly doesn't need any help from me. And don't you think it's
jonno99
Jun 2016
#60
A god is a huge step backwards in our understanding on how the Universe works and life got here.
cpwm17
Jun 2016
#65
"Natural processes are generally predictable" - it's convenient how that turned out -
jonno99
Jun 2016
#72
That was my way of saying that you're making an argument for a predecessor to God.
cpwm17
Jun 2016
#83
Of course they did! Also, a monster swallows the sun at night, and a giant turtle holds the earth!
Arugula Latte
Jun 2016
#87