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Originally posted by noobfun
im not scared of the boogeyman so why be scared of somthing else thats imaginary
well ill be waiting just like all the other atheists/agnostics
will we have to wait long? just dont want to get my hopes up if its gonna take a while
Fact: there is no scientific evidence according to many scientists that there is an Intelligent Designer.
Fact: there is no evidence according to many scientists that there is NOT and Intelligent Designer.
That's exactly why it's not science. The scientific method can't explore things like this if no tests can be done. Philosophy and religious studies can explore the idea all they like, but it isn't science period.
Originally posted by MatrixProphet
Hi guys!
Another 2 cents worth:
First it will require a new pair of glasses!
it cant it doesnt actually have an argument to make
And...letting go of totalitarian tactics. How can an ID ever be proven if the argument is not explored,
when it manages to do somthing scientific then scientists will be happy to discuss it
or is not even allowed to be talked about in science communities, schools, etc.?
ummm we discuss them all the time
Why has this created such division amongst those who are not fearful to discuss the origin of life to those who want to limit the possibilities and focus on only accepted reasoning's?
Fact: there is no scientific evidence according to many scientists that there is an Intelligent Designer.
Fact: there is no evidence according to many scientists that there is NOT and Intelligent Designer.
its not forbidden
The science community has gone against its original tenants it first propounded: freedom of thought, study and research, freedom to brainstorm and look for all possibilities. But when it comes to something as important as the origin, or the start of everything, where it includes ID, this is forbidden!!
like these ones?
Originally posted by MatrixProphet
Ahh, not!!!
We cannot give an exercise to someone or something that is not qualified! Meaning; discovering an ID and being willing to discuss it without using a method that wouldn't work! We cannot intelligently give credit where credit is not due. It is important to keep this in mind, if one wants to grow.
ken ham? kent hovind(although he doesnt really hold a ph.d)
There are plenty out there that are willing to bull-s@#t anyone who is willing to listen to them. If they have charisma and degrees to back them up, then, it can be a psychological con game waiting to happen!
no they have convinced me they dont have a clue what theya re talking about in general
]But, they sure have done the greatest con game of all! They have convinced you and countless atheists and agnostics that they have the monopoly on God. Most of you have fallen for it.
they discuss it as much as they need, they look at it say this isnt science its wishful thinking so lets get back to doing real work
Can we say that science is qualified to discuss the subject of ID without their slant?
which entity?
Would atheists who are scientifically minded have a broad view of this entity?
some are, they are people after all
Or would they be like religion with a very narrow view that fits their prejudices? Are some of its members capable of doing a con job?
becasue he understands evolution and the fact complex can come from simple by naturalistic methods and has done for his whole career
I include Hawkins in this. How on earth would he be qualified to even discuss this subject in an intelligent way with all of his prejudices?
and he has floppy hair
I have listened to some of his speeches and interviews. He may be qualified in his area of knowledge and experience but may be an idiot outside of it.
he is a fairly good biologist, not a bad author, terrible dresser
Do you honestly, now tell me honestly...do you really view him as brilliant?
which con?
I think of you as being intelligent. Him? Come on! He is a big part of the con! Can you not see it?
that remins me i really should finihs readin that book i brought it at the start of the month and ive read 2 other books since
Well, he is laughing all the way to the bank with his book; "The God Delusion."
it pretends to be science, so a scientist is just the right person to see if it really does meet the scientific method
What right does a scientist have to qualify an existence of ID since you said,
most of what questions?
science cannot answer most of the questions.
you have read the god delusion?
HE is mixing what you consider religious views (God and his limited understanding) with his scientific views. They don't mesh with you all!!
well i dont perticularily worship anyone
I am with you on PHD's. Some are brilliant and some are idiots. That goes for all fields of study. But humans will worship who they will worship!!
actually people usually follow the religeon of thier parents or the most prolific in the area they live
It is like people saying they look for a religion that fits their lifestyle or beliefs, regardless of whether there is any accuracy or not!
but science relise on evidence and as new evidence turns up minds change
The same can be said about followers of science. There are diametrically opposed views from scientists in the same fields...it's like choose your poison!!
why must it?
Man will have an opinion and because it is your very own opinion it must be right!
science knows its limits that why it wont touch the supernatural
So humility means knowing our limitations. This needs to be applied to science and anyone who feels they know it all.
but its producing more then any faith has
What a concept; not all answers will come through science!
