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To: Dataman
The quote "Faith is... the evidence of things not seen" is from Hebrews 11:1. I think it's reasonable to infer Paul meant things that could not be detected by humans. There is abundant experimental evidence for the phenomena you cite.

There are quite credible alternative explanations for the Universe, and one could argue an ineffable, supernatural being is no explanation at all. After all, *why* did God create the universe?

536 posted on 05/08/2003 4:29:23 PM PDT by Right Wing Professor
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To: Right Wing Professor
The quote "Faith is... the evidence of things not seen" is from Hebrews 11:1. I think it's reasonable to infer Paul meant things that could not be detected by humans. There is abundant experimental evidence for the phenomena you cite.

Paul who? The Apostle Paul? He didn't write Hebrews! Your inference is not reasonable since it wasn't inferred. "Evidence of things not seen" is not the same as "evidence of things not detected." "Elegchos" is literally "proof" and "ou blepomenon" means "things not being seen with the eyes" like wind and gravity.

There are quite credible alternative explanations for the Universe,

Credible to whom? To those who demand an alternative to God? Isn't that like the Dems offering a feeble and token tax cut as an alternative to Bush's tax cut? It certainly is an alternative, but it is credible only to the Dem faithful.

After all, *why* did God create the universe?

Every catechism has that question and answer in it. A more interesting question might be *why* did the universe create itself?

676 posted on 05/09/2003 6:19:52 AM PDT by Dataman
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