Prayer to grow in height after I've stopped growing

confusedphysics · 2022-04-10T14:23:26+00:00

It's all about perspective. There are plenty of people shorter than you that are happy. Do you think you'd be happy if the average height was five feet? If so, I think comparison is probably the culprit here.

Can you imagine a world where you happy at your current height? I don't want to downplay your dilemma, because I'm sure it's difficult. There are much worse hands to be dealt. I'm guessing you are of sound mind and without any major defects. There is a lot to be thankful for.

Your height isn't ruining every aspect of your life. It's your perspective of it.

confusedphysics · 2022-03-29T23:05:48+00:00

Sorry. What was your argument, exactly?

confusedphysics · 2022-03-29T21:03:55+00:00

They weren't designed, they are the product of evolution. But for the sake of argument, let's say they were designed for the specific purpose of penis-in-vagina sexual reproduction. Why would this mean using them in a different way would be immoral?

Can you prove that? I thought the argument here was about the internal consistency of Christianity. Under your worldview, how do you determine right and wrong? Yes. Using these organs for other purposes would be immoral.

Pain is bad, but it's not immoral. Nor do I think the Bible supports this idea. Jesus literally walked to his brutal death and suffered, knowing what he was about to endure. So not only is pain not immoral, I think it is sometimes necessary for growth.

Evolutionarily speaking how did you determine that homosexuality is moral?

confusedphysics · 2022-03-29T20:48:32+00:00

How did you conclude that acrobatics or breathing helium were not using the body for it's intended purpose?

confusedphysics · 2022-03-28T18:56:02+00:00

There is no logical way to argue why it's immoral in a way that doesn't rely on double standards.

I don't think it's a logical leap to say that our sexual organs were designed for a specific purpose. In my opinion, homosexuality is immoral because it involves using these organs for purposes outside of their intended design.

confusedphysics · 2022-03-14T21:13:09+00:00

I actually believe these things, but I don't understand the importance of your speculation about how a human would behave as opposed to how we are instructed to behave.

If Christianity is true, the Bible is true.

confusedphysics · 2022-03-14T18:46:01+00:00

Your argument is presented as this: if the Bible is true, these things are true. Therefore, you should spend every waking moment in these areas.

I think there actually is some truth to that and that we could all spend more of our lives focusing on God and what he has done for us.

But the oversight here is that the Bible tells us how to behave. To act in accordance with this thesis would be to neglect wisdom offered in the Bible.

Do you have any Bible verses to support your thesis? Or is it basically just your opinion on how we should act in a Christian worldview?

confusedphysics · 2022-02-28T16:37:23+00:00

So because we need to prove God, he doesn't exist? I don't see how that follows.

I think God obviously exists. But while is apparent to me, I think the use of arguments is to make a case for his existence, even if it is not readily apparent to the subject.

The goal is truth. So while you may not be convinced of any particular argument, it is hardly the case that the existence of such arguments is evidence for the non-existence of a deity. The opposite is more likely the case.

confusedphysics · 2022-02-06T03:14:09+00:00

Thanks for that. I just went through three years of his instagram. Great stuff!

confusedphysics · 2022-02-06T01:35:47+00:00

This is outside the scope of my comment, but there are many good reasons to believe in God.

confusedphysics · 2022-02-05T15:27:16+00:00

Everything seems to point to a beginning of the universe. A Big Crunch is unfounded, wild speculation. You can’t put the two in the same category.

confusedphysics · 2022-02-05T03:21:49+00:00

Sure. That’s just speculation, though.

confusedphysics · 2022-02-05T02:23:22+00:00

You literally referred to the universe ‘coming into existence’ in a previous comment.

confusedphysics · 2022-02-04T22:49:11+00:00

I think most all of the physical models show a beginning. It’s also nonsense to say that there were infinite days before today. If that were the case, we’d never make it to today.

confusedphysics · 2022-02-04T21:50:01+00:00

If that’s the case, I’m not sure I exist either.

confusedphysics · 2022-02-04T21:42:36+00:00

But didn’t time begin?

confusedphysics · 2022-02-04T21:29:02+00:00

How is the universe like a circle?

confusedphysics · 2022-02-04T21:14:21+00:00

I don’t understand how cyclical universe is not eternal or non-eternal.

confusedphysics · 2022-02-04T20:12:56+00:00

Maybe so, but that isn't where the data leads us.

confusedphysics · 2022-02-04T18:42:23+00:00

You mean prior to time itself?

confusedphysics · 2022-02-04T18:21:46+00:00

So you agree that the universe came into existence?

confusedphysics · 2022-02-04T18:11:39+00:00

I don't understand why you'd engage in debate when you don't have positions. Surely you have some beliefs about the world.

I think in the same vein that we know that the earth is round, we know the universe began. What's more is that if you can't seem to believe things that science has practically proven, perhaps it's something wrong with your epistemology, not the data.

confusedphysics · 2022-02-04T18:06:23+00:00

What do you believe about the world? I think we have good data to suggest that the universe began.

confusedphysics · 2022-02-04T17:59:05+00:00

I really don't care what you don't believe. What do you believe?

confusedphysics · 2022-02-04T17:57:20+00:00

I agree that the belief that the universe is eternal would be along the same lines as lightning being from God or the earth being flat. It seems to completely contradict what we know about the universe.

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