Subject: Is it possible that by fabricating the "big bang" and "natural evolution" God just played a joke on the pompously negating Him scientists? (JP)
According to the Bible authorised by God Himself, the physical world was created by God just only around 6 thousands years ago. But according to the "body of evidence" that was dug out by the Earthly scientists, our universe is already around 14 billions years old. So one out of these two ages of the world must be untrue. Considering the role which God performs towards people, we should NOT be suspecting that God would tell a lie in the holy book that He authorises - which is the Bible. Even if this God is just a "God-youngster" just 6- thousands years old who still likes to play jokes. But simultaneously we should NOT suspect that this 6-thousands year old omnipotent God- youngster is completely deprived a sense of humour. Thus, with an equal easiness as around 6 thousands years ago this God created the physical world and humans, He could additionally invent, create, and implant to the world that He created, this "body of evidence" on the basis of which scientists estimate the age of the universe to be around 14 billions years. After all, if God was able to create every living creature, He was also able to create e.g. petrified skeletons of dinosaurs feigning them so that they look as if they were extinct several millions years ago. Since this omnipotent God was able to create atoms of all chemical elements, with an equal easiness He could also create geological layers and provide them with such attributes that they allow to carry out the "conventional dating" used by Earthly scientists. Since this God needed to experiment on, and perfect, humans that He created, with an equal easiness He could also feign the existence of a "natural evolution" and inspire Darwin to publish the theory of it. The web page named "evolution.htm" analyses items of evidence for just such a possibility that was NOT verified, as yet, by anyone. Means it analyses the possibility that omnipotent God for important reasons firstly invented and then implanted into the physical world that He created, this additional, untrue, "simulated history of the universe and man" (in addition to the true history which God described in the Bible). In turn present scientists on the Earth are taking this additional history invented by God for the true history.
If God does NOT exist, while time would pass irreversibly - as this is described by the present science, then all past events would occur just once only, while the universe and man would have just a single history. In such a case everything that scientists determine in the result of researching the existing evidence would be an objective truth. For example, the truth could be that there is just a single history of the universe, that the universe originates from the "big bang", that in fact there was a past which to people is told e.g. by petrified skeletons of dinosaurs, and that man originates from a natural evolution. But if there is the omnipotent God while time has a reversible software nature - as this is described by the theory of everything called the Concept of Dipolar Gravity (while illustrates the web page "immortality.htm" - about the access of people to immortality and to the never-ending life), then all past events can be changed by this God any number of times, until God accomplishes with these changes such outcomes which He needs. In turn the universe and man can have at least two histories - out of which only one is true, while the remaining ones can be simulated by God in order to accomplish some Godly goals. In such a case practically every "fact" which scientists establish in the result of research on the body of evidence present in the universe could be just a fantastic simulation and illusion passed off upon people by God for some higher reasons. For example, the history which is told by e.g. petrified skeletons of dinosaurs would only be a kind of fantastic story which the omnipotent God intentionally invented and for important reasons simulated into the physical world that He was creating. In reality packs of dinosaurs could never run over our planet - although God could create one or several of them from each species just to check whether their bodies and bones are realistic and work correctly in the physical world. The web page named "evolution.htm" and indicated at the end of this post is just about such second simulated (invented by God) history of the universe and man, which in spite that it is confirmed by supposedly "objective" evidence, in reality is the untrue history.
The previous paragraphs of this post explained to us the shocking fact which most clearly NO-ONE considered before, and which to people was revealed only by the most moral philosophy on the Earth called totalizm (means the philosophy of discovering and stating truths - see the web page named "totalizm.htm"). This fact reveals, that the universe which surrounds us in fact has at least two different histories. This true one is described in the Bible authorised by God Himself - e.g. see the Biblical Book of Genesis (1:1 to 2:4). It states that the physical world is just around 6000 years old, and that together with humans it was created by God. But for important reasons, independently from this "true history of the universe and mankind" God clearly created also a completely different "simulated history of the universe and man". This simulated history of the universe is a kind of fantastic story which God intentionally invented and then "implanted" into His final product that He created, means implanted into the Earth and into the physical world. This story states approximately the same that present scientists claim. In turn these scientists claim that e.g. the universe is around 13.73 (with the accuracy +/-0.12) billion years old, that the man originates from a "natural evolution" - NOT from a creation by God, and that before people on the Earth horrifying and barbaric "dinosaurs" used to live.
