Does God ever make mistakes during his "Intelligent Design" process?
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One word: Platypus\n\nIf that's not a mistake, then God has a GREAT sense of humor.\n\nEdit:\n\nAnyone consider that God just may be an engineer? So he creates the universe, but he doesn't want to have to make every little decision. A speck of dust goes where now? God has more important things to do than worry about the small stuff. So God figures out all the physics, math, and the other things because he's God, and then throws enough energy into the mix. His systems are all set up, so the big bang happens, and now he can kick back and wait for 24 to start showing (or something, what ever God does to pass the time).\n\nProblem is, sometimes you get a weird quirk in the system, it's not really a mistake because the systems still work, but it isn't quite right either. So God just let's it be.
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one cant, at least THIS one cant.  When something terrible happens and you question gods "wisdom" a religious person will most often come back with god has a plan we just don't know what it is.  Well my point is if there is a god and this god is omnipotent then this god allows all of this terrible stuff to happen.  Now if this god has a plan that lets these things happen FOR WHATEVER REASON then it is not something I would want in my life.  If a person stands idly by and lets pain and suffering befall his fellow man when it is in his/her ability to stop the suffering then they are as much at fault as whatever is causing the suffering.  If a "god" dose the same thing, well its just a perverse sort of thing to put your faith in.
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God maks no mistakes! It is man who makes mistakes!\n\n  I can;t believe that Christians are answering in such a childish manner concerning this question. First of all the apple bit is a myth incerted into our bibles by those we allow to translate and print it .for the past three hundred years Jews have been translating and printing the Christians Bible and perverting it I believe in order to make us ignorant of GODs true word\n\n The BIBLE says to STUDY TO SHOW YOURSELF THE APPROVED WORD OF GOD.  To do that you must not believe that simply because someone hands you a Bible it is the "approved word " of GOD. To do this you must put some effort in it in order to prove your love for GOD. You must research history and go back and research the anciant writings of the bible . The greek Septuagint is one such anciant manuscript of Gods true word, untouched by Jewish translator. It was left in the hands of the Greeks because God knew they would not misstanslate it  and would present it as it was given to them. You can purchase an English version of the GReek Septuagitn today in order to put all these childhood , judao myths to rest.\n\n   First there was no fruit such as an apple in the bible. i have several old versions and in my 1703 verson it says that EVE WAS BEGUILED BY the SERPENT which is to mean that Eve was sexually tempted and did partake of the serpant in sex. \n\n God calls all things fruit because they are the fruit of GODS labor Adam and Eve were the fruit of GOdS labor and so was Satan.He says be fruitful and multiply meaning this toward humans and the multiplying of the people. He warned Adam and Eve that they could partake of any fruit in the garden which consisted only of Adam and Eve and the other fruit that God forbade them to partake of was the Fruit ( creation of satan whoc had more knwledge than they) of knowledge which was satan himself.\nDictionary\n par·take    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (pär-tk)\nv. par·took, (-tk) par·tak·en, (-tkn) par·tak·ing, pa·takes \nv. intr.\nTo take or have a part or share; participate.  \nTo have part of the quality, nature, or character of something. \n\nv. tr.\nTo take or have a part in; share in.\n \n Eve was "Beguiled " (seduced ) by satan and that resulted in the son CAIN and later the Cannites.\n\nDictionary:Beguiled\n\nadj : filled with wonder and delight [syn: captivated, charmed, delighted, enthralled, entranced]\n\n     It was Cain who is the son of Satan and thusly the earthly seed of satan was born. \n\n  God warned them and Eve partook with satan once he beguiled and suduced her and then she shared with Adam whom when God asked why is it that they know they are naked, Adam responded " lord it is that woman you gave me." God was not madd at Adam because of the lust between Adam and Eve , He was angry because Eve disobeyed GOD and did partake of the fruit of knowledge ( the only one who had knowledge besides GOd at that time) and was impregnated with satans seed. God refers to all human creation as Fruit!\n\nGen 30:2 And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, [Am] I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb? \n\nExd 21:22 If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart [from her], and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges [determine]. \n\nDeu 7:13 And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee. \n\n  In all transcripts of the Bible from 1611 back to the time of Christ there is no mention of an apple or the fruit of a tree . It read that Adam and Eve was not to partake of the fruit of knowledge whcih is the serpent satan. Jewish translation
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There are about 2,000 more stupid design flaws in humans.\n\nIf god designed man, he should be fired.\n\nIf a god exists, he's either stupid, or doesn't give a sh!t.
