Comments on: Should the Flying Spaghetti Monster Rear his Awesome Noo-Noo?

By: ron

ron — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:47:47 +0000

Your worldview cannot account for WHY chemistry is uniform. According to you, chemistry can be random, creating new and improved life forms. This is the theory behind the origin of life! This contradiction is why the atheist claim to “objective” observations is so interesting.
The scientific model is based on uniformity in nature that defies the atheist worldview.

http://www.everystudent.com/wires/organized.html

@ Alan: Boo!

By: Alan

Alan — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 02:41:01 +0000

Lovelock: Father of Earth science.
Ron: Bible thumping troll.

By: Wow

Wow — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 01:11:42 +0000

Since life is a chemical process, where is the problem?

The chemistry is uniform. Burn hydrogen and carbon with oxygen and get CO2 H2O and energy.

As aerobic respiration or inside a car engine. Uniformity.

By: Wow

Wow — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 01:06:55 +0000

Yes, but the fact of the seas parting would be a physical event and would be uncaused in nature (else would not be supernatural) and breaks the uniformity of nature.

By: ron

ron — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:41:26 +0000

Parting the seas…etc Furthermore, that’s why there’s the concept of “supernatural”. Christianity believes that the Creator (outside of nature) can do as He pleases in nature. Consistency in tact.
However, if one believes that random chemical reactions bring about life, how can one believe in the uniformity of nature which is the bedrock of the scientific process?

By: Wow

Wow — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:49:07 +0000

The bible doesn’t have a standard of morality (it’s apparently “whatever god does” which hasn’t been consistent).

Neither does anyone today follow it.

And no, uniformity in nature is incompatible with Christianity: a miracle is a breach in the uniform nature of the universe.

E.g stopping the sun? Broken.

Walking on water? Broken.

By: ron

ron — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:29:07 +0000

@ wow…happy to provide you some Bible study materials:
http://www.christianhomesite.com/cherryvale/text/10command6.html

The Bible is a consistent standard of morality and you agree with it when you imply lying is wrong. You would further agree that criminals should be punished and that theft is wrong (unless in support of atheism in schools),
Having said that, the ten commandments outline many things, but principally, that all are in need of a savior.

Furthermore, you believe that the scientific method is appropriate for learning about the universe because you know believe in the uniformity of nature (which is based in Christian doctrine). http://atheism.about.com/library/glossary/general/bldef_uniformity.htm

By: Wow

Wow — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:44:23 +0000

Are the students still in high school, with 10+ courses to go to?

Then there’s no time to waste on trivialities.

Unless the parents are willing to spend VASTLY more on teacher numbers AND salary, sod em, I say.

By: Joe Shuster

Joe Shuster — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:52:16 +0000

I don’t see the “teach all” strategy as a tactic to confound the religious right in legislatures and school boards. It would have that effect in some areas. But I think a bigger win would be to pass “teach all” laws and use the classroom to expose a generation of students to the contrast between religious cosmology and scientific cosmology. The best lesson in any science class is WHY the scientific method is the best tool for learning about the universe. Forget the legislators and board members. Think about the students.

By: Wow

Wow — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:18:56 +0000

Wasn’t the rule “thou shall not kill”?

So the bibble is no constant measure of morality.

Therefore NOBODY gets morality from a consistent standard.

Either nobody is moral, or your demand for a source of morality unnecessary.