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Thor_MN

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13. If you are going to challenge the concepts

Reply to celtics23 (Original post)

Wed Apr 9, 2014, 11:31 PM

Apr 2014

Why not just claim that gawd created a trail of photons streaming from the distant stars as well as the stars? If a being could create a star, tossing some photons around would be child's play. Why get all complicated and in way over their heads challenging the speed of light?

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Creationists Questioning Speed of Light to Refute 'Cosmos' [View all] celtics23 Apr 2014 OP

I wish God would have written his bible more clearly rurallib Apr 2014 #1

Which version? nm rhett o rick Apr 2014 #14

They need to give it up. It's just becoming sad. phil89 Apr 2014 #2

thats almost too silly to be believed weissmam Apr 2014 #3

It's written into the universe's fabric. longship Apr 2014 #5

Creationists have been ringing changes on this theme for years! LongTomH Apr 2014 #4

The creationist themselves are the best argument against God ... GeorgeGist Apr 2014 #6

How can they have faith in this god? ChazInAz Apr 2014 #7

Radio from Moon astronauts took 1.3 light seconds to travel in either direction zebonaut Apr 2014 #8

Just like we can accurately calculate the speed of light, we can gauge the weight of stupid Half-Century Man Apr 2014 #9

Keep in mind that all of this is based on the mass of stupidity,... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2014 #10

Faith = intellectual bankruptcy Roland99 Apr 2014 #11

A Real Scientist talks about the Real Universe: zebonaut Apr 2014 #12

If you are going to challenge the concepts Thor_MN Apr 2014 #13

That claim has been made by creationists Fortinbras Armstrong Apr 2014 #15