Evolution vs. creationism #7?

Question

Kenny P. - brave soul - thanx. My question now to the rest of you who are so bold and so sure where you stand is......'what will you do when judgment day comes and you must give an account for your life'?

Answer 1

I know God will say "well done good and faithful servant" because have accepted Jesus as Lord over my life, and I have dedicated my life to Him.

Answer 2

Why are you so worry about other people.
Evolution has proof. But it does have a missing piece.
Now you that do not believe in creationism were is your missing piece.
You can not see air. So How do you know its there.
And when your dead and there is nothing. You will not be thinking. So if you are thinking. Thinking means there is life after death. Do you see what your writing does not make sence.
Had a uncle that did not believe in any thing. So he would never be even writing on this form. Because he would not care at all. You care so you are not what you think you are.
But if there is a life after. Can you say at Leese that you did no harm to another person and help people in need.
Then if you do not believe at leese he should forgive you.
And they are right you can not make some one believe what you want them too. The more you fight the more they will fight back.
You are only accountable for your self. Do not judge leese ye be judge. Hope I got that right. Or I will be hearing from you. And yes I know. I have a spelling problem. At leese the words are not all backwards. Love spell check.

Answer 3

Madam

I will not give "an account" of my life. Should something akin to judgement day arise I know that He will know it all already.

I see no reason to waver from my avowed aims to live my life ethically (an aim, sadly, that I all to often fail to acheive: but my aim none-the-less).

If I may pick you up on one thing it is the "you who are so bold and so sure" comment. I am not sure. Not sure at all. If I am sure of anything it is that almost all of what I know is false. I can improve the theories that I have (and this covers all things, not just science) only by subjecting them to constant criticism and facing up to the facts when they contradict my theories. In this way I can get better theories. I can never prove my theories or even get to theories that are completely true - but they can be less wrong if I amend them as I go along.

I would hope that He would understand that I reject the Biblical account of creation qua literal description as there are too many facts that conflict with it. I cannot come up with a theory that coheres both with creation and the facts. I also reject intelligent design (in this case more down to questions about the empirical significance of the theory).

I thus turn to evolution as the best available explanation for the facts. Whilst the theory is shot full of holes it coheres better than any other available theory. Maybe someday, maybe even someday soon, someone will come up with a better theory than Neo-Darwinism. That would be very exciting but not essential: Relativity is a better theory than Newton's but, for everyday use we can get along with Newton. (Newton's theory is, of course, false and yet way better than Aristotle's).

I boasted in an answer to one of your previous questions that I knew more about creation than you did about evolution. Well I do NOT make that claim about the Bible. Most of my knowledge is pretty rusty. I do remember itty bits of the Sermon on the Mount. Perhaps you will correct me if I am wrong but I can't remember Jesus saying anything like:

"Blessed are they who take Genesis to be a biology textbook"

Answer 4

I agree that calling anybody stupid for his or her ideals is petty. although, i could desire to the touch on a pair factors. I easily have heard many of the theories obtainable on evolution and radioactive relationship and the origins of the universe. as a techniques because of the fact the way we date issues. I easily are turning out to be in debates with human beings approximately that lots. you easily need to comprehend the chemistry at the back of the techniques so as to comprehend why it is so smart. this is no longer a precise technology (in that the farther you look back, the better the margin of blunders), yet with the technology at the back of it, you are able to determine with statistical value that the Earth is amazingly previous and which layers are approximately how previous... this finally ends up in the thought if I see a team of bones in rock it is set to be a million years previous that it is rather achieveable that that became into while the animal died. as a techniques because of the fact the introduction of the universe, creationists have approximately as lots say as anybody else. while you are able to't prepare that God created Earth, you are able to't prepare the rest with regard to the universe's foundation, merely kind hypotheses that look attainable. My take on the formation of existence is torn nevertheless. whilst it is statistically lots extra possibly that it became into created in a roundabout way (nonrandomly) you ought to additionally comprehend that there are organisms obtainable that are rather person-friendly (ie viruses, prions, or maybe some micro organism). Is it no longer achieveable that a prion developed right into a virulent disease and that a virulent disease developed right into a micro organism etc etc? Earth is right for the introduction of existence (extra till now than now), yet on those concerns i'm torn between being a Christian and a scientist.

Answer 5

I notice that you've capitalized the "e" in Evolution but you've left the "c" in Creationism in lower caps. When Judgment day comes and I have to give an account of my life, I'll start out with I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior when I was five.

What will YOU do when judgment day comes and you must give an account for your life?

