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CleverDick
post Apr 12 2010, 11:56 AM

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QUOTE(Blaze_hit @ Apr 12 2010, 11:44 AM)
Erm, well actually u can use reason to believe in God faceless. That's why we are taught to use faith and reason simultaneously in the first place. Those who follow religion blindly will always end up astray from the right path and use religion as a tool in the end by interpreting it according to whatever they want since they dont know the why and how correctly.

The power of reason can eventually strengthen one's faith faceless smile.gif try look more into quantum physic and study more about our galaxy. You'll find the answer and beat any atheist u want since the answer is obvious.  But remember, if they doesnt want to believe it, let them be. There's no harm in believing one.
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before you say anything please provide evidence to show how does quantum physics support god...

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post Apr 12 2010, 12:35 PM

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quantum physics does not tell you there's god,it's people that want to interpret the findings of science as evidence that support their personal belief so as to reduce the conflict between these two separate entities,it's easy and convenient to substitute god to the wonderings such as 'who is driving the conditions that eventually leads to evolution?','the atomic structure is so intricate,who made it?','the universe is so finely tuned,who did that?' etc,i can do that too,'god is driving evolution','god caused the big bang',etc... wow miraculous isn't it?god is behind all these!? but does science really tell you that god made and was the one that drove the process?the answer is NO...
I study science too but does it strengthen my faith?the answer is NO as well,instead i find it more and more convincing that god is not necessarily needed to explain everything and probably does not exist or absolutely does not exist,of course the study of philosophy does contribute a big part to my unbelief...
the reason i say this is purely on the ground to clear up your apparent misleading info that study science leads to a stronger faith,but then again,if i have to put a conclusion,i'd say it all comes down to individual to determine what's best that suits them,it's fine if you want to substitute god into the equation(that doesn't mean it's the truth),but does science really make one cling on to their faith more firmly?the answer is not necessarily...

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post Apr 12 2010, 12:52 PM

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QUOTE(Blaze_hit @ Apr 12 2010, 12:48 PM)
Yup, it depends on how u relate it. Like i said before, there's no harm in believing one. If u prefer to look it that way, so be it. No one is forcing u. Im telling faceless how we can actually strengthen our faith through such discoveries. I respect u for your opinions and for being open minded smile.gif thx. Btw, the answer for your question, it's for us. U have right for yours, so do we. Your statement  "i say this is purely on the ground to clear up your apparent misleading info that study science leads to a stronger faith" somehow sounds like u owned science and nobody can interpret it any other way since it's contradict with ur belief i presume?
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no,in your previous reply you sounded like you could defeat an atheist by using science+faith,i'm telling you you're wrong if you really think this way...

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post Apr 12 2010, 01:09 PM

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QUOTE(Blaze_hit @ Apr 12 2010, 12:56 PM)
Oh im sorry about that then if u found that offensive >_> just that faceless said something about to believe without base on reason and he said he cant do anything about proving god to an atheis. Thus, i told him what i knew. In order to strengthen our faith that's all smile.gif and im wrong again for thinking that way?  i guess the truth all lies within u then since i cant believe what i want sad.gif
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no,what i was trying to say was faith(take it as religion in this instance) is a weak spot,it's easily refutable,vulnerable to attack and often tends to lead to your defeat whenever you want to run a debate with atheists...

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post Apr 12 2010, 02:13 PM

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just to add one thing,blaze_hit,you're entitled to have faith but it is a personal belief after all,there are more arguments against god that you can ever imagined,so do beg in mind that god is not true de facto when you insert it to explain the unknowns of science...

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post Apr 13 2010, 01:29 AM

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QUOTE(Blaze_hit @ Apr 12 2010, 08:47 PM)
glad u understand then smile.gif ive deliver and tell what ive been told. My job is done. Glad to know u all, hope i can learn more. In the end the truth is just matter of opinions..
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No,blade-hitz,a truth is not defined by opinions,a cat will not become a dog just because one says it's a dog,that is faith,not truth...

