To find a new prime number, take a known prime number, double it and add 1.

{quote]3) Demands for proof:

Yes, I AM making the claim that SOME theists argue that there is some support to believe in G0d.
And I'm asking for some proof of your claim.
Google "arguments for god". You could have done that.

I think you and I have entirely different notions of credibility.

I can only act on my reasoning, that tells me what is likely to happen in the future, the same as any scientist or engineer. Any anomalous results have to be treated in the same way. I must re-examine my reasoning to see if it was valid, and is still valid. Either my reasoning is still valid, and I must treat this case as an anomaly, to be investigated at a much later date on its own, but still accepting my existing reasoning, or I must accept that my entire reasoning is flawed, in which case, the same reasoning would be just as flawed for everything it applies to

As a result, if I think my reasoning about the OT is not flawed, then it remains not flawed, and the OT essentially remains valid. If my reasoning is flawed, then since it is my reasoning for validating ANY document, then my basis for concluding ANY document is valid, is flawed, and I can no longer say ANY document is valid, including the American Declaration of Independence, or the Bill of Rights.

What we choose to take on faith cannot be tested with the methods of debate, reason, or research. Of course, those who advocate their beliefs may use the tactics of persuasion, reason, and evidence, but their beliefs are not subject to correction by these methods. Matters of devout faith remain immune to all tests of truth. This it is that skeptics who challenge the truths of Mystica with those of Logica and Empirica are typically frustrated.

One longer period of darkness, in an industrial age, where we think we control nature, would terrify everyone, because we think we control everything, and that would show we didn't. It would cause quite a lot of people to get so terrified they'd take their lives. But if you live by the weather, and the seasons, and you accept that you aren't in control, then you just wait it out, see if it will kill your crops or not.

take the timeframe that science thinks of, then squish it down into the last 6000 years, making the kt boundary equal in point to the flood. It fits just fine. Sure you will have to do some cramming in the early years, but it works.

I was not there for the flood, but the two stories are rather similar.

the Sumerians had a carving of an actual animal, the bible has a description of an actual living creature,

God spoke and there it was.

Plus I have had my own dealings with God, Jesus, and messengers of the lord.

I do not need proof of God. I know God and God knows me.

who has historically been more hated by Xians than the Jews? After all, the Jews are supposed to have killed Jesus. Yet there seem to be loads of Jews in American politics. Of course, you could point out that there are 5 million Jews in America. But there are supposed to be 30 million atheists and agnostics in America, 6 times as much. Yet there are hardly any atheists in American politics. Why?

Do you understand the meaning of the expression "unsupported opinion"?

Why you compare this to leprechauns with pick axes?? ?!

We know that 200 million years ago the Atlantic was closed. We know that the Pacific is the same age as the Atlantic, yet still grip to the idea that an ancient ocean floor once existed (conveniently absolutely no evidence of what so ever)

Science explains the natural world and religion explains the supernatural world.

legitimate religion is not in conflict with legitimate science.

I'm sure you will. Can't wait.

The other 97.5% believe in something beyond the material bounds of what can be explained by science.

Religious doctrine is "peer" reviewed, by by the similarly faithful.

Which, aside from being the only example we have of how species succeed, it is also a rock with such diverse examples that it covers a lot of bases.

& to Len, sorry for the hostility mate, but I got my wires crossed on which meteor you were referring to earlier.

It is a fact though that the meteor that detonated over Tunguska was determined some time ago.

Been trying to track down the actual type of meteor it was but no luck yet.

Try watching the whole thing before posting ridiculous comments.

By this statement it's still very obvious that you don't know what type of meteor it was.
And propably never will until you remove your own ego & ignorance & do the research.

As I said earlier, I don't necessarily agree with the documentary, but it does make some valid points.

and your nonsensical posts.

All I mean is that I personally don't mean that when I say "science".

http://www.abc.net.au/science/crude/

What type of meteorite caused the Tunguska event ?

I used to have it on video, but may have lost it in a housefire with thousands of hours of other documentaries. Sorry all.

Granted, all have a common ancestor (Pak Protector), but the accuracy of "Rishathra" with the story's terrestrial protagonist (Louis Wu) is a valid example of fictional "alien sex".

Monday after officials from the social networking site apologized for a page deemed offensive to Muslims and removed its contents, a top information technology official said.

"Saying that bullies cannot get their way" doesn't need to be "poking back."

We are no closer to understanding any 'why's of existence