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Christianity Etc › Re: Charms As Defense Against Gunfire, An Agnostic Viewpoint. by davien(m): 11:04pm On Jul 14, 2015
leadzeal:
You suggested whether I was a part of a group, and I stated I was not. I went further to clarify why I don't consider myself a part. In my second response, I try to vindicate myself of been judgement by explaining further that it is an issue prevalent with every believe group.
okay...

I will rephrase your question better so we will not be too hasty to make ourselves judge. Are two humans alike? The answer is No. From DNA configuration to blood group or facial representation. At least none is found yet.
Fair enough


You are so quick to classify whether a thing is subjective or objective. Where you priveledged to the evidence or you were thought it was a fact back in school. I don't want go down that road now but know this, an objective observation was once subjective. I can carefully state here that "anger of the gods" was an objective term in premodial times.
How could "anger of the gods" be objective when that very term is ambiguous for anyone to insert his/her god/gods as being the one that is angry? grin


You just misconstrue my usage of hate in its context. Your connotation to my idealogy is really flawed here. And I am very disappointed to be honest. Hate when channeled to a bad habit so as to stop that habit is encouraged but when use for murderous intent then it is a no no. Try to understand my usage in the context, i am not perfect, but i believe you should understand the nature of hate used here.
Rather doubts should be encouraged so we can avoid digesting everything the society throws at us and go to our respective drawing board or laboratory to test the validity and efficacy of the theory or claim.
Please post where i said hate used in killing is good...i'll quote myself again

Hate is inevitable as a normal social human being....we hate things to give ourselves a justification for our actions,to give ourselves limits and to distinct what we consider to be good or bad...
I believe I should use more of my apostrophes for words I believe my reader would comprehend its meaning both in context and out of context. I could has well use a mosque here, not need for redifining.

Below is a definition to better help me understand my point.

I define a church used in this context as a place where people with similar believe meet to strengthen their bonds.
Okay so a rehabilitation centre is a church then... grin
Christianity Etc › Re: Charms As Defense Against Gunfire, An Agnostic Viewpoint. by davien(m): 10:54pm On Jul 14, 2015
FOLYKAZE:
Geography is a field of science.
Good
Gods and spirit is a term use in spirituality and not science but they tend to explain the samething.
Didn't you say "It is supernatural when there is no explanation"....so how can something that's not an explanation be an explanation shocked grin

Sango in Yoruba is the samething as Thunder. Ogun is Iron. The allegory of Ogun moulding bone is expressed in science which says calcium produces bone. These are few correlation i know.
The difference is that these terms bring things to mind...when you see the term lightning do you attribute it to a guy in the sky throwing thunderbolts?....what of sango?

Rain makers here are not scientist and there practise are not documented.
It doesn't take a scientist to document things...Besides during harmattan season they'd be a highly dependable profession and thus we'd have lists of reliable "rain makers" in each state... grin

Where did I say charm is above science?
Not charm,supernatural....



FOLYKAZE:
Supernatural is a manifestation or event attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature.
Christianity Etc › Re: Charms As Defense Against Gunfire, An Agnostic Viewpoint. by davien(m): 10:25pm On Jul 14, 2015
FOLYKAZE:
This is not completely ignorance.
Are you sure?

For example, rain falling was attributed to gods or some spirit been behind it. But today we alk know that this spirit and gods are some forces.
@bolded....I don't recall geography ever calling atmospheric pressure,wind,humidity,etc that causes rain under certain conditions as "spirits and gods" grin

And today, have some people that can stop rain or make rain. They acquire this skill from somewhere. They know what they are doing but do not have scientific explanation for it.
Please can you list a person that is heavily documented to have done this?
When science come into an event, gods and spirit are repkaced with force and energy. So to ne, this isnt about ignorance but bringing one stuff to the age of science
But didn't you say it's "above science",how can you now bring it to science? grin
Christianity Etc › Re: Charms As Defense Against Gunfire, An Agnostic Viewpoint. by davien(m): 10:16pm On Jul 14, 2015
leadzeal:
This may be long..

Why I think a thin line exist with both group

I choose not to be tagged with any group or entity be it atheist, christian, agnostic. From my experience, I notice my nature of believe changes as I come of age. The christians will call it "working out my salvation", in my philosophical pursuit i will call it "walking in descartes footsteps" by making my mind as transparent as possible and free from all prejudice . I can validate that I am solipsist just cos I tend to stand out of the other group but this assumption is quickly countered because i don't believe two solipsist are alike. So why but them in the same group.
I want to state here that all other group are not free from the nihilistic tendency.
Are two humanists alike? If all other groups aren't free from nihilism then what exactly is your point in the first place by stating you're not a solipsist because you believe some to be nihilists?


