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Re: NaPodPoMo 2009 – Show Number 2

WillBrown — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:12:11 -0000

Yeah, I still have my original iRiver in my kit "just in case", but probably more for sentimental reasons. It'll probably be years before I get rid of it.

I will more than likely make the jump to the iPhone *IF* the Verizon rumors prove to be true. That would be awesome...

Thanks for the commen, Shawn!

Re: The Workshop – NaPodPoMo #4

WillBrown — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:38:28 -0000

No problem, Laura.
Obviously your friends have poor taste in theme songs for podcasts! ;-)

Re: NaPodPoMo 2009 – Show Number 1

WillBrown — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:01:09 -0000

Thanks, Shawn!
I appreciate it. It's been fun getting back into things.

Re: NaPodPoMo 2009 – Show Number 1

WillBrown — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:07:37 -0000

Thanks, Jen! It's good to hear your "Inside My Head" podcast again, too! That theme music always makes me smile.

Re: How to make the world’s best paper airplane…

WillBrown — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:39:42 -0000

Yeah, he did go a bit fast, but the beauty of video is that you can rewind it to see it again!

Re: The Seven Gates of Hell

czar — Sat, 02 May 2009 14:41:12 -0000

approvw

Re: The Seven Gates of Hell

czar — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 08:36:12 -0000

aoorive

Re: Evolutionary Biology = Atheism?

chrispalle — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:33:33 -0000

Well, we're talking about both. I agree that they are two different things, but the notion is, if we follow the trail of evolution backwards, we eventually get to a point where we have to ask, "how did it begin?" and EBs cannot, with any degree of certainty, tell us how life began. It will always be hypothetical, but never arguable or unprovable. Scientifically speaking, EB believers can only speculate.

Common Descent in the proper sense? I do believe we were, you and I and everyone else, were _created_ for a purpose. I can only seek God's Will as to what that purpose is as that purpose is far greater than I can know. Did we all descend from one common ancestor? The Bible says we did, but I'm sure it's not the same "Common Descent" of which Darwinists speak.

I guess if you need to have the framework of theistic evolution in order to believe, then that's where you stand. I personally don't need to accept or challenge this belief. When you have "Christian movements" and "denominations" teaching the acceptance of theistic evolution, it's going to cause confusion, dissension, etc, but I would submit, that one should not intend to follow a denomination or movement, but rather Jesus Christ Himself. And hopefully it's detectable in my writings, but I believe Christians are hurting the ID movement by way of association.

Regardless of all that, my point is that the Theory of Evolution (note caps) when taken seriously will lead to a disbelief in God and a disbelief in God will lead to ungodly behavior. The behavior may fit social mores and be acceptable, but it will be ungodly.

Re: Atheist Support for Intelligent Design

chrispalle — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:48:24 -0000

I did respond a couple days ago. DOn't know why you weren't notified.

Re: Evolutionary Biology = Atheism?

chrispalle — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:16:59 -0000

Actually, Sam, I never said "evolution precludes the existence of God." The Theory of Evolution as basis for the origin of life requires the _presupposition_ that there is no God. It's not me who says it, though. This is what Richard Dawkins, Steven Jay Gould and other EB contemporaries say.

Would you say that Theistic Evolutionists believe God is at work in day-to-day dealings or is like the watchmaker; that is, "built and let it run"?

Re: Evolutionary Biology = Atheism?

chrispalle — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:02:23 -0000

The post itself was not intended to open discussions re: Biblical interpretations. Just my personal account that Evolutionary Biologists cannot also believe in god as creator. Evolutionary Biology as a field comes with the presupposition that all evolutionary processes are of natural cause.

I guess it's better stated that the reasons a believer cannot accept EB is Genesis 1-3, not just Gen. 1. That's the account that everything was perfect at one and it's all gone down hill from there due to our disobedience.

I'm saying a "true believer" (as opposed to your word, "real") believes God created, not that we came from nothing.

The entire account for Creation is handled in Gen. 1-2 and that account is *not* being re-told in Gen 2. It's being reinforced that He created the animals in Gen 2:19; it's not necessarily chronological.
http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/2007/0...

It's a really awesome picture when you think about it.

Yeah, not sure where geocentric and flat-earth perspectives are about.

Re: Atheist Support for Intelligent Design

chrispalle — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:48:47 -0000

Hey Sam- This was not intended to continue from the last post, but rather push the discussion of ID and Evolution a little further. I encourage to finish listening. Intelligent Design != Creationism. UK visitors, please take note. :-)

Re: OmniGraffle Stencil: Social Media Interface Objects

chrispalle — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:46:15 -0000

Hey Tim, Yeah, man. Glad you like them. Please come back 'round or send me any links to sites you create with them.

