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5 Questions For Atheists by ettaetta(m): 8:20pm On Jun 14, 2016
Five Questions for Atheists. l'l go straight to the point.

1.What caused the universe to exist?

2 What is the Evidence for Evolution?

3 how do we account for the origin of diffrent languages spoken by humans?

4 Why do we not see humans being born in the zoos from monkeys if we came from monkeys or apes?

5 what evidence can you offer that God does not exist?

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Re: 5 Questions For Atheists by theoneJabulani(m): 8:25pm On Jun 14, 2016
ettaetta:
Five Questions for Atheists. l'l go straight to the point.

1.What caused the universe to exist?

2 What is the Evidence for Evolution?

3 how do we account for the origin of diffrent languages spoken by humans?

4 Why do we not see humans being born in the zoos from monkeys if we came from monkeys?

5 what evidence can you offer that God does not exist?



1 nobody knows, it might very well be a stroke of dumb luck
2 this is scientific age, there are good materials on the internet
3 I assume u believe its the tower of babel incident.
4 Read up, man didn't evolve from monkeys, its like saying since man was made 4rm sand why are there still sand
5 Santa Claus is under my bed, proof me wrong

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Re: 5 Questions For Atheists by JackBizzle: 8:28pm On Jun 14, 2016
one question for the theist.


WHERE IS YOUR GOD?

OVER 40 YEARS NO CONSTANT ELECTRICITY IN NIGERIA
BOKO HARAM KILLING INNOCENT PEOPLE IN THE NORTH
NIGER-DELTA MILITANT BLOWING UP PIPELINES
KIDNAPPING AND RANSOM EVERYWHERE
POLICE BRUTALITY
ARMY BRUTALITY
EXPENSIVE FUEL AND DIESEL


IS GOD DEAD OR JUST NONEXISTENT? HE DOESN'T KNOW THAT HIS PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING?

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Re: 5 Questions For Atheists by ettaetta(m): 8:37pm On Jun 14, 2016
JackBizzle:
one question for the theist.


WHERE IS YOUR GOD?

OVER 40 YEARS NO CONSTANT ELECTRICITY IN NIGERIA
BOKO HARAM KILLING INNOCENT PEOPLE IN THE NORTH
NIGER-DELTA MILITANT BLOWING UP PIPELINES
KIDNAPPING AND RANSOM EVERYWHERE
POLICE BRUTALITY
ARMY BRUTALITY
EXPENSIVE FUEL AND DIESEL


IS GOD DEAD OR JUST NONEXISTENT? HE DOESN'T KNOW THAT HIS PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING?
all this are signs of the end as prophesied in the bible, in due time God will take away pain and suffering and wipe away our tears.


You didnt even answer my question,

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Re: 5 Questions For Atheists by JackBizzle: 8:43pm On Jun 14, 2016
ettaetta:
all this are signs of the end as prophesied in the bible, in due time God will take away pain and suffering and wipe away our tears.


You didnt even answer my question,


TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, Bleep GOD.

NO ONE KNOWS HOW WE CAME ABOUT. EVOLUTION IS NOT ATHEISM.

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Re: 5 Questions For Atheists by sirthisthickkal: 8:44pm On Jun 14, 2016
JackBizzle:
one question for the theist.
WHERE IS YOUR GOD?
OVER 40 YEARS NO CONSTANT ELECTRICITY IN NIGERIA
BOKO HARAM KILLING INNOCENT PEOPLE IN THE NORTH
NIGER-DELTA MILITANT BLOWING UP PIPELINES
KIDNAPPING AND RANSOM EVERYWHERE
POLICE BRUTALITY
ARMY BRUTALITY
EXPENSIVE FUEL AND DIESEL
IS GOD DEAD OR JUST NONEXISTENT? HE DOESN'T KNOW THAT HIS PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING?
atheists never cease to amaze me! Always looking for cheap and mediocre evidence to solidify their beliefs. You also forgot to add that God is also the cause of the crashed website for the N-power program and tomatoes scarcity. Funny you! I suggest you provide answers to the ops questions and let's us all begin a meaningful discussion right now, shall we?

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Re: 5 Questions For Atheists by Nobody: 8:45pm On Jun 14, 2016
ettaetta:
all this are signs of the end as prophesied in the bible, in due time God will take away pain and suffering and wipe away our tears.


You didnt even answer my question,
keep waiting for that day grin grin
Re: 5 Questions For Atheists by donnffd(m): 8:46pm On Jun 14, 2016
ettaetta:
Five Questions for Atheists. l'l go straight to the point.