For some people the fact of the existence of two different histories of the universe can seem to be a kind of "Godly cheating". After all, these people do not understand that only people "cheat", while God just creates new paths and opens for people increasingly wider perspectives. Whatever God does, He always has for this extremely important reasons. So let us now list most important reasons which probably motivated God when He created this second, untrue, simulated history of the universe and the man. (1) Inspiring people to scientific searches. After all, if existed just only one history of the universe and people, namely this true one, then nothing would be for seeking and for researching. This is because this history is described just in several sentences by the Bible authorised by God Himself. As such, it does NOT inspire the interest in people, neither it fascinates them. So no-one would wish to research it. In turn without scientific research people would NOT experience any progress. So in addition to this true history, God was forced to invent and to implant into His creation, a kind of fabulous history, which leads people from one discovery to another one, stimulating their imagination and inspiring scientific research.
(2) Allowing the cultivation of atheistic view of the world by some people. On several web pages of totalizm it was explained, that if the humanity was composed of exclusively people who deeply believe in God, then the humanity would live in caves until today and would NOT known even a secret of fire. This is because people who deeply believe in God are typically very passive, as their deep faith in God deprives them the courage to carry out scientific research. The explanation of this paradox the reader can find, amongst others, in item #F2 of the web page "evil.htm" - about origins of all evil on the Earth, and in item #A2 in the web page "will.htm" - about the impact of "free will" at fate of the entire human civilisation. Therefore God is was forced to give to people also another possibility of living according to the atheistic view of the world. After all, such an atheistic view of the world inspires people to research and to form a progress. So in order to inspire amongst people such atheistic view of the world, God was forced to create and to pass off upon people various encouragements for creative scientific searches. In His superior wisdom God gave to these encouragements a form of alternative history of the universe and man, which present human science considers to be a "scientific history".
(3) Illustrative demonstration to people the creative power of God. If God does NOT introduce to the world that He created an invented history of the kind which is being "discovered" by the present science, then the history of the universe would be uninteresting and deprived the ability to inspire. It would just reflect the fact that God created planets, lands, seas, living creatures, and man. As such, it would NOT demonstrate to people the creative power of God. In turn people have tendencies to doubt and to negate the creative capabilities of God. So in order to illustrate to people, how immense is His creative power, into the world that He created, God implanted this fantastic history of the universe that He make up. So when people finally recognise the findings of the philosophy of totalizm and begin to understand that this "simulated history of the universe and man" which is discovered by the human science, is the untrue history, then they simultaneously realise how huge is the power and capabilities of God who was able to invent such a history and to implant it into the fabric of the universe.
(4) Subjecting people to trials and to exams. For reasons explained more extensively in item #F1 of the web page "evil.htm" - about origins of all evil on the Earth, and in item #C6 of the web page "god.htm" - about the secular and scientific understanding of God, God continually subjects every inhabitant of the Earth to countless tests and exams. Then, depending on outcomes of each such a
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Subject: Re: Is it possible that by fabricating the "big bang" and "natural evolution" God just played a joke on the pompously negating Him scientists? (JP)
Subject: Re: Is it possible that by fabricating the "big bang" and "natural evolution" God just played a joke on the pompously negating Him scientists? (JP)
Is it possible that you take your personal brain based virtual reality model as reality? That model comes from genetics, gestation, development, senses, and practiced stories. The joke is on you, and a very impersonal joke it is.
Subject: Re: Is it possible that by fabricating the "big bang" and "natural evolution" God just played a joke on the pompously negating Him scientists? (JP)
On Dec 5, 12:59 am, Sir Frederick <mmcne...@fuzzysys.com> wrote:
> Is it possible that you take your personal > brain based virtual reality model as reality? > That model comes from genetics, gestation, > development, senses, and practiced stories. > The joke is on you, and a very impersonal > joke it is.
