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| ~Ruthless Debater~ Location: Cape Town, South Africa. Posts: 433 | Scientific Reasoning Confirms God's Existence..... At the time of Newton, science and the concept of God were not considered as conflicting notions. However, after amateur naturalist Chares Darwin examined cells with his primitive microscope and promoted the theory of evolution, people were forced to choose between science and God. The split between science and God was not only subjective but also ideological. Atheist scientists – who were influenced by materialist and positivist philosophies - conditioned themselves to prove that God does not exist. Their hypothesis were atheistic; any true scientist should have come up with a hypothesis such as “DOES God exist?” instead of “God does not exist”. Along with the theory of evolution - the most important atheistic myth - "steady-state theory" or the "chaos theory" became famous in the field of Science. However, all of these theories that denied creation were dismissed by science itself. ‘Atheistic understanding of Science’ played the biggest role in driving a wedge between Science and religion. Example- In the 19th century Atheist/Materialist Science promoted ‘Static Universe Model’, a theory (found in ancient Greek philosophy) that said Universe had always existed and it was not ‘created’. This theory was erroneous and led many people to believe the universe never had a beginning. It is a clear example of how Atheist science misled people. However, after the ‘Big Bang’ theory surfaced, we have learnt two things. 1. The universe was ‘created’ out of nothing, with an explosion. 2. The universe is constantly expanding. Finally, the flaws of Atheist understanding of Science has been demolished by Science. Most importantly, religion – long lost friend of science – has revealed the ‘Big Bang’ theory 1400 years ago. Allah (God in Arabic) said in the Quran… Do not the Unbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were joined together(as one unit of creation), before We clove them asunder? We made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe? (Surat al-Anbiya, 30) It is We who have built the universe with (Our creative) power, and, verily, it is We who are steadily expanding it. (Surat adh-Dhariyat, 47) ‘We’ in Arabic has two meanings. One represents ‘plurality’ and the other represents ‘deserving grand respect.’ It is clear that science and the concept of God can be perfectly compatible but atheistic understanding of science influences such divisions. From non-being to being Science reveals to us that cosmos came into existence out of nothing; the universe was created out of nothing and it had a beginning. Being created out of nothing is simply unimaginable by a human mind, it is actually impossible for any human to explain such unique phenomenon. Thus, being from non-being is very, very different compare to assembling objects and creating a new thing. The question is who or what can be behind this ‘being from non-being’. An Intelligent Creator? Or random co-incidences? The expansion of the universe Edwin Hubble had discovered that the universe expands. The expansion of the universe is so precise and balanced, that if the expansion rate was billionth of a second slower, the universe would have collapsed. If the expansion rate was billionth of a second faster, dispersing planets would start bumping into each other and eventually, the universe would have been destroyed. It is apparent that the structure and balance of the universe (planetary system for example) is incredibly precise and the plan was to make Earth inhabitable for humans. God is above laws of physics / logic Firstly and foremost, we need to discuss the definition of God. Since atheists do not believe in God, we may as well take the general theist definition. God is a Spirit that is Absolute; He is the all-Powerful Creator of the universe. Scientific discoveries have concluded that ‘time’ and ‘matter’ are not absolute and in fact, they came into existence after the Big Bang. Although Steven Hawking proposed the concept of ‘imaginary time’, something imaginary cannot be considered as ‘truth’ or ‘false’. However, theist argument is not as flawed as you may think. In fact, theist argument and the definition of God well complement each other. 1. Since God is absolute, He is not bound by time, matter or laws physics / logic. He is the Creator of time, matter and logic. Such things only bind His creation. 2. Explosion ‘never brings order’. It has been observed repeatedly that explosion only brings disorder. Thus, Big Bang is more of a ‘miraculous explosion’… if you consider the incredibly precise expansion rate of the universe. Intelligent design Whatever the atheist argument is, they cannot deny that the design of the universe has no flaws. It is a design of the most superior caliber. Many other delicate adjustments make this planet ideal for human life. E.g.: the size of the sun, its distance from the earth, the unique physical and chemical properties of water, the wavelength of the sun’s rays, the way that the earth’s atmosphere contains the gases necessary to allow respiration, or the Earth’s magnetic field being ideally suited to human life. We can conclude that there is indeed a plan and a perfect design in place for the survival of humanity. Astrophysicist W. Press insisted it in the simplest manner when he wrote, "there is a grand design in the Universe that favors the development of intelligent life." Again, I will ask the obvious question… who is behind this intelligent design, an intelligent Designer or random co-incidences? You may say that forces that we understand (strong and weak nuclear force, electromagnetic force, gravitational force) the universe but that is another excuse to deny the Creator. Did these forces – part of the intelligent design - create themselves? Argument For and Against Existence of God Atheists always challenge theists by saying, “Prove God exists. The burden of proof is on you.” Peoples’ belief in God / religion is very old. Atheism is new compare to theism. It’s massive rise has only been noticed since the beginning of the19th century. Since atheists are the ones with a new concept or argument, they should be the ones to ‘prove’ why the age-old concept of God is wrong. Billions of people believe God exist and they have believed such from a long time. If atheists – new dudes in the block - do not agree, they should try to disprove the notion in the first place. Evidence for God’s existence Many atheists simply say, “Show me evidence of God’s existence or why doesn’t He show himself?” It is understandable that skeptics want evidence, but if we take the definition of God into account, He is not forced to do something whenever billions of his creatures want him to do something. A servant does not challenging his/her master; in this case, it is the Creator of all things. Personal / emotional God? Atheists feel the idea of a personal / emotional God or religion is ridiculous. Well it is their choice since no one is forcing them to be theist. However, even if you don’t believe in God or Elohim or Allah, the existence of a Creator is more than possible. Tell me, how scientific does the statement below sounds? Quote:
