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G_P, (I think) you're saying that mutation only takes away and refines, but never adds. Could you expand on this?

None in particular. Pick some. Or some more. I'm not sure where you're going with the fact v fact thing. Both those sentences seem the same to me. You couldn't simplify it any further for an unelightened buffoon such as me?

Gods_Peon My humble appologies. I think it has something to do with timezones. Please, enlighten me as to the error of my ways. I'm not sure how languages work. You seem unwilling to provide me with the source for these ideas, or if they are your own, support them. But it's an aside to the...

Gods_Peon If Strobel was simply interested in what Christians think about Christianity, from a strictly observational point of view, then yes; his approach was sensible. However, I seem to recal that he claimed to be investigating, and he definately takes an active role through the book -...

Calling Dr. Pascal, calling Dr. Pascal...

Arkanjel Not making any negative assumptions; my negative conclusions are based on what I know. I pretty sure Hovind doesn't even have the money to give away, and where I live musems tend to be proped up by the government. I'm not sure how things work in fair America. Hovind's requirements are...

Is it anything like his Case for Christ, Bowser? If this group's offer is anything like that of Kent Hovind's, it's no wonder that the reward hasn't been collected, as they (probably) don't have that money to give away, and make the criteria for proof and macro-evolution so unreasonable that...

Raised Christian until I realised that by beliefs were without substancial basis (not saying there is no basis, just that mine didn't have any). I wiped the slate clean, belief-wise, and as of yet see no better perspective than that of an atheistic / agnostic materialist.

MontrezAnthony, please do check out TalkOrigins. For the things you claim didn't / couldn't happen, most of these nobody actually claims anyway: the origin of life or the universe is a separate field to the theory of evolution, apes did not become men (they simply share a common ancestor)...

So you'd sign up for the Invisible Pink Unicorn, yes? Seriously, it's not a good argument to take; most supernatural claims, by their very nature, are impossible to disprove - the most one can usually do is discredit. You are always able to say 'Yes, the evidence points to x but it's possible...

Source for those figures, Dark Virtue?

Evolution and theism aren't mutually exclusive ideas. I'd venture that most 'evolutionists' have some sort of God-belief, and that most theists accept evolution.

The Prof. is obviously defeated, but it's not like defeating a straw-man is much of a challenge. As for the truth of the story itself; http://www.snopes.com/religion/einstein.asp.

It would be unfortunate for you to leave over this, Byblos; certainly not my intention. I'm not sure how you were able to nut out my religious status from what I posted. I didn't really make any assertions; just requesting for clarification, explanation, and took a few of your points to what I...

ByblosHex Let's take these one at a time. What makes you think that Nimrod made a doctrine? What was it? What makes you think that the Catholicism is based on it? What makes you think that Nimrod hated God? What makes you think that he had followers? What makes you think he convinced them...

I was talking about Bibles, as in compilations of Christian or Christian-claimed scriptures. That's what the word is taken to mean, I thought. The Homer versus Bible comparison also falls over on a number of other counts. For example, I don't know of anyone who claims that the cyclops (mythical...

I'm not sure what your motive is. Do I think their system is a joke? Not to them, no. I thought you were asserting that it was?

And although is has been and is used by occultists, it's not an occult symbol in and of itself. It's far older than that.

The whole conversation borders on hilarity, but I'm definately saving this gem for later use: Thank you for the comic relief. Obviously, you could throw in a dozen brothels without it changing your personal opinion of their morality. Of course, the Bible says that if your friend is going to...

I don't like murder or killing for any other reason, and I think they're essentially the same thing. The end result is a person who wanted to live, dying. We can justify this; killing someone by accident or in war is more acceptable because we didn't mean to or because it's (supposed to be) for...