Subject: Re: Is it possible that by fabricating the "big bang" and "natural evolution" God just played a joke on the pompously negating Him scientists? (JP)
Subject: Re: Is it possible that by fabricating the "big bang" and "natural evolution" God just played a joke on the pompously negating Him scientists? (JP)
On Thu, 4 Dec 2008 22:17:11 -0800 (PST), turtoni <turt...@fastmail.net> wrote: >On Dec 5, 12:59 am, Sir Frederick <mmcne...@fuzzysys.com> wrote: >> Is it possible that you take your personal >> brain based virtual reality model as reality? >> That model comes from genetics, gestation, >> development, senses, and practiced stories. >> The joke is on you, and a very impersonal >> joke it is.
Subject: Re: Is it possible that by fabricating the "big bang" and "natural evolution" God just played a joke on the pompously negating Him scientists? (JP)
On Dec 5, 2:16 am, Sir Frederick <mmcne...@fuzzysys.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Dec 2008 22:17:11 -0800 (PST), turtoni <turt...@fastmail.net> wrote: > >On Dec 5, 12:59 am, Sir Frederick <mmcne...@fuzzysys.com> wrote: > >> Is it possible that you take your personal > >> brain based virtual reality model as reality? > >> That model comes from genetics, gestation, > >> development, senses, and practiced stories. > >> The joke is on you, and a very impersonal > >> joke it is.
> >Is microbiology determistic?
> About as much as your typos (deterministic).
Freudian slips of the keystrokes (heh)
In answer to my question i guess we'd have to conclude that knowledge is mystical aka interesting stories.
From: Dave Oldridge <doldr...@leavethisoutshaw.ca>
Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:12:28 GMT
Local: Fri, Dec 5 2008 4:12 am
Subject: Re: Is it possible that by fabricating the "big bang" and "natural evolution" God just played a joke on the pompously negating Him scientists? (JP)
>According to the Bible authorised by God Himself, the physical world >was created by God just only around 6 thousands years ago. But
You start your post with a couple of bizarre assumptions. What makes you think the Bible (in whichever form you prefer it) is authorized by God Himself? And what makes you think it actually teaches that the physical universe was created only 6000 years ago?
>according to the "body of evidence" that was dug out by the Earthly >scientists, our universe is already around 14 billions years old. So >one out of these two ages of the world must be untrue. Considering the >role which God performs towards people, we should NOT be suspecting >that God would tell a lie in the holy book that He authorises - which
Again with the assumption of divine authorization. When and where did this authorization occur?
>is the Bible. Even if this God is just a "God-youngster" just 6- >thousands years old who still likes to play jokes. But simultaneously >we should NOT suspect that this 6-thousands year old omnipotent God- >youngster is completely deprived a sense of humour. Thus, with an >equal easiness as around 6 thousands years ago this God created the >physical world and humans, He could additionally invent, create, and >implant to the world that He created, this "body of evidence" on the >basis of which scientists estimate the age of the universe to be >around 14 billions years. After all, if God was able to create every
So YOUR deity is a liar, who misrepresents itself in both the creation and the book? That's an unusual (or perhaps not so unusual these days) and unorthodox (theologically) view.
[rest of long rant based on these errors deleted]
You're a troll, right? I mean if a spiritual entity actually claimed to DO the things you impute to God, I'd break out bell, book and candle!
Subject: Re: Is it possible that by fabricating the "big bang" and "natural evolution" God just played a joke on the pompously negating Him scientists? (JP)
Subject: Re: Is it possible that by fabricating the "big bang" and "natural evolution" God just played a joke on the pompously negating Him scientists? (JP)
Subject: Re: Is it possible that by fabricating the "big bang" and "natural evolution" God just played a joke on the pompously negating Him scientists? (JP)
Subject: Re: Is it possible that by fabricating the "big bang" and "natural evolution" God just played a joke on the pompously negating Him scientists? (JP)
Subject: Re: Is it possible that by fabricating the "big bang" and "natural evolution" God just played a joke on the pompously negating Him scientists? (JP)
Dragonblaze wrote: > On Dec 5, 2:28 am, Tim_Miller <replytonewsgr...@invalid.invalid> > wrote: >> janpa...@gmail.com wrote: >>> According to the Bible authorised by God Himself >> WHICH god is that?
>> I've always liked Huitzilopochtli.