Answer 6

While the mechanisms of evolution are still under investigation, scientists universally accept that the cosmos, our planet, and life evolved and continue to evolve. Yet the teaching of evolution to schoolchildren is still a contentious issue. In Science and Creationism, the NAS states unequivocally that creationism has no place in any science curriculum at any level. Briefly and clearly, this booklet explores the nature of science, reviews the evidence for the origin of the universe and Earth, and explains the current scientific understanding of biological evolution.


as will you NOT! the worms will have you first.

Answer 7

What will you do when my god, who lets anybody into heaven except for those who pretended to know for a fact other gods existed, tortures you forever?


Pascal's wager:

"If god exists, it's infinitely better to believe, since you get heaven instead of hell for eternity. If he doesn't, it doesn't matter since you're dead anyway. So overall it's better to believe"

This is, of course, false.

Some of the problems with the argument:

* The implied assumption that god may exist (with a 50% probability, no less!)

* The assumption that there is an afterlife with a heaven and hell

* The assumption that the god cares about belief in him/her above all else

* The assumption that if you believe in a god, it will definitely be the same god that actually exists.

* The assumption that you lose nothing if it's false. You have lost a great deal, from time praying to a nonexistent entity (some people pray several hours a day!!!) to morality (your god may ask you to hurt other people) and much more besides.

* The assumption that people can believe in something simply because it benefits them. Would you believe goblins exist for twenty bucks? Why not?

* The assumption that any god won't see through the "believing just to get into heaven" ploy.

For more:
http://www.abarnett.demon.co.uk/atheism/wager.html
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pascal-wager/
http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/theism/wager.html

Answer 8

I don't care about any deity...if one created me, thanks. However, I didn't CHOOSE to exist, and to punish me for going about the ways I wish by sending me into a state of eternal torment...is extortion.

If the Judaic-Christian Muslim god exists, then kudos to you and your temperate forests, especially ones with serene and relatively clean streams running through them. Yet again, I must confess, I care not for you dear lord...I personally don't believe you exist, and while I do acknowledge that I could be wrong, I just don't feel I am.

In the matters of judging me, Alexander C. Allain, there is NO higher judge than myself. Deal with it. If god punishes me for it, so be it, I'd rather suffer for eternity in the most horrendous pain than be another lamb to the slaughter..ugh, I mean father. He is NOT benevolent, and I refuse to worship anything.

I WAS a strong Christian not five years ago...but I didn't feel complete as was promised. I didn't feel safe, reassured, and slowly and painfully my faith waned. I am now an agnostic/weak atheist. I don't need a deity to watch over me, and I don't need a god to tell me how to live my life. I am doing just fine with the guidance of intuition, logic, and the love of those around me.

From what I can see, my acceptance of the love of those around me is a bit of a sin according to Jesus Josephson of Nazareth...that always confused me considering how much I respect that man.

Read Matthew 10:34-37 and Luke 14:26 to see what I mean.

Now, onto the Evo Vs. Create debate. I have a little website that explains the basics of how evolution TRULY works...not filled with fluff and stuff to make it look like something it isn't. Check my sources, that'll be the link.

Answer 9

Keep in mind that those who rebel against truth will not be convinced of it under any evidence. Only those who are willing to receive the truth will receive it.

Sort of like the difference between scattering seeds on the rocks and cultivating them in fertile soil...consider where you might reap the greater harvest, and meanwhile the Spirit will prepare new ground for you if you pray for it.

I hope on judgment day, which I am convinced is near, that I will have to bear witness to the seeds scattered and wasted as much as to the the ones harvested. I hope for a good harvest.

Answer 10

"I dont know about you but I am going to ask that my account be EXTENDED"

I am going to argue that I need more time, to clear my account and that I will plead " guilty with an explanation for all my sins"

And if that doesn't work, I 'll get down on my knees and beg, like the pathetic creature I am, because nothing beats a lightning bolt in the backside.

I try to live a life that when that day comes, I will be a friend of GOD and a friend of MAN, but if for some reason I have miscalculated, I am not above begging for mercy, like a slobbering pig.

Praise to God and God Bless You!

Answer 11

Personally, I don't expect that to happen. However, if it does, I will just say that I have tried to be a decent, moral person, that I have sought the truth rationally and with as little bias as possible, and that I came to the conclusion that God did not exist as the result of logical reasoning. I will say that in the end God can do whatever he wants to me based on whatever criteria he likes, and if he wants to condemn me, so be it. The most anyone can do is try.