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08 May 2008, 2:49 pm

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ID is not science. It never will be. It's utterly ridiculous.


Depending on which definition of science one is currently using, ID may not be "science".

It's merely true.


If complexity needs a creator, then the creator needs a creator. But of course, ''God has always been there''. Utter rubbish.


Too much for our human minds, huh? Could it be -- and this is just a hunch -- that the essence of God may be a bit beyond what seems normal to our reasoning? You are no more in a position to pronounce "utter rubbish" upon a Creator you can't understand than am I. And I wouldn't dare think that my mind is vast enough to know the ins and outs of how God exists.
To do so would be the height of arrogance. (Congratulations on that.)

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You know, I laugh at people who say the world is intelligently designed anyway. Broken crust, crossing respiratory and digestive tracks...if God exists, then God is an idiot.


Really? Well, our leading scientists must be even stupider, because they haven't figured out exactly how the human body works yet. When scientists fully understand the human brain, get back to me. 8)

(And it's bad form to call your Designer an idiot, for reasons of self-embarrassment, to being with... :roll: )


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08 May 2008, 2:58 pm

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Really? Well, our leading scientists must be even stupider, because they haven't figured out exactly how the human body works yet. When scientists fully understand the human brain, get back to me. 8)


i bet we know a lot more than you think. there aren't any structures that we don't at least know SOMETHING that they do. we know all major tracts. but to get down to how it sustains itself and a more thorough view of the +10 billion connections... no we're not close.... but we're gettin there. there's actually some pretty interesting computer simulations for how our brain network runs ect...

wish me luck on my brain physiology final this sat!

edit: what's SUPER cool about the brain... is that it's plastic (meaning it is very mallible and can compensate for AMAZING detriments)


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08 May 2008, 2:59 pm

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Too much for our human minds, huh? Could it be -- and this is just a hunch -- that the essence of fairies may be a bit beyond what seems normal to our reasoning? You are no more in a position to pronounce "utter rubbish" upon fairies you can't understand than am I. And I wouldn't dare think that my mind is vast enough to know the ins and outs of how fairies exists.
To do so would be the height of arrogance. (Congratulations on that.)

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You know, I laugh at people who say the world is intelligently designed anyway. Broken crust, crossing respiratory and digestive tracks...if God exists, then God is an idiot.


Really? Well, our leading scientists must be even stupider, because they haven't figured out exactly how the human body works yet. When scientists fully understand the human brain, get back to me. 8) Until then, fairies designed it*

(And it's bad form to call fairies idiots, for reasons of self-embarrassment, to being with... :roll: )


Translation to show stupidity of the argument :lol: You can replace god with fairies, unicorns, chupacabras, and it is the same argument.

* Added to show the secondary meaning behind that paragraph



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08 May 2008, 3:08 pm

Sedaka wrote:
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Really? Well, our leading scientists must be even stupider, because they haven't figured out exactly how the human body works yet. When scientists fully understand the human brain, get back to me. 8)


i bet we know a lot more than you think. there aren't any structures that we don't at least know SOMETHING that they do. we know all major tracts.


We know a whole lot, sure.
But what percentage of total understanding do we currently hold about the human brain?
That's the figure that's extremely underwhelming.

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but to get down to how it sustains itself and a more thorough view of the +10 billion connections... no we're not close.... but we're gettin there.


Well, my point is that we've been getting there for thousands of years, and we're still nowhere close to understanding it all.

So, how can some people claim the design is "stupid", when we've nowhere near discovered what the entire design is??

Sheesh, if only AI were as "stupid" as our brains are -- the future would be here!

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wish me luck on my brain physiology final this sat!

edit: what's SUPER cool about the brain... is that it's plastic (meaning it is very mallible and can compensate for AMAZING detriments)


gl :)

Yep, that's pretty cool!


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08 May 2008, 3:11 pm

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Too much for our human minds, huh? Could it be -- and this is just a hunch -- that the essence of fairies may be a bit beyond what seems normal to our reasoning? You are no more in a position to pronounce "utter rubbish" upon fairies you can't understand than am I. And I wouldn't dare think that my mind is vast enough to know the ins and outs of how fairies exists.
To do so would be the height of arrogance. (Congratulations on that.)

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You know, I laugh at people who say the world is intelligently designed anyway. Broken crust, crossing respiratory and digestive tracks...if God exists, then God is an idiot.


