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@IlDiavolo
Are you saying religious people are closed minded? Most atheists were once theists and mostly Christians, hence Christianity is the largest contributor to atheism. Chew on that.there is no way to turn a religious guy into your religion.
Try to convince a jew that Jesus is his savour.
Yeah, especially when you have zero evidence to convince.
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@IlDiavolo
Then by all means, you must be the expert on God, tell us all about it?As far as I'm concerned, you believe God is a sort of dude whom you can go with for some drinks. Nothing further from the truth.
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@Tradesecret
The earliest books of the OT were written just over a thousand years before Jesus and later books within a couple hundred years.The OT on the other hand was written thousands of years prior to Jesus.
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I understand completely how difficult it is for flat earth proponents to look something up and try to understand how the world around them works, even when a link is provided for them to peruse at their leisure, for some reason they still don't bother to read what's put right in front of them.Enlighten us as to how far in you can go on said trips
So, are you going to admit you're not being bullied?
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round-earth bullies
No one is bullying you. In fact, I tried to explain a few facts to you in another thread and all you managed to respond was something about God. That would make you a troll.
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What do you think the "center" of Antarctica is? There's your edge.
Here's a travel guide for the Antarctica, one of many. Flights leave daily, cruise ships too. Go an visit there to alleviate your ignorance.
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@Grugore
I'm really tired of these idiots who believe the Earth is flat.
Unfortunately, there is no reasoning with flat earth proponents, these are folks who are beyond help. If there were a gauge for intelligence, flat earth proponents would set the bar for stupidity and delusion. Many of them are psychotic paranoids believing the authorities will do something to them if they talk about it. It's best to ignore their rants and just laugh at them.
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@Grugore
It is impossible for something physical to create itself. We live in a physical universe. Therefore, the universe required a Creator.
The only thing true from those assertions is what's in bold.
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@Grugore
Who but God could rise from the dead?
Then, God didn't actually really die if he could so easily rise from the dead. That would make the Resurrection nothing more than a carnival side show magic trick to fool the gullible.
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@Grugore
There will be no excuse on Judgment Day. See you there.
Wow, with only a dozen posts to your name and you're already threatening people with childish boogieman stories.
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So, it's ok for you to insult us, Mr. Pot?I am not going to talk out here for the fools to mock.
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@Grugore
Nothing physical can create itself. It violates the law of causality.
Please explain and provide an example.
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@Grugore
The 4 forces of nature came about as a result of a breaking of symmetry right after the moment of the Big Bang, the entire universe was an ocean of electromagnetic energy, which cooled over time and began to form matter.
You can't explain the universe without a Creator.
Yes you can explain the universe without a Creator, but what you can't explain is the Creator itself.
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@Tradesecret
You mean that I have them and you don't.All I demonstrate is that my morals and yours are different.
Why is rape wrong? Go on answer that one.
- physical violence to the body, it is a physical harm
- infringes on the right to decide with whom/when to have sexual relations
- invasion of ones integrity
- an attack on the dignity of the woman victim, and by extension on the dignity of women as a class, a gendered crime
- systematic coercion and subordination
And we know what the Bible says about rape, according to Jesus...
“Beware, I am throwing her on a bed, and those who commit adultery with her I am throwing into great distress, unless they repent of her doings; and I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am the one who searches minds and hearts, and I will give to each of you as your works deserve.”
Seems Jesus is all for rape as a form of punishment.
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Which makes more sense?
The universe came about entirely on it's own through the laws of nature.
A Creator makes no sense at all.
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Is the water at the bottom of the ocean denser than at the surface? If so, why? What causes something to be denser than something else?This again adds to my idea that everything runs on density and nothing but.
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Bullying - use superior strength or influence to intimidate (someone), typically to force him or her to do what one wants.
So no, that wasn't bullying, that was a direct observation.
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@PGA2.0
It is written by men who claim inspiration from God.
A sane person would never accept such a ridiculous idea, those men were either lying, delusional, insane or all of the above. Why would you believe other men and not God?
So are you saying that the laws of logic are contingent on your mind believing them? If you didn't believe them they would not exist?
