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MrFungus420 said:A very good question. One that is probably occupying the time and efforts of hundreds, if not thousands, of scientists.
We don't have a complete explanation yet, but it is improving. Just because we do not have an absolutely complete picture of what happened, does not support the idea that some god did it. It just means that it is something that we do not yet know.
You've probably heard it before, but this is just the "god of the gaps". Anytime our knowledge of something comes up against a wall, that is when it is ascribed to a god. When we didn't know what caused lightning, a god did it. When we didn't know what caused diseases, it was God's will. Floods, draughts, volcanoes, earthquakes and any other natural disaster happened because we displeased the gods.
Gandhi>Bush said:Does the Universe have a beginning, or is it perpetual? Is eternity possible or does time have a beginning, an end?
Is space endless? Is time endless?
Gandhi>Bush said:At some point was there ever an existence of nothing, an inexistence of everything?
Gandhi>Bush said:I think these are the questions we would have to nail down.
Gandhi>Bush said:It seems to me that at some point, there would have to be some sort of force that defies our perceptions of "possible" or "impossible" and speaks into the darkness, if you will.
Gandhi>Bush said:That is St. Aquinas' argument. That the comet moving in the sky was moved by something, that was created by something that was created by something... And at some point the Cause of the Effect, had no Cause. Something that is always. Aquinas' argument was based on observation. Everything we see in this world begins and ends. People are born and people are buried. Trees are planted and trees whither and die.
Evidence, please.ThePhoenix said:The universe and time as we know it does have a beginning. On a Christians standpoint, God created time and therefore created the beginning of time we exist in. God lives outside the realm of time so God has no beginning or end. God created time and God can end time.
Please provide evidence for this.... (yeah, and for the rest of your claims as well).The Spirit of God has always existed, but the universe we know has not. What is beyond our universe, only God knows. Think of it this way, we live inside a universal globe, we can not go beyond a certain point. There is a barrier between the third heaven and the second heaven. The first heaven is our atmosphere, the second heaven is the vacuum of space and the third heaven is outside the globe we can not penetrate .
steen said:Evidence, please.
Please provide evidence for this.... (yeah, and for the rest of your claims as well).
How does that prove your previous claims? You made claims, and now your evidence is "I can't imagine anything else? How is that evidence of anything?ThePhoenix said:Show me evidence of where the space for the universe came from, or where matter came from and how did it get so perfectly organized, how about the laws of the universe (gravity, inertia, etc.), how did this come to be, where did the energy come from to do all this organizing, and when, where, why, and how did life come from non-living matter?
Huh? I am merely asking you to provide evidence for your claims.Am I to assume you honestly believe that everything came from nothing?
Could you please cease lying about me? I am a Christian and find your false accusation very insulting and blasphemous.Your eyes are closed so therefore you are blind because you belong to the world and God is not your Father, how then can you see what all is before you?
Pascal's Wager is never evidence for anything.You ask for evidence and I say to you, your evidence awaits within your demise when you come face to face with God, this is when you will have understanding, unless you take the dirty from your eyes, then, and only then will you see and comprehend all that is about you.
Steen I am surprised to read this, as I have read many of your previous posts and although I do not recall you ever stating yourself as being an atheist it was on my part logically assumed based on their content.steen said:Could you please cease lying about me? I am a Christian and find your false accusation very insulting and blasphemous.
steen said:How does that prove your previous claims? You made claims, and now your evidence is "I can't imagine anything else? How is that evidence of anything?
Huh? I am merely asking you to provide evidence for your claims.
Could you please cease lying about me? I am a Christian and find your false accusation very insulting and blasphemous.
Pascal's Wager is never evidence for anything.
Again, I ask you. Do you have ANY actual evidence for the litany of claims you spewed, other than making up lies about others and bearing false witness?
The Bible is about the answers to our "why" questions. Genesis tells us why God matters.Apostle13 said:Steen I am surprised to read this, as I have read many of your previous posts and although I do not recall you ever stating yourself as being an atheist it was on my part logically assumed based on their content.
What exactly is your take on creation? Genesis account?
Thank you. Apology accepted. I am just fed up with those who try to impose an artificial dichotomy and insisting that it must be one OR the other.ThePhoenix said:If I missjudged you, I apologize, but you gave me the impression that you were not a Christian and now I know better, again I apologize.
Not about God, but about science, yes I do.Being a Christian yourself, do you require evidence?
I have no doubt about God. I have doubts about the claims made about science that I know to be outright false because the evidence shows so.What you have learned through your Christian life, does it not give you the faith and knowledge of God and his nature? Do you not talk to him, and does he not answer? What exactly is it you doubt and I will try to help as much as I can? I do not claim to have all the answers, no one does.
I can largely agree with this as I believe the correlating facts of both science and bible are what is needed in order to determine more accurately what is truth. Nonetheless, the answers always seem quite vague. I guess this is where faith factors in... To what degree can only be at an individuals own personal level. Weather it be faith in God, faith in science, more so in one, or less in the other.steen said:The Bible is about the answers to our "why" questions. Genesis tells us why God matters.