> Nah, Ninkasi is the one.
Heretic. Huitzilopochtli could take Ninkasi with one arm tied behind his back.
Subject: Re: Is it possible that by fabricating the "big bang" and "natural evolution" God just played a joke on the pompously negating Him scientists? (JP)
Subject: Re: Is it possible that by fabricating the "big bang" and "natural evolution" God just played a joke on the pompously negating Him scientists? (JP)
Subject: Re: Is it possible that by fabricating the "big bang" and "natural evolution" God just played a joke on the pompously negating Him scientists? (JP)
> It is more than possible, it is a complete certainty, that you are a > complete and total loon.
http://totalizm.nazwa.pl/god_proof.htm absolutely proves it. He has a picture of Disney's "Tree of Life" exhibition at Epcot Center as his proof. Look at the pics on his page, then Google for "Tree of Life Epcot Center" and you'll find dozens of pictures of the same exhibition. After being caught out by me, he has added the most absolutely nutty excuse that goes on for pages, but still uses the same image!
There are loons on the internet, but this guy is about as far as you can go into lunacy before being permanently committed to the hatch.
Subject: Re: Is it possible that by fabricating the "big bang" and "natural evolution" God just played a joke on the pompously negating Him scientists? (JP)
> According to the Bible authorised by God Himself, the physical world > was created by God just only around 6 thousands years ago. But > according to the "body of evidence" that was dug out by the Earthly > scientists, our universe is already around 14 billions years old. So > one out of these two ages of the world must be untrue.
Excluded Middle (False Dichotomy, Faulty Dilemma, Bifurcation): assuming there are only two alternatives when in fact there are more. Here are some other options;
The omphalos hypothesis was named after the title of an 1857 book, Omphalos by Philip Henry Gosse, in which Gosse argued that in order for the world to be "functional", God must have created the Earth with mountains and canyons, trees with growth rings, Adam and Eve with hair, fingernails, and navels (omphalos is Greek for "navel"), and that therefore no evidence that we can see of the presumed age of the earth and universe can be taken as reliable.
The idea has seen some revival in the twentieth century by some modern creationists, who have extended the argument to light that appears to originate in far-off stars and galaxies, although many other creationists reject this explanation (and also believe that Adam and Eve had no navels.
Russell ... made an influential analysis of the omphalos hypothesis enunciated by Philip Henry Gosse - that any argument suggesting that the world was created as if it were already in motion could just as easily make it a few minutes old as a few thousand years:
"There is no logical impossibility in the hypothesis that the world sprang into being five minutes ago, exactly as it then was, with a population that "remembered" a wholly unreal past. There is no logically necessary connection between events at different times; therefore nothing that is happening now or will happen in the future can disprove the hypothesis that the world began five minutes ago."
— Bertrand Russell
The Omphalos hypothesis contains a powerful philosophic problem, one that troubles even those who have applied it in recent times. Since the hypothesis is based on the idea that apparent age is an illusion, it is perfectly reasonable to suggest that world was created mere minutes ago. Any memories you have of times before this were created in situ, in exactly the same fashion that the fossils were. This idea is sometimes called "Last Thursdayism" by its opponents, as in "the world might as well have been created last Thursday."
1. It is unverifiable and unfalsifiable through any currently available scientific method;
2. It can be interpreted as God having 'created a fake', which does not sit well with most benevolent theistic theologies;
3. This philosophical approach, extended to other areas, has serious negative implications for science as a whole.
This conception has therefore drawn harsh rebuke from some theologians. Reverend Canon Brian Hebblethwaite, for example, preached that Bertrand Russell's projection of Gosse's concept to such a recent creation (discussed below), "like much of what Russell wrote and said, is nonsense. 'Human beings', posited in being five minutes ago with built-in 'memory' traces, would not be human beings. The suggestion is logically incoherent."[3] The basis for Hebblethwaite's objection, however, is the presumption of a God that would not deceive us about our very humanity - an unprovable presumption that the omphalos hypothesis rejects at the outset.
Many Jewish answers to the age of the Universe delve slightly into the Omphalos hypothesis.
