Do NOT try and have a rational discussion with someone who prefers a religious explanation of the creation of the universe.
It'll only frustrate you and confuse them.
Faith is a belief in something for which there is no proof - therefore you are at a disadvantage by even considering a dialogue with them. They BELIEVE something is true (either it's what they learned as a child or what someone else has told them, or some sort of personal revelation).
No amount of scientific evidence will convince them.
So - I'd suggest leaving them alone.
2007-02-12 02:36:23
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answer #1
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answered by Skeezix 5
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The different "races" are the result of isolated groups of people inbreeding. The same can be done purposefully with dogs or horses. How do you think various breeds of dogs or horses are produced?
Of course I believe in dinosaurs. I just don't believe that they lived 65 million years ago. I don't believe that the fossils would last anywhere near than long. They would break down chemically long before that. Now, I have a question for you. How do you think fossils were created? Evolutionists tell us that they were buried by layers of sediment over long periods. This is nonsense. They were buried very quickly, in a catastrophic event. Otherwise they would have decomposed long before they could fossilize.
I assume the first two people looked something like Middle Easterners do today. If anything, they looked better than we do. What happens when you replicate something? Make a copy of a copy? You begin to develop errors, which we call mutations.
Since I don't believe in evolution, I naturally don't accept that we have evolved mentally. What we are capable of is building on knowledge from previous generation, something that animals cannot do. I am afraid that we are degenerating mentally, as well as physically.
2007-02-12 11:03:33
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answer #2
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answered by iraqisax 6
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Your question reeks and I mean reeks of somebody who has no idea what they are talking about. Even if a person is a theist that doesn't mean that they don't believe in evolution. You are asking questions that require a leap of faith and faith in itself requires a belief system. This is why the battle between atheists and theists is so stupid, it is two sides of the same coin.
I'm an agnostic and have studied enough of religion and anthropology to be able to answer your question from both venues; of course you already have your clear cut answer formed in a closed mind that sits nestled in a body that has nothing better to do than try and insult others beliefs.
Races: Theist: Although some polytheistic religions believe that their god of creation made mistakes; left the black man in to bake too long and didn't bake the white man long enough, Western religions believe that God made man originally the same but over time the migration to different locations and environments changed him. Hmmm...this sounds a lot like the anthropological POV.
I don't understand why you would think that a theist would not believe dinosaurs exist so your question has no basis.
Again, irrelevant as this is covered in answer 1.
Once again, you're still barking up the same tree as question 1.
Why don't you get some nice hobby and let people believe what they will?
2007-02-12 10:46:04
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answer #3
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answered by Anonymous
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First-there are not "different races" here on earth. We are all of one race-the human race. We all have ten fingers and ten toes, a heart that pumps red blood and a brain that provides us with a conscience.Any differences beyond that is a matter of belief.
Second-dinosaurs are part of planetary evolution.Unless,of course, all those bones that are dug up and identified and catagorized is a huge conspiracy.
Third-how ever many years it was since "Adam & Eve" walked this earth; they-by any stretch of the imagination did not look as they are depicted these days. Most of "civilized " civilization got its start in what we today call Iraq.And whites-caucasians-are still the minority on this planet as it has been throughout history.
Since recorded history there hasn't been a new emotion discovered.We like to think that we are superior in intellect to those who lived thousands of years ago. But believe and trust me; back then there wasn't a Britney Spears or a Paris Hilton that gave a generation of young women something to achieve--complete and total idiocy
2007-02-12 11:15:30
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answer #4
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answered by Orion 1
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Different races came from the flood, & also in Gen.6:1 When Cain seed line cross with Adam seed line, Do I believe there was dinosaurs, Yes, Millions of yrs. ago, do I think Adam & Eve look as we do, No, they had enough sense when they sin to put on some clothes, today they take it off, There is a certain kind of evolution, For instance a tap-pole turns into a frog, & a larva turns into a butterfly & an egg turns into a chiken. But NO, Man did not evovled. Nice try, But I had all the answers for you.
2007-02-12 10:38:06
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answer #5
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answered by birdsflies 7
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1. There is only one race-human. There are variations.
2. Yes.
3. Yes, probably much larger, maybe 15+ feet tall.
4. Evolution is a myth. Change in physical characteristics are due to speciation or adaptation. Mental changes are environmental.
You need to look at the other side of every issue you desire to argue. Not only do you assume you are right, but you also assume that creationist are wrong. Assume is a key word in your ignorance. It is okay for you to believe in evolution-if you so choose. But to to attempt to lead others away from God is a dreadful sin for which you will pay dearly if you do not repent before you die.
If a Christian fails to 'win' you over to Christ-he will loose nothing. If you are a failure or are successful in luring a potential Christian away from God-you loose everything.
Lose, lose.
2007-02-12 10:47:47
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answer #6
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answered by DATA DROID 4
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1) climate and culture
2) yes, see Job 40:15
3) yes, why wouldn't they?
