Atheism

"I did not know that the Bible so accurately described science when such concepts were not even fathomed. I respect that the Bible was scientifically correct on many points. Please remember that I did not state that it was a completely false historical reference, what I did state was that some stories were false." Yes, well now you know. God knew what would happen and be discovered before it was even fathomed. The bible is very correct. I have never heard that any of it has been proved false. "What I am urging you to at least consider the possibility that The Bible was written by a highly intelligent group of scholars and learned men. That these men were living in a time when a peaceful and forgiving God inspires them. Note that the Bible does not include the theory of evolution which at the time is the most believed. Instead the Bible tells us that God created man, although one can argue that god created life and evolved into man. This was one point the Bible is not correct on and it happens to be a major one. Also Note that many Christians state that evolution is a fraud and the work of Satan." Evolution was not most believed at the time. Actually, most people were religious and believed in one God although some did believe in many Gods. Yes, God did create man. I don't see how you can say how the bible was not correct on this point. God created man. Evolution is certainly a fraud, but I don't believe it is the work of Satan. It is a fraud because there had to be a god to create man. The big bang theory makes no sense. "I also ask that if you, I may or may not be correct, can believe in evolution as God's will, then how can others interpret God differently if you have the same God?" I believe here you are talking about the many different religions there are in the world and how they all believe in mostly the same God. The answer is different religions have different ways of attempting to rid their adherents of sin and its consequences. They fast, pray, deny themselves legitimate pleasures, or chasten themselves, often to a point of inflicting pain. They do this because they have a concept of what they think God (or "the gods") is like, so they seek to establish their own righteousness, being "ignorant of God's righteousness." The Good News of the Christian faith is that no one need suffer the pains of religious works. Christ's blood can cleanse our conscience from the "dead works" of religion (Hebrews 9:14). Jesus took our punishment upon Himself, and He is the only One who can save us from sin and death. "This has truly been an insightful debate. I did not know so much about Christianity before. I am also beginning to understand religion more although your chance of converting me is zill. Besides my Damnation is only a breath away." Yes, it has been insightful. Thank you. 1. The complexity of our planet points to a deliberate Designer who not only created our universe, but sustains it today. The Earth…its size is perfect. If Earth were smaller, an atmosphere would be impossible, like the planet Mercury. If Earth were larger, its atmosphere would contain free hydrogen, like Jupiter. The Earth is located the right distance from the sun. Any closer and we would burn up. Even a fractional variance in the Earth's position to the sun would make life on Earth impossible. And our moon is the perfect size and distance from the Earth for its gravitational pull. The moon creates important ocean tides and movement so ocean waters do not stagnate, and yet our massive oceans are restrained from spilling over across the continents. 2. "Chance" or "natural causes" are insufficient explanations. The alternative to God existing is that all that exists around us came about by natural cause and random chance. If someone is rolling dice, the odds of rolling a pair of sixes is one thing. But the odds of spots appearing on blank dice is something else. What Pasteur attempted to prove centuries ago, science confirms, that life cannot arise from non-life. Where did human, animal, plant life come from? Also, natural causes are an inadequate explanation for the amount of precise information contained in human DNA. A person who discounts God is left with the conclusion that all of this came about without cause, without design, and is merely good fortune. It is intellectually wanting to observe intricate design and attribute it to luck. 3. To state with certainty that there is no God, a person has to ignore the passion of an enormously vast number of people who are convinced that there is a God. This is not to say that if enough people believe something it is therefore true…There is a much larger issue. Throughout history, billions of people in the world have attested to their firm, core convictions about God's existence arrived at from their subjective, personal relationship with God. Millions today could give detailed account of their experience with God. They would point to answered prayer and specific, amazing ways God has met their needs, and guided them through important personal decisions. They would offer, not only a description of their beliefs, but detailed reports of God's actions in their lives. Many are sure that a loving God exists and has shown himself to be faithful to them. If you are a skeptic, can you say with certainty: "I am absolutely right and they all are wrong about God"? God uniquely accounts for the physical universe's beginning. According to scientific theory, the universe had a singular beginning about 14 billion years ago. All matter, energy, time, and space came into existence....OUT OF NOTHING! If you reject belief in God, how do you explain the universe's singular beginning? Some atheists insist that the universe came from nothing by no one. But this is not possible! There has to be a God! The big bang theory is a scientific impossibility. Everything cannot come from nothing! Conclusion I pray that all of you can recognize Jesus Christ as your savior and put your trust in God. VOTE CON! References 1. http://www.everystudent.com... 2. www.thewayofthemaster.com