i'm not talking about old prophets or scientist i'm talking about people reading this. if you think it's you prove it with a story or something... idk... be IMAGINATIVE.
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Chubs. She's my little hippocampus co-ed. She makes sure that all of my ideas are routed first through my kidneys (to filter out impurities...like naughty ideas about my mom) and then through the salivary glands (for which I'm SURE you know the reason!)\n\nAnyhow, one time I tried to actually shake Chubs' hand. BIG MISTAKE! I think she bit my finger...at least that's what I assumed from all the blood.\n\nSo I'd say definitely Chubs wins your award. \n\n(Sometimes she makes me *do things* though. Just ask the lady at Quizno's. I don't think we'll *ever* be allowed back in there.)
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If you are looking for facts or empirical proof, you will not find it.\n\nThe one problem that individuals who cite the Bible have is the authenticity of the Bible. Where does it come from? How do you know that the Bible really is inspired or that it proves anything? Many will say that the Bible simply says so. That's a poor argument however. I can write anything and say it is inspired by God, but it isn't. Very plainly you cannot use the Bible to validate that the Bible is authentic and if you can't do that you cannot validate that there is truly a God.\n\nAnother good argument is that you exist. People have difficulty understanding how something could always exist and not have a creator. For example. The solar system that we are in is very intelligent in design. The gravitational fields and the way our planet is lined up perfectly to absorb just enough heat yet reflect away the harmful radiation of the sun is proof enough for some people that there is some sort of higher power. A God of sorts. The question posed by them is simply: How can this be without some sort of intelligent design? Where did the matter that makes up our planet come from? It all goes back to one single concept we don't quite understand which is time. The concept of time is the most unknown and least understood dimension of our universe. Is it by design as well? Who knows.\n\nAnother interesting argument is the presence of miracles. This is a hard one to address. Superstitious behavior arrives from something called reinforcement. Intermittent reinforcement at that. But that's too detailed to get into in this question, but would be a good one to ask.\n\nI would say that to answer your question correctly requires knowledge that we just don't have at the moment. I personally believe there is a God. I don't have proof of course, none that you could verify anyway. But I feel there may be something out there.
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Actually, all that stuff is too confusing for the average Joe to consider. I think it actually takes more faith to believe all that stuff than it does to believe in creation. Of course, that's just MY take on the whole matter. It's almost like believing a junk yard blew up one day, then came back together to form a cadillac. It's just too much to believe for me. <*)))><
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I'm not sure which I find more hliarious, that Patzy calls your article, "bullshit facts" yet there isn't a damn thing to prove God exists that isn't strung together inconsitencies and things that are unexplainable, or the fact that MommaToldMeNotToCome has no ability to read the article and see when the article you posted in fact written.  Fact is, no one should be calling anyone elses beliefs bullshit.  \n\nAs for your question, it could be.  There is no way to tell.  Lots of people were crucified at that time and what happened to Jesus wasn't special.  He was one of many.  \n\nAnd Susenjungle, the Shroud of Turin wasn't used by mary Magdelen to wipe Jesus face, it was what was laid over his body after the crucifiction and due to the oils the body secretes during the ordeal made an stain of his face and body on it.  I have some good books on the subject if you are interested, let me know!  I love sharing books!
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answering the who believes part:  only people who can't read or who so mistrust science that they refuse to believe anything but the bible (and biblical scholars, paradoxically).\n\nAs to where they get that nonsense, well, that'd be those bible scholars.  Strangely I suspect those same scholars may in many cases be more open to other theories (evolution!) than they're given credit for.  After all, it's one thing to read the bible and infer from all the details there that genesis must have described a date 4600 years ago; it's quite another to believe that is a true account of the time since creation.
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Do you understand that this is the SCIENCE section? Where we deal in facts?\n\nDo you understand that you are discussing MYTHOLOGY/FANTASY? That this is has no factual basis?\n\nTry posting this over in the RELIGION or PHILOSOPHy or ARTS secton. You will get a better reposnse.
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It is an interesting idea, but do you reallly understand where the other side is coming from?  Have you read any good books written by creation scientists?
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Today there's nothing strange about them: they are public, everybody can read them and judge for themselves. Even on the internet. Apocryphas, gnostic, pseudopigraphics, you name them. They were only interesting as long as they where "hidden" or "banned" by narrowminded christians during centuries. I read 'em, almost all, and there's absolutely nothing sensational about them. Most of them are as boring as the Bible itself.
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I agree and this is one of the most difficult issues that I have been struggling with lately.  Our ancestors of 2000 years ago did not have the science nor the technology to explain everyday events.  "Oh my gosh!  That glowing ball is back!  It must be a god!"  So, they named him Helios.  I'm just so confused as to why the Bible is still the end all, be all authority.  We've obviously made leaps and bounds in our understanding of the earth, our solar system, our galaxy and our universe.  Ugh!  I'm just so confused and find it VERY hard to follow with blind faith.
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I just asked a question about the Montauk Project myself.I read the books.They seem to be very technically correct about a lot of the  things they talk about.So who-ever wrote them wasn't an idiot or a nut making up a story. I believe that the things spoken of in the stories are more than likely possible.Whether or not they actually happened as it is written,or if we really do possess this secret technoIogy, I don't know.In a way though,I kind of hope it isn't completely true,because the story of these projects are filled with abuse and inhuman treatment of human beings in the name of scientific developement and whatever else.
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How about the fact that the entire scientific community accepts the age of the earth to be 4.6 billion years old?\n\nI have no idea what sources you're reading from or even if you just made all that up, but science is in no way "proving" the Bible. If anything, it's proving that the Biblical creation story is even LESS likely to actually have happened than we originally thought.\n\nAdam & Eve? Mainstream scientists laugh at that, man.
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This is all just a story of fiction, so believe whatever you want to.  The bible has been written, re-written, translated from one language and back again so manty times, it's even more of a work of whoever was writing it and whatever was believed at the time than anything to be taken for "truth".
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The proof is not just on paper, it's written on my heart.  When you experience Jesus, when you get to know Him personally, there is no question.  \n\nDo you think thousands of people around the world would give their lives just for something written on paper? The proof is in the heart my friend.
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If you did not, now you do. I will bet that you will get a lot of religious people asking for proof, well, if they can't prove these exists then they do not. (And no they can't prove it)
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Hm attacking the author of a book for his creativity. So the book is fiction. You do realize that there are those that claim your new testament is fiction as well, right? Im might tell you as well not to believe everything you read. Right? I want to know why you think Dan Brown needs professional help, amanochev. What leads you to make such an intolerant and vapid statement? Bred2B, people could say the exact same things about the bible. Pure fantasy. Why is it blasphemous? Its a novel. Dont tell me youre starting to act like someone published a cartoon of sorts...People have freedom of speech and expression. Dan Brown wrote an entertaining book, that millions have enjoyed. Blasphemy? Dont you think thats a wee intolerant...And maybe a little dumb sounding? LIke it could have been said centuries ago? Im just curious. In the meantime, heres a post of mine, I think some of you should read.http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqkU6qiSgh7Cn30xkZZXD8fsy6IX?qid=1006022602143\nBeruch hashem
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that is funny.  someone saying "Why would you believe a race of aliens without question?? Just because they have traveled through space doesn't make them trustworthy."  why would you believe a book just because it was written along time ago?
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I think it is a bunch of stories made up - fairytale like tales more or less.  If people found out that this was true they would probably just toss the book aside - recycle it, burn it, whatever - there will always be the true believers and the book will never go away.