Posted on 06/27/2002 9:54:14 PM PDT by Festa
Atheism is stupid---and has no foundation in science
"The only atheism is the denial of truth." Arthur Lynch
If one were to listen to the media, science and religion cannot go hand in hand. Science inevitably proves God cannot exist. Darwin and his crowd showed how life evolved from a simple organism into a complex series of rational animals which were able to organize themselves and think beyond anything else in the universe. But atheists and their elite allies have it all backwards: Science does not refute God, it proves God. Atheism is the stupid, unthinking and illogical way. God is logical, thinking, and makes sense. Lets prove it.
The foundation of all life is contained in microscopic detailed instructions that thinking individuals can act on logically. DNA and/or RNA are these specific instructions upon which all information for a life form is based upon. In order to think logically a problem must first be presented:
I give you a one celled organism. First, I want you to assemble the ribosomes so that they can properly interpret the DNA. Now make the amino acids (CH2 for the laymen which is a part of the carboxyl group COOH). Seriously, go get the material. Devise a means by which these ribosomes and amino acids only act at a specified time without error to create an organism. (No not a human, just a simple organism). Now make sure that the cells can properly replicate themselves without fail and sustain themselves. Then watch it develop into a human.
Ok so where is the dilemma you ask. Here. I want you to do this, without intelligent thought at any point. You see something go wrong, you cant interfere. Whether that means hiring a monkey to randomly type at the keyboard for billions of years. Do not enter a goal for the computer. Phrases like create life or make a living organism are forbidden. Simply set it up, press start and watch.
Wait! But this experiment will not work. There is no way that these organisms randomly developed on accident. I know. Sorry, find a way around it. Have you solved the problem that has taken mankind centuries to even touch upon? Ok, now subject your experiment to climate and other x factors and see what happens then.
Didnt work? Thanks for helping to prove the existence of god. Oh, it did work? Thanks for helping prove the existence of God. You did help to change the code into a readable form. That required intelligent thought.
You see, atheism is actually stupid when it is thought out logically. The foundational problems inherit in creating any simple organism that it is simply impossible that a random accident caused it. Atheism is an untenable and stupid position because it says precisely that: it was all just a random accident.
Genius scientists such as Albert Einstein and Sir Isaac Newton all believed in the existence of God. (For the laymen out their, Einstein invented the theory of relativity and Sir Isaac Newton invented physics and Calculus (Yes an entire complex form of mathematics barely even touched upon until college: and even then only pathetically.) Atheists like to gloss over this fact. They also like to claim that religions are fanatical because they refuse to accept evolution into their teaching. This is a complete lie. The Catholic Church (along with many others) say that evolution is completely kosher with its teachings. No, atheism is fanatical because it simply refuses to recognize an inherit problem in science and since it cannot prove it, it refuses to use logic to explain it. They have not a single shred of evidence to prove their case.
The idea that scientists in general reject God because they are smart is the most absurd and indefensible argument ever heard. Sure there were some. But they didnt think hard enough. For all the great things Darwin did, he was never a philosopher. He asked the question once (paraphrased) that some people are so dull as to think that everything was not created by a random accident, because to think such a thing is illogical. EXACTLY. Sir. Thomas Aquinas noted this almost centuries before Darwin, and said precisely, it is illogical to think such a thing.
It is.
If the earth was one degree more off its axis, we would have no seasons. If there were no Himalayan mountains, there could be no agriculture. If we were just a bit more close to the sun, life would be untenable. If there was a bit more nitrogen in the air, say bye bye. To believe that all of this was a random accident is an absurd blind leap of faith because it has no basis in fact, thought, or reasoning. It is more than fanatical belief.
What is even scarier is that these are the smart atheists. God help the dumb ones. Atheists try and claim the high ground when they have no basis to do such a thing. They rant about how they are being mistreated when they have to listen to under god during prayer when they havent even begun to think about whether or not He exists.
What are we hear for if not a purpose? Is everything simply a random accident? Fine, then I am stealing your 100 dollars. Why? Because I can and if I am smart enough, I can get away without any punishment. Hitler sure got away with a lot. How fair is it that in the end we both end up in the same way: as dust. Scary isnt it. But this is the belief system of the atheists.
Atheism is an untenable and fanatical position. Many atheists are so blind they are blinded as to what they are blinded about. The next time you come across an atheist do two things, one ask him to use his brain a little more. Two, pray for him. Pray not because he doesnt have a religion, but pray because his has one.
