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To: AndyTheBear
But there are plenty of new testament warnings about people that would mock the followers of Christ.

yeah, but ironically there are no warnings that the followers of Christ would murder, rape, plunder, and pillage, affecting people in great numbers, in the name if Christ.

There are those who "believe" in evolution

the scare quotes around the word believe are ironic. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say that there are those that believe the available evidence supports the theory of evolution. Where "beliefs" come into play is believing what other people tell you to believe. If no human being ever mentioned God to you, you would not believe in God. All information about God has been transmitted to you via human hands, human tongues, and human language. For example, as someone mentioned earlier, the burning bush (well, take any example). Would you believe it happened without humans telling you to believe it happened? Now, in contrast, if no body ever told you about evolution, you could still devise the theory on your own, as Darwin did. You would just need to be a perceptive, creative, open-minded, and persistent genius (that's not so hard, eh?). Amazingly, you could then sit back over the next 150 or so years and watch every piece of evidence confirm your theory.... Now, THAT is why people put a fish with feet and the word DARWIN on there car!!!

55 posted on 04/08/2006 8:43:21 PM PDT by BagelFace (BOOGABOOGABOOGA!!!)
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To: BagelFace

yes sir! amen to that!


57 posted on 04/08/2006 8:47:46 PM PDT by libanathema
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To: BagelFace
yeah, but ironically there are no warnings that the followers of Christ would murder, rape, plunder, and pillage, affecting people in great numbers, in the name if Christ.

Christ did not murder, rape, plunder, and pillage. Thus such actions are not part of following Christ. Moreover people who have done any such thing must repent in order to follow Christ.

Christ already told us there would be some calling him "Lord Lord" who will be condemned at the time of judgment, for he never knew them.

78 posted on 04/08/2006 10:23:58 PM PDT by AndyTheBear (Disastrous social experimentation is the opiate of elitist snobs.)
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To: BagelFace
the scare quotes around the word believe are ironic.

I think you misunderstood the reason I used quotes. I was trying to draw a distinction between those who put an emotional investment in evolution as opposed to those (like myself) who are inclined to think it happened only because of evidence, and would not be upset if it tomorrows evidence shows something different.

80 posted on 04/08/2006 10:35:58 PM PDT by AndyTheBear (Disastrous social experimentation is the opiate of elitist snobs.)
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To: BagelFace
If no human being ever mentioned God to you, you would not believe in God.

Many cultures came up with the concept of a God or of gods. Only one came up with evolution. That does not mean that evolution is wrong though, it just means your premise is backwards, and if your logic was not fallacious then it would support creation over evolution. But, not to be mean, such logic is fallacious anyway.

Also I agree that Darwin was very bright, and that the evidence supports evolution. But I am not sure he was trying to replace Jesus.

81 posted on 04/08/2006 10:48:29 PM PDT by AndyTheBear (Disastrous social experimentation is the opiate of elitist snobs.)
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