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post Apr 13 2010, 02:12 AM

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QUOTE(teongpeng @ Apr 13 2010, 01:53 AM)
do u reason without having faith in your facts? lol dude?  laugh.gif

all endeavours begin with faith. all.
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hey wait,which faith you're talking about?the one dictated by religion or what? hmm.gif
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post Apr 13 2010, 02:23 AM

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QUOTE(teongpeng @ Apr 13 2010, 02:15 AM)
eh...this isnt religion thread la bro.  biggrin.gif

I'm talking about all sort of faith.
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there is a difference bro... smile.gif
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith

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post Apr 13 2010, 01:45 PM

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QUOTE(Blaze_hit @ Apr 13 2010, 11:58 AM)
eh? when it comes to truth for instance, when i believe A is truth but it's doesnt mean it's a truth for X. The same goes for X, if he or she believe B is true doest mean it's true for me. This is what opinions all about. That's why i said truth is matter of opinions since ppl accept truth as what is convenience for them. I might say theory of evolution is not perfect, got flaws so i dont believe in it. But X says he/she believe in the theory since it's the only explanation (or option?) that sounds logical for them. Thus, they try their best to defend their theory no matter how many flaws is it (so are we according to them since we are 'brainless' for believing in faith). Therefore, like i said earlier it's base on person's opinions. One may not accept truth since it's not for them and one may accept truth since it's for them.
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In science,evidence matters the most,a proven scientific fact will not change it's validity simply because one holds a strong faith that tells him it's false,unless the objections are backed by evidence...

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post Apr 13 2010, 02:28 PM

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QUOTE(Blaze_hit @ Apr 13 2010, 01:59 PM)
and did i said i would prefer not to believe because of faith? I made my point clear there that i dont believe simply because it have many flaws. The flaws are scientific evidences. In term of "truth is matter of opinion" even though u know there's flaws exist in such theory but u still want to believe in it since it's the most logical theory that can explain the current situation (according to u) but not for me since i believe in other theory. Thus, u have evidences for your and i have evidences for mine. That's why im being open minded unlike those who suddenly jump into conclusion saying others are wrong just because they believe the truth lies within them alone.
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a scientific theory is not only backed by evidence,but it also fulfills one of the most fundamental principles of science,i.e.it's FALSIFIABLE,it can be proven wrong if counter evidence is found thereby leading scientists to abandon the theory,faith on the other hand is entirely unfalsifiable,the proponents of such ideology inclined to make unlimited predictions,almost not a single discovery can prove it false,and just in case you wonder,most of the objections come from creationists,their discoveries do not receive recognition in scientific community mainly because they do not adhere to scientific methodology,unable to meet the fundamental principles of science,make constant vacuous statements,and turns out most of the times they are involved in forgery...
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turns out that I've misconstrued your gist,my fault...
back to the point,if one wants to resort to a third party explanation,it has to based on evidence,not lead by opaque reasons...
I hope this clarifies my stance...

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post Apr 13 2010, 03:19 PM

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QUOTE(robertngo @ Apr 13 2010, 03:14 PM)
just how many frauds are there in archeology compare with legitimate finding? one in a hundred, on in thousand. and it is the archeology community themself that expose those fraud. because in science your finding in to be open to examination by other scientist.
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exactly...
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post Apr 13 2010, 04:21 PM

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QUOTE(communist892003 @ Apr 13 2010, 04:11 PM)
Exactly, because most of the researcher know to think better than others religious people who consisted much of the population. However, this does not imply to cleverdick who is an atheist instead pioneer.... rclxms.gif

U should stop shooting people who wan to learn like BlazeHit....U are killing his enthusiastic of curiosity..I guess that is why religious people just hate us for this reason
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I apologize if I over-reacted... notworthy.gif
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post Apr 13 2010, 04:26 PM

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QUOTE(communist892003 @ Apr 13 2010, 04:23 PM)
I don't get you  icon_question.gif
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here,read this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adnan_Oktar
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post Apr 13 2010, 08:43 PM

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QUOTE(rndm @ Apr 13 2010, 02:29 PM)
What if one day all that we understand and perceive about reality turn out to be just delusion and joke even it make sense to us???? Don't stop , have faith  that it wouldn't
jUSt DO IT!!! whistling.gif

sorry, accidentally used my friend's ID while using his laptop
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mind to elaborate more?i'd like to see more of your baseless argument...

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post Apr 13 2010, 10:03 PM

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QUOTE(communist892003 @ Apr 13 2010, 09:56 PM)
That is sarcasm that i wrote specifically to you. It would be better u read some metaphysics or epistemology. The fact that our eyes perceive that the land is flat , but does not implied that earth is flat. The fact that knowledge said whatever it said, doesn't mean it would be necessary the truth.  biggrin.gif
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this notion is vacuous in the face of concrete scientific evidence,and the logic itself is flawed,it essentially implies something like this---our knowledge tells us that there is no flying spaghetti monster,but is it true?

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