Short and precise...nice work

1.What caused the universe to exist?

We use science to find out whats true in the world, but noone said science has all the answers, thats why scientists keeps on research and proposing theories...
Noone knows what caused the universe to exist as of now, but to say God did it is just bad logic and opens the floor for more questions, what caused God to exist?

2 What is the Evidence for Evolution?

There are lots of evidence

1. Fossil records
2. Homologies
3. Distribution in time and space
4. Embrology
5. Paleontology
6. DNA (which is probably the cement that seals it)

3 how do we account for the origin of diffrent languages spoken by humans?

Just like living things, languages evolve...example is Latin, it evolved to French and English, it wasnt a one day thing, it was a very slow process that happened to two distinct latin speaking groups who changed their syllables one sound at a time until they became so distinct


4 Why do we not see humans being born in the zoos from monkeys if we came from monkeys?

First of all, humans did not come from monkeys, we share a common ancestor.
Secondly, Evolution doesnt work like that...Was there a day you slept as a child and woke up an adult?
No...its d same here, the changes happened slowly over millions of years



5 what evidence can you offer that God does not exist?

It is not the atheists job to offer evidence that God doesnt exist, its yours
You are making the claim not me

Imagine this scenerio, i tell u i have a flying horse thats invisible
You say its a lie, i should prove it
Then i say, no, you offer me evidence that i dont have an invisible flying horse...

How does that sound?

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Re: 5 Questions For Atheists by JackBizzle: 8:47pm On Jun 14, 2016
sirthisthickkal:

atheists never cease to amaze me! Always looking for cheap and mediocre evidence to solidify their beliefs. You also forgot to add that God is also the cause of the crashed website for the N-power program and tomatoes scarcity. Funny you! I suggest you provide answers to the ops questions and let's us all begin a meaningful discussion right now, shall we?


Your God does not exist. Arguing evolution or the origins of the universe will not bring God into existence.

God has failed Africa. Impotent deity. Just look at the suffering and you will see that there is no god

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Re: 5 Questions For Atheists by ettaetta(m): 8:49pm On Jun 14, 2016
theoneJabulani:

3 I assume u believe its the tower of babel incident.
yes i believe in that, so you tell me your own believe
Re: 5 Questions For Atheists by theoneJabulani(m): 8:53pm On Jun 14, 2016
ettaetta:
yes i believe in that, so you tell me your own believe
like humans, language also evolve, most the English words today evolved from Germanic and latin

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Re: 5 Questions For Atheists by sirthisthickkal: 9:03pm On Jun 14, 2016
JackBizzle:



Your God does not exist. Arguing evolution or the origins of the universe will not bring God into existence.

God has failed Africa. Impotent deity. Just look at the suffering and you will see that there is no god
you just contradicted yourselves with those two statements. you believe that God does not exist in your first statement yet you blame God for the problems in Africa in your second statement. for you to blame somebody for something you must have known the person very well and you know he exist. Are you really an atheist or just a wannabe?
Re: 5 Questions For Atheists by ettaetta(m): 9:19pm On Jun 14, 2016
donnffd:

[b] It is not the atheists job to offer evidence that God doesnt exist, its yours
You are making the claim not me
Imagine this scenerio, i tell u i have a flying horse thats invisible
You say its a lie, i should prove it
Then i say, no, you offer me evidence that i dont have an invisible flying horse...
How does that sound?
here is my proof. The things God created are far beyond human understanding. See this,

Which of them is more complex, the worlds fastest super-computer, the worlds most advanced robotic system, the Space Shuttle, or, an Earthworm? . How much more a complex human created by God
Re: 5 Questions For Atheists by donnffd(m): 9:27pm On Jun 14, 2016
ettaetta:
here is my proof. The things God created are far beyond human understanding. See this,

Which of them is more complex, the worlds fastest super-computer, the worlds most advanced robotic system, the Space Shuttle, or, an Earthworm? . How much more a complex human created by God

You ddnt prove anything, you just compared artificial things with a natural thing...

I wasnt asking how great an engineer God is, i asked for proof of his existence...

Mind you, there is no prove that the earthworm was created by God or any other thing by the way, it came to be by Natural selection until you prove otherwise sha...

