[Rocky32189]

ChrisV1,

You cannot say it is scientifically impossible for life to come from "nothing". We just haven't advanced far enough to prove without a doubt that this possible. But we do have a wide array of evidence that suggests this is what occurred. Intelligent Design on the other hand, has zero evidence to back up its reasoning besides blind faith.

And like I said before, it is no more believable to say that a god was always here and one day decided to create everything, than it is to say the building blocks of life were always here and it took the right conditions to begin life. You cannot argue either way.

If I knew God existed, I wouldn't follow out of fear, but that is just me. Why don't you feel that you need tangible proof or evidence to back up your beliefs? Isn't the word faith simply a way to explain the lack of evidence for God's existence?

Genesis also states that god created the earth in seven days. Fossil records show that significant life existed millions of years before humans walked the earth. You cannot have it both ways. Either you accept science as fact or believe that fossil records are wrong, suggesting that dinosaurs walked the earth at the same time as humans (or within seven days of each other). Do you believe fossil records are incorrect? What do you believe concerning this issue?

I think floorpuncher covered the virgin birth issue quite well.

I've never once denied the word of God. I simply do not believe in something in which I feel there is no proof of existence, but in fact there is a wide array of evidence to suggest he doesn't exist. What is wrong with that? If God gave me the ability to question something that I feel doesn't make sense, why would he punish me for it? But according to the bible, I will go to hell for this, but a Christian who kills and rapes (and later repents) will go to heaven. Why would an all loving God and reasonable God allow for this?