I have one constraint (or challenge, if you will), and if you cannot word your response under this constraint, you should not respond. That response ignores the question and therefore I will ignore that response.
The constraint maintains that you explain your belief, and your reason for believing so, without using any forms of the verb "to be". (The forms of "to be" include the words: "is," "are," "were," "was," "am," "be," "been," and their contractions.)
Fire away!
2007-01-03
14:47:16
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I wrote this entire question without using forms of the verb 'to be', so it definitely does not rule out all language. In fact, it only forces you to describe yourself in exact detail.
2007-01-03
14:52:17 ·
update #1
I would also like to point out that all of science can be explained without using any forms of the verb 'to be' (except as helper verbs). In fact, scientific writers commonly reword their theories without using the verb 'to be' in order to clarify them.
Consider an example that I'm sure everyone should be familiar with.
"The electron is a particle and a wave."
This sentence uses the verb 'to be', and confuses even me. It does not make sense nor does it explain the situation truthfully, but you will find it in most science textbooks.
Let's rewrite it.
"The electron appears as a particle when measured by instrument-1 and appears as a wave when measured by instrument-2."
We managed to remove the 'to be', and suddenly, the entire concept makes sense in one sentence. Neat, huh?
2007-01-04
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update #2
We can assure ourselves of a fact with almost absolute certainty without even seeing the thing for ourselves. By observing the lights going on, we can assume the existance of electricity in the wires. Or by bouncing electrons off of sub-microscopic objects, we can construct a working model of their form.
So too, we can deduce the fact of a Primal Source for all that exists, and that this Primal Source generates this world with design/intelligence.
The concept of a Primal Source relies on an axiom that all of science relies upon: the Principle of Explanation. This principle simply states that all phenomena must have an explanation. Science endeavors to discover those explanations. The dynamics of atoms explain molecules . The dynamics of sub-atomic particles explain atoms. Photons explain sub-particles. Everything must have an explanation, even the very existance of matter and energy.
Without this principle, science could not have developed. All human endeavor would fail. In everything we do, we rely on the assumption that each thing has an explanation, thereby providing us with a consistent universe to deal with. Imagine the confusion if everything just appeared as though it had suddenly arrived out of nowhere.
We can therefore deduce a Primal Source as an explanation for all that exists, the end of the chain.
How, then, do you explain this Primal Source? But a Primal Source means the one thing that does not require an explanation. Because otherwise we must surrender. Either we say that things do not require an explanation, or we just say that the explanations go on and on ad infinitum—meaning that the cosmos as a whole has no explanation.
Instead, we must posit the existance of a Primal State of some sort that explains everything, including itself. How does it explain itself? Because it has no bounds or definition, no beginning or end.
2007-01-03 15:56:55
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answered by barx613 2
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1) You lost in a forest, there you see a house in the middle of the forest. you are certain that this house built by someone. you may not know who but you are dead sure that the house has a owner. WHY?
2)You dont see Infra-Red radiations, yet you believe its existence. you dont see the waves that are meitted while we talk, yet you can feel it. you have not seen a single galaxy yet you believe the presence of millions of galaxies. WHY?
3) You were not present when an Apple fell over Newton. And he discovered Gravity. yet you believe Newton discovered 'Gravity'. have you seen it? Yet you believe in the phenomenon called 'Gravity'.
4) Nobody knows where the exact location of 'Mind' and the 'Soul' in the human body, yet millions accept its prescence.
If you can affirm all these without seeing them, Can not the whole of the universe built by ALmighty GOD???
The house in the forest has to have an owner, The Gigantic universe running in precise equilibrium, without an Owner?
GOD exists and only ONE.
Did the PC evolve from the TV?
Did the Car evolve from the motorbike?
Did the Aeroplane evolve from the Helicopter?
Did the Petronas tower evolve from a hut?
When this cant happen, How can living beings which are much more complex evolve from one another.
much engineering, design, planning involved when the first PC was made. But then to change it from Pentium I to Pentium IV was not evolution, it infact re-engineering, reducing scan times, re-design at the structural level which resulted in the Pentium IV chip being manufactured or lets say 'Created'
the most complex of all machines in this world, viz. the human body evolved from apes???
Dont you see the miracle of creation???
Know more:
http://www.hyahya.org
2007-01-03 15:23:54
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answered by flameslivewire 3
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If you know something about the complete physical universe...it is possibly infinitely large in scope while at the same time through quantum physics infinitely small in nature. We exists somewhere in the middle probably closer to the smaller extreme. The complete spectrum of creation between these two extremes is God's work built with the following ingredients: time, space, matter, science and a good sense of humor. Genius.
How do I know this...deductive reasoning. When I look at a wonderful machine, such as a Ferrari, I look at a well design car and know that is master work of engineering and I know a Genius must be behind it. I don't know who...but I do recognize a genius at work. That's the way I see the Universe as a marvel and know it must be God's work. Someone should get credit of creating something so wonderful as the universe...why not call him/her God. Because I do recognize a genius at work.
2007-01-03 15:01:16
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answered by Laughing Man Copycat 5
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I've been a die hard Christian ever since about 4th grade. When I start truely thinking about God and the universe, everything points toward the existence of Him. There is really no logical way that an entire universe can be just randomly there all of a sudden. When I pray, I get answers, when I have something bad going on in my life and ask God to fix it, some event occurs that either noticably or passively turns my life around. God exists, I know in my heart that He does and I hope that soon everyone knows of His loving power.
2007-01-03 14:55:19
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answered by barneys_assasin 4
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I don't understand what u mean by the rules but I believe in good & jesus. I belive ineverything the bible has to say I have 100% faith in god & Jesus. I can't force u to belive it ut, i can encourge u . If u read the bible u can find things that have happen in this world. I just went to a chirstian covention. Outside of the convention on the 2nd day (we were there 4 3 days) there were protesters. One of our youth group people aguge with them and made her cry. To me i would fight but again I just wanted to say to them We arn't complaining out ur belives so leave us alone.
2007-01-03 14:57:16
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answered by Anonymous
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I believe in the One True God by reading the Holy Books of His Divine Messengers.
The application of the sacred verses brings me to love, happiness, peace.
2007-01-03 14:57:34
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answered by Anonymous
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I hope we can use helping verbs with the main verbs. I believe in God because too many things have happened in my life that lets me know something exists outside of this realm.
2007-01-03 14:54:06
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answered by Purdey EP 7
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Daniel chapter 2
2007-01-03 14:50:12
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answered by I-o-d-tiger 6
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Humans shall more eagerly search for their roots because they point to their present and future. If you look around you in nature, you will see marks of intelligent creation, and laws put in the beauty around. Now, law in nature, universe, and in your body-system testifies about Lawgiver, God, Creator.
2007-01-03 14:55:06
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answered by CyberPastor 2
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Let me know if you get a half decent reply to this! I don't think I could even write a sentence without words like, is, are, were, was, am, be, been, to be.
2007-01-03 14:51:33
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answered by Agony Aunt 5
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