The Bible is not a science textbook. The Bible tells us "why." Science tells us "what" and "how." They complement each others beautifully into a greater whole, but each are poorly suited to intrude into each other's sphere.
steen said:Not about God, but about science, yes I do.
I have no doubt about God. I have doubts about the claims made about science that I know to be outright false because the evidence shows so.
I have great problem with those who use God as an excuse to bear false witness about science, just involving god in petty politics.
ThePhoenix said:But when they take God out of science is when I have a problem.
ThePhoenix said:Science of man and science of God as you know would be different.
ThePhoenix said:I do not claim all science is wrong,
ThePhoenix said:as a matter of fact, science in school was my favorite subject along with history. The bible does teach science but it does not explain all.
ThePhoenix said:If God intended us to know he would have,
ThePhoenix said:but I believe he wanted us to have faith more then the requirement of evidence.
ThePhoenix said:Lets look at two scientist as an example. If one followed the bible and consulted God and asked him, God could and most likely would give him understanding. Now look at the one who does not look to God and he has to try to find the answers on his own. He is not going to always find these answers and he will most likely be wrong in his findings at times.
ThePhoenix said:Gods science is infallible were mans is fallible.
ThePhoenix said:There is science in the bible and I can prove it.
ThePhoenix said:Take a look at (Heb 11.3)
"By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible."
This says the worlds are not made of the visible things. The universe is made of things that are invisible such as atoms, neutrons, protons, electrons, quarks, etc. It`s fascinating to me that the Bible knew this fact long before the science of man discovered the atomic structure of matter.
ThePhoenix said:(Isa 40.22a) says: "It is God who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers"
the Bible describes the earth's as a circle, When did science of man discover the earth is round?
ThePhoenix said:(Job 26.7) Says "God stretches out the north over empty space; he hangs the earth on nothing."
Our earth is suspended upon "nothing," an invisible force that we now know as gravity.
ThePhoenix said:Science is what can give us answers to what God already knows and identifies the wonders God has made. But when they take God out of science is when I have a problem.
I must disagree with you. It is the facts of science and the faith of the Bible that come together. There is no faith in science and no fact in the Bible. The bible is NOT a science textbook any more than science is a guide for faithful living. The truth is the WHY of the Bible and the WHAT/HOW of science. They complement each other. Trying to substitute one for the other is a perversion, however. Trying to claim scientific facts based on the Bible is blasphemy. Trying to claim Faith from science is dishonesty. In either case, it is showing lack of integrity and lack of adherence to both science and God.Apostle13 said:I can largely agree with this as I believe the correlating facts of both science and bible are what is needed in order to determine more accurately what is truth.
When you seek the answer not appropriate for where you are looking, yes. Do you have any doubt about the Faith per the Bible? Do you have any doubt of the veracity of scientific findings? You shouldn't. Both are valid in their own spheres. But if you use science to 'prove" anything for/against God, then you are in error. And if you use the Bible to try to "prove" scientific 'facts' then you are a blasphemer. In either case, it is a perversion.Nonetheless, the answers always seem quite vague.
There is no more "faith" in science than there is a need for "proof" of faith. You are trying to mix the two. It can lead to nothing but problems for you.I guess this is where faith factors in... To what degree can only be at an individuals own personal level. Weather it be faith in God, faith in science, more so in one, or less in the other.
Just as much as any other belief you seek to establish through proof rather than faith.Thats not even yet considering how much "The Flying Spaghetti Monster" could factor in...lol
Science is exploration of the world around us. To claim that God needs science is to say that God needs to explore to gain understanding, which is a gross demeaning of God.ThePhoenix said:Science of man and science of God as you know would be different.
But you ARE saying that Faith must be used to prove science.I do not claim all science is wrong, as a matter of fact, science in school was my favorite subject along with history.
The Bible teach the "why" of living. It is NOT a science textbook. You are perverting the Bible in your quest for a "proof" of God in your weak faith. If your faith was solid, it would not be shaken by science, just like if science is strong, it won't be shaken by Faith. You are showing weakness in faith in your desperate need to "prove" God. Like the Doubting Thomas who had to FEEL Jesus wounds to believe or like the Israelites who needed the tangible evidence of the Golden Calf for their faith to feel secure.The bible does teach science but it does not explain all.
God want us to have Faith in the bible and its message, yes. But you are trying to claim that God wants us to not explore, not investigate, living like ignorant beasts of the field.If God intended us to know he would have, but I believe he wanted us to have faith more then the requirement of evidence.
I can not accept your simplistic claim. I believe you are outright wrong. I believe you are insulting God. You are burying your dinar instead of being a good steward of knowledge.Lets look at two scientist as an example. If one followed the bible and consulted God and asked him, God could and most likely would give him understanding. Now look at the one who does not look to God and he has to try to find the answers on his own. He is not going to always find these answers and he will most likely be wrong in his findings at times. Gods science is infallible were mans is fallible.