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Re: 5 Questions For Atheists by ettaetta(m): 9:29pm On Jun 14, 2016
theoneJabulani:
like humans, language also evolve, most the English words today evolved from Germanic and latin
ok if what you said is true, where did the first language evolve from?
Re: 5 Questions For Atheists by JackBizzle: 9:29pm On Jun 14, 2016
sirthisthickkal:

you just contradicted yourselves with those two statements. you believe that God does not exist in your first statement yet you blame God for the problems in Africa in your second statement. for you to blame somebody for something you must have known the person very well and you know he exist. Are you really an atheist or just a wannabe?

You must feel really smart believing in an invisible man in the sky.

Suppose I bring a gun to your face. Would that man save you before I do some harm to you? No!

Keep believing in that invisible man.

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Re: 5 Questions For Atheists by Dejideji1(m): 9:31pm On Jun 14, 2016
donnffd:


what caused God to exist?


Answering that question will lead to an infinite regression of causes. And i feel this is where most Atheist miss it. God is not bound by the dimensions of space and time, God is outside of time meaning he has been existing before time began.

He created time so as to achieve cause and effect so that there will be consequences for every action taken. It's only something that is bound by time that can be created (meaning having a beginning) So God doesn't need to be created.

when we talk about eternity (in religion) it simply means timelessness and that is in heaven, the abode of God. As humans we will find it extremely hard to comprehend since we are operating in a system governed by space and time.

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Re: 5 Questions For Atheists by donnffd(m): 9:40pm On Jun 14, 2016
Dejideji1:


Answering that question will lead to infinite regression of causes. And i feel this is where most Atheist miss it. God is not bound by the dimensions of space and time, God is outside of time meaning he has been existing before time began.

He created time so as to achieve cause and effect so that there will be consequences for every action taken. It's only something that is bound by time that can be created (meaning having a starting point) So God doesn't need to be created.

when we talk about eternity (in religion) it simply means timelessness and that is in heaven, the abode of God. As humans will find it extremely hard to comprehend since we are operating in a system governed by space and time.

If we are operating in a system governed by space and time, and we cant leave it...then tell me, how do you know that God is outside space and time(when obviously you havent been outside it yourself)?

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Re: 5 Questions For Atheists by ettaetta(m): 9:46pm On Jun 14, 2016
donnffd:


You ddnt prove anything, you just compared artificial things with a natural thing...

I wasnt asking how great an engineer God is, i asked for proof of his existence...

Mind you, there is no prove that the earthworm was created by God or any other thing by the way, it came to be by Natural selection until you prove otherwise sha...
Anything designed must have a designer, there is plently
of evidence that the world has been designed
Take a look at the beauties of nature. the only possible designer of something this beautiful must be God.
Re: 5 Questions For Atheists by Dejideji1(m): 9:49pm On Jun 14, 2016
donnffd:


If we are operating in a system governed by space and time, and we cant leave it...then tell me, how do you know that God is outside space and time(when obviously you havent been outside it yourself)?

Bro, it's the illusion of Time that is causing all this argument. i hope you know there are certain drugs that can alter someone's sense of time?
Re: 5 Questions For Atheists by donnffd(m): 9:58pm On Jun 14, 2016
Dejideji1:


Bro, it's the illusion of Time that is causing all this argument. i hope you know there are certain drugs that can alter someone's sense of time?

I understand your point, what i am asking is how did you come about this knowledge of a God outside space and time when we are all bound to it and cant leave it?

As a scenerio, its like a man born blind explaining how red is...how does he know when he has never seen anything before in his life?

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Re: 5 Questions For Atheists by donnffd(m): 10:07pm On Jun 14, 2016
ettaetta:
Anything designed must have a designer, there is plently
of evidence that the world has been designed
Take a look at the beauties of nature. the only possible designer of something this beautiful must be God.

The Argument from design is flawed...because something looks beautiful to you doesnt mean it was designed.
Lets even for a second accept the design argument, i would assume you are a christian, if truly the world was designed what makes you think it was only one person or entity that designed it?, Buildings stand because of a group effort, Cars run because of collective expertise, Space shuttles go into orbit due to the colloboration of people from different fields and discipline, the internet wasnt made by one person...
So how can you now say assuming the world was designed that it had only one designer?

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Re: 5 Questions For Atheists by Nobody: 10:09pm On Jun 14, 2016
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Re: 5 Questions For Atheists by Dejideji1(m): 10:25pm On Jun 14, 2016
donnffd:


I understand your point, what i am asking is how did you come about this knowledge of a God outside space and time when we are all bound to it and cant leave it?

As a scenerio, its like a man born blind explaining how red is...how does he know when he has never seen anything before in his life?

