God Vs Darwin response
Now, a few facts... i will take christianity as an example, as it is the biggest religion of the world.
However, the bible still is 1 unit... fits perfectly...
Hence the reason it has been edited/re-written hundreds of times. None more so than by Rome, who previously ruled their lands much through controlling worship of previous and now " heathen " religions. It still has boatloads of contradictions and holes that other religions and keep pointing out in debates.
And then of course the idea of there being a 'GOD' who is devine, and basicly has superpowers...created the world in 7 day's, and gave us life...
1. If God is what is claimed by religion, then there is no need for proof, that is the point of faith. The lone believer who truly believes they have been touched, will see this as fact. There are true believers, don't doubt that
2. Believers would say that miracles, biological complexities, and sheer numbers of believers are all the evidence needed
3. Please see above two answers, Harry Potter is clearly not real. He has an admitted creator(author), debunking that idea, and also has many more powerful wizards around him, also making comparisons ridiculous
If 2000 years ago harry potter was walking around doing magic tricks... that would have turned into a religion as well.
4. No he'd be dead and burned at the stake. Do not underestimate the power of social creatures capable of advanced reasoning
5. Do not doubt that God/Alla/Odin/Zeus are not real. Are they what believers claim(ed). I personally doubt it. They are real regardless. Evidence of wars, and lives being controlled or guide in their names is all the proof needed. Is hate, love, jealousy any less real. God does exist.
6. Atheists are not a religion, the are the absence of religion. Though by putting a label on themselves it is not too much different.
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On to darwin...
We have a rare combination of advantages. That over time gave us an incredible edge, and allowed us time to evolve & survive the more difficult environments that kept many other species at lower / non growth rates in their evolution.
1. Social creatures usually have advantage over non-socials in terms of population growth and communication complexities, both are extremely advantageous for dominating a geographical location.
2. Opposable Thumbs
3. Larger than most that had the above two advantages
4. Few creatures are as capable as we of moving on ground, in water and climbing
5. Year round birthing
Please give your view on things.
I have a couple of observations/queries:
1. If God is all powerful/knowing/omnipotent, what risk was there in letting Jesus (who is God) die at the cross, knowing full well that he would rise unharmed and be welcome to everlasting life in Heaven.
2. Why does anyone worship Jesus, if scripture is correct, he was only a mortal shell for a divine presence know as God. His resurrection body was not recognized physically by his followers, indicating another body, and this body in turn died. So...we are worshiping a corpse? The Trinity was developed only fairly recently and even so is still just 3 aspects of one God.
3. By scripture alone, the use of fish symbols, cross, saints etc. are what Jesus and the old Testament have warned against. False prophets, worship of Icons, there is only one (hello!) God. The worship of Jesus himself violates most of the supposed teachings from scripture, as he is quoted, saying the power comes not from him but from God. Which he is quoted 22 times in the New Testament as mentioning in some form or fashion that God is the source of divine might, not he. The very very few otherwise are more likely a mis-translation, ie the way to God is through me, duh, if he was God.
4. We still know little about evolution and where it may take us. Is it possible for one of us to evolve to a God-like level, has someone else already done so? who knows. I can't claim to have the answers. I am sure that religion is wrong, God may or may not be real, but there is no way we who can't balance a budget, or keep from catching the cold, or kill a neighbor for $30 dollars, could be wise enough and all-knowing to anwer that question.