Subject: Re: Is it possible that by fabricating the "big bang" and "natural evolution" God just played a joke on the pompously negating Him scientists? (JP)
On Dec 5, 3:28 pm, Tim_Miller <replytonewsgr...@invalid.invalid> wrote: ...
> WHICH god is that?
...
Let us assume that you are correct and that there are numerous "gods". Then (when there are more than on God) we would see wars between gods - which for sure would be detectable or even visible for humans. These wars between gods would persist until all gods, except for the strogest one, were killed. So logic says that since there is NO wars, this means that there is only ONE God left. In turn if there is just a single God in the universe, then no matter what name you use to indicate Him, still you are talking just about this ONE God. So it is quite a funny way of dismissing my arguments which you used in this thread, means by just making the use of fact that there are numerous names used to describe the same God. It is as if you would try to convince the reader that when someone uses different names like Ian, Jan, John, Johan, Giovanno, or Juan, this someone belies that there were different saints (not just a single St. John) who originally introduced the name "John" to the Bible.
By thye way, on different threads that I wrote, a masked individual who had your style of arguing, used to present your argument in a more logical and elaborate way - for details check my threads listed in item #M3 of the web page "immortality.htm" - which you can find at addresses that are indicated in my original post from the beginning of this thread.
With the totaliztic salute, Jan Pajak
P.S. This only God that the philosophy of totalizm is describing, is NOT like a powerful human. Actually this single God is a huge natural program which resides in the liquid computer (called the "couter- matter") from which all manifesatations are made - including human bodies and all matter from the physical world. You can read how this single God-program looks like and operates. Appropriate descriptions are provided in "part #B" from the totaliztic web page "evolution.htm" which I indicated in the original post of this thread.
Subject: Re: Is it possible that by fabricating the "big bang" and "natural evolution" God just played a joke on the pompously negating Him scientists? (JP)
On Dec 5, 6:46 pm, Immortalist <reanimater_2...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Russell ... made an influential analysis of the omphalos hypothesis > enunciated by Philip Henry Gosse - that any argument suggesting that > the world was created as if it were already in motion could just as > easily make it a few minutes old as a few thousand years:
> "There is no logical impossibility in the hypothesis that the world > sprang into being five minutes ago, exactly as it then was, with a > population that "remembered" a wholly unreal past. There is no > logically necessary connection between events at different times; > therefore nothing that is happening now or will happen in the future > can disprove the hypothesis that the world began five minutes ago."
> — Bertrand Russell
Oh, it is so deeply dishonest to quote Russell out of context in that way.
Russell was an enemy of Christianity and wrote "Why I Am Not A Christian," which is still in print. Nothing is a "logical" impossibility in the physical world, and Russell was very well aware of that, as have been all philosophers since the time of Hume. But he would not intend us to believe that the thing was at all probable or that we should believe that it is so by _any_ stretch of the imagination.
Why don't you cite the exact place you read this? Why don't you reproduce more of it in context? You are clearly dishonest and trying to bullshit people.
Subject: Re: Is it possible that by fabricating the "big bang" and "natural evolution" God just played a joke on the pompously negating Him scientists? (JP)
Subject: Re: Is it possible that by fabricating the "big bang" and "natural evolution" God just played a joke on the pompously negating Him scientists? (JP)
> Thus, with an > equal easiness as around 6 thousands years ago this God created the > physical world and humans, He could additionally invent, create, and > implant to the world that He created, this "body of evidence" on the > basis of which scientists estimate the age of the universe to be > around 14 billions years. After all, if God was able to create every > living creature, He was also able to create e.g. petrified skeletons > of dinosaurs feigning them so that they look as if they were extinct > several millions years ago.
That's the beauty of an "argument" such as yours. There's simply no way to refute it. I can just as easily state that my Lord FSM created us all just 4 minutes ago with our memories intact.
That's why science doesn't deal with the supernatural. It's infantile, and no way for an adult to explain what is observed. However, it works for young children and the devout.
Subject: Re: Is it possible that by fabricating the "big bang" and "natural evolution" God just played a joke on the pompously negating Him scientists? (JP)
>>According to the Bible authorised by God Himself, the physical world >>was created by God just only around 6 thousands years ago. But
> You start your post with a couple of bizarre assumptions. What makes you > think the Bible (in whichever form you prefer it) is authorized by God > Himself?
