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I have been a member of this forum for a little over a year. I have watched newbies come in and begin to flaunt their knowledge that often is erroneous. I was taught those interpretations concerning the 70 weeks of years, the rapture, the antichrist, the tribulation, and the 666 numerology. Later I was to learn the errors of this teaching. I was informed of this dispenstional teaching and its roots coming from John Nelson Darby. I thought I was now fully informed and knew the whole truth. But I was later to learn via a posting by Massorite that much of Darby's information came from a woman named McDonald who had a dream and wrote a letter telling of the dream. I don't think I even finished reading Massorite's post because I was so upset that all this time I was still missing some information. I later made a post concerning Armageddon, then Retrobyter comes along and further educates me on this point. Though it was not his intention, he demonstrated to me how much I lacked in knowledge compared to him, between Retrobyter and Massorite I was forced to realize that for all my knowledge I was still suffering some form of ignorance. I am always thankful for the writings of those who put themselves out there to instruct us in truth. I have witnessed the many arguments concerning prophecy and many parties arguing an erroneous teaching and some reaching the point of rudeness. My epiphany is this: mo matter how much we are educated and study, we all suffer some form of ignorance. Knowing that I will always be ignorant to some degree I will now be more patient with others and treat those who profer their errors more lovingly. I suggest that we all do the same and be more civil.

Honestly it astounds me that this is even an issue. Evolution is VERY EASILY diesproven. There has already been proof to show the following. 1. Man and dinosaurs coexisted together. 2. The earth is NOT more than 100,000 years old. 3. Mankind is not more than 10,000 years old. 4. It is mathematically IMPOSSIBLE for even a single celled organism to come about by chance even after 100 BILLION years, let alone a trillion celled organism after only 15 billion years. 5. MANY of the so called proofs in your kids science textbooks have been disproven AND even some were done intentionally false. So much so that the creators of such proofs were put on trial for outright fraud. We can know a theory is SERIOUSLY flawed when people actually get in legal trouble for making up so called proofs because real ones don't exist. In addition, there are MANY questions posed to evolutionists that STILL have not been answered and in fact are completely ignored or sidestepped by evolutionists altogether because it is impossible to answer from an evolutionist viewpoint. It makes my stomach turn that billions of our tax dollars go to teach children such a theory that is proven false, yet declared the only legal religion to be state sponsered in schools.

Not out of thin air, out of God's intention. He designed us, and He did it well. If certain commonalities were useful in both models based on common function they were given to both and ergo we have shared characteristics. Our similarity to other primates is something that's visually apparent so this supposed problem for creationism is something that's been acknowledged since before evolution was ever dreamed up... and yet it was never considered a problem before, so why would it be now as though it's some new insight? Of course that's the case, because you're line of reasoning is fallacious so that legitimate objection will continue to stand. Stargaze, that actually doesn't matter. It's still the exact same number of changes away whether or not it's equa-distant. If the chimps take the vast majority of mutations by 1000:1, all that would mean is that we'd be watching chimps evolve daily. The only thing that matters is the astounding volume of changes for which our observations cannot account through evolutionary interpretations. That objection is an argument from ignorance. I'm saying that based on the evidence we cannot possibly account for the volume of changes we'd need to account for merely the nearest branch of human evolutionary development. You're saying we're free to extrapolate to any extent because we don't know that it didn't happen just because it's not at all like any of the evidence we observe. This is why I disagree that it looks like evolution occurred. When you examine the actual data quantitatively then what you see is that the theory just does not match what we observe, but instead of that the discussion gravitates to subjective interpretations of the evidence that are positioned as the evidence itself, despite actually being circular reasoning that simply affirms the consequent instead of disconfirming any alternatives. That ants, crocodiles, sharks, etc have remained unchanged neither seeks to make sense of the quantitative (i.e. scientific) problems for which evolution cannot account, nor is it at all injurious to my position. All you've added to the table is the acknowledgement that some things really don't seem to change and that fact (which is so complimentary to my position that its brave of you even to bring it up) seems to be the backbone of your defense. So, based on the physical evidence it doesn't look like we have a quantitative license to infer evolution since there’s nothing that would allow such extrapolation (quite the opposite, in fact), but your point is that some things just don’t really seem to evolve? I agree, and will do you one better and point out that the evidence indicates that nothing does. That’s the point.

The only transitional fossil I know of that was scientifically proven was the Piltdown Man. It transitioned from science to fraud. "It is absurd for the Evolutuinists to complain that it is unthinkable for an admittedly unthinkable God to make everything out of nothing and then pretend that it is more thinkable that nothing should turn itself into everything."--G.K. Chesterton

That's not what the genetic evidence tells us. We either share common ancestry or God decided to make it look as if we share common ancestry. I personally don't believe in god but if I was a theist I wouldn't want to worship a deceptive one. Really? How noble of you to stand above your Creator! You will (future tense in an hour, day, week...) not like your choice Love, Steven

I have never seen any president "apologize on behalf of my country" so much in my life. I truly pray that people will wake up in the next nine months and see this man for what he is.

that may be as in indvidually catholics may be saved, but does it make sense for the cross to have occured only to replace it with the same type of intercession by men for your sins? you do realise that the levites were to be intercessors for the sins of the nation and also assist in reconcilation. there was seldom any direct acess to the YHWH. the ripping of the temple after the death of our LORD was to show that was done away with. all saints have acess to the cross. so therefore a confessional isnt needed. im not against pastors and men called to the office of leadership but i cant ask the pastor to forgive me for sins that i didnt do to him or his family. i make ask for prayer with me but utilimitaley God forgives men not men.

Yes, Shiloh, you are correct. Interesting thoughts Taylor and Mizz. I have been told that us living on different planets is a Mormon idea.

Why on earth would a non-Catholic send their child to a Catholic school? Their theology is WAY different from that of Protestants.

No I don't think I would . I think the public school system would be better, and the money you save you might need to invest in a tutor. This way at least you control the theology your child receives.

I would opt for finding someone to home school him. There must be parents in your area who do this.

What is meant by "declared my new faith"? As for baptism, well it is a command. Paul speaks of why it is important, representing our death and burial with Christ and sharing in His resurrection. So my question for this is for what reason are you holding back?