• Evolution: Please explain

    From James to alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Tue Feb 3 13:09:51 2026
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    Evolution: Please explain.

    Concerning evolution, I would like your opinion on how this could have happened.

    One of those alleged designs from evolution out there, is a type of
    ophrys orchid (family Orchidaceae), that has pictures of female wasps
    on its petals. The picture even shows eyes, antennae and wings. But
    that's not all. It produces an odor of a female wasp ready to mate.
    This draws the male wasp, which in turn pollinates the flower.

    So tell me please if you can, if the plants came first, how did it
    know that female wasps were going to be evolved later on, so as to
    draw pictures of them on its petals? And how could it know what the
    female mating odor would be like so as to duplicate its chemistry?

    But if they developed simultaneously, how could the orchid foresee the
    final appearance and odor of a female wasp and then precisely paint
    its picture on itself for pollination? And remember, it is evolution
    allegedly doing this. It has no eyes nor olfactory senses, yet it
    correctly paints the female wasp and reproduces its odor. If I didn't
    know any better, sounds like a mind is needed for that.

    Now if the wasp developed first, we still got the problem of the
    orchid detecting the shape and color AND ODOR of the wasp. It just
    sounds like something with a brain or mind is needed to produce that complexity.

    "Does God Notice You?
    What evidence proves that God is keenly interested in your welfare?
    Find Out". See jw.org (2/3/2026)
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  • From Christ Rose@usenet@christrose.news to alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Wed Feb 4 06:04:53 2026
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    As is evident, rCLJehovahrCOs WitnessesrCY do not preach the one true gospel of salvation by faith in ChristrCOs death and resurrection for our sins (1 Corinthians 15:1-4; Galatians 1:8-9). Rather, they present themselves as ministers of light, professing concern for rCLtruth,rCY while advancing satanic deception and a counterfeit gospel that Paul pronounced accursed.

    The true gospel declares that pagans stand rCLwithout excuserCY because GodrCOs eternal power is already made plain to them through creation, yet
    they actively suppress that truth through unrighteousness and exchange
    the Creator for created things (Romans 1). Psalm 19 affirms the same
    reality. Pagans are not condemned because they lack awareness that God
    made the world. They are condemned because they have rejected that
    evident knowledge. For this reason, arguments from creation will never
    win an atheist to the truth.

    Scripture assumes that GodrCOs existence is evident in creation and calls
    men everywhere to repent by faith in Jesus Christ (Acts 17). ChristrCOs
    death and resurrection alone provide the acceptable and propitiating
    atonement for sin. Only faith in that finished work delivers men from
    eternal, conscious punishment in the lake of fire. Physical death itself accomplishes nothing toward the removal of sin, contrary to the LIES AND FALSE, HERETICAL GOSPEL of rCLJehovahrCOs Witnesses.rCY In reality, they deny YHWH, because Jesus Christ is YHWH. They alter the Word of God to
    support those denials, knowing that if Scripture is left unchanged, it
    plainly testifies that Jesus is God and that salvation comes only
    through faith in Him (Romans 10:13).
    --
    Have you heard the good news Christ died for our sins (rCa), and God
    raised Him from the dead?

    That Christ died for our sins shows we're sinners who deserve the death penalty. That God raised Him from the dead shows Christ's death
    satisfied God's righteous demands against our sin (Romans 3:25; 1 John
    2:1-2). This means God can now remain just, while forgiving you of your
    sins, and saving you from eternal damnation.

    On the basis of Christ's death and resurrection for our sins, call on
    the name of the Lord to save you: "For 'everyone who calls on the name
    of the Lord will be saved'" (Romans 10:13, ESV).

    https://christrose.news/salvation

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  • From James to alt.christnet.christnews,alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Wed Feb 4 13:45:47 2026
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    On Wed, 4 Feb 2026 06:04:53 -0600, Christ Rose
    <usenet@christrose.news> wrote:

    As is evident, oJehovahAs Witnesseso do not preach the one true gospel
    of salvation by faith in ChristAs death and resurrection for our sins

    Again, let me make it plain AND prove it to you.
    First, JW's preach salvation by faith in Christ's death and
    resurrection for our sins.