But they are not invisible. You are quote mining the Bible to "prove" your god. Why does your god need proof?There is science in the bible and I can prove it. Take a look at (Heb 11.3)
"By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible."
This says the worlds are not made of the visible things. The universe is made of things that are invisible such as atoms, neutrons, protons, electrons, quarks, etc.
You are reaching. You are quote mining and misrepresenting God's word. Why the need for blasphemy?It`s fascinating to me that the Bible knew this fact long before the science of man discovered the atomic structure of matter.
The earth is a globe, not a circle.(Isa 40.22a) says: "It is God who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers"
the Bible describes the earth's as a circle, When did science of man discover the earth is round?
So it is not "nothing." And what is that about the "north"? There is a direction to the nothingness? Your argument seems contrived.(Job 26.7) Says "God stretches out the north over empty space; he hangs the earth on nothing."
Our earth is suspended upon "nothing," an invisible force that we now know as gravity.
Perhaps. But it also gives us answer to what we don't know, answers you reject because you imagine that God knows otherwise, for some reason. As if you have had God tell you all the scientific facts through the Bible which specifically tells you that it is not telling you everything.Science is what can give us answers to what God already knows
God is weakened and cheapened if God is IN science. God is beyond it. You are the one why try to "prove" God, who can not handle God based on faith alone. That is where your struggle lies and that is why you reject the realities that God has allowed us to find through Scientific exploration.and identifies the wonders God has made. But when they take God out of science is when I have a problem.
In as much God is a God of many, he is truly, equally, a God of even just one, but acceptance thru faith is vital and key. Faith alone is proof enough to them that rightly profess it. One can say "I am a Christian" and still not being. In light of our very different views concerning faith I am inclined to believe that we are traveling distinct and separate roads to eternity... I am prayerfully hopeful of all whom I encounter on these forums. I find comfort in the knowing of them who do not blatantly deny the reason/existence of God, as I do see professed atheism as a deep well with muddy walls. Here your arguments are weak and vague for the quantity of my own faith is not limited to that which is altogether scientifically proven. Neither is it based on any method of mythology, as many by reason, their own lack of faith, might wish to argue. Faith is rather a matured notion, and yes, it is a growing process. Our own personal experiences with God landmark these elevated plains toward its maturity. In order to acquire these we must seek him with our whole heart and much diligence in doing so. Also the bible tells us Faith comes by hearing and the hearing of the word. Whereby we are encouraged to come to this knowledge of the truth. I have determined by my own past experiences, any compromising of God's word will only hinder that which is faith, from this, that which is key, to a knowledge that shines so brilliantly a light, on what is real and TRUTH.steen said:I must disagree with you. It is the facts of science and the faith of the Bible that come together. There is no faith in science and no fact in the Bible. The bible is NOT a science textbook any more than science is a guide for faithful living. The truth is the WHY of the Bible and the WHAT/HOW of science. They complement each other. Trying to substitute one for the other is a perversion, however. Trying to claim scientific facts based on the Bible is blasphemy. Trying to claim Faith from science is dishonesty. In either case, it is showing lack of integrity and lack of adherence to both science and God.
When you seek the answer not appropriate for where you are looking, yes. Do you have any doubt about the Faith per the Bible? Do you have any doubt of the veracity of scientific findings? You shouldn't. Both are valid in their own spheres. But if you use science to 'prove" anything for/against God, then you are in error. And if you use the Bible to try to "prove" scientific 'facts' then you are a blasphemer. In either case, it is a perversion.
There is no more "faith" in science than there is a need for "proof" of faith. You are trying to mix the two. It can lead to nothing but problems for you.
Just as much as any other belief you seek to establish through proof rather than faith.
If you seek to establish science through faith, you are ignorant. If you seek to establish faith through proof, then your faith is as weak as the Israelites who needed a Golden Calf to have faith.
That is the problem with creationism. It is the "Golden Calf" of those who are weak int he faith.
steen said:Is there any particular reason why you saw the need to bear false witness about me here?
Apostle13 said:Is this then not your primary defense mechanism... Railing accusations ?
Actually, when you are bearing false witness about me, it is perfectly acceptable for me to call you on it.Apostle13 said:Is this then not your primary defense mechanism... Railing accusations ?
Cause and Effect, What caused The Big Crunch? :mrgreen:cherokee said:Maybe the big crunch created the big bang...
That's deep...:roll:Sir_Alec said:Its everyone's defense mechanism whether its said in one's head or to other people.
Apostle13 said:That's deep...:roll:
Your umm... Acusation has no merit here, as that was not my doing, nor intention. If you imploded internally on this what I have written I can only guess it may well be a signature sign of denial pertaining to your own convictions. The same is true for external consequence (explode). If it were my nature that I were to "bear false witness" I would simply call you out for the idiot that you are..:2razz:steen said:Actually, when you are bearing false witness about me, it is perfectly acceptable for me to call you on it.
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