No, they are practical to use against illogical nonsense such as men claiming inspiration from God.
2+2=4 is a logical concept
Its a simple equation.
I asked you who made the natural laws and enforces them?
That has to be one of the dumbest questions I've heard today. It shows you have no clue what a physical law is and you actually believe there is some kind of police enforcing them. I'm stunned at this level of ignorance. Please put the Bible down and read a book.
You then cross-over to my worldview that has objective moral values in which some things are definitely plain evil or wrong. You then recognize that some things are BETTER than others.
That is complete and utter baloney, I would do no such thing. Total fantasy.
Why can't He choose the way He communicates with us?
Simple, it fails.
Some things are beyond our authority in determining our well-being.
Such as?
I have spent many years wrestling with some doctrinal concepts, such as Calvinism v. Arminianism, Young/Old Earth, Preterist or Futurist, etc.
Im so sorry to hear that but it certainly explains your wide spread ignorance of the world around you.
The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds; There is no one who does good.
That's exactly the kind of childish, ignorant behavior I've been referring. Even though no one has done anything wrong other than criticize your beliefs, you immediately lash out spitting poison with filth from Scriptures simply because you haven't the means to defend your irrational nonsense, which only serves to promote hate and cause conflict for no reason at all. Disgusting religion.
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No, I don't believe you've come up with a smart idea your entire life and probably never will.People like you scoff at people like me but people like me come up with both the dumbest and smartest ideas on Earth
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@Tradesecret
Don't let others speak for you.
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Because the Moon is constantly moving away from the Earth, further and further as time goes on.Why is the Moon not pulled into Earth?
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That indeed is a claim you need to provide citations and proof.If you had clouds in general life between a ceiling that was all one colour and your perspective, the massive ceiling (if it was so big the walls and corner weren't visible) would begin to naturally appear curving down as the 'clouds' got tinier and more distance
This is also very easily refuted by the fact that measurements of cloud altitude can be taken anywhere along any line of sight to confirm no such "curving" exists. Clouds will invariably disappear below the horizon despite the fact they would be the same altitude from the ground all the way. That is because they are following the curvature of the earth.
Your brain 'creates' curvature where on a clear day there's absolutely no way to 'see' or know beyond prejudiced notion it's undoubtedly is curved.
You'll need to provide citations for that as well. Photons come into our eyes as straight lines, they would have to be curved in order for the brain to cause any curvature.
The SUN is a massive disc
Citations required. The Sun rotates on an axis and can be shown to be sherical, this can be observed through solar telescopes.
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@janesix
Sorry, but that term is meaningless to me so I can't answer the question.Is it for spiritual growth?
Things grow in nature.
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Maybe they didn't have satellites with high def cameras?The original Atlas was flat Earth.
Clouds are why the sky looks curved instead of straight
The sky looks curved? Where?
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RM opines...
. Look on a 'clear day' at how the sky appears. It is far more obviously a ceiling than a clear-cut dome (although it possibly is a dome in that there's a dome/ceiling outside of the sky itself which is where 'stars' and the sun+moon as well as 'planets' are held whatever they really are).
Interesting you should say that, i was just outside the other day looking through my solar telescope (I use a bino-viewer with matching eyepieces) and observed over a period of 45 minutes, a filament travel over the suns surface. Utterly mind boggling observation.
What were you saying about a ceiling?
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Mopac says...
Science falsely so called.Not science.
RM says...
Other sciences have some truth to them but of course the authorities are entitled to mask truth and put out lies if they feel it serves them.
Ahhh, the Age of Enlightenment. When will it finally arrive?
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So why do larger objects not resist falling due to their own gravitational field in the way the moon resist being pulled into Earth supposedly?
Both the earth and the moon have gravitational fields, but since the Earth is much larger, it's gravity will dominate, the effects being that now we observe only one side of the moon, for example. The moon gravitational effects can be observed in daily tidal waves on ocean shores. In classical mechanics, this is referred to as the Two Body Problem if you want to see the math.
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Without gravity, there is no such thing as weight.I understand that weight exists. Gravity doesn't.
