Posted on 11/26/2023 1:24:02 AM PST by spirited irish
You CANNOT deny biblical creation once you see this… In this episode of Amazing Animals, Calvin Smith teaches us how all creatures reveal the hand of a master designer, and specifically discusses the INCREDIBLE design of dragonflies.
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I disagree with AIG’s contention that once an unbeliever sees the video he or she will be unable to deny God’s existence. As God created humans in His image, we are conscious, living souls endowed with minds, and free will, making all humans able to choose belief in Him or choose unbelief in Him. This means that unbelievers are able to stubbornly choose unbelief in what they know to be true.
A lot of people came to believe in God when Trump kicked Hillarys ass back in 2016
Some may have come to the conclusion that Trump is the Anti-Christ...
God isn’t in just a dragonfly….
…He is in all creation
Yes we have ‘free will’…..but we cannot explain creation void of God
Folks certainly try, but they’re only flailing
We can see God’s work in all of creation, but He’s not in His own creation. That’s Bahaism, where God is in His creation.
I don’t even need to click the link to know that if it’s posted anywhere online, by definition it’s scientific enough for anyone who know me.
Works for me.
I concur 99.99%.
someone once posed this question, IF you witnessed a tornado go through a junkyard and afterwards witnessed a brand new ‘57 Chevy drive out, would you believe there must be a God in Heaven?
All you have to do is look at a forest with the mountains in the background.
Can any person or “scientist” create a tree? A leaf? Or dirt?
If so, they are using other created substances to do so - which God created.
Add to that the perfect distance from the Sun that the Earth is. A bit closer and we’d all burn. A bit further and we’d all freeze.
There are no coincidences....
Many years ago, an old friend gave me something to read that said “Saying that the universe was created by the “Big Bang” is like saying that an explosion in a print shop resulted in Websters’s unabridged dictionary.” Always loved that. People will believe what they want to believe, no matter what. I no longer try to persuade people.
If you really want to marvel at the epic accomplishments of nature and God, watch “Life On Our Planet” narrated by Morgan Freeman. It goes back to the beginning of known earth 4B years ago and moves forward explaining how certain events made it possible for other life events to happen. Truly fascinating.
I believe God had a helping hand in all of it, especially humans and other similar species but he also allowed natural evolution to happen on its own. Now think of other worlds we know of that are not currently inhabited. You will soon see a mere 100M years is barely a blink of an eye in universe terms. Our time here as a species may not even register other than a footnote from the evidence some future species will find. Most life went extinct 5 times on earth in 4B years. Are we arrogant enough to believe we too will not go extinct at some point in time as the 6th great extinction event. The only question is will we have left this planet to colonize other planets before that happens so our species lives on, at least for a time.
All it takes is for one big rock to hit the planet like it did during the dinosaur era.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23181388/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
This fight against Evolution was lost long ago. What if Evolution itself is Devine design? Just because it stands in opposition to traditional religion does not mean Evolution is wrong. A prime example of Organized Religion getting things wrong is Islam.
Since the invention of nuclear weapons Mankind has owned the means of ending Civilization. If Civilization is to continue getting off of this rock is vital. Since adversity often enhances Religious beliefs I believe the ultimate adversity of living in space will make those who live there the most fervent believers of all.
Believers in what though? I think we can count humans doing what they always do, try to capitalize on chaos and crisis to manipulate people into a certain way of thinking. There are some good TV series like "The Expanse" illustrating how different factions of humans will evolve based on where they came from growing up.
On the other hand when viewing a colorful celestial display like this one, how could they not believe in grand higher power like God?
Everything people believe in now plus their own new beliefs. Kind of like what happened in America but even more so. The wild wild West is a midget compared to what space offers.
“Evolution” is so misunderstood/misinterpreted.
evolution
noun
evo·lu·tion ˌe-və-ˈlü-shən ˌē-və-
Synonyms of evolution
1
a
: descent with modification from preexisting species : cumulative inherited change in a population of organisms through time leading to the appearance of new forms : the process by which new species or populations of living things develop from preexisting forms through successive generations
Evolution is a process of continuous branching and diversification from common trunks. This pattern of irreversible separation gives life’s history its basic directionality.
—Stephen Jay Gould
also : the scientific theory explaining the appearance of new species and varieties through the action of various biological mechanisms (such as natural selection, genetic mutation or drift, and hybridization)
“also” is NOT evolution. It’s “adaptation.
The left, FAMOUS for bastardising word meanings has changed the definition for evolution to include adaptation.
TWO very DIFFERENT things.
A dog becoming a cat is far different from a cat or dog “adapting” to their environment such as growing a thicker coat in cold weather or birds growing longer beaks in times of food shortages.
As well as the birds with shorter beaks dyeing off and being eliminated from the gene pool through starvation.
A totally white Arctic Fox is still a canine. Red or gray foxes didn’t do so well in the snow. AGAIN, this is NOT evolution, its ADAPTATION.
ii. On the other side of Agrippa sat Festus – a man’s man, a no-nonsense man, a man who thought Paul was crazy. Perhaps Agrippa thought, “I can’t become a Christian. Festus will think I’m also crazy.” Because he wanted the praise of men, he rejected Jesus. “Alas, how many are influenced by fear of men! Oh, you cowards, will you be damned out of fear? Will you sooner let your souls perish than show your manhood by telling a poor mortal that you defy his scorn? Dare you not follow the right though all men in the world should call you to do the wrong? Oh, you cowards! You cowards! How you deserve to perish who have not enough soul to call your souls your own, but cower down before the sneers of fools!” (Spurgeon)
iii. In front of Agrippa was Paul – a strong man, a noble man, and man of wisdom and character – but a man in chains. Did Agrippa say, “Well, if I became a Christian, I might end up in chains like Paul; or at the least, I would have to associate with him. We can’t have that – I’m an important person.” “O that men were wise enough to see that suffering for Christ is honour, that loss for truth is gain, that the truest dignity rests in wearing the chain upon the arm rather than endure the chain upon the soul.” (Spurgeon)
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