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A very good question - Darwin used the specific example of parasitic wasps that paralyse their prey and lay eggs that eat the victim - alive - from the inside.\n\nI bet you get a lot of cut and paste scriptural quotes, but I have yet to hear a convincing reply from a theist. Bear in mind, as you say, that an omnipotent god did not have to create an ecco-system that relied on what, according to the sense of morality and aesthetics he supposedly created in us, a disgusting survival tactic.\n\nSuch examples are entirely consistent with natural selection but hard to reconcile with the concept of a benevolent intelligent designer!
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gods not an idiot. humans have to sin. to fullfill gods word. dont question it. just beleive!
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God makes no mistakes, mathematical or otherwise. The Scriptures do not contain error.  By the way, Solomon built this sea in 1000 B.C., long before the Greeks rediscovered Pi (p).  We may not understand some things at first glance, but the problem is with us, not with the Bible. \n\nAncient standards of measure vary widely, a cubit is generally taken to be about 18 inches, although there are different types of cubits ("common" and "royal", varying from 17 to 22 inches). A handbreadth is taken to be about 3 inches, sometimes being defined as one-sixth of a cubit.\n\nThe Bible and the Value of "PI" \n\nDoes the Bible contain a mathematical error?  Not at all! \n\n  Biblical Value of Pi \n\n1.0471698, which multiplied by 3 is pi.  "1047" in the Old Testament lexicon can be transliterated as "pi."  Hence, "house of pi."  Indeed, truth is stranger than fiction. \n\nSolomon and the Molten Sea\n\n\n\nIn describing the temple that King Solomon built for the King of Kings, several articles of furniture are described.  One of these pieces is “a molten sea.”   II Chronicles 4:2 reads thus, “Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.”  A supposed discrepancy has arisen from this passage concerning the mathematical accuracy of the Bible.  The value of π (pi) is known to be equal to the circumference of a circle divided by its diameter,  \n\nThe aforementioned scripture states that the molten sea was “ten cubits from brim to brim” and “a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about;” thus, its diameter was 10 cubits, and its circumference 30 cubits.  Dividing this circumference of 30 by a diameter of 10 gives a value of exactly 3.  This is where the questions arise.   It is commonly known that the value of π is approximately 3.14159265358979. In fact, this value has been proven so exactly, that its value is known to hundreds of thousands of digits.  \n\nWhy then does the Bible appear to give the value of π to be 3?  A diameter of 10 cubits should yield a circle having a circumference of more that 31.4 cubits--not 30 cubits.  Is the Bible just rounding things off?  Are the Biblical values just approximate and not really exact?  If we see here that the scripture is not exact, what other passages also contain words that cannot be received with complete accuracy?  \n\n1 Kings 7:26 It [the above mentioned metal pool] was a handbreadth in thickness, and its rim was like the rim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It held two thousand baths. \n\n\nIf the diameter of this bowl was 10 cubits, then the circumference should have been 31.415926 cubits, and not just 30 cubits!  Any math student will tell you that the circumference of a circle is found by taking the diameter times Pi (3.14159265358979...), is commonly approximated by 22/7 if great accuracy is not needed.   Is this an error?  Think again. The answer is so simple!\n\nThe diameter of 10 cubits is from outer rim to outer rim, the way anyone would measure a circular object.  The circumference of 30 cubits, however, was of the inner circle, after subtracting the thickness of the brass (two handbreadths—one for each side) from which the bowl was made.  This would be the number needed to calculate the volume of water.\n\n      \nline of thirty cubits did compass it round about\n\ncalculation of pi = \n\n(30 x 18) / [(10 x 18) - (2 x 4.05)] = 540 / (180 - 8.10) = 3.1413613 = 3.1414\n\nLet's compare our calculated value of 3.1414 to the real value of "pi", which is 3.1415927. Actually, the parameters given in 1 Kings 7:23-26 gives a direct value for "pi" that is within 2 parts in 10,000, which is fairly accurate. Since the outside diameter of the sea is 10 cubits, what is the inside diameter?\n\ninside diameter = circumference / pi = 30 / 3.1415927 = 9.5493 cubits\n\nAnd
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No.  Because this contradicts God being almighty.  God could create nothing that He couldn't do with as He pleases.