    Again, JW's preach salvation by faith in Christ's death and
    resurrection for our sins.

    Again, JW's preach salvation by faith in Christ's death and
    resurrection for our sins.

    Do you now get it? If not, reread it again. I even used your wording.

    Second, PROOF: Printed literature from JW's:

    "BIBLE QUESTIONS ANSWERED
    Jesus Saves?uHow?
    The BibleAs answer Jesus saved faithful humans when he gave his life
    as a ransom sacrifice. (Matthew 20:28) Thus, the Bible calls Jesus the
    oSavior of the world.o (1 John 4:?14) It also states: oThere is no
    salvation in anyone else, for there is no other name under heaven that
    has been given among men by which we must get saved.o?uActs 4:?12."
    (jw.org)

    "BIBLE QUESTIONS ANSWERED
    Why Did Jesus Die?
    The BibleAs answer Jesus died so that humans could have their sins
    forgiven and receive endless life. (Romans 6:23; Ephesians 1:7) JesusA
    death also proved that a human can remain loyal to God even when faced
    with the severest of tests.?uHebrews 4:15. Consider how the death of
    one man could accomplish so much."
    (jw.org)

    "BIBLE QUESTIONS ANSWERED
    Is Belief in Jesus Enough for Salvation?
    The BibleAs answer Christians believe that Jesus died for the sins of humankind. (1 Peter 3:18) However, salvation requires more than
    believing in Jesus as Savior. The demons know that Jesus is othe Son
    of God,o but they face destruction, not salvation.uLuke 4:41; Jude 6.
    What must I do to be saved?"
    (jw.org")

    Yes, just believing in Jesus cannot guarantee salvation. Jesus himself
    made that clear:

    22. "Many will say to Me in that day, `Lord, Lord, have we not
    prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many
    wonders in Your name?'
    23. "And then I will declare to them, `I never knew you; depart from
    Me, you who practice lawlessness!' (Mt 7:22,23; NKJV)

    JW's have also taken up the massive assignment of preaching the
    Kingdom message to the whole world. (Mt 24:14) That is also one reason
    why Jesus came to earth:

    - New King James
    Luke 4:43 but He said to them, "I must preach the kingdom of God to
    the other cities also, because for this purpose I have been sent.''

    Corinthians 15:1-4; Galatians 1:8-9). Rather, they present themselves as >ministers of light, professing concern for otruth,o while advancing
    satanic deception and a counterfeit gospel that Paul pronounced accursed.

    Yes, I hear your opinions again, now PROVE it.

    The true gospel declares that pagans stand owithout excuseo because
    GodAs eternal power is already made plain to them through creation, yet
    they actively suppress that truth through unrighteousness and exchange
    the Creator for created things (Romans 1). Psalm 19 affirms the same >reality. Pagans are not condemned because they lack awareness that God
    made the world. They are condemned because they have rejected that
    evident knowledge. For this reason, arguments from creation will never
    win an atheist to the truth.

    PROVE it.


    Scripture assumes that GodAs existence is evident in creation and calls
    men everywhere to repent by faith in Jesus Christ (Acts 17). ChristAs
    death and resurrection alone provide the acceptable and propitiating >atonement for sin. Only faith in that finished work delivers men from >eternal, conscious punishment in the lake of fire. Physical death itself >accomplishes nothing toward the removal of sin, contrary to the LIES AND >FALSE, HERETICAL GOSPEL of oJehovahAs Witnesses.o In reality, they deny >YHWH, because Jesus Christ is YHWH. They alter the Word of God to
    support those denials, knowing that if Scripture is left unchanged, it >plainly testifies that Jesus is God and that salvation comes only
    through faith in Him (Romans 10:13).

    I accept all Scriptures. (just not your interpretation of them)

    For example, how would you answer this direct command from Jesus?

