Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: A.J.Armitage
Saying fundamentalist Christianity would be destroyed by a few microbes is wishful thinking.

Aint nothing "Wishful" about it...Just FACTUAL. And it's not me saying it...It's a Fundemental Christian...He said that his religion believes that the bible is absolutely, literally true...God created the Earth with life on it and no other life.

So...If life is found elsewhere (And it will be one day) that sect (And probably others) will be PROVEN wrong...Therfore, false.

219 posted on 12/19/2002 10:06:02 AM PST by Johnny Shear
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 178 | View Replies ]


To: Johnny Shear
Hate to burst your bubble, but the bible says nothing about life on other planets. It is silent.

However, the odds (mathematical probability) if life existing elsewhere are so astronomical as to be impossible even with the billions of galaxies. Check out www.reasons.org and learn more. There are many factors that must be in place very precisely in order for life to exist. Here are some examples: Thickness of the earth's crust - any thinner or thicker, life would be impossible; ozone layer - any thicker or thinner, life would be impossible; distance of earth from sun; size and intensity of sun; presencea and location of Jupiter which keeps solar system stable; location of sun in between two spiral arms in milky way galaxy - if sun were on a spiral arm, life would be impossible; strong nuclear force; weak nuclear force; magnetic field, tilt of earth's axis which causes 4 seasons and allows life, size, distance of our moon - without it there would be no tides and no life; type of planet earth is - we have found no others like it or resembling it - all planets found so far are gas giants like jupiter; and there are many more such factors. All of these factors must be precise in order for life to exist. The odds of another planet having ALL of these factors is beyond the realm of possibility.

223 posted on 12/19/2002 10:22:20 AM PST by exmarine
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 219 | View Replies ]

To: Johnny Shear
Aint nothing "Wishful" about it...Just FACTUAL.

Putting it in all-caps won't make it any more persuasive.

And it's not me saying it...It's a Fundemental Christian...He said that his religion believes that the bible is absolutely, literally true...God created the Earth with life on it and no other life.

The Bible is absolutely, literally true.

Guess what? It doesn't say anything about life on other worlds.

That faint sound you heard was cards falling to the table.

234 posted on 12/19/2002 10:46:49 AM PST by A.J.Armitage
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 219 | View Replies ]

To: Johnny Shear
His claims about what the Bible said/says

and the facts

of what the Bible says

appear to be quite at odds.

It's not uncommon for psychological/emotional/relational fear based; control freak reasons for humans to claim all kinds of things for "religious" purposes.

But The Bible does NOT say man is the only intelligent or even the only soul encasing creature.

One can claim all kinds of things based on silence. It's a bit unwise & hazardous when the author one is putting words in the mouth of is Almighty God.
444 posted on 12/22/2002 1:19:18 PM PST by Quix
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 219 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson