Evolution vs. Creation

[KittenKoder]

xxxooxxx wrote:

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Your understanding of God leaves much to be desired....but if you wish an answer on a layman level...
"Thou shall not kill"...was God's commandment...God has already answered your question before you asked.

If your god told you to kill, which "command" would you disobey?

[KittenKoder]

Cybele wrote:

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Scientists have hypothesized about bipedalism in apes but have not really studied the evolution of kangaroos who can walk/hop upright.
Intelligence, personalities, and disorders can be affected by biological, psychological and environmental factors. For example, Bipolar Disorders are more prevalent among Caucasians than other races such as Asians who are more reserved. But anyone can be both extrovert and introvert depending on the situation. It's just that our cultures dictate what is supposed to be the norm and what is deviant. In most parts of Asia, people don't separate kids with learning disabilities from the normal ones like how Americans put them in special ed class. I am not sure if that's a good thing or not.

Your use of the word "normal" to describe a living organism betrays your lack of understand that life itself is.

[Cybele]

Subduction Zone wrote:

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Yes, and the pictures that I linked earlier looked just like Jesus in a couple of dog's butts. People are evolved to look for patterns. Sometimes the pattern isn't really there.
Or do you believe that your Savior manifests himself in a dog's ass?

Patterns are everywhere! What are you talking about? or are you just rocking the boat? um, you might want to avoid the flood that will sweep your ass.

[uther pendragon]

Cybele wrote:

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So you don't agree that we are all animals? Where did conscience come from? It's the reason why we study ethics. Are you a bible literalist? Is that why you take every thing people say here literally? Can you tell if people are kidding? Do you know what sacrcasm is?

READ BETWEEN THE LINES! Did it go over your head? I meant that figuratively speaking.

I disagree. We are not all animals. From what I have read on topix many of the posters have the IQ of a beet.

[uther pendragon]

KittenKoder wrote:

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If your god told you to kill, which "command" would you disobey?

Define god. Does it mean a life form so far more advanced than you are that it seems to be...?

Besides thou shalt not kill was never meant to be taken literally. The punishment for violating most of the laws back then was to be stoned to death by a mob.

[anonymous]

Subduction Zone wrote:

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Sorry, but this is in the interest of "science". Besides it shows that dogs are superior to cats. Where is your Jesus in a cat's butt picture:
http://www.sodahead.com/united-states/jesus-a...

Well, there's inspiration in that view!...but is it art?

I think the cat's tend to render something closer to a "star of David", for all that it's worth. They're also natural performers for "Fiddler on the Roof".

[Cybele]

KittenKoder wrote:

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Your use of the word "normal" to describe a living organism betrays your lack of understand that life itself is.

Ah so you're putting words in my mouth or you're truly ignorant?

[KittenKoder]

xxxooxxx wrote:

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If science told you to kill for science...would you?...many have and many do.

Well, since science doesn't actually "do" anything, I will never be faced with that, but if it did, no, I would not. Why won't you answer the same question about your god? Are you scared that you might "anger" it by answering wrong? Or are you hiding the fact that you would kill for a hallucination?

[uther pendragon]

Cybele wrote:

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Patterns are everywhere! What are you talking about? or are you just rocking the boat? um, you might want to avoid the flood that will sweep your ass.

Of course patterns are everywhere. If there was one creator he would naturally use a similar pattern for all his works. If evolution is totally random we are all products of the same evolutionary process.

[KittenKoder]

Cybele wrote:

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Patterns are everywhere! What are you talking about? or are you just rocking the boat? um, you might want to avoid the flood that will sweep your ass.

Yes, patterns are everywhere ... because our minds will seek them out and discard anything that does not have a pattern. So we see patterns more than not patterns, even when there are no patterns. That is what anthropomorphizing is, it's altering your perception of reality so you can cope with it more by giving it false patterns which closely resemble what you know or have imagined. The best description of why is for compression.

This is pretty basic neuroscience.

[KittenKoder]

uther pendragon wrote:

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Define god. Does it mean a life form so far more advanced than you are that it seems to be...?
Besides thou shalt not kill was never meant to be taken literally. The punishment for violating most of the laws back then was to be stoned to death by a mob.

Whichever your god is, or how you describe it. If your god commanded you to kill, would you? It's a simple question, nothing hidden, only a dishonest liar would evade it.

[xxxooxxx]

KittenKoder wrote:

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If your god told you to kill, which "command" would you disobey?

God would never tell one to kill...It's something all "true" Christians KNOW.

[uther pendragon]

KittenKoder wrote:

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Your use of the word "normal" to describe a living organism betrays your lack of understand that life itself is.

If you assume that given the right set of circumstances and a lot of time something will crawl out of the primordial ooze then microbial life is normal. Such life is probably quite common around the universe.

Whether it ever evolves to the point of consciousness is...?

[KittenKoder]

Cybele wrote:

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Ah so you're putting words in my mouth or you're truly ignorant?

... and now you are flat out lying, your post stated "people don't separate kids with learning disabilities from the normal ones," therefore my post was not "putting words into your mouth," it was pointing out a flaw in your thinking and logic.

[Cybele]

KittenKoder wrote:

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Yes, patterns are everywhere ... because our minds will seek them out and discard anything that does not have a pattern. So we see patterns more than not patterns, even when there are no patterns. That is what anthropomorphizing is, it's altering your perception of reality so you can cope with it more by giving it false patterns which closely resemble what you know or have imagined. The best description of why is for compression.
This is pretty basic neuroscience.

No you don't know everything. We are everything!

Learn basic neuroscience, word associations are good for the memory. Now can you spell "cataholic" that which you are?

[KittenKoder]

xxxooxxx wrote:

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God would never tell one to kill...It's something all "true" Christians KNOW.

That was not the question, and doesn't your god get pretty angry when you assume to "know" it's will? I will repeat the question:

If your god commanded you to kill, would you kill?

Only a dishonest person would refuse to answer, only an atheist would be unable to answer.

[Cybele]

KittenKoder wrote:

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... and now you are flat out lying, your post stated "people don't separate kids with learning disabilities from the normal ones," therefore my post was not "putting words into your mouth," it was pointing out a flaw in your thinking and logic.

Well define NORMAL.

[KittenKoder]

uther pendragon wrote:

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If you assume that given the right set of circumstances and a lot of time something will crawl out of the primordial ooze then microbial life is normal. Such life is probably quite common around the universe.
Whether it ever evolves to the point of consciousness is...?

No, due to the fact that things evolve, there can not be a "normal" to living organisms at all. There can be "typical" or "common" but not "normal." All life varies, that's it's strength, and it's why you don't look exactly like your parents, or their parents, or their parents. That was my point. ;)

[KittenKoder]

Cybele wrote:

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No you don't know everything. We are everything!
Learn basic neuroscience, word associations are good for the memory. Now can you spell "cataholic" that which you are?

Where did I ever claim to "know everything?" Also, what is your point? I fail to see any valid points made by you, so far you have posted nothing but existential assertions based on nothing but fantasy and dreams. Then you change the subject almost every post. So what is your point? Or are you just being a troll?

[KittenKoder]

Cybele wrote:

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Well define NORMAL.

Now you are dodging your own words. Sad, so very sad.