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MineralMan

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36. That's a common strategy used by true believers.

Reply to trotsky (Reply #33)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 09:28 PM

Mar 2018

The gun-toters use it all the time to attempt to derail discussions. Let a control advocate misuse firearms nomenclature or use a common term not agreed to, and they pounce.

When people run out of arguments, they resort to such diversions. It's boring. When religionists do it, it's just comical.

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Looking Backward Toward Creation? [View all] MineralMan Mar 2018 OP

Also new info about dark matter in the article. MarvinGardens Mar 2018 #1

It's a very interesting piece of science. MineralMan Mar 2018 #2

Why assign it intelligence? edhopper Mar 2018 #11

But for the premise MarvinGardens Mar 2018 #19

"I see enough evidence in the ordered structures and natural laws of the universe." trotsky Mar 2018 #20

Maybe not, or maybe we are looking at it right now. MarvinGardens Mar 2018 #23

Apples and oranges. trotsky Mar 2018 #25

The control earth is the one from 150 years ago marylandblue Mar 2018 #26

How are those evidence of a "higher intelligence?" MineralMan Mar 2018 #21

I would agree that it surely doesn't prove it. MarvinGardens Mar 2018 #24

I didn't mention proof, though. MineralMan Mar 2018 #28

But there is ample explanation edhopper Mar 2018 #22

If there is a Watchmaker, he isn't like us. MarvinGardens Mar 2018 #34

Why keep the God hypothesis at all edhopper Mar 2018 #35

Why do you call it Creation? newcriminal Mar 2018 #3

Why not? Have to call it something. MineralMan Mar 2018 #4

It's a word with specific meanings, especially in a religion/science context. newcriminal Mar 2018 #5

We don't know that something changed into something else. MineralMan Mar 2018 #6

Nor do we know that it was created. newcriminal Mar 2018 #7

You should also feel free to use a term you feel is more descriptive marylandblue Mar 2018 #10

It's his own desciption. newcriminal Mar 2018 #12

Just a suggestion, since you seemed to ascribe marylandblue Mar 2018 #13

I didn't ascribe one to him. I asked him. He provided an inadequate answer, I think. newcriminal Mar 2018 #14

Seemed adequate to me, but suit yourself. marylandblue Mar 2018 #15

"Why not? Have to call it something." newcriminal Mar 2018 #16

It's a commonly used word for the phenomenon marylandblue Mar 2018 #17

Certain theists in these discussions love to jump on something like that. trotsky Mar 2018 #33

That's a common strategy used by true believers. MineralMan Mar 2018 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author marylandblue Mar 2018 #9

OFF TOPIC but important question PJMcK Mar 2018 #27

Not until July. Then, I'll turn 73, and be even more ancient. MineralMan Mar 2018 #29

My mistake PJMcK Mar 2018 #30

It continues to accelerate, too. MineralMan Mar 2018 #32

Man-Time PJMcK Mar 2018 #31

Well, the universe is billions of years old and god is only a few hundred thousand at most. nt Binkie The Clown Mar 2018 #8

Good point. MineralMan Mar 2018 #18