    -- New American with Apocrypha
    Mark 9:47 And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. Better for
    you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes
    to be thrown into Gehenna,

    Was Jesus advocating self-mutilation?


    "Does God Notice You?
    What evidence proves that God is keenly interested in your welfare?
    Find Out". See jw.org (2/4/2026)
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  • From Christ Rose@usenet@christrose.news to alt.christnet.christnews,alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Wed Feb 4 12:57:39 2026
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    Liar. "Jehovah's Witnesses do NOT preach salvation through faith in
    Christ alone, according to the gospel which the apostles proclaimed (1 Corinthians 15:1-4; Galatians; Galatians 1:8-9). Among other heresies,
    you preach that men's own physical death atones for their sins, while
    you LIE about Romans 6:7. That passage is talking ONLY about salvation
    from the power of sin in daily living, ONLY for those who have faith in CHRIST'S death and resurrection. It mentions nothing whatsoever about
    men's own physical death atoning for sin. God says it is only through
    faith in Christ's atonement (Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23-26; 1 John 2:1-2).
    You are a LIAR and promote a FALSE, ACCURSED gospel.
    --
    Have you heard the good news Christ died for our sins (rCa), and God
    raised Him from the dead?

    That Christ died for our sins shows we're sinners who deserve the death penalty. That God raised Him from the dead shows Christ's death
    satisfied God's righteous demands against our sin (Romans 3:25; 1 John
    2:1-2). This means God can now remain just, while forgiving you of your
    sins, and saving you from eternal damnation.

    On the basis of Christ's death and resurrection for our sins, call on
    the name of the Lord to save you: "For 'everyone who calls on the name
    of the Lord will be saved'" (Romans 10:13, ESV).

    https://christrose.news/salvation

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  • From James to alt.christnet.christnews,alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Thu Feb 5 19:57:57 2026
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    On Wed, 4 Feb 2026 12:57:39 -0600, Christ Rose
    <usenet@christrose.news> wrote:

    Liar. "Jehovah's Witnesses do NOT preach salvation through faith in
    Christ alone, according to the gospel which the apostles proclaimed (1 >Corinthians 15:1-4; Galatians; Galatians 1:8-9). Among other heresies,
    you preach that men's own physical death atones for their sins, while
    you LIE about Romans 6:7. That passage is talking ONLY about salvation
    from the power of sin in daily living, ONLY for those who have faith in >CHRIST'S death and resurrection. It mentions nothing whatsoever about
    men's own physical death atoning for sin. God says it is only through
    faith in Christ's atonement (Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23-26; 1 John 2:1-2).
    You are a LIAR and promote a FALSE, ACCURSED gospel.

    Yet Jesus said salvation was only gained by enduring to the end. (Mt
    24:13) That nullfies any once saved, always saved doctrine.


    "KEEP ON THE WATCH!
    Doomsday Clock Moves Closer to Midnight
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  • From Samuel Spade@sam@spade.invalid to alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Thu Feb 5 23:45:40 2026
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    James wrote:

    Evolution: Please explain.

    Can you explain the details of your version of creationism, in even 1%
    of the detail that evolution has been expounded?

    Can you do that without refererencing evolution?


    Concerning evolution, I would like your opinion on how this could have happened.

    One of those alleged designs from evolution out there, is a type of
    ophrys orchid (family Orchidaceae), that has pictures of female wasps
    on its petals. The picture even shows eyes, antennae and wings. But
    that's not all. It produces an odor of a female wasp ready to mate.
    This draws the male wasp, which in turn pollinates the flower.

    So tell me please if you can, if the plants came first, how did it
    know that female wasps were going to be evolved later on, so as to
    draw pictures of them on its petals? And how could it know what the
    female mating odor would be like so as to duplicate its chemistry?

    But if they developed simultaneously, how could the orchid foresee the
    final appearance and odor of a female wasp and then precisely paint
    its picture on itself for pollination? And remember, it is evolution allegedly doing this. It has no eyes nor olfactory senses, yet it
    correctly paints the female wasp and reproduces its odor. If I didn't
    know any better, sounds like a mind is needed for that.

