No. I did not say that, now did I? I asked a question: you provide your own answer.RickD wrote: That means that You think the earth is physically in the center of the universe, and the sun revolves around it?
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- Wed Jul 14, 2010 9:08 pm
- Forum: God and Science
- Topic: Geocentric
- Replies: 45
- Views: 8244
Re: Geocentric
- Wed Jul 14, 2010 9:07 pm
- Forum: God and Science
- Topic: Geocentric
- Replies: 45
- Views: 8244
Re: Geocentric
When you say the earth revolves around the sun, you have to choose the sun as your point of reference. We naturally want to do that because the sun has a larger mass, but unless we could prove that a point at the centre of the sun is fixed in space, it is arbitrary. When you say the earth is the cen...
- Wed Jul 14, 2010 8:32 pm
- Forum: God and Science
- Topic: Geocentric
- Replies: 45
- Views: 8244
Re: Geocentric
According to special relativity, any point of reference is valid. Einstein used the comparison of a person watching a train go by (fixed relative to the surface of the earth) versus a person riding on the train (fixed relative to the train). The speed of light will be the same for either one, but ti...
- Wed Jul 14, 2010 7:08 pm
- Forum: Aberrant Christianity
- Topic: What needs to be done in order to be saved
- Replies: 67
- Views: 24762
Re: What needs to be done in order to be saved
Paul told the Phillipian jailer that all he had to do to be saved was "believe on the Lord Jesus Christ" Acts 16:31 When we read verses that use other wording or seem to include other things, we simply must look for the common denominator in them all which is "believe on the Lord Jesu...
- Wed Jul 14, 2010 6:47 pm
- Forum: Christian Theology
- Topic: If babies automatically go to heaven...
- Replies: 38
- Views: 8466
Re: If babies automatically go to heaven...
B.W.
Well said.
Well said.
- Wed Jul 14, 2010 6:40 pm
- Forum: God and Science
- Topic: Geocentric
- Replies: 45
- Views: 8244
Re: Geocentric
Intentional ignorance elevated to a religious virtue is the worst form of self-delusion that I know of. You are wrong to call it intentional ignorance. It is intentional faith. You guys don't seem to get it. Relativity allows for geocentricity, and if you don't understand that it is ignorance on yo...
- Wed Jul 14, 2010 4:34 pm
- Forum: God and Science
- Topic: The Universe Couldn't Come From Nothing
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3376
Re: The Universe Couldn't Come From Nothing
Just as a circle or a Möbius strip has no beginning and no end, time itself may be a closed loop. And I am not saying that these are representative models. I am only trying to say that it may not be fair of us, you or me, to impose our notions of time upon conditions that existed before the birth o...
- Wed Jul 14, 2010 10:49 am
- Forum: God and Science
- Topic: Geocentric
- Replies: 45
- Views: 8244
Re: Geocentric
It saddens me that so few seem to grasp the application of relativity.
If you hold to a Newtonian view of the solar system, you are the one still in the "dark ages".
If you hold to a Newtonian view of the solar system, you are the one still in the "dark ages".
- Wed Jul 14, 2010 10:02 am
- Forum: God and Science
- Topic: The Universe Couldn't Come From Nothing
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3376
Re: The Universe Couldn't Come From Nothing
2. we could describe the infinite regression as a set: {1st cause, 2nd cause, 3rd cause, ....} To begin an infinite regression sequence we need to start with the latest cause, and regress: {latest cause, the next to latest cause, the cause before that, … etc.}. We could “never” reach a first cause...
- Wed Jul 14, 2010 9:40 am
- Forum: Questions for Christians
- Topic: A list of assorted Bible questions that are nagging me
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4187
Re: A list of assorted Bible questions that are nagging me
Jac3510 answered the question on rewards pretty well. Remember, the goal in life is to become holy and righteous like Jesus Christ, but it is only achieved by grace (Ephesians 1). Life is like a race running towards that goal (Hebrews 12:1-2) The real question we all should be asking is, "how m...
- Tue Jul 13, 2010 6:09 pm
- Forum: Christian Theology
- Topic: meaning of Belief in salvation
- Replies: 67
- Views: 13042
Re: Atheist argument that is causing my friend to doubt...
Jac3510 I totally agree that salvation is through faith alone. The confusion comes in with the definition of believe. For the sake of clarity I usually add the word trust to go along with believe: not to correct it but to better explain it. Faith is believing/trusting. Salvation is by believing/trus...
- Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:35 pm
- Forum: Creation Talk
- Topic: Time scale? a very long time indeed.
- Replies: 45
- Views: 13090
Re: Time scale? a very long time indeed.
I believe in the trinity. One God exists in 3 persons, each person being equally infinite, and existing with complete harmony and unity. I believe God created man because He is and has always been loving and created us to love us. We are the happy recipients of His incredibly wonderful love, and we ...
- Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:24 pm
- Forum: The Bible and Scripture
- Topic: Does the Bible condone violence against other religions?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 13693
Re: Does the Bible condone violence against other religions?
CSSL, God's blessings on you.
- Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:18 pm
- Forum: Questions for Christians
- Topic: Atheist argument that is causing my friend to doubt...
- Replies: 59
- Views: 9733
Re: Atheist argument that is causing my friend to doubt...
1. If there is a God, he is perfectly loving. 2. If a perfectly loving God exists, reasonable nonbelief does not occur. 3. Reasonable nonbelief occurs. 4. No perfectly loving God exists (from 2 and 3). 5. Hence, there is no God (from 1 and 4). Ok, I will address #2 further. 1. A "loving God&quo...
- Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:03 pm
- Forum: God and Science
- Topic: The Universe Couldn't Come From Nothing
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3376
Re: The Universe Couldn't Come From Nothing
1. the concept of an infinite regression of causes exists. 2. we could describe the infinite regression as a set: {1st cause, 2nd cause, 3rd cause, ....} 3. there are many other infinite sets: ie. {1,2,3,4,5...}, {2,4,6,8,...} {energy in the universe, energy of any previous universe if it existed, e...