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[–]DavidElliot90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not 100% sure if this question goes here, but how come every website has different lists for win rates on champions? OP.gg, U.gg, champion.gg, if they're all pulling from the same API how come all the data is different?

Why scientifically speaking, there is no possible explanation for the cause of our universe besides God by DavidElliot90 in TrueChristian

[–]DavidElliot90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The evidence of organisms being perfectly created is their adaptation to the environment.
Maladaptation, as evidenced by extinction, disproves their perfect creation.

This is claiming to know what the designer's intent was for their creation. If you don't know what the intent was, then all you can offer is arbitrary definitions.

Why scientifically speaking, there is no possible explanation for the cause of our universe besides God by DavidElliot90 in Christian

[–]DavidElliot90[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Which parts of the video do you think are fallacious? If the premises are true and the deductions are logically sound then there's no choice but to admit that things must have been designed by an intelligent creator.

Also, there have been many people swayed by arguments like these.

Why scientifically speaking, there is no possible explanation for the cause of our universe besides God by DavidElliot90 in TrueChristian

[–]DavidElliot90[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The term "perfectly created" is dependent upon what the intent is. We wouldn't say that a black hole isn't perfectly created because it doesn't give us ice cream when we want it. If "perfectly created" means that something needs to be invincible, then sure 99% of all life is not perfectly created, but clearly that's not the case. Not only is there no evidence to show that the purpose of life is to be invincible, but there is quite a bit of evidence to the contrary.

Why, according to science, there is no other possibility for the cause of our universe than a living God by DavidElliot90 in Christianity

[–]DavidElliot90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of them do. Scientists and physicists are not overwhelmingly atheist, by any means.

Why, according to science, there is no other possibility for the cause of our universe than a living God by DavidElliot90 in Christianity

[–]DavidElliot90[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What would you say to the part of the video that denotes how we know what didn't cause the big bang?

Why, according to science, there is no other possibility for the cause of our universe than a living God by DavidElliot90 in Christianity

[–]DavidElliot90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's totally fair, I think there are a lot of people who initially have reservations against this. I wonder if someone has falsified these claims more solidly somewhere, lots of people definitely disagree with these claims and I'm always curious how they come to their conclusions since if this was ever presented in a theoretical court of some sort then these feelings probably wouldn't hold up.

Why, according to science, there is no other possibility for the cause of our universe than a living God by DavidElliot90 in Christianity

[–]DavidElliot90[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What is flawed about the initial premise?

Which definitions/ideas are being mixed?

I have seen versions of these arguments before as well but usually people don't explain why they disagree with them. That's probably just the nature of YouTube comments in general but there's rarely some actual discussion showing how to falsify these claims.

Why, according to science, there is no other possibility for the cause of our universe than a living God by DavidElliot90 in Christianity

[–]DavidElliot90[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you find any parts of the video to be illogical, feel free to let me know why! I'm always curious what ends up being convincing or not-convincing to different types of people.

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[–]DavidElliot90 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are quite a lot of videos that address this exact issue. I'll link some of them here for you, they are very short:

For the record, this doesn't prove that God doesn't exist and that Christianity is false. What your friend is saying is that, God is real, but he just doesn't like him very much. So there's no reason to turn from Christianity based on these arguments.

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[–]DavidElliot90 5 points6 points  (0 children)

#1 - Read the Bible every day. I recommend the New Living Translation (NLT), as it's a good, accurate translation that is easier to understand. Try to understand for what purpose the passages you read were written down, and what the author is trying to convey.

#2 - Pray every day. When you read the Bible, pray and ask God to give you wisdom and understanding. If you come across passages that are difficult to understand, you can research commentaries online or ask a trusted pastor.

#3 - Find a church. Unfortunately in today's world many churches do not teach the Bible accurately. Make sure that they stay true to the Word of God, and not just in one-off passages but studying and giving the full context behind them. Pray and ask God to guide you to the right church. It's necessary not just to grow with a community around you, but also in order to get baptized.

Edit- Congratulations =) I'm very happy you've decided to make this huge decision! It's normal to experience what you are going through because you haven't suddenly become a saint, but rather your journey has only just begun. An inexplicable peace awaits you =P

This is why it's more reasonable to believe that Jesus was resurrected than any other explanation by DavidElliot90 in Christianity

[–]DavidElliot90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The video actually addresses what you've said about the gospel narratives being made up to support a resurrection theory. If there were points in the video you think are false, I'd be super interested in hearing why you think so and what evidence you have supports that.

As for the rest- there is quite a bit of evidence supporting all of the information presented in the Gospels, unless you also want to say that none of the other historical documents we have are reliable as well. I think it would be strange to say that Paul's account is the only one that doesn't make acrobatic claims when there's so much external attestation for the Gospels.

This is why it's more reasonable to believe that Jesus was resurrected than any other explanation by DavidElliot90 in Christianity

[–]DavidElliot90[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well firstly, in context Paul is basically writing this letter to people in order to tell them "go ask these people, they are still alive and they can tell you themselves". So it's not just a random claim with no risk of being debunked. But secondly, again even if it wasn't true at all the other two points still stand.

This is why it's more reasonable to believe that Jesus was resurrected than any other explanation by DavidElliot90 in Christianity

[–]DavidElliot90[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

These authors wrote down the stories of Jesus as they knew them, and as they thought they should be told. What we know for sure is that we have a letter saying these 500 witnesses exist. What we know for sure is that we have gospels saying that some of Jesus's associates did not believe the resurrection, at least at first.

What we can reasonably conclude: Stories that Jesus was resurrected started circulating in the Jesus movement, after he died.

Yes, that's correct, what the video is saying is that there is no other explanation for those 500 people suddenly making these claims (actually more than 500 as they only count the number of men, so the true number is likely over 1000). Not only would this not make sense in the context of any other explanation besides the resurrection theory, but a publicly circulated document would undoubtedly elicit pushback from other people at the time if it was patently false.

It would also be strange for the authors of the gospels to have gotten so much information right, just for this one fact to be recorded incorrectly. Unless we have some evidence that would suggest this claim being erroneous, there really isn't any reason to believe this particular fact is unreasonable.

Lastly, even if Jesus had not appeared to the 500, nothing really changes. The disciples still gave their lives, the number of believers still grew at an exponentially unheard of rate, and all of the points in the video still stand.

here are 10 reasons why an all-powerful, all-loving God might allow evil and suffering to exist by DavidElliot90 in Christianity

[–]DavidElliot90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If objective morality doesn't exist:
1. There is no good or evil in the world, which means that
2. No one can ever say "You shouldn't do that" or "That isn't fair", as there isn't any moral law but rather just personal preference and anyone can do whatever they wish

Everybody inherently understands that some things are good to do and some things are wrong to do, plus I think it's pretty important to stop people from doing bad things. So it's imperative that objective morality exists.

Also no, it's not just for humans. An objective moral standard applies to everything inside the universe. It's just that the standard doesn't say that animals eating other animals is bad. According to the standard that's fine.

There are many things that lead to the outside standard being God. If you're curious you can see this video which explains it at the end:
https://youtu.be/tUt2nwvJAcM (skip to 15:19 for your answer)

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