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What is the gist of the argument?

I'm not familiar with Sproul. What is the argument presented?

The ontological argument tries to argue that you can logically assume something exists based solely on its definition. Just because you can conceive something mentally doesn't mean it must necessarily exist in real terms. For example, Anselm insists that by definition, because "God" is the...

How did you reach this irrefutable logical conclusion?

Matthew 5:33-37 “Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’ But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by...

I've always been curious about those things we don't know. I've always assumed that the Church, the Catholic Church in particular, holds traditions given to them from the earliest Christians, which may be based on things not necessarily written in the Bible.

This is a true statement. However, this is also not something evolution would say is going to happen. I won't specifically argue against what you have provided. Rather, let me give you my overview and understanding of how evolution functions. Evolution is a change in a gene pool over time...

That seems reasonable. Do you think the verse also applies to the things Jesus did while on Earth? Or should it be viewed more as a "big picture" kind of thing?

I respect your opinion and honesty, and I do offer my sincere apologies if I came off as a snob. I have spent a lot of time learning and studying this stuff so sometimes I get defensive. I will take some time to read over what you have presented and get back to you with further questions and...

What is your take on the verse in regards to things that may have been done or taught that aren't explicitly in the Bible? John 21:25 "And there are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they were written in detail, I suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books...

I ask questions and weed out the illogical stuff, that's my duty as a human being. I appreciate the insight and will take it to heart.

So what do you propose? I dump all reason and just blindly accept what you say? You speak of reason and science as if they are bad things. You seem to forget how often in a day you rely on them. I hardly think that God would create you in his image, reason and all, and then insist you banish it...

The flip side of that coin is that you are using a Christian standard to judge the logic I am using as a non-believer. There is a difference between wanting to learn more and rolling over on my own beliefs. I will use my logic as a measure of the things I am learning because I refuse to dump...

I didn't try to bring it to this level, I was genuinely curious. I see things differently as a biologist and I wanted to know where he was coming from. I apologize for dragging it down, intelligence is not proof of anything.

Oh do you now? According to whom?

Well I have a degree in Biological Sciences. Believe me when I tell you, evolution is scientifically sound.

May I ask as to what sort of education you have? So called macroevolution is the culmination of microevolution. The key is the expansive time frame.

Wrong on many accounts. Every living thing is made up of the same building blocks. All these building blocks are of and from the natural world. Yes, over millions of years, life did appear. And over millions more, mutation and survival of the fittest brought us to where we are today...

So do I, on both accounts.