Really? Well, our leading scientists must be even stupider, because they haven't figured out exactly how the human body works yet. When scientists fully understand the human brain, get back to me. 8) Until then, fairies designed it*

(And it's bad form to call fairies idiots, for reasons of self-embarrassment, to being with... :roll: )


Translation to show stupidity of the argument :lol: You can replace god with fairies, unicorns, chupacabras, and it is the same argument.

* Added to show the secondary meaning behind that paragraph


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08 May 2008, 3:12 pm

Your arguments fail utterly.



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08 May 2008, 3:25 pm

Kalister, your blasphemy angers the Flying Spaghetti Monster!



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08 May 2008, 3:33 pm

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Kalister, your blasphemy angers the Flying Spaghetti Monster!


Cthulhu is my god. He will fight FSM to the death. Cthulhu Fhtagn!



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08 May 2008, 3:34 pm

Ragtime wrote:
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ID is not science. It never will be. It's utterly ridiculous.


Depending on which definition of science one is currently using, ID may not be "science".

It's merely true.


If complexity needs a creator, then the creator needs a creator. But of course, ''God has always been there''. Utter rubbish.


Too much for our human minds, huh? Could it be -- and this is just a hunch -- that the essence of God may be a bit beyond what seems normal to our reasoning? You are no more in a position to pronounce "utter rubbish" upon a Creator you can't understand than am I. And I wouldn't dare think that my mind is vast enough to know the ins and outs of how God exists.
To do so would be the height of arrogance. (Congratulations on that.)

DeanFoley wrote:
You know, I laugh at people who say the world is intelligently designed anyway. Broken crust, crossing respiratory and digestive tracks...if God exists, then God is an idiot.


Really? Well, our leading scientists must be even stupider, because they haven't figured out exactly how the human body works yet. When scientists fully understand the human brain, get back to me. 8)

(And it's bad form to call your Designer an idiot, for reasons of self-embarrassment, to being with... :roll: )


You are doing nothing but making rationalizations.


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08 May 2008, 3:39 pm

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Too much for our human minds, huh? Could it be -- and this is just a hunch -- that the essence of fairies may be a bit beyond what seems normal to our reasoning? You are no more in a position to pronounce "utter rubbish" upon fairies you can't understand than am I. And I wouldn't dare think that my mind is vast enough to know the ins and outs of how fairies exists.
To do so would be the height of arrogance. (Congratulations on that.)

DeanFoley wrote:
You know, I laugh at people who say the world is intelligently designed anyway. Broken crust, crossing respiratory and digestive tracks...if God exists, then God is an idiot.


Really? Well, our leading scientists must be even stupider, because they haven't figured out exactly how the human body works yet. When scientists fully understand the human brain, get back to me. 8) Until then, fairies designed it*

(And it's bad form to call fairies idiots, for reasons of self-embarrassment, to being with... :roll: )


Translation to show stupidity of the argument :lol: You can replace god with fairies, unicorns, chupacabras, and it is the same argument.

* Added to show the secondary meaning behind that paragraph


:roll:

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And I do, but it ain't easy!


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08 May 2008, 3:48 pm

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Your arguments fail utterly.


I think we're dealing with some intellectual dishonesty on your part regarding that claim.

Oh well, I'm used to getting that from people on here. Nothin' new.


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08 May 2008, 3:50 pm

So much blind emotion... Is there any logic left in this thread?

I'm going somewhere else to search for some...


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08 May 2008, 3:53 pm

You are very arrogant about your arguments worth, yet you don't give any proof to their validity, which has been proven false over and over :( . Hubris.



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08 May 2008, 3:53 pm

Ragtime wrote:
Kalister1 wrote:
Your arguments fail utterly.


I think we're dealing with some intellectual dishonesty on your part regarding that claim.

Oh well, I'm used to getting that from people on here. Nothin' new.



the entire ID point is intellectually dishonest. all it does is put a cap on research and offers no proof and no reproducible results...which isn't science.



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08 May 2008, 3:54 pm

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You are very arrogant about your arguments worth, yet you don't give any proof to their validity, which has been proven false over and over :( . Hubris.


I reject those claims. You falsely impugn.


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08 May 2008, 3:56 pm

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You are very arrogant about your arguments worth, yet you don't give any proof to their validity, which has been proven false over and over :( . Hubris.


I reject those claims. You falsely impugn.


Well, it isn't for you to accept or reject; it is apparent throughout the course of this thread that you are completely wrong, and can not accept that. You believe you holding a belief is proof enough, both in this post, and your previous ones.