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Atheism - disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of God or gods.
Agnosticism - the view or belief that the existence of God, of the divine or the supernatural is unknown or unknowable. Human reason is incapable of providing sufficient rational grounds to justify either the belief that God exists or the belief that God does not exist.
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A while back I use to think being an agnostic and even to some extent an atheist, was a honest, correct and logical position to hold if you were a rational person not indoctrinated into any religion. But, today, I am truly just dumbfounded that any person on the planet with a working brain can believe this.
I once read an intelligent and honest atheist say ''Evolution and science cannot yet explain our origin. We could so easily have the big bang all wrong. But, an alternative belief of a god creator is clearly incredulous. A more unbelievable belief to hold''.
I suppose to many it is easier to imagine two atoms colliding and creating a big bang producing all life then it is to think on 'where God comes from'. I would say that both thoughts are equally mind blowing as both require one to imagine 'something coming from nothing'. Colliding atoms makes me chuckle because it seems that the smaller matter is and the further back in time we go, somehow there is a higher likely hood of 'something coming from nothing' in a realm that is clearly limited by the laws of physics.
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There is a truth so powerful and measurable that it completely and utterly debunks any type of atheistic thought. Namely, INTELLIGENT DESIGN.
Now many and I mean many believe they have debunked intelligent design and all the arguments used to support it. But if you interrogate any of these debunking myths, you will soon find yourself Rolling On The Floor Laughing Madly.
You can simply not debunk intelligent design if you have a working brain.
That we are a creation is a fact. Who the creator is and us caring to serve, is the only sensible question to ask.
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There are many arguments raised to support intelligent design.
- Scripture:
I start with this first as there is a verse from Paul that clearly states all are without excuse for not believing in God. Rom 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities his eternal power and divine nature have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
- The oldest arguments are:
1. Ontological - God is the all perfect Being. He can’t be non existent as He would then not be perfect.
2. Cosmological - Everything or almost everything in the world has a cause, an origin.
3. Teleological - The smart design of the world leads us to think of a sentient and powerful Being who created this world or set it in motion.
- Thomas Aquinas is popular for these arguments: Thomas Aquinas - Wikipedia
The First Way: Motion - All bodies are either potentially in motion or actually in motion.
The Second Way: Efficient Cause - Nothing is the efficient cause of itself.
The Third Way: Possibility and Necessity - Everything is either necessary or contingent.
The Fourth Way: Gradation - There is a gradation to be found in things: some are better (hotter, colder, etc.) than others.
The Fifth Way: Design - We observe that natural bodies act toward ends.
- Isaac Newton is popular for this quote:
In the absence of any other proof, the thumb alone would convince me of God's existence.
So simple and so true. Makes me think of the odds of having a working thumb. If we think of the lotto odds on getting 6 winning numbers from 49. It is 1 in 13,983,816. Now, the thumb is a lot more then 6 winning numbers from a pool of 49 of, lets say molecules. Let's for argument sake say it is only 9 from a pool of 49. Nail, skin, hair, metacarpal connection to the trapezium, bone, muscle tissue, radial veins, blood, princeps pollicis arteries.
That would mean, the odds of you having a successful working thumb are 1 in 2 054 455 634. Now we need to add compounding factors like, 1. beauty, 2. location, 3. twin brother on other hand, 4. usability. You have a brain that knows 1. the thumb does not look gross. It is covered by pretty skin. 2. It is perfectly located on the hand. It does not disrupt the movement of any other finger 3. By some miracle there is another one on the other hand 4. Having it enables you to make a fist or hold a bottle, it is so practical. All these factors add so many zero's onto the end of the already large 2 billion number. Now you can see why Isaac Newton said the 'thumb alone'. If anyone interrogated him, he need only say 'the arm' to shut them up. Or imagine, he said the 'brain'. The odds of having a winning brain....imagine that.
Conclusion:
There is literally zero doubt that we are all products of intelligent design. Let's call out atheistic and agnostic thought for what it is. A stall tactic in dealing with reality. Dealing with our Creator. Dealing with our conscience and choice to love or hate what is evil. IE Repentance of sins and judgement day!!