    Now if the wasp developed first, we still got the problem of the
    orchid detecting the shape and color AND ODOR of the wasp. It just
    sounds like something with a brain or mind is needed to produce that complexity.

    You might be able to answer your own question if you would not try to
    define evolution in a way that nobody else does.

    You are stuck on the idea that the plant or wasp, once it first appears,
    can never adapt on its own to new circumstances. I realize this is what
    you believe as a creationist, but it's not at all how any biologist's
    version of evolution works. If you want to debunk evolution, you have
    to understand what evolution is.

    Seriously, I would love to see creation abiogenesis explained step by
    step at the machinery level.

    I hope you don't think i'm picking on you by questioning your posts. In
    fact, you may be the only one here who isn't a loon.
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  • From James to alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Fri Feb 6 15:40:45 2026
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    On Thu, 05 Feb 2026 23:45:40 -0800, Samuel Spade <sam@spade.invalid>
    wrote:

    James wrote:

    Evolution: Please explain.

    Can you explain the details of your version of creationism, in even 1%
    of the detail that evolution has been expounded?

    Can you do that without refererencing evolution?\

    Well, first of all we don't believe in creationism. They say the earth
    and all life was created in 6 24 hour days. We say things took
    thousands or millions of years, which agrees with science.

    We go by the Bible's view of creation, and its order. I don't recall
    if I already sent you this, but this is what we believe:

    Gen 1:1,2 shows that all things were a result of creation, not random
    chance. At the end of verse 2, the sun is shinning brightly and the
    earth has just been created, but is in a raw form at this time. Things
    were about to change for the earth.

    If the sun is shinning from verse 1, why is there darkness on the
    earth's surface at verse 2? Because something is blocking the sun's
    light from reaching the earth's surface.

    Gen 1:3-31 God gets the earth ready for habitation. He will divide
    those periods of creative activities into 6 undefined lengths called a
    "day". (In the first two chapters of Genesis, the word "day" has 4
    different lengths of time attributed to them.) So a day here is not
    always 24 hours.

    Notice Ge 1:6-8 talks about a division between waters and waters. Many scientists now are saying the beginning earth was a water planet, with
    water on the whole surface and the earth emmerced in a thick vapor.

    So God caused a division between the waters on the earth's surface,
    and the thick water vapor way up. (looked something like Venus, the
    planet surrounded with clouds)
    When God caused a space to now be between those two water sources, He
    created an atmosphere. But there is still darkness on the earth's
    surface. Why?

    Because those water vapor clouds totaly blocked out the sun.

    But God now thinned out the water vapor clouds a little. Light now
    reached the surface, but every thing was very hazey. The Hebrew word
    for light here is "ohr", which means general light.

    God then thinned out more clouds so that the outline of the sun could
    be seen. The Hebrew word for "light" now was "maohr", the light's
    souce could be seen. (if you were on the earth's surface then) So
    right at this point we have the earth with water on the surface, an
    atmosphere, and a great cloud canopy of waters at the upper limits of
    that atmosphere. (vs 6-8)

    In verse 16 notice it doesn't use the Hebrew word "bara" meaning
    'create' (as in vs 1), instead it uses the Hebrew word "asah" meaning
    'make'. Since the "heavens" in verse 1 already contained the sun,
    moon, and stars, then the statement in verse 15 meant that these
    luminaries now became visible as distinct celestial objects through
    the water canopy as observed from the surface of the earth so that
    when humans arrived on the scene, they would be able to use them to
    keep track of time, etc.