It's a logical explanation from Bible scholars who are also seasoned physicist. I don't want to quote Bible verses since most of u Atheists are doubting the credibility of its contents. And I also want to show you that it's not all Christians that can't or won't reason out of the box as u have tagged us.
Re: 5 Questions For Atheists by donnffd(m): 10:35pm On Jun 14, 2016
Dejideji1:


It's a logical explanation from Bible scholars who are also physicist. I don't want to quote Bible verses since most of u Atheists are doubting the credibility of its contents. And I also want to show you that it's not all Christians that can't or won't reason out of the box as u have tagged us.

Yea, thank you for reasoning out of the box and keeping this discuss intelligent...

You said logical explanation, well it does sound logical i suppose but its logical doesnt mean its a FACT, it just keeps it as an hypothesis along side the multiverse hypothesis and the likes...so an hypothesis cant be proof of a creator, am sure you would agree!

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Re: 5 Questions For Atheists by Nobody: 10:37pm On Jun 14, 2016
Dejideji1:


It's a logical explanation from Bible scholars who are also seasoned physicist. I don't want to quote Bible verses since most of u Atheists are doubting the credibility of its contents. And I also want to show you that it's not all Christians that can't or won't reason out of the box as u have tagged us.
A speculation is not proof/evidence. And about the Bible, there are a lot of religious texts and philosophies that precede and influenced Bible writings.

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Re: 5 Questions For Atheists by sirthisthickkal: 10:43pm On Jun 14, 2016
donnffd:

Short and precise...nice work
We use science to find out whats true in the world, but noone said science has all the answers, thats why scientists keeps on research and proposing theories...
Noone knows what caused the universe to exist as of now, but to say God did it is just bad logic and opens the floor for more questions, what caused God to exist?

There are lots of evidence
1. Fossil records

2. Homologies
3. Distribution in time and space
4. Embrology
5. Paleontology
6. DNA (which is probably the cement that seals it)
Just like living things, languages evolve...example is Latin, it evolved to French and English, it wasnt a one day thing, it was a very slow process that happened to two distinct latin speaking groups who changed their syllables one sound at a time until they became so distinct
First of all, humans did not come from monkeys, we share a common ancestor.
Secondly, Evolution doesnt work like that...Was there a day you slept as a child and woke up an adult?
No...its d same here, the changes happened slowly over millions of years
It is not the atheists job to offer evidence that God doesnt exist, its yours

You are making the claim not me
Imagine this scenerio, i tell u i have a flying horse thats invisible
You say its a lie, i should prove it
Then i say, no, you offer me evidence that i dont have an invisible flying horse...
How does that sound?
[b] I am glad you agree that scientists have have failed tremendously for the past 6 decades in their adventure to unravel the universe existence, tell me, if scientists have not been to find answers to things they can see with there eyes what makes you think they can be able to find answers to the existence of a extra ordinary powerful being like God who they can never see . It's like looking for a needle in an haystack. Some questions are best left unanswered. Curiosity kills the cat.


Scientists proposed that through mutation, natural selection, and fossils record, evolution would triumph. Fortunately today, there hope and expectations have shattered.
After carrying out bogus research and experiment in the lab, they discovered that mutation can not produce new species it can only alter the genetic code of a specie there by producing the same specie with different features, shape and size.
Evolutionists proposed that Natural selection determines species that survives in their new environment and hence produce new species . Wrong! It is only change in climatic conditions that determines which animals or plant survives this animals then interbreed to produce offspring that would survive better than them.
Fossils record is just a fraud. Scientists have not been able to know when and where humans evolved from apelike creatures. majority of the fossils unearthed showed that there were no changes or evolvement in structure or size of this animals. Whenever fossils are found, Evolutionists see this as an opportunity to gain publicity and mislead many.

We don't need to give you evidence that God exists, you are already an evidence if you are still not satisfied, look around you, take a look at the sky, take a journey to the marine world.. after all if you choose to ignore it, its your choice...


You might ignore everything you ve seen but your conscience will not. [/b]

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Re: 5 Questions For Atheists by Dejideji1(m): 10:47pm On Jun 14, 2016
donnffd:


Yea, thank you for reasoning out of the box and keeping this discuss intelligent...

You said logical explanation, well it does sound logical i suppose but its logical doesnt mean its a FACT, it just keeps it as an hypothesis along side the multiverse hypothesis and the likes...so an hypothesis cant be proof of a creator, am sure you would agree!