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It is no mistake in man believing in God it is man himself that is the mistake, he trust his own beliefs, his breaks every commandment that was given to us from our Lord, and most of all sin. Of course Sin has been in the world long before you and I was made who we are. If anything Man has made a mistake in man by trusting in man to tell him what is right and what is wrong, believing that it is okay to misuse a woman and not treat her right and most of all it is man who made a big mistake when he believes that going to war is the answer to everything and not sitting down and talking about it in the first place. Man has made so many mistakes in the life and in the life before, so it is not a surprise to here you say such a thing because God said be not surprise what is under the sun. Remember this even if you don't remember anything else Man has a choice to whatever he wants to do whether it is good or bad and he also has a choice to live right or live wrong. It is not God's mistake that man chooses to live this way it is man. The only mistake God made was making Satin ruler of earth and allowing him this dominion to have as his own.  My belief is simple I believe that the mistake is man and not God.
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ABSOLUTELY !!!\n\nSOME TRULY UNBELIEVABLY AMAZING THINGS HAPPEN !!!\n\nTHEY HAPPEN BY FAITH !!!\n\nTHROUGH THE GRACE OF GOD !!!\n\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\nATHEIST MAY THINK OTHERWISE !!!\n\nBUT THOSE THINGS JUST DON'T HAPPEN BY CHANCE, BY LUCK OR JUST OUT OF THIN AIR !!!\n\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\n\nJUST LOOK AT THE TOPIC OF WHO CREATED \nHUMAN-BEINGS !!!\n\nGOD IS OUR CREATOR !!! \n\nTHERE IS NO OTHER LOGIC !!!\n\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\n\nPEACE !!!
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No.\n\nEven God is still trying to figure that out.
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That depends on what you mean by your question.\n\nAre you asking specifically about things God has done or things that happen.\n\nIf you believe that everything that happens is God's work, then NO.\n\nAbsolutely not.  As for specific works of God, you would need to be specific.  I would need to know what works you are attributing to God to comment on them.
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No he only works in obvious ways. god works in mysterious ways because he is a sneaky bastard.
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Actually, I have a bachelors in Physics and studied evolution in great detail.  It is through that extensive study that I came to the conclusion that it must be wrong and that all things were created by an intelligent being by design.\n\nAs for your example about the "long periods" instead of days... Did God create the plants in one "long period" and wait a really long time before creating the animals later??\n\nYou also say that all branches of government are controlled by Christians, but I have to say that they aren't making very many Christ-like decisions.
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Your question is not easily deciphered.  Are you asking why intelligence isn't needed to design the human brain?  It was.  God is omnipotent and he's the one who designed it.  Why do you think we know such a small fraction of its uses?  Because we, as humans, could never even begin to fathom the complexities of God.
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if you believe in god: GOD MADE IDIOTS\nif you dont: THEY CHOSE TO BE IDIOTS
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I am the I.D. disciple, it is my sacred mission here to spread the glorious (and scientific) word of Intelligent Design (or I.D.).\n\nOnly through true harmonious integration of theology and science can our world be completely understood (and logically explained).  The key Principle of I.D. is Science Harmoniously Integrating Theology (or S.H.I.T.)  Please join me on our wonderful journey through the world of S.H.I.T.\n\nIntelligent Design - coming soon to a school district near you! \n\nGlory be ID