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| formerly Isherwood Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,209 | Since you reference nothing, I am free to presume that all your quotes and appeals to authority are of your own creation. Very good. I'm glad to see someone posting so many examples of misunderstanding and wishful thinking in one thread so that we can address the majority of these theistic beliefs without having to jump from thread to thread. Your list is too long to rebut all at once, so let me start with a few points: Quote:
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There's far more to rebut in your posting, but I can't address them all right now. I'll be back, though. The Forum Rules Radical Atheist Heathen Queer Let's agree to respect each others views, no matter how wrong yours may be. (Ashleigh Brilliant) | |||||||||
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| Skeptical Patriot Posts: 7,837 | I stopped reading after this: Quote:
Besides, the Big Bang theory doesn't say the Universe was created from NOTHING. A quantum singularity is SOMTEHING. It's another theory that it was so compressed it spawned the universe as it expanded. It makes sense as when you look at the atom, the solar system and the galaxies you see a LOT of space between the bits of matter. It is theorized that that space wasn't there before the BB. But it is, like all the others, a theory. You can grab onto a theory to PROVE your religion and you can grab a different theory to DISPROVE the existence of God. In the end it is still belief without proof. If Professor Hawking can go thirty years saying one thing and then ADMIT he was wrong (and have the guts to admit it is pretty noble, IMO) it should prove one thing conclusively, that we sometimes just don't know. Believe what you want, but science is a lot closer to truth than any religion I have ever seen. And SCIENCE can be wrong, so where does that leave any "scientific" proof supporting religion. Not a day goes by that I don't see something that reinforces my belief that people are idiots. | |
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![]() Made of pure win. Posts: 3,809 | Wow. There's so many silly wrong-headed assertions there it's hard to know where begin. First, let me begin by (partially) agreeing with you. There shouldn't be a barrier between god & science, but this does not work to the advantage of theists. You see, most theists believe in Non-Overlapping MAgisteria (NOMA for short). NOMA is the standard line of reasoning which dictates matter of spirit are the province of religion while matters of the natural world are the province of science. TG has attempted to attack NOMA on the grounds that science supports religion, but we all know this is not the case. Claims made by theists enjoy no immunity from science. A thing caused an explosion-like event a long time ago / subtely moves molecules around to cause planets to form & life to emerge / is capable of monitoring the brain waves of all intelligent life & re-arranging the universe based on the desires of specific individual life forms... How is that NOT the province of science? These are all claims which either do or do not happen. We have no evidence at all they happen and considerable evidence to the contrary. In fact, the universe is exactly as we'd expect to see it in the absence of a god-intelligence. Quote:
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| Principled Observer Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 13,922 | Whether or not science was at one time in line with religion doesn't much matter, since it became factually against it once they started "dating" the things on earth, and the earth itself. Science deals with tangible reality, universally (and without national borders, or global borders), as well as giving an ability for logical extrapoloation of theories through varied processes. Religion is an individually subjective philosophy. When people allow their individually subjective philosophy to OVERCOME their perception of the tangible, scientifically explained, natural world, is when there are problems. Petition of Redress of Grievances: http://www.givemeliberty.org/default.htm Canadian Lawsuit Against Their National Banks: http://www.freewebs.com/classaction/ Osborn F. Enready |
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| Igneous Magma Posts: 248 | Not much left to argue. Might as well eat some of the scraps left over. Quote:
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I have found that looking at singular excerpts of the Quran leave out what is said before and after and whatnot. Here is my source for the following. Quote:
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| ~Ruthless Debater~ Location: Cape Town, South Africa. Posts: 433 | Quote:
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Secondly, who is the creator of science? Man. Man uses science to understand how God has created nature. Atheistic understanding of science has not had much of a success anyway. Quote:
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| formerly Isherwood Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,209 | Quote:
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And through all this you've still failed to offer any evidence of the " Scientific Reasoning (that) Confirms God's Existence". You've failed to support your own contention. All I see is that you don't value or understand science much at all. The Forum Rules Radical Atheist Heathen Queer Let's agree to respect each others views, no matter how wrong yours may be. (Ashleigh Brilliant) | ||||||
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| BANNED Location: Los Angeles Posts: 3,203 | Quote:
The most important thing for you to understand is that atheists can not ever disprove the existence of God; they don't have the vocabulary for it. The words they use to explain life are just different than the ones a theist uses, and they are incommensurable and contradictory. It is a limitation of sorts that thinking differently attributes itself to. A theist would suffer the same limitation trying to prove God exists is an atheist vocabulary. Again, incommensurable. | |
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If the Big bang is real, then why not evolution? God made the big bang and consequently evolution. No religious nut is forced to choose between science and god because they, like you, can just say "god designed science". Quote:
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As you can see your reasoning is so backwards, I don't even know why I am even responding. "One objection that many critics have is the problem of logistics. However, with technologically advanced aircraft at His disposal, transportation for Jesus was NEVER a problem" ---- loser | ||||||||||
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