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The arguments for God’s existence are based on positive evidence and logical inferences. Not gaps of knowledge.

God of the gaps and incredulity, a justified refutation of ID arguments? https://reasonandscience.catsboard.com/t1983-gaps-god-of-the-gaps-and-incredulitya-justified-refutation-of-id-arguments

125 reasons to believe in God

https://reasonandscience.catsboard.com/t1276-125-reasons-to-believe-in-god

There is no evidence of Gods existence. Really?

1. The universe and biological systems appear designed. Therefore, most likely, they were designed.

2. The universe is like a wind-up clock, winding down as if at one point it was fully wound up and has been winding down ever since. That means, it had a beginning, therefore a cause.

3. Laws and rules of mathematics and physics are imprinted in the universe, which obeys them. The fundamental physical constants, the universe, and the earth are finely tuned to permit life. Hundreds, if not thousands of constants must be just right. Who/what finely adjusted these parameters to permit life?

4. Cells ARE literally factories. Biological cells ARE an industrial park of millions of interconnected complex factories, full of machines, production lines, computers, energy turbines, etc.

5. Cell factories have a codified description of themselves in digital form stored in genes and have the machinery to process that information through transcription and translation into an identical representation in analog 3D form, the physical ‘reality’ of that description.

6. DNA has the highest storage density known, stores the blueprint of life, has information encoding, transmission, and decoding, and translation machinery.

7. Humans are moral beings, and have conscious intelligent minds, able to communicate, use language, and objective logic. Morals, the mind, information, and logic, are non-material, non-physical entities.

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The arguments for God’s existence are based on positive evidence and logical inferences. Not gaps of knowledge. Period.martin_r
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Let me submit that in history, it's been repeatedly demonstrated that people who don't WANT to see the obvious will absolute not see the obvious. A great example is called the Semmelweis Reflex. Here's a paper on the subject: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31837492/ Let me also point out that Darwinists resort to two (2) gods of the gaps that they frequently invoke to bridge massive gaps in theory! The names of these two gods are MIGHTA and MUSTA. Don't believe me? You'll find them named in many if not most new announcements concerning the Origin of Life and Darwinism. -QQuerius
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#3 Chuck... did you read the title of my virtual library? Defending the Christian Worldview, Creationism, and Intelligent Design Otangelo Grasso: This is my personal virtual library, where i collect information, which leads in my view to the Christian faith, creationism, and Intelligent Design as the best explanation of the origin of the physical Universe, life, and biodiversity. Confessing Christ for me is the first goal. And ID is just the first step in a cumulative argument, that leads to Christ. Nature points to a designer. The Bible clarifies its identity. One is based on scientific evidence, and the second is on direct revelation. They go both, hand in hand, and speak the same language.Otangelo
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"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake" -- attributed to Napoleon BonaparteSeversky
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Every time a prominent IDer identifies the “intelligent designer” as the “God of the Bible,” the less likely we will see ID taught in public schools. Have to keep you eye on the ball……chuckdarwin
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CD at 3, Still at it? Yes, after the science is done with Intelligent Design, average people will see the intelligent designer as the Christian God.relatd
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What have we learned today? From the author’s blog:
THEREFORE … WE CAN INFER THAT THE GOD OF THE BIBLE IS THAT INTELLIGENT DESIGNER BECAUSE THE DESCRIPTION OF HIM FROM THE BIBLE MATCHES THAT WHICH IS NEEDED TO INFER A GOD EXISTS.
We’ve learned two things. First—and it’s about time—that the God of the Bible (I assume the Christian God) is the elusive “intelligent designer” and two, the immense power of circular reasoning…….chuckdarwin
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"1. The universe and biological systems appear designed. Therefore, most likely, they were designed." Not only do they appear designed, but upon closer scrutiny, there's design layer upon design layer upon design layer... Andrewasauber
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Logic and evidence drive ID. Since the beginning no one who disputes ID has ever presented either for any other explanation.jerry
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