jaybird18c

You're sitting in the proof...unless you think the chair you're in could have somehow organized itself over billions of years...the chair is evidence of a chair maker....with a mind...and ability to build it.

Much better than everything coming from nothing, blowing up, and becoming what you see today on its own...or even that everything just always existed and somehow organized itself.

Where did your god come from? He has always been.

He also discusses this theory: Distant Starlight

No....but you attacked his. Because YOU brought it up in an appeal to authority fallacy. You can't address his issues, therefore, you attack the person.

No....but you attacked his.

I am not an astrophysicist or a scientist of any kind. Nevertheless, huge problems still exist for your naturalistic worldview (based on presuppositions just like mine). The issues exist...posed by some very intelligent people.

So your physics background also doesn't mean shit because Queen has an intelligent/credentialed bandmember?

The problem with you guys always spouting that God is omnipotent and omniscient and assigning blame is that God is also personal and a laundry list of other things (and that's just what He's revealed to us). You assign motive based on a very limited scope.

The Big Bang as it is understood today is an inadequate theory since there are many fundamental problems that are seldom mentioned in the pertinent literature. The following are some "missing links" in the theory: 1. Missing Origin. The Big Bang theory assumes an original concentration of energy. Where did this energy come from? Astronomers sometimes speak of origin from a "quantum mechanical fluctuation within a vacuum." However, an energy source is still needed. Actually, there is no secular origin theory, since every idea is based on preexisting matter or energy. 2. Missing Fuse. What ignited the Big Bang? The mass concentration proposed in this theory would remain forever as a universal black hole. Gravity would prevent it from expanding outward. 3. Missing Star Formation. No natural way has been found to explain the formation of planets, stars, and galaxies. An explosion should produce, at best, an outward spray of gas and radiation. This gas should continue expanding, not form intricate planets, stars, and entire galaxies. 4. Missing Antimatter. Some versions of the Big Bang theory require an equal production of matter and antimatter. However, only small traces of antimatter (positrons, antiprotons) are found in space. 5. Missing Time. Some experiments indicate that the universe may be young, on the order of 10,000 years old. If true, then there is not sufficient time for the consequences of the Big Bang to unfold. A short time span would not allow for the gradual evolution of the earth, heavens, and mankind. 6. Missing Mass. Many scientists assume that the universe will eventually stop expanding and begin to collapse inward. Then it will again explode, and repeat its oscillating type of perpetual motion. This idea is an effort to avoid an origin and destiny for the universe. For oscillation to occur, the universe must have a certain density or distribution of mass. So far, measurements of the mass density are a hundred times smaller than expected. The universe does not appear to be oscillating. The necessary mass is "missing." 7. Missing Life. In an evolving universe, life should have developed everywhere. Space should be filled with radio signals from intelligent life forms. Where is everybody?

Dr. Jason Lisle holds a Ph.D. in astrophysics from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Dr. Lisle is a popular author and researcher for Answers in Genesis and also uses his knowledge of the heavens to proclaim the handiwork of God in DVDs, such as Distant Starlight and Creation Astronomy.

Where did matter/energy come from?

God & Natural Law

God made the place. He makes the rules.

QuoteSome things are attributed simply to the fact that we live in an imperfect world tainted by sin in which bad things happen. God causes some things to occur. God allows other things to happen. Either way, God is holy, just, trustworthy, and sovereign. I attribute my son's recovery as well as his sickness to God's Providence. I know God will take care of my son in life or in death. Was there a reason for his sickness? I think so but I'm not certain. I know it greatly strengthened my faith as well as my wife and her mother. And my son understands also. I think his experience will be instrumental in his own faith and walk through life. Bottom line....no matter what happens in life....God is good....all the time. If my son had died, God is still good and worthy of praise. He will see my son till the end.

QuoteIf you evaluate the claims of 1,000 religions, at most 1 of them is right./reply] Correct

I'm typing this in tje back of a fire engine right now. Will give a more thoughtful response in a few min.

Some things are attributed simply to the fact that we live in an imperfect world tainted by sin in which bad things happen. God causes some things to occur. God allows other things to happen. Either way, God is holy, just, trustworthy, and sovereign. I attribute my son's recovery as well as his sickness to God's Providence. I know God will take care of my son in life or in death. Was there a reason for his sickness? I think so but I'm not certain. I know it greatly strengthened my faith as well as my wife and her mother. And my son understands also. I think his experience will be instrumental in his own faith and walk through life. Bottom line....no matter what happens in life....God is good....all the time.

Ooooo.... Coreece...gotta disagree with you there concerning the Mormons & JW's. They radically depart from the fundamentals of what makes Christianity. They fall into the category of cult.

Oh...ok...so he's been raised from the dead with the testimony of eye witnesses who were tortured and killed because they wouldn't deny what they saw and experienced. ALL HAIL DAN JOHNSON!!

Hail The All Powerful Dan Johnson!

Was that a question?

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By that logic, you couldn't know the context of anything written before the oldest living person today. Are you serious? Firstly, the fact that there are so many copies (and I mean a lot; vastly more than any other ancient work) adds greatly to the accuracy and reliability. Secondly, your allegation that the manuscripts were changed a lot and with impure motive is unfounded. Manuscript evidence for superior New Testament reliability Added: Is the Bible reliable?

That excludes fundamentalist Christians, then. Why do you hate them so much? That was helpful input Kallend. Thank you.