Considering the last question u asked about how i knew God is not bound by space and time.
Now I assume you must be a physics student., what can you tell me about "timelessness" in physics?
Re: 5 Questions For Atheists by donnffd(m): 10:59pm On Jun 14, 2016
sirthisthickkal:

[b] I am glad you agree that scientists have have failed tremendously for the past 6 decades in their adventure to unravel the universe existence, tell me, if scientists have not been to find answers to things they can see with there eyes what makes you think they can be able to find answers to the existence of a extra ordinary powerful being like God who they can never see . It's like looking for a needle in an haystack. Some questions are best left unanswered. Curiosity kills the cat.


Scientists proposed that through mutation, natural selection, and fossils record, evolution would triumph. Fortunately today, there hope and expectations have shattered.
After carrying out bogus research and experiment in the lab, they discovered that mutation can not produce new species it can only alter the genetic code of a specie there by producing the same specie with different features, shape and size.
Evolutionists proposed that Natural selection determines species that survives in their new environment and hence produce new species . Wrong! It is only change in climatic conditions that determines which animals or plant survives this animals then interbreed to produce offspring that would survive better than them.
Fossils record is just a fraud. Scientists have not been able to know when and where humans evolved from apelike creatures. majority of the fossils unearthed showed that there were no changes or evolvement in structure or size of this animals. Whenever fossils are found, Evolutionists see this as an opportunity to gain publicity and mislead many.

We don't need to give you evidence that God exists, you are already an evidence if you are still not satisfied, look around you, take a look at the sky, take a journey to the marine world.. after all if you choose to ignore it, its your choice...


You might ignore everything you ve seen but your conscience will not. [/b]





I did not agree to scientist failing, i only said no concrete answers have been found...

Your statement about some questions are left unanswered and curiosity killing the cat is one of the typical dangers of religious dogma...if we ddnt strife to know how the world works, would we have medicine, cars, internet, nairaland, phones?...all these things are the products of the scientific enquiry and our agelong curiosity of the world around us. How then can you say we should stop and leave some questions unanswered.
No sir, i disagree.

The rest of your post was just a conspiracy theorist remarks that needs no reply although i do look at the sky and i see blue and i am amazed, not because i think a deity is behind it, but because i know that the Nitrogen atoms in the atmosphere scatters light in the blue wavelength and i evolved eyes equipped to detect this exact wavelength which my brains recognize has something very beautiful...
I am in awe of the world and its wonders, i dont need a deity for that...

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Re: 5 Questions For Atheists by donnffd(m): 11:10pm On Jun 14, 2016
Dejideji1:


Considering the last question u asked about how i knew God is not bound by space and time.
Now I assume you must be a physics student., what can you tell me about "timelessness" in physics?

No, i am not a physics student sorry to dissapoint...

Now there really could be a God who is timeless if anything like that exists.
My main point was there was no way for you to know for certain because you are bound by space and time, and anything that exists outside it is unknowable because you cant leave space and time to get the knowlge of timeless and spaceless entity

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Re: 5 Questions For Atheists by sirthisthickkal: 11:11pm On Jun 14, 2016
JackBizzle:


You must feel really smart believing in an invisible man in the sky.

Suppose I bring a gun to your face. Would that man save you before I do some harm to you? No!

Keep believing in that invisible man.
undecided
Re: 5 Questions For Atheists by sirthisthickkal: 11:37pm On Jun 14, 2016
donnffd:


I did not agree to scientist failing, i only said no concrete answers have been found...

Your statement about some questions are left unanswered and curiosity killing the cat is one of the typical dangers of religious dogma...if we ddnt strife to know how the world works, would we have medicine, cars, internet, nairaland, phones?...all these things are the products of the scientific enquiry and our agelong curiosity of the world around us. How then can you say we should stop and leave some questions unanswered.
No sir, i disagree.

The rest of your post was just a conspiracy theorist remarks that needs no reply although i do look at the sky and i see blue and i am amazed, not because i think a deity is behind it, but because i know that the Nitrogen atoms in the atmosphere scatters light in the blue wavelength and i evolved eyes equipped to detect this exact wavelength which my brains recognize has something very beautiful...
I am in awe of the world and its wonders, i dont need a deity for that...
Don't get me wrong! I never said getting answers to questions especially the about world is bad, what I mean is that it is impossible to get get answers to questions like the existence of God, where God came from,.. Etc
To me, those questions should be left unanswered.

Do you support fossils record? And If those points I raised are conspiracy theories , can you unravel or shed more light on them ?

If you are really impressed by the beauties and complexity of nature, don't you think someone powerful must have put those things in the right place and at the right time, or do think they came just by chance or by accident?

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