You said "pathogens" and went further to state that they were the cause of the diseases.
See my friend, pathogen is a name tag, back then their "pathogens" were known as "anger of the gods". They resorted to this because they don't have the medical advancement we have now to resolve the issue.
I know it's a name-tag and it is one objectively drawn from evidence and observation..."anger of the gods" is a subjective term owed to preference of the "supernatural"

Humans change with time and no human is alike or think alike. Being part of group has put in hate in me and ofcourse prejudice in time past.
Hate is inevitable as a normal social human being....we hate things to give ourselves a justification for our actions,to give ourselves limits and to distinct what we consider to be good or bad...

I won't be surprise if we have a church for agnostic or atheist in the future. Why this if i may ask?
Let our logic justify our believe and we shall be happy.
If the term church is redefined outside religious affiliations and broaden any organization would fit the term church'....maybe a group of ants could be a church with enough redefinitions grin
Christianity Etc › Re: Charms As Defense Against Gunfire, An Agnostic Viewpoint. by davien(m): 9:45pm On Jul 14, 2015
FOLYKAZE:
Pls bear with me bro. I cant type fast and prone to make alot of mistakes using this touchpad. Pks bear with me.
no problem..

Supernatural is a manifestation or event attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature.
If it's above scientific understanding(which routinely employs logic) and the laws of nature(which we can understand) then how would we detect or attribute it to anything when those are the bars we use to attribute or understand things?....

For instance,using terms like "force" is an understanding of a phenomenon that has an attractive or repulsive effect on objects ....this knowledge is derived from an understanding of nature .... if the "supernatural" is above nature you won't even know what it is ...let alone be able to label it a force because nature is the ground where we pull our understanding from and terms...so how could a force be out of nature if indeed it's a force? undecided


It is supernatural when there is no explanation and mostly attributed to some forces or energy. At the point when there is exolanation, it cease been supernatural
Then the term is an argument from ignorance....everything once ceased an explanation to humans and now that we've had an understanding of them they cease to be "supernatural"....can you affirm that this trend won't go on in the far future for the things you consider "supernatural" right now? undecided
Christianity Etc › Re: If A 2month Old Baby Dies , Where Will He Go ? by davien(m): 9:33pm On Jul 14, 2015
MizJanet has really crushed so many believers here... grin
Christianity Etc › Re: Charms As Defense Against Gunfire, An Agnostic Viewpoint. by davien(m): 9:25pm On Jul 14, 2015
leadzeal:
This is the third usage of solipsist I have come across since my existence and the previous usage I've never been refered to my person.

No I'm not.. I see a solipsist as one likely to, with time have a nihilistic tendency.
Not exactly or necessarily

Now to your question. Note that I am not trying to down play it but we all know the answer as a lot to with the popular phrase of "the gods must be angry" with the inflicted person or tribe or nation.
It is the usual tendency for man to elevate what he does not understand to the "godhood" sphere.
huh Explain coherently please....
Christianity Etc › Re: Charms As Defense Against Gunfire, An Agnostic Viewpoint. by davien(m): 9:23pm On Jul 14, 2015
FOLYKAZE:
Miracle is simply mirage.

Charm is a pratical spiritual, scientifical and esoteric device.

Magic is an entertaining art while charm is a Super natural phenomenon.
One very basic thing i don't get about supposed "supernatural" phenomenon is that,can we still call it "supernatural" when it manifests in nature or perceptible reality?

For instance we could say a person believes someone with two heads is "supernatural" but when it comes down to it...it's a natural occurence due to mutations....can naturalistic explanations ever be separated to really conclude something to be "supernatural" or "above nature"?
Christianity Etc › Re: Charms As Defense Against Gunfire, An Agnostic Viewpoint. by davien(m): 9:11pm On Jul 14, 2015
leadzeal:
I state assertively here that atom never existed before the invention of microscope. In other, if a postulation can not be proved then it is mere speculation. It's because we can now see them under the microscope that our braggadocio apron is on the fly.

So my friend, i wish there was time travel vehicle which we both can use to go back in time and convince them there's atom without a microscope. We may likely be stoned to death.

As the agnostic will say, there was never an atom before the invention of microscope. This assertion is as valid as it gets.
A simple question.....what caused diseases before any pathogen was discovered? undecided

Or how could those diseases exist since the cause was non-existent till investigation?....