Agnosticism - the view or belief that the existence of God, of the divine or the supernatural is unknown or unknowable. Human reason is incapable of providing sufficient rational grounds to justify either the belief that God exists or the belief that God does not exist.
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A while back I use to think being an agnostic and even to some extent an atheist, was a honest, correct and logical position to hold if you were a rational person not indoctrinated into any religion. But, today, I am truly just dumbfounded that any person on the planet with a working brain can believe this.
I once read an intelligent and honest atheist say ''Evolution and science cannot yet explain our origin. We could so easily have the big bang all wrong. But, an alternative belief of a god creator is clearly incredulous. A more unbelievable belief to hold''.
I suppose to many it is easier to imagine two atoms colliding and creating a big bang producing all life then it is to think on 'where God comes from'. I would say that both thoughts are equally mind blowing as both require one to imagine 'something coming from nothing'. Colliding atoms makes me chuckle because it seems that the smaller matter is and the further back in time we go, somehow there is a higher likely hood of 'something coming from nothing' in a realm that is clearly limited by the laws of physics.
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There is a truth so powerful and measurable that it completely and utterly debunks any type of atheistic thought. Namely, INTELLIGENT DESIGN.
Now many and I mean many believe they have debunked intelligent design and all the arguments used to support it. But if you interrogate any of these debunking myths, you will soon find yourself Rolling On The Floor Laughing Madly.
You can simply not debunk intelligent design if you have a working brain.
That we are a creation is a fact. Who the creator is and us caring to serve, is the only sensible question to ask.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
There are many arguments raised to support intelligent design.
- Scripture:
I start with this first as there is a verse from Paul that clearly states all are without excuse for not believing in God. Rom 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities his eternal power and divine nature have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
- The oldest arguments are:
1. Ontological - God is the all perfect Being. He can’t be non existent as He would then not be perfect.
2. Cosmological - Everything or almost everything in the world has a cause, an origin.
3. Teleological - The smart design of the world leads us to think of a sentient and powerful Being who created this world or set it in motion.
- Thomas Aquinas is popular for these arguments: Thomas Aquinas - Wikipedia
The First Way: Motion - All bodies are either potentially in motion or actually in motion.
The Second Way: Efficient Cause - Nothing is the efficient cause of itself.
The Third Way: Possibility and Necessity - Everything is either necessary or contingent.
The Fourth Way: Gradation - There is a gradation to be found in things: some are better (hotter, colder, etc.) than others.
The Fifth Way: Design - We observe that natural bodies act toward ends.
- Isaac Newton is popular for this quote:
In the absence of any other proof, the thumb alone would convince me of God's existence.
So simple and so true. Makes me think of the odds of having a working thumb. If we think of the lotto odds on getting 6 winning numbers from 49. It is 1 in 13,983,816. Now, the thumb is a lot more then 6 winning numbers from a pool of 49 of, lets say molecules. Let's for argument sake say it is only 9 from a pool of 49. Nail, skin, hair, metacarpal connection to the trapezium, bone, muscle tissue, radial veins, blood, princeps pollicis arteries.
That would mean, the odds of you having a successful working thumb are 1 in 2 054 455 634. Now we need to add compounding factors like, 1. beauty, 2. location, 3. twin brother on other hand, 4. usability. You have a brain that knows 1. the thumb does not look gross. It is covered by pretty skin. 2. It is perfectly located on the hand. It does not disrupt the movement of any other finger 3. By some miracle there is another one on the other hand 4. Having it enables you to make a fist or hold a bottle, it is so practical. All these factors add so many zero's onto the end of the already large 2 billion number. Now you can see why Isaac Newton said the 'thumb alone'. If anyone interrogated him, he need only say 'the arm' to shut them up. Or imagine, he said the 'brain'. The odds of having a winning brain....imagine that.
Conclusion:
There is literally zero doubt that we are all products of intelligent design. Let's call out atheistic and agnostic thought for what it is. A stall tactic in dealing with reality. Dealing with our Creator. Dealing with our conscience and choice to love or hate what is evil. IE Repentance of sins and judgement day!!