    The rest of the creation account shows the emergence of the various
    life forms, which are basically in agreement with science. So to
    summarize, notice this brief excerpt:

    "The science of mathematical probability offers striking proof that
    the Genesis creation account must have come from a source with
    knowledge of the events. The account lists 10 major stages in this
    order: (1) a beginning; (2) a primitive earth in darkness and
    enshrouded in heavy gases and water; (3) light [reaching the surface];
    (4) an expanse or atmosphere; (5) large areas of dry land; (6) land
    plants; (7) sun, moon and stars discernible in the expanse, and
    seasons beginning; (8) sea monsters and flying creatures; (9) wild and
    tame beasts, mammals; (10) man. Science agrees that these stages
    occurred in this general order. What are the chances that the writer
    of Genesis just guessed this order? The same as if you picked at
    random the numbers 1 to 10 from a box, and drew them in consecutive
    order. The chances of doing this on your first try are 1 in
    3,628,800!" (Life- How did it get here? By evolution or by creation?,
    1985, p. 36) [brackets mine]

    The Babylonian creation account says the god Apsu along with the
    goddess Tiamat created other gods. Apsu later on didn't like these
    other gods and tried to kill them, but he ended up getting killed by
    the god Ea. Tiamat was upset at the killing of Apsu and thus tried to
    kill Ea. Instead, Ea's son Marduk killed her. Marduk split her body in
    half, and with one half made the sky and the other half made the
    earth. Marduk then with the help of Ra, made mankind from the blood of
    the god, Kingu.

    Now compare the Genesis account of creation, with the Babylonian
    account. Thus, the Bible does not contradict itself concerning the
    creation account nor is out of harmony with true science, but when
    investigated shows a logical and reasonable way those things happened.

    Concerning evolution, I would like your opinion on how this could have
    happened.

    One of those alleged designs from evolution out there, is a type of
    ophrys orchid (family Orchidaceae), that has pictures of female wasps
    on its petals. The picture even shows eyes, antennae and wings. But
    that's not all. It produces an odor of a female wasp ready to mate.
    This draws the male wasp, which in turn pollinates the flower.

    So tell me please if you can, if the plants came first, how did it
    know that female wasps were going to be evolved later on, so as to
    draw pictures of them on its petals? And how could it know what the
    female mating odor would be like so as to duplicate its chemistry?

    But if they developed simultaneously, how could the orchid foresee the
    final appearance and odor of a female wasp and then precisely paint
    its picture on itself for pollination? And remember, it is evolution
    allegedly doing this. It has no eyes nor olfactory senses, yet it
    correctly paints the female wasp and reproduces its odor. If I didn't
    know any better, sounds like a mind is needed for that.

    Now if the wasp developed first, we still got the problem of the
    orchid detecting the shape and color AND ODOR of the wasp. It just
    sounds like something with a brain or mind is needed to produce that
    complexity.

    You might be able to answer your own question if you would not try to
    define evolution in a way that nobody else does.

    Well, think about it a minute. The following should be true facts:

    Evolution has no eyes. Yet it somehow detected elecromagnetic waves
    and concluded there was a visual world out there. And of course the
    brain had to be created before a creature could see in order to
    convert those electromagnetic waves into something the brain could
    use.

    And speaking of vision, the human eye contains over 2 MILLION parts.
    (verify) And I am sure non-human eyes have many parts also. How could
    an eye that needs so many parts to function, slowly over time work up
    to the 2 million parts so it could see?

    And the same with sounds, and smell, and touch etc?


    Evolution has no ears. Yet it somehow detected sound waves and thus
    concluded there was sound in the world, and created a hearing method
    to capture the sound, and then convert the sound waves into something
    the brain could use.

    Evolution has no olfactory organs, yet somehow figured out that there
    were odors out there, esp with flowers. So it built olfactory organs
    that could detect odor molecules in the air. And then convert them
    into something a brain can use.

    Evolution has no sense of taste. Yet it somehow concluded chewing on
    something produces chemical molecules that can be converted into
    something useful for the brain.

    Evolution has no sense of touch. Yet felt it necessary to develop
    thousands of sensors to detect touch and then convert them into
    something the brain can conceive.

    Every robot was built by man, every man was built by God.

    "KEEP ON THE WATCH!
    Doomsday Clock Moves Closer to Midnight
    Learn More". See jw.org (2/5/2026)
    James: zebrabible@proton.me




    But it created all kinds