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by David Blacklock
Sat Dec 15, 2007 1:54 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Death/Dying
Replies: 49
Views: 12320

Re: Death/Dying

OK, GMan, here is my answer, but I suspect we are going to reach an impasse from the start because of the large differences we have about how to interpret the Bible. Here goes, anyway: Wikipedia and I asked, “Where, in the Bible, is it written that, 'All men are guilty and condemnable for the nature...
by David Blacklock
Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:24 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Death/Dying
Replies: 49
Views: 12320

Re: Death/Dying

Heh, heh....well, you caught me - but I didn't get it all from Wikipedia. I had three more sources, but most of it came from Wiki. I would like to take a stab at an answer, but I'll have to do it tomorrow. Thanx for responding.

DB
by David Blacklock
Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:46 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Death/Dying
Replies: 49
Views: 12320

Re: Death/Dying

Bart wrote: The basic message of "original sin" is that love no longer takes dominance in the lives of it's people... The word "sin" is actually an old archery term meaning to miss the mark (in love)...we don't love people as I should 100% of the time (which is the sin that lives...
by David Blacklock
Sat Dec 08, 2007 10:50 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Death/Dying
Replies: 49
Views: 12320

Re: Death/Dying

Hi Bart - Yes, I see that now and apologize to Gobuffalo. I decided to respond to his post - then when I referred back to it, I only read the first line. Anyway, if I may comment - frequently those who think quite differently on issues simply don't bring them up. But since we're supposed to chat in ...
by David Blacklock
Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:47 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: A few questions for you guys...
Replies: 14
Views: 4537

Re: A few questions for you guys...

1. The developing embryo, whether eventually male or female, starts out with the same equipment. Testosterone starts the procedure that suppresses full breast development in males. Many people have accessary nipples in the "nipple line" which betrays their evolutionary heritage. appendix -...
by David Blacklock
Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:13 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Questions on Evolution
Replies: 9
Views: 2338

Re: Questions on Evolution

Excerpts from the scientific, evolution-utilizing Bible: In the beginning there was God who created hydrothermal vents and said, "Let there be life." And life formed and it was good. But life was lonely so God said, "let there be parasites." But the parasites smote much of the ot...
by David Blacklock
Sat Dec 08, 2007 8:04 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Christians Please Answer
Replies: 40
Views: 10913

Re: Christians Please Answer

May I inject a more liberal interpretation, please. Thomas Jefferson did his own Bible. He took a pair of scissors to the gospels and letters and removed all the parts he didn't like - miracles, healings, anything that smacked of dogma, anything Paul wrote, Hell, etc., including only selected words ...
by David Blacklock
Sat Dec 08, 2007 7:51 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: The “Gay Gene” again
Replies: 34
Views: 8590

Re: The “Gay Gene” again

to BGood, etc:

What a great post about alleles and phenotypic probabilities of June 9 or so. Thank you for that.

DB
by David Blacklock
Sat Dec 08, 2007 6:33 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Another far reaching attempt.
Replies: 7
Views: 2001

Re: Another far reaching attempt.

>>No matter how far out a theory is if it supports Darwin it gets front page coverage<< Wow...you'd think science supports Darwinism. >>What they did not tell you is that many things were left out of the ball. Like oxygen, and water because these would have interfered with their experiment<< Maybe t...
by David Blacklock
Sat Dec 08, 2007 6:08 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: The “Gay Gene” again
Replies: 34
Views: 8590

Re: The “Gay Gene” again

>>According to our Calvinist friends he [God] predestines some to damnation and them judges them for it<< I agree with the poster that this concept is not a good one, and like sparse references against homosexuality in the Bible, was written by a fallible person or persons during the Bronze age. Int...
by David Blacklock
Sat Dec 08, 2007 5:46 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: The “Gay Gene” again
Replies: 34
Views: 8590

Re: The “Gay Gene” again

Bart: "One would think as well since the human genome has been fully recorded that one could research on that basis instead of the behavior of rodents." Ummmm, let's see, Bart, how we would do that. I got it! We'd do a double blind controlled study. We'd take the half the volunteers and as...
by David Blacklock
Sat Dec 08, 2007 5:40 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Death/Dying
Replies: 49
Views: 12320

Re: Death/Dying

>>The reason people die painfully is sin<< I think that is a little harsh. Matter of fact, I think the whole concept of sin is wrong. Illness, accidents, and death happen on this earth exactly the way one would expect them to happen if there were no interventional God. Furthermore, the idea that som...
by David Blacklock
Sat Dec 08, 2007 5:29 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Christians Please Answer
Replies: 40
Views: 10913

Re: Christians Please Answer

Well, it is a chatroom, which by virtue of relative anonymity reduces the inhibitions. It can cause one to change their threshold for insulting and for being insulted. This place is mild.

DB
by David Blacklock
Mon Nov 19, 2007 11:14 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Archaeological find suggests human behavior 160,000 yrs ago?
Replies: 7
Views: 2860

Re: Archaeological find suggests human behavior 160,000 yrs ago?

I don't know anything about coalstone rocks, but nice wiki article. Are you a regular contributor?
by David Blacklock
Sun Nov 18, 2007 10:18 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Archaeological find suggests human behavior 160,000 yrs ago?
Replies: 7
Views: 2860

Re: Archaeological find suggests human behavior 160,000 yrs ago?

Excerpts from article from Science Daily about this find from Herto, Ethiopia: Because the Herto fossils represent a transition between more primitive hominids from Africa and modern humans, they provide strong support for the hypothesis that modern humans evolved in Africa and subsequently spread i...