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But what stops the moon falling into Earth? :)
Acceleration, which is indistinguishable from gravity, a property of matter, which causes the acceleration to create curved lines through space called geodesics. The moon is going in a straight line as far as its concerned, however the path (geodesic) it's taking through space has been curved into what is called an orbit.
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@Mopac
That's what they said about the aether. gravity a pulling force and the speed of light instantaneous.It has to be real, there is no other alternative. There is no reality without it.
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@Mopac
Strange things like... reality? Or, perhaps all the things science has provided you that you take advantage of every day of your life, like your computer, internet connection and these forums, as relevant examples?People who put their faith in science falsely so called stray away from the faith and end up believing some very strange things.
Or, are you living in a cave?
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@janesix
Looks like we have another "Willows" posting one thread after another. What did you call him, btw?
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@janesix
Yes, that is indeed your fantasy considering you can no more show that than I can show Leprechauns riding Unicorns.
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@Mopac
How can you get any simpler than "The Ultimate Reality"?
Reality. Simple.
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@Mopac
I believe I am speaking very lucidly.
It's obvious to most here that you're not speaking lucidly, so what does that say about your communication skills?
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@Mopac
I'm sure Steven Hawking has plenty of cause to be bitter about God.
No reason to be bitter at God when it's God's followers who do all the damage.
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@janesix
I'd much rather live in reality than a delusional fantasy. But, whatever floats your boat.
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@Mopac
So sayeth the ultimutest, realistest holy book on the planet... The Dictionary.I am not talking about god, I am talking about God.The capitalization is not arbitrary.
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@Mopac
The reality we can understand is not the same thing as reality as it truly is, and the reality thst we understand comes from reality as it truly is. Otherwise, what are we understanding?
From your posts here? Absolutely nothing.
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@janesix
I don't find reality strange at all other than all the negative effects it's sustained over the millennia from religions.
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@janesix
Reality sucks? Not interested in it? Sorry, won't bother your ongoing fantasy. It's ok.I understand, you live in a materialist bubble. it's ok.
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@janesix
Do you have a point?
Evidently not to those who don't wish to embrace reality.
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Gravity is an incredibly weak force unless there are massive amount of matter, such as a planet. The overall effect of gravity on a planetary scale overrides any effects from a mountain. That said, if the mountain were out in free space, then we could measure gravitational effects from it.
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@janesix
An eco-system only on the surface, which includes the oceans and other water bodies, the rest is rock. And of course, the surface used to be molten when the Earth formed, so there was no eco-system then. Then, a large body collided with the Earth making it molten again.
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Density.Why do denser things fall and less dense things rise?
Because of gravity.
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@secularmerlin
Ants only show a partial positive on the test, which is why they believe some other behavior explains it. Nothing wrong with the test itself.
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@janesix
So, you're asking what purpose rocks were created?
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@Tradesecret
I was right, you have no clue.We don't murder because man is made in the image of God and to murder or hit or assault a human is to attack the image of God.
I suspect that is above your brain level, yet in a non- Christian worldview, the reason not to kill is nothing but the fear of going to jail.
No, that isn't anywhere near the reason why, either. Absolutely clueless.
We don't kill people because it is not nice.
I'm sure that's what a ten year old might say, but no, that's also not the reason.
We don't commit adultery because God wants us to be faithful to him and this is reflected in the way we relate to each other.
And, to hell with the spouses in question. Not a clue.
We don't steal because - everything belongs to God whom he delegates as he pleases. Stealing from others is stealing from God. All of these answers are in the Bible.
Those are not answers at all and you've demonstrate that you have absolutely no morals or ethics whatsoever because you haven't a clue why those acts shouldn't be committed.
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@Mopac
Its astounding that you think repeating the same pointless nonsense over and over is somehow answering questions.This is why I accuse you of not listening. I have answered many of these questions multiple times already.
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@Mopac
Then, please put God on the phone and you go away and preach elsewhere.What I believe is irrelevant, because you are debating against God, not me. Lets not make this about me.
Hello God!? Are you there?? Can you hear me? Speak, say something dammit!!
*crickets*
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