Subject: Re: Is it possible that by fabricating the "big bang" and "natural evolution" God just played a joke on the pompously negating Him scientists? (JP)
> On Dec 5, 6:46 pm, Immortalist <reanimater_2...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Russell ... made an influential analysis of the omphalos hypothesis > > enunciated by Philip Henry Gosse - that any argument suggesting that > > the world was created as if it were already in motion could just as > > easily make it a few minutes old as a few thousand years:
> > "There is no logical impossibility in the hypothesis that the world > > sprang into being five minutes ago, exactly as it then was, with a > > population that "remembered" a wholly unreal past. There is no > > logically necessary connection between events at different times; > > therefore nothing that is happening now or will happen in the future > > can disprove the hypothesis that the world began five minutes ago."
> > — Bertrand Russell
> Oh, it is so deeply dishonest to quote Russell out of context > in that way.
> Russell was an enemy of Christianity and wrote "Why I Am Not > A Christian," which is still in print. Nothing is a "logical" > impossibility > in the physical world, and Russell was very well aware of that, as > have been all philosophers since the time of Hume. > But he would not intend us to believe that the thing was at all > probable or that we should believe that it is so by _any_ stretch > of the imagination.
Are you trying to say that Russell had a way to show how it is impossible that the world just happened 5 minutes ago with all this appearance of history? I have never seen any evidence he has provided that would rule out this possibility.
More importantly though it looks as if you are fallaciously attempting to attack a claim by asserting that the person making the claim is making it simply out of self interest. In some cases, this fallacy involves substituting an attack on a person's circumstances (such as the person's religion, political affiliation, ethnic background, etc.). This is not allowed in logic because a person's interests and circumstances have no bearing on the truth or falsity of the claim being made. While a person's interests will provide them with motives to support certain claims, the claims stand or fall on their own. It is also the case that a person's circumstances (religion, political affiliation, etc.) do not affect the truth or falsity of the claim. This is made quite clear by the following example: "Bill claims that 1+1=2. But he is a Republican, so his claim is false." ...the mere fact that the person has a motivation to make the claim does not make it false.
> Why don't you cite the exact place you read this? Why don't > you reproduce more of it in context? You are clearly dishonest > and trying to bullshit people.
> Go ahead, cite your source.
I provided a link to wikipoopia, didn't you see it?
Subject: Re: Is it possible that by fabricating the "big bang" and "natural evolution" God just played a joke on the pompously negating Him scientists? (JP)
> On Dec 5, 5:03 pm, clamato <clam...@operamail.com> wrote:
> > On Dec 5, 6:46 pm, Immortalist <reanimater_2...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > Russell ... made an influential analysis of the omphalos hypothesis > > > enunciated by Philip Henry Gosse - that any argument suggesting that > > > the world was created as if it were already in motion could just as > > > easily make it a few minutes old as a few thousand years:
> > > "There is no logical impossibility in the hypothesis that the world > > > sprang into being five minutes ago, exactly as it then was, with a > > > population that "remembered" a wholly unreal past. There is no > > > logically necessary connection between events at different times; > > > therefore nothing that is happening now or will happen in the future > > > can disprove the hypothesis that the world began five minutes ago."
> > > — Bertrand Russell
> > Oh, it is so deeply dishonest to quote Russell out of context > > in that way.
> > Russell was an enemy of Christianity and wrote "Why I Am Not > > A Christian," which is still in print. Nothing is a "logical" > > impossibility > > in the physical world, and Russell was very well aware of that, as > > have been all philosophers since the time of Hume. > > But he would not intend us to believe that the thing was at all > > probable or that we should believe that it is so by _any_ stretch > > of the imagination.
> Are you trying to say that Russell had a way to show how it is > impossible that the world just happened 5 minutes ago with all this > appearance of history? I have never seen any evidence he has provided > that would rule out this possibility.
Russell is saying that it is a minimal possibility, but _not_ saying it is something you should believe. The possibility is infinitesimal, and he very well knew it.
> More importantly though it looks as if you are fallaciously attempting > to attack a claim by asserting that the person making the claim is > making it simply out of self interest.
