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I love NdGT and this is a nice video, but he is part of a group that believes religion is pointless and we'd be better off if it were done away with. I am glad that he keeps that in the category of his personal opinion rather than taking some kind of professional stance on it.
I think what he says in this video is right... there's no inherent conflict. People just want there to be one. It's not just religious people thinking science is of the devil, but there are many atheists that think religion cannot or should not continue to exist in a scientific age. The fight between the two exists in the fringe, but like he said in this video, they're more vocal so you think it's more widespread than it is.
I think what he says in this video is right... there's no inherent conflict. People just want there to be one. It's not just religious people thinking science is of the devil, but there are many atheists that think religion cannot or should not continue to exist in a scientific age. The fight between the two exists in the fringe, but like he said in this video, they're more vocal so you think it's more widespread than it is.
I think its a shame that many people, both Christians and atheists, believe that there isn't coherent interpretations of the bible, and thus Christianity, that co-exist with the scientific knowledge gained over the years. This misunderstand most likely causes many people to make bad decisions because they lack proper information on issue concerning the subject of both science and Christianity.
Science is based on observation. Some theories that are used today have aspects involved that have not been observed, these are predictions made by the theory that currently cannot be tested for, but still make real world predictions and explanatory power. This means that those theories that have certain aspects based solely on making the models make accurate predictions have a lot of utility even if those aspects have not yet been justified through observation.
As for the penguin, I don't know of this exact example. However, I do know of a problem with carbon dating that has been called the "reservoir effect" which caused by carbon within the environment is already aged compared to atmospheric carbon. This is definitely an issue when dating marine, or any aquatic, objects using the carbon dating method. The thing is that this effect is well understood, the mechanics of the issue are known, and therefore experts in the field know when and when not to use carbon dating in order to determine the estimated age of something.
The most accepted models, based on the evidence, has the earth being 4.5 ± 0.5 billion years old. This is based on an overwhelming amount of evidence and is considered by experts in the field to be demonstrable.
You can make whatever models you like based on what evidence you want to look at. However, scientific peer review is harsh and models need to be able to be functional enough to explain a plethora of data in order to be accepted and used. You can believe what you want about the age of the earth and how God created it, but that doesn't mean it necessarily was the case. I just think you should realize that the Christian god, some interpretations of him at least, is still a possibility using the current scientific models.
You say that scientific theories say that everything happened by "chance". Even though the vast majority of scientific theories are deterministic and therefore are not by chance at all. Just because things are ordered does not point to a creator. Also just because things are explainable by these processes does not mean that there was no creator who forged the rules for them to occur. The Christian god is still possible within scientific models however the models do not point or imply Him.
Science is based on observation. Some theories that are used today have aspects involved that have not been observed, these are predictions made by the theory that currently cannot be tested for, but still make real world predictions and explanatory power. This means that those theories that have certain aspects based solely on making the models make accurate predictions have a lot of utility even if those aspects have not yet been justified through observation.
As for the penguin, I don't know of this exact example. However, I do know of a problem with carbon dating that has been called the "reservoir effect" which caused by carbon within the environment is already aged compared to atmospheric carbon. This is definitely an issue when dating marine, or any aquatic, objects using the carbon dating method. The thing is that this effect is well understood, the mechanics of the issue are known, and therefore experts in the field know when and when not to use carbon dating in order to determine the estimated age of something.
The most accepted models, based on the evidence, has the earth being 4.5 ± 0.5 billion years old. This is based on an overwhelming amount of evidence and is considered by experts in the field to be demonstrable.
You can make whatever models you like based on what evidence you want to look at. However, scientific peer review is harsh and models need to be able to be functional enough to explain a plethora of data in order to be accepted and used. You can believe what you want about the age of the earth and how God created it, but that doesn't mean it necessarily was the case. I just think you should realize that the Christian god, some interpretations of him at least, is still a possibility using the current scientific models.
You say that scientific theories say that everything happened by "chance". Even though the vast majority of scientific theories are deterministic and therefore are not by chance at all. Just because things are ordered does not point to a creator. Also just because things are explainable by these processes does not mean that there was no creator who forged the rules for them to occur. The Christian god is still possible within scientific models however the models do not point or imply Him.
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hence the bit about sience prooves it does not happen by chance, it is contradictive. So many scientists say the big bang just happened, that animals just happened to evolve the way they do, yet they talk about things that are complex and not random at all. Or, maybe I just have bad luck, running into the ones saying strange things.
Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against science, I just have a problem with scientists that say "(we know that) it all just happened, but we dont know how".... then how do they KNOW it happened that way?
Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against science, I just have a problem with scientists that say "(we know that) it all just happened, but we dont know how".... then how do they KNOW it happened that way?
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You avoid answering my questions...so...What bible's version?And if you say that you don't really care how old is the earth...why would you even care for other scientific facts? If one specific book is all you need...(?) What would it take for me to believe in bible's version?Probably it would take the same to believe in other sacred books - (like quran) - All you need is pure faith.
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There are transitional animals/fossils People who deny evolution simply are not interested in finding scientific papers on the subject(just keep repeating all over again that such transitional animals don't exist) If you have children you can see evolution in action 
Understanding that certain traits are passed on from parent to child is not the same thing as speciation. My child will not be a new species.