Re: Evolutionary Biology = Atheism?

chrispalle — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:20:17 -0000

A thought on Occam's Razor... As matter of fact, William of Ockham (the person to whom the principle is attributed) was a Franciscan friar. Yep. A deist who believed that the simplest way was the best. Hrmmm.... Imagine that.

Fact is, EB complicates the issue. We can still explore, we can still think and dream, .

Here's something else folks, Newton. That guy who came up with the Law of Gravity, believer. Yep. The reason he was able to develop so many solid ideas was because he believed there was a very distinct, finite order to the Universe.

Re: Evolutionary Biology = Atheism?

chrispalle — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:12:16 -0000

Not _all_ scientists do it in _every_ scientific field. Caroline Crocker (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Crocker) who was a very successful teacher and pharmacologist says she never needed the ToE to be successful at her work... that is except where she was fired from George Mason. She was actually very successful professor yielding some of the best learners and thinkers, but because she questioned Darwin's theory, she was fired.

Re: Evolutionary Biology = Atheism?

chrispalle — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:00:49 -0000

erm, yeah, that was pretty nasty.

Re: OmniGraffle Stencil: Social Media Interface Objects

chrispalle — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:56:52 -0000

sorry, misunderstood your question. 960.gs is really great. Definitely download it and play with it. There's also a way cool DHTML implementation of it somewhere. 960 was created by a Christian too. So, that makes it even way cooler. ;-)

Re: Evolutionary Biology = Atheism?

chrispalle — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:01:06 -0000

Hi Martin-
First, this post was not intended to discuss Biblical interpretation, but where does the Bible say that man was created before the animals. Additionally, where does it propose a flat earth or geocentricism?

Have to say thanks to that though, because you made me look and I found that Creation was declared _very good_. :-)

Re: Evolutionary Biology = Atheism?

chrispalle — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:58:30 -0000

Hi Martin-
First, this post was not intended to discuss Biblical interpretation, but where does the Bible say that man was created before the animals? Additionally, where does it propose a flat earth or geocentricism?

Have to say thanks to that though, because you made me look and found that the Creation was declared _very good_. :-)

Re: OmniGraffle Stencil: Social Media Interface Objects

chrispalle — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:07:10 -0000

Hrm , Sel- I wasn't planning on it, but I might be able to do it. I haven't gone from OG to Visio in awhile and the last I remember it was kinda tricky. I will try, though. Someone else asked about turning it into PDF. Would that be helpful?

Re: OmniGraffle Stencil: Social Media Interface Objects

chrispalle — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:05:14 -0000

Thanks, DJ- Glad you enjoy it. I do use YUI. To which package are you referring?

Re: Evolutionary Biology = Atheism?

chrispalle — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:30:20 -0000

I'll try to take these in turn.

1) I'm not saying that the theory of evolution rules out the possibility of God. I'm saying people who take EB as the absolute truth cannot also believe in God. It's an either/or proposition.

2) I'm not deeply familiar with Miller's teachings, but from a cursory look at his thinking, he's trying to play-the-middle and he does it with Ph.D. prowess. It does a wonderful job of muddying the water. How does this help us spiritually?

How does my argument account for his rationale? It didn't. He's a very educated man, doing a marvelous job at helping Evolutionary Biologists not feel so bad about their pursuits; however, that doesn't make him right.

3) ID advocates accept evolution? Keep evolution and the Theory of Evolution in semantic check. As I said in my post, i accept change over time. Even speciation is acceptable in a Christ-following worldview. I do not – and neither do ID advocates – accept our existence coming from nothing and we're derived from random mutations. That is, that our lives are purposeless and carry on with aimless direction outside of survival of the fittest.

4) If these "theistic evolutionists" are giving their lives to chance, that's just a cop-out for accountability to their actions.

5) I'm guessing you're a believer, Sam, but what exactly do you find "convincing" about the evidence?

Re: Evolutionary Biology = Atheism?

chrispalle — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:49:03 -0000

Not really sure what you're saying here, Samuel. Are you saying that blending Darwinian evolution and belief in God into one worldview would necessitate killing all the species and people in order for evolution to progress? Please explain.

Re: Evolutionary Biology = Atheism?

chrispalle — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:44:30 -0000

I think the best reason for why a believer – a true believer – cannot accept Evolutionary Biology for the explanation of life as it is today is in Genesis 1. After God created everything, it was "good." That's not good as in, "good enough." Or it "passes the mustard." Good as in, that's it, it's good and nothing else is needed.

Re: Easy-Peasy Ubuntu Linux NFS File Sharing

czar — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:12:10 -0000

approve

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