Unless there is incontrovertible proof that there is no ID while using all levels of intellect, reasoning in all fields possible, to make a judgment that there isn't one without exhausting all avenues, then it becomes plain ignorance with a dash of prejudice.
but religeon claims to and then does nothing about proving it
Especially when we have the biggest loophole of all: how did everything start, including crystals? Who, or what, started life? Hawkins doesn't know. Neither does any other atheist.
not really
Originally posted by MatrixProphet
Obviously I touched some cords! That is good.
thought you were slipping between Dawkins and stepehn hawkings and spelling it wrong
I also keep calling him Hawkins...reminds me of a hawk? Freudian slip?
he makes sense in the things he says (well some of the time) i also quote sam harris wow i have several gods -_-
I also recognized that he has accomplishments in his area of expertise. But in all the documentaries and interviews I have watched, he seems to be a willing science GURU that most lean on, and quote, as tho he were a god.
we look at religeons many varaitions of god and see them all to be false and ficticious
It will be so nice when you can get beyond the religious theme! Once you stop relating ID/God to religion and religious teachings we may get some where. This seems to be a block?
The methodology of "proof" about a God using the same tools that science uses - won't work, unless you can open your eyes.
not dragging this out again, didnt we cover this a couple of pages back
Even Einstein said something to the effect; there is more mathematical proof in the existence of God than not.
Which brings up occam's razor, in which to most of us, and probably Einstein, the simplicity of a higher power being the creator vs. trying to convolute a theory that is much harder to prove and has never been proven, is much more logical.
The principle states that the explanation of any phenomenon should make as few assumptions as possible,
Since your Dawkins and others have openly admitted that they cannot disprove the existence of a higher power/ID/God, and cannot come up with the answer as to the start or beginning of everything - then the simplest answer would be that HE EXISTS.
wow and another fallacy
Just the evolving or creating and replicating of one cell gives us the indication that it is far more likely that there was a super energy force behind the cell. Einstein agreed and this was the basis of his questioning and reasoning on his/its existence.
you have been hanging around creationist websies again
But getting down to basics; all I have to do is look at the wonder of the eye and the bird with its wings and natural instincts.
our congnative abilities arnt all that different from those found in other species, on a more advanced scale yes but still the same as shown in other animals
The ability to reason beyond the animals and to create, using skills that not all humans have.
The wonders of the universe to see that it does not take anyone, or anything, to show, or to prove to me, the existence of a higher power. If this is beyond anyone's sight, or willingness to see, then, there is little to talk of, and to reason on.
cya later
It has been fun, but I will say auvoir, and see you dudes on other threads!
hope we helped
Thanks for doing this with me!
Originally posted by spy66
Don't try to show me have I understand religion. Because you dont have a clue.
I look at religion in a whole different way then most people. I dont just take what others write and say for a fact like most people.
try reading some evolutionary thoery then, you have clearly shown your mind is made up without reading any of it
I make up my own opinion. I read first then i think.
then i feel kinda sorry for you, its the only one we have, and mistrust leads to bad things for all
I dont have trust in human work.
from the wording your using your really havnt, what you have read is creationist sillyness
Originally posted by spy66
Ok i have and i am not happy.... now you figure this one out. Read carefully.
chemistry thats how
How would time,space and matter create Life or a bacteria.
what a organic evolution?
What gasses and matter would you need to have to sustain or create a bacteria that can create a organic evolution and a Micro evolution.
the big bang is a wave of explosion originating from a singularity, it didnt really create anything (well possibly the dimensions?) just released them all from the singularity they existed in
Did the Big Bang create a bacteria or gasses that can sustain or create a bacteria. How!!!
this question doesnt really make sense
Have can you have oxygen without some bacteria. What could created the oxygen or gas with bacteria.
it didnt it realesed vast quantaties of hydrogen
How did the big bang create H20.
who cares it was there
Where did the matter in the Big Bang get it from.
ok maybe you need to learn astrophysics as well as evolution
What equation can you show me that tells me that the Big Bang created a gas or a bacteria that can produce life.
no faith in god is faith in god you dont need anything else other wise it would be "faith in god and somthing else"
To have faith in God you would have to be sure of other things as well.
literal biblical translation is optional for most of the worlds christains, and most of them think its all a bit silly to believe it literally
Like creation.
All i see is that you cant explain diddly squat.
we shall see
Originally posted by spy66
All i see is that you cant explain diddly squat.
it does just happen but it just happens becasue things die and breed with variance
Organic evolution just happen man that has to be a religion on it's own.
it explains it enough for now
When you say that the Big Bang created hydrogen. Ok from what. A singularity!!!! My god that explains everything
An other thing. The amount of time you all talk about in science. Where would the MOON be if you go back 4 billion years.
the age has nothing to do with it
I can help you out a bit.
The force of attraction between two objects is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
For example if you take the moon in 1/3 of its distans, the force of attraction would be 9 times grater.
Now do the Math if the earth is 4 billion years old.
If you believe that the moon was made out of debris circling earth. What gravity(energy) would you need to make the debris emerge into a moon.
Where would you get the Gravity(energy) from.
why must I bring facts?
I still believe god put it all there. Unless you can bring some facts to disprove the assumption.
making elements from hydrogen is simple its called nucelar fussion, stars do it everyday thats where our elements come from we and everything in the universe is essential star dust
And yeah just for the record: Show me the equation of singularity that has what can make hydrogen out of the other elements that is not suppose to be there.
I would like you to show me and the others that equation.