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Originally posted by Callum Kerr:
Well well well... a simple homework request??? Ah! Such is life...
I personally DO believe only what I consider proven. That is, I think that God does not even remotely exist by current scientific rules. I also do not consider the dates of this happening and so forth billions of years ago very conclusive proof. (hell! i don't even pay attention to 'em)
Of course, it is the NATURE of scientists to be totally stubborn about their current theories. All through history, today's laws of science have been rejected for years.
I was once told by my English teacher that I have a scientific mind - which is why I wanted help on that debate - so I am JUST as stubborn as the best of 'em. So faith does not work for me...
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LOL, well I don't believe you exist. You can't prove it to me. I think Callum is just a computer program.
You don't have any faith in anything? Hmmm.. interesting... ok, so have you seen an atom? Have you seen one split? You don't have faith in it's existence then, I imagine... so can someone drop an atom bomb on your house? It can't hurt you, right? You don't have faith in things you can't prove for yourself.
Ok, I'm being a bit over the top with that example, but one I've used before may help, Callum. Centuries ago, my ancestors and most likely your own, thought diseases were caused by evil spirits and 'vapors' in the body of the sick person. They cut people or used leeches and other methods of 'draining the evil spirits' out of the blood and body. They never heard of viruses and bacteria. Had never seen them nor believed in them. Did viruses not exist then? Of course not. If you'd told them a tiny 'bug' was causing the illness, our ancestors would have accused you of brain fever or insanity and could not comprehend or believe in what you'd said.
But as time went on, we learned...the human race grew and searched for answers to questions and problems....people became able to contemplate a bacteria causing a cold or flu.... we created instruments to SEE and measure such things....and we realized we had NOT known all there was to know back then. Today we admit there's so much MORE we still don't know and understand. So many new discoveries come out every day and still we have questions and still we don't know everything there is to know. New concepts and discoveries replace old theories and beliefs on a regular basis. The world isn't flat anymore and The sun surely doesn't revolve around the Earth. [img]smile.gif[/img]
My point is simple. You may not be able to 'prove' God exists. But then over the centuries, we've always had things we didn't know, couldn't have proven and yet learned about later when we had the means to see or measure or understand them. I think God is right there in the list of things we can't quantify, but He is most certainly there. I have faith in that much. [img]smile.gif[/img]