I am asserting that you are making a false claim by quoting out of the context of what Russell intended. This is dishonest.
> In some cases, this fallacy > involves substituting an attack on a person's circumstances (such as > the person's religion, political affiliation, ethnic background, > etc.).
No attack was made on your circumstances, etc. I just said you were being dishonest and lying.
> This is not allowed in logic because a person's interests and > circumstances have no bearing on the truth or falsity of the claim > being made. While a person's interests will provide them with motives > to support certain claims, the claims stand or fall on their own. It > is also the case that a person's circumstances (religion, political > affiliation, etc.) do not affect the truth or falsity of the claim. > This is made quite clear by the following example: "Bill claims that > 1+1=2. But he is a Republican, so his claim is false." ...the mere > fact that the person has a motivation to make the claim does not make > it false.
> > Why don't you cite the exact place you read this? Why don't > > you reproduce more of it in context? You are clearly dishonest > > and trying to bullshit people.
> > Go ahead, cite your source.
> I provided a link to wikipoopia, didn't you see it?
That quote did not come from that article, which is noted as neutrality desputed right inside itself. Here is the (supposed) quote from Russell in the article:
"Bertrand Russell wrote, in The Analysis of Mind: 'there is no logical impossibility in the hypothesis that the world sprang into being five minutes ago, exactly as it then was, with a population that "remembered" a wholly unreal past', and leaves it there. Where is the rest that you supposedly quoted coming from? Further, anyone can edit a wiki article. Hell, I might well have done so -- I have in the past edited wiki articles on philosophy.
Now, stop quoting Russell out of context, since you clearly don't understand what he was getting at.
Subject: Re: Is it possible that by fabricating the "big bang" and "natural evolution" God just played a joke on the pompously negating Him scientists? (JP)
> > Thus, with an > > equal easiness as around 6 thousands years ago this God created the > > physical world and humans, He could additionally invent, create, and > > implant to the world that He created, this "body of evidence" on the > > basis of which scientists estimate the age of the universe to be > > around 14 billions years. After all, if God was able to create every > > living creature, He was also able to create e.g. petrified skeletons > > of dinosaurs feigning them so that they look as if they were extinct > > several millions years ago. ... > That's the beauty of an "argument" such as yours. There's simply no way to > refute it. I can just as easily state that my Lord FSM created us all just 4 minutes > ago with our memories intact.
> That's why science doesn't deal with the supernatural. It's infantile, and > no way for an adult to explain what is observed. > However, it works for young children and the devout.
The difference between me giving dates 6 thousand years and 14 billion years, and you giving 4 minutes ago, is that dates 6 thousand and 14 billion are based on the reliable evidence and allow to be verified how they were derrived. In turn your claim of 4 minutes is just taken from the ceiling, cannot be verified, and actually can be replaced with any other number (e.g. 10, 88, or 14 000 000) and be equally untrue. So whatever I am stating it has a merit, because it is based on evidence. In turn whatever you are stating is just rubbish because you took it from a ceiling.
In turn your speach on the behalf of science (that supposedly science does NOT deal with supernatural) claims for you the rights which you really DO NOT have. For example I am also a scientists (I believe that a good one), and I object you speaking also on my behalf - stating what I supposedly do or don't do. Actually I DO research "supernatural" and this thread is a proof of it. I also have formally proven that God does exist, using several different methods, amongst others the method used in mathematical logic. Furthermore, so-far no- one managed to undermine my proofs. (You can find my proof for the existence of God also in Internet - e.g. see the totaliztic web page "god. htm" or "god_proof.htm" at any address indicated in my original post from the begining of this thread - e.g. at the address http://members.fortunecity.com/timevehicle/god.htm .) I also believe that other scientists would research supernatural as well - if they get to know the "theory of everything" called the "Concept of Dipolar Gravity" (also available at addresses indicated above, under the page- name "dipolar_gravity.htm"). The reason why other scientists do NOT investigate supernatural right now, is that until now there was NO rational explanation for the existence of unexplaned phenomena. Only the idea that there is another parallel "counter-world" which mirrors our physical world and which is located at the other end of the gravity dipole opens our window to rational investigations of supernatural - for more details see this "theory of everything" called the "Concept of Dipolar Gravity".