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04-17-2003, 01:49 PM | #31 | |
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(edited to add) : so when Sir William Crookes discovers the chemical element Thallium he's a respected scientist, but when he decides to research psychic/paranormal phenomena, he's a pseudoscientist? That's a double standard! That's the foul game materialists are playing!
[bzzzt] Wrong. You are the weakest link. Good-bye! When he discovered Thallium, he was practicing science. When he posited seances as evidence of an afterlife, he was practicing pseudoscience. Smart people, even scientists, sometimes believe weird things. Not a double standad, not a foul game; just a fact. |
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Very well, since I'm not winning this debate, I'm backing out.
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I urge you to begin a careful study of Answers in Genesis. The Rev. Ham and his team of Creation Scientists pummel the misbegotton athiests rigorously. All of the science anyone needs to know can be found in the Bible. Rev. Ham translates it with unerring accuratcy. The athiests can worship Darwin all the way to HELL, where they meet their demi-god's FATHER. THEN they'll see the error of their depraved religion! doov |
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But why continue this thread, slamanap has probably left and won't come back anymore...his number of post has hardly moved since. |
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Rousseau, you raise a good point though, for rational argumentation, the believers should come up with proof positive that god does exist starting from the assumption that he/she/it doesn't. On the other hand, going to an evangelical service could be to some like taking their first snort of coke.....so assumptions can be dangerous. Can we get an FDA ruling on the potential adverse effects of blind faith? Cheers, John |
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