4) No, evolution is the result of someone who couldn't stand the thought of his father in hell for all eternity, that is Charles Darwin, so he dreamed up this little bit of insanity.
Now I would like to point out to you that no explosion ever produced design and order. To say other wise is proving yourself mentally challenged to say the least. Famed professor of astronomy at Cambridge University Sir Fred Hoyle, said this and I quote," The chance that higher life forms might have emerged through evolutionary processes is comparable to the chance that a tornado could sweep through a junkyard and assemble a Boeing 747 from the materials therein. He concluded that," the likelihood of the formation of life from inanimate matter is one out of 10 to the 40,000 power".
Furthermore, do you know what irreducable complexity is? Darwin himself said in the evolutionists bible, that is, The Orgin of Species and I quote, " if it can be demonstrated that any complex organ existed that could not possibly have been formed by numerous, successive, slight modifications, my theory would absolutely break down" un quote. Well lets take a look at the human eye shall we.. The eye cannot be reduced to anything less than what it is. It has thousands of co-equal functions to make it work. If we take away just one of those functions, the rest of the eye is worthless as an eye. How then did the eye evlove when all functions had to be present at once to give it any worth at all? furthermore each eye has within it a retina that covers less that a square inch and contains 137 million light -sensitive cells. Even Darwin said, and I quote, " to suppose that the eye could have been formed by natural selection, seems I freely confess, absurd in the highest degree." un quote.
The eye is just 1 example of many that demonstrates irreducible complexity. The brain contains 10 billion neurons or microscopic
nerve cells. Your stomach, which produces four pints of gastric juice each day, has 35 million glands lining it. The next time you eat a delicious meal, be thankful for the 8,000 taste buds that were put into your mouth. Study the human body for a season and you will surely relize that evolution is just a ridiculous, nonsensical opinon of a self deluded man that could not come to grips with the reality of being held accountable to an all powerful, all knowing GOD someday for the way they choose to live their
life. If you would like to debate further on this or have any other questions concerning the authenticity of the BIBLE feel free to email me. GOD BLESS YOU AND LEAD YOU INTO ALL TRUTH WHICH IS FOUND IN CHRIST JESUS THE LORD AMEN.
2007-02-12 11:31:45
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answer #7
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answered by wordman 3
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In the same way that all the pedigree dogs that we now have, came from 1 species of dog.
Yes
There's no way to know what Adam and Eve looked like, but I am curious.
When you look at ancient civilizations like Egypt, do you really think that we're that different? It's only really technology that changes.
Back to the dog example, people have been breeding dogs for 100's of years, and it's a good example of intensive adaptation. They alway's remain dog's though, and never turn into anything else. 4.567 billion years may sound like a long time, but to go from nothing to bacteria and then to everything alive now, it isn't.
Is it that unbelievable that a intelligent being actually created everything?
2007-02-12 10:58:24
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answer #8
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answered by Anonymous
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In the bible, it said that the reason we have so many races is because a group of people tried to build a towel to reach heaven. They ran out of stuff to used, so the group separated to get more stuff. After that, God changed they skin by the sun depending on where they was at and change their tongue to speak a different language. So when they went back to build they way into heaven, they could not understand anyone who did not speak their language, so they stopped.
Yes, I think Dinosaur was real. I believe they all died when the Devil and his demons was kicked out of heaven. (It is true that the Devil and his demons was once a angel and if you want to hear the story, ask me, but otherwise I will stick to your topics) and when they landed on earth, it killed all the dinosaurs.
Yes, I believe Adam and Eve looked like us ,the human shape at least.
The reason why I do not believe in evolution is sum up in one sentence: IT OPPOSE GOD.
2007-02-12 12:10:29
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answered by Anonymous
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1. Can you explain how the chihuahua and the Great Dane are from the same species? (I think that answers your question).
2. Yes. (Believing in creation does not nullify believing in extinction).
3. I have no idea.
4. Yes.
5. If you believe in evolution, how would breastfeeding develop? It would require a mammal to develop breasts, milk glands, lactating hormones tied in to a feedback mechanism, nutritious milk and for the baby to be born with a sucking reflex.
This is a lot of things to accidentally occur simultaneously.
2007-02-12 11:11:56
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answered by Laura H 5
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I could explain differences in color in this way: Adam and Eve already had the different pigmentations within themselves. The different skin colors emerged later. If you were to have a DNA test on yourself or everyone, you would find that we all share traces of different pigmentations.
When the people built the tower of Babel, God gave them different languages and sent them to different lands.
I believe that there were strange creatures that existed thousands of years ago and died in the flood.
Adam and Eve were people the same as us. They dressed differently, when they began to dress.
My physical state and mentality changed when I slowly evolved from a child to a woman.
2007-02-12 10:38:04
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answered by Christian93 5
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