Well, and that's also my position: I've seen no evidence that convinces me of the existence of any gods nor have I seen compelling evidence in favour of the Invisible Pink Unicorn or leprechauns, hence I do not believe in them and that makes me an atheist (because of the "believe" part). However, I do not claim that they cannot exist, after all, it may be that an entity exists that fits one of the above definitions but unless the evidence for it's existence is not convincing me I simply don't believe it exists (which is not the same as "believing that it does not exist).
Are you saying there is no conflict between "Creation Science" and Evolution? That would surprise everyone. What are the different kinds of answers you allude to?
No, that's not correct. When an agnostic says that he has no opinion, he is saying that he has examined the matter carefully and, for the time being, has found no theological proof. This is similar to the answer that a wise and experienced detective, working on a murder case, might give to the press while the case is still open.
What does "theological proof" mean? Is that a special kind of proof? And your example of the detective is not similar to your explanation. A similarity would be your detective, having received a telephone tip that a murder was committed, but with no other details, announcing that the investigation was "going slowly." Absurd.
Well, we'll have no logical chicanery this morning. I don't know where you get this equivocation malarkey, but my position can be stated very clearly. "Based on all my experiences and investigations, I have found no proof that a god exists and, therefore, do not believe in a god. Likewise, I have found no proof that a god does not exits and for the same reason do not deny his existence." I don't think that you can get any clearer than that. As a matter of fact, I would challenge you to state your position as clearly and logically. When you try, I think the faith-based nature of your position will become obvious.
Your position would be more clear if it didn't require proof for a negative, which is not possible. Minus that requirement, your position is that of an atheist, as much as that might pain you.
To just say that their (sic) is a lack of evidence has no meaning. For example, in the first stages of a murder investigation, there may be a lack of evidence, but this is of no importance and the investigation carries on.
In my imprecision I neglected to say "lack of any evidence." With out any evidence there cannot be an investigation of anything.
Investigations such as Godel's Incompleteness Theorems taught me that there are some things in the world that can never be known, but I take pride in at least maintaining logically consistent positions. The position of agnosticism is generally accepted by philosophers, such as Bertrand Russell and Karl Popper as being the only philosophically tenable position. I find it curious that you not only disagree with these intellectual giants, but hold them in complete disdain as well. I would be curious as to what your background is.
So it is your belief that the universe is unknowable, in principle. How is that any different than the theist who knows it can be changed at any moment by a whimsical God? By throwing Godel, Russell and Popper into the discussion, do you think you have strengthened your argument? I intend to support my views with my reasons, not by relying on the prestige of famous thinkers. And, by knowing my "background," you could then proceed to challenge my position based upon your own interpretation of it. No thanks.
BTW thanks for these words: chicanery, malarkey, stupid.
Is that your opinion?
(Sorry, couldn't hslp it, my sinful nature made me do it.)
Hank
If you are seeing the "hand of God" (or any other parts), in anything, you may be in need of some help:
John 4:24 God is a Spirit... John 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time... Nor any of His parts either, I'm sure.
Hank
You were doing great unitl you got to the above
The only job anyone has to worry about is their own. Almost all the problems in this world are the result of individuals thinking they have some "higher" social objective then minding their own business which always ulimate means medling in other people's business.
Nobody needs to be "making" all the various postulates get along, because people do not have to "get along" in order to be decent, productive, or happy. Mostly, they just need to stay out of each other's way, that is, mind their own business.
Hank
Huh? Hitler didn't believe in evolution. He believed in the Special Creation of successive races of mankind.
I did. We had been going off and on to Chiropractors and before she met me she had nad other medical attention as well. Although pain would be relieved temprarily and only partly, it always came back. We had accepted it as a permanent condition - like someone who gets migranes...
Don't regret it. Sometimes you gotta say it like it is. But I must say this and please understand it is not a putdown - just a suggestion. Try to never, ever EVER call people names here. Once anyone calls someone names (even stupid, although your title is merely calling a "belief" stupid, and the article aptly supports that name), youe destroy your credibility.
No matter how offensive or belittling the other party is (and some of them get pretty bad), name calling is never, EVER productive or persuasive - Even if half the people here agree with your labels.
Believe me, I understand your frustration, just try not to do it 8^>
WOW, it doesn't take much to get under your skin, your highness. The 'juvenile' analogy is not actually mine (I pointed this out in my post, if you bothered reading it before launching your little tirade), but made by Paul Davies in his book God and the New Physics.
So perhaps you should direct your wrath at the author of The Cosmic Blueprint, The Mind of God, The Last Three Minutes, About Time, Are We Alone? and The Fifth Miracle: the search for the origin of life unless of course his views are too juvenile for you to contemplate. BTW, everything is made up of "wholly inanimate objects", i.e. particles, is it not?
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