Are you a solipsist?
Christianity Etc › Re: Three Arguments For God's Existence by davien(m): 8:56pm On Jul 14, 2015
UyiIredia:
It's not intellectually honest if the only explanation you are 'finding out' is one that excludes God and is materialistic.
How can i exclude "god" when the very premise of it's existence is not upon me to prove? undecided
Christianity Etc › Re: Three Arguments For God's Existence by davien(m): 1:41pm On Jul 14, 2015
Joshthefirst:
don't be foolish davien.


note the bolded. contrast is secondary in design recognition. you don't need to contrast an unmade bed with a made one before,ypu realize the made one is in order. Stop using useless 'secondaries' to justify your denial of truth.
I admit to have been fooling around with creationists here but lets get serious(who knows,your answers may make me a creationist grin )

With that definition would it be safe to say everything in the universe has a purpose?
Christianity Etc › Re: The 6 Alien Species Currently Fighting For Control Over Earth by davien(m): 4:42am On Jul 14, 2015
This takes me back to my days of being a conspiracy theorist...my icon was a crazy nutty called alex jones...good thing i broke free from such nonsense grin
Christianity Etc › Re: How To Handle Dating And Sexual Purity by davien(m): 10:52am On Jul 13, 2015
How is it your problem if two people decide to start dating? undecided
Christianity Etc › Re: A Test: Do You Have The True Jesus? by davien(m): 10:26am On Jul 13, 2015
Christianity Etc › Re: Gay Man Files $70M Suit Against Bible Publishers Over ‘homosexual’ Verses by davien(m): 10:24am On Jul 13, 2015
freecocoa:
How is same sex marriage the same with throwing of christians in jail? Why should I let you know what I practice, just how is that any business of yours?

Who died and gave the you right to determine what's abomination?
He's been indoctrinated thoroughly...
His mind is basically gay=pedophile.. feminism=men hating skanks.. atheist=demon.. believer who disagrees=atheist,that's the usual thought of the flock
Christianity Etc › Re: Christianity Betray Its Own Logic by davien(m): 11:50pm On Jul 12, 2015
Oselumhe:
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Do you know what mizjanet for you to understand the bible You need to surrender your life to Jesus then ask God to help you.....The devil is really deceiving your lies like big bang theory and you weren't there when big bang occur but you hold on to it but you refuse to have faith in God word because you can't see God...May God open you eyes
Has she mentioned any theories?
Christianity Etc › Re: Will You Enjoy Heaven or even want to go there If ? by davien(m): 10:55pm On Jul 12, 2015
frosbel:
So you would do what, opt to go to hell and join them in this eternal suffering instead ?
It's not like there's a choice... unbelief=hell...that's the ideology isn't it..
Christianity Etc › Re: Will You Enjoy Heaven or even want to go there If ? by davien(m): 10:52pm On Jul 12, 2015
NO
Christianity Etc › Re: Three Arguments For God's Existence by davien(m): 10:51pm On Jul 12, 2015
davidylan:
if you've got a better idea then please regale us... we are all ears.
I'd rather try to find out than accept just any explanation...seems the intellectually honest way to go...
Christianity Etc › Re: Three Arguments For God's Existence by davien(m): 10:18pm On Jul 12, 2015
davidylan:
and what experiment have you listed in support of the scientific alternative?

As usual, when all else fails - resort to mockery, false laughing with emojis, youtube videos, fringe website links, faux outrage... run away.
Yep and in all else you'd say a wizard is sufficient to explain the origin of everything... grin
Christianity Etc › Re: Three Arguments For God's Existence by davien(m): 10:12pm On Jul 12, 2015
KingEbukasBlog:
I noticed you didn't refute this post ... you just accused me of equivocation shocked shocked shocked . Classic davien !
When someone points out you've made an illogical fallacy and you respond he didn't refute you... stupidi.ty levels are well past beyond breaking points here.. grin
Christianity Etc › Re: Three Arguments For God's Existence by davien(m): 10:08pm On Jul 12, 2015
davidylan:
So your own logic instead is that somehow a spark of lightening created protein which then created DNA, which then seeded life? I need gargantuan amounts of faith to believe both sets of illogical arguments... no difference.
The difference is KEB's quote is there for all to see....all you can do is say random off-hand comments over and over again ... grin
Christianity Etc › Re: Three Arguments For God's Existence by davien(m): 10:05pm On Jul 12, 2015
davidylan:
ok so on what basis are you crying about id?
About the guy that says it's science but can't list one experiment ever done to attest to any of it's claims....like where said designer/designers came from... grin
Instead you put together responses like the human dna can fit in a pin point therefore ID grin lol!..
Christianity Etc › Re: Three Arguments For God's Existence by davien(m): 10:01pm On Jul 12, 2015
KingEbukasBlog:
The body is made up of materials and minerals found on the surface of the ground . This is 2015 bro , no explanation for ignorance
So your logic is since the same materials for soil are also found in your body therefore ground=body
your stupidi.ty levels are rising i can see.... and a nice equivocation fallacy grin
Christianity Etc › Re: Three Arguments For God's Existence by davien(m): 9:57pm On Jul 12, 2015
davidylan:
when all else fails... post a video by some unknown person. I can see the science behind this video for sure... published in nature.
It addresses the "statistical improbability" of events which you claim makes life impossible therefore 2+2= god and why such arguements fail fundamentally because the odds of finding anything a particular way is astronomical....
Christianity Etc › Re: Three Arguments For God's Existence by davien(m): 9:51pm On Jul 12, 2015
davidylan:
How does evolution explain how the species that allegedly evolved appear in the first place?
How life began is not known..how species originate by diverging and inheritance of traits is evolution...
Christianity Etc › Re: Three Arguments For God's Existence by davien(m): 9:49pm On Jul 12, 2015
davidylan:
Anichiebo, let me explain your own "science is researching" argument.

My brother and I are arguing about the sum of 2 and 3. I say the answer is 5, my brother says it cannot be 5. I ask him how he knows it is not 5, he says he has no idea but is sure it can never be 5, just because... i ask him for evidence, he says mathematicians are still trying to solve the problem but i should just believe that 2+3 is not 5. Now anytime i say that 2+3 = 5 because there is no rational basis for it to be anything else, he just chants "god of the gaps"...

Again let me repeat... your preconceived, but completely factless insistence that only science can explain the origin of the species is behind the constant use of the "god of the gaps" mockery. I asked you to do the math (which is still a form of science by the way)... what is the statistical probability that universal laws of physics and biology sparked life on earth and on no other part of the planet? You have a pen, paper and calculator... start working.
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Christianity Etc › Re: Three Arguments For God's Existence by davien(m): 9:42pm On Jul 12, 2015
davidylan:
You dont seem to be thinking... all the articles above are strictly on the science of evolution, which as you know, is different from the topic on hand which is - does science provide a valid hypothesis as to the ORIGIN of species?
And isn't evolution about the origin of species?
In one article an hypothesis was verified...
http://www.nature.com/news/mystery-of-darwin-s-strange-animals-solved-1.17138
Christianity Etc › Re: Three Arguments For God's Existence by davien(m): 9:33pm On Jul 12, 2015
davidylan:
you've been using the same "science is researching" as an appeal to authority for the last 2 pages so it is quite rich for you to accuse me of doing what exactly amounts to the whole pillar of your argument against ID.

I have not said nothing credible exists outside of those... i certainly publish in other journals but these are the creme de la creme of biochemical research. Surely you are aware that any science that announces a breakthrough in how we understand the origin of human species would be big enough to get into one of the three right? Its just common sense and an idea of how scientific publishing has worked for years.
okay then,here's some nature articles
http://www.nature.com/news/new-species-of-early-human-discovered-near-fossil-of-lucy-1.17644
http://www.nature.com/news/ancient-wolf-genome-pushes-back-dawn-of-the-dog-1.17607
http://www.nature.com/news/dino-chickens-reveal-how-the-beak-was-born-1.17507
http://www.nature.com/news/homo-erectus-footprints-hint-at-ancient-hunting-party-1.17346
http://www.nature.com/news/mystery-of-darwin-s-strange-animals-solved-1.17138

let me guess,someone paid them? undecided grin
Christianity Etc › Re: Three Arguments For God's Existence by davien(m): 9:21pm On Jul 12, 2015
davidylan:
You're mixing two things - either because you really are that dense or you're just resorting to the usual mockery to escape the yawning deficit in the science you tout.

ID is not the same as the bible... there are many proponents of ID who are not christians and do not subscribe to the biblical notion of God. I think you devolve into the Adam strawman to detract from your difficulty in discussing the science.

I notice you avoid posts that question the science and prefer to traffic in those where you can quickly change the subject into another bible bashing exercise.
Did i claim every proponent of ID is a christian or you mixed up the context as usual...
Christianity Etc › Re: Three Arguments For God's Existence by davien(m): 9:17pm On Jul 12, 2015
KingEbukasBlog:
So much for the poor comprehension of creation story and life coming from inorganic matter grin grin cool

Isnt it funny that the dead body turns to mere dust after some time . huh grin
dust or dead organic matter... grin try using dust as a fertilizer! wink
Christianity Etc › Re: Three Arguments For God's Existence by davien(m): 9:16pm On Jul 12, 2015
davidylan:
I was very cautious to list 3 of the most prestigious biological journals - nature, science and cell. Any serious biological advance of the last 30 years has come from anyone of them... of course you can find any fringe blog that will publish anything for a fee.
wow...so nothing else credible exists outside those...i can see an argument from authority here.. undecided

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