Atheism

Keep dancing your little dance frank. I directly quoted one of your posts in which you challenge the validity of an assertion on ID by saying that the asserter can only assert ID doesnt exist by 'knowing' god doesn't exist. Do you deny that's an explicit requirement for proof of god's non-existence?

Then I'd employ the best. Religion doesn't come into it

HERALD, Id like to continue the discussion that we are at loggerheads about (How do we establish BULK dat for things like Atmospheric gases--its quite simple really).
However, I feel that Ive pissed off the inmates here. If you start a thread Ill join in.
Frank, Im done with you, your attitude of having stumbled over some precious pice of inanity aint worth discussing further. My position is established and if you have trouble understanding , don't just keep repeating your bumper sticker as if its something you've derived. Your whole point has been the center of the various state proposals and court cases, you've found nothing that we don't already know. DO YOU EVEN GET THAT POINT?
As far as "ID is the way a god would proceed" is as silly as arguing that ID is a valid scientific pursuit. I leave you (again) having been ucked into trying to talk sense to you and being dismissed for it. You need some education on ID and its framework from 1802 to present. Its fascinating if you take some time.

As for the rest of you, I ask sincerely . IS it too hard to talk around someone or can you only maintain one thought in your brain?

You are giving atheism bad rap by not being inclusive.
OK IM GONE.

It escapes me what it was tim.

Before God gave Adam a wife He commanded him, "Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: but of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die" (Gen. 2:16-17).

That was written for another time and place which we know very little about.

It is profoundly ambiguous.

Your poition is without any meat Frank. Of course theres nothing I can dispute because, as I said, no ones EVER disagreedwith the statement. However, having said that Where the **** do you go for a second act?

I believe that you, like spendi,are impressed with his own postings (for no apparent reason)
When you don't understand something your next immediate response is something like "I thought you were smarter". That a tipoff that you've reached the end of your ability

Then, explain me why are christians so eager to shove it down my throat, now?

I almost hesitate to call this to your attention, Farmerman, but that is exactly what you are doing...suggesting that both Spendius and I have reached "the end of our ability."

It seems that a lot of atheists cannot read the Bible because of their negative attitude towards it. It's a great shame really

It seems that a lot of atheists cannot read the Bible because of their negative attitude towards it. It's a great shame really

I sat down to read Dawkins "Climbing Mount Improbable" a few years ago to get an update on the latest scientific evolutionary thinking, but was disappointed to say the least, as it was full of holes, speculations, missing links, guesses and hunches.
I suppose that's why it's only called the THEORY of Evolution and not the FACT of Evolution..
I wrote to Dawks to express my disappointment and he wrote back saying- "of course it's full of missing links!" as if that was perfectly normal!

PS-most modern christians share Senator John McCains view- "I believe in evolution, but when I hike the Grand Canyon at sunset, I see the hand of God there also", meaning God wrote the "Evolution/Creation Program" and set it running, but still steps in from time to time to tweak it and keep it on track.
Maybe that's what Jesus meant when he said- "My Father is always working" (John 5:17)
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Okay here's a question for atheists-
Suppose you were the boss of a small business (convenience store for example) and there was a job vacancy. Two people apply for it, one is a christian, the other is an atheist. They both seem to be decent nice people with exactly the same qualifications, so which one would you hire?
Bearing in mind that Christians put other people before themselves, you'll know for sure that the Christian guy will never let you down, he'll always turn up on time, will never sneak days off, will never turn up drunk or stoned and will work his guts out to help your business do well, will be friendly and great with customers and fellow workers, will never keep pestering you for a raise, and will do overtime whenever you ask him, and will regard you as a friend rather than a boss.
Of course, an atheist might be just as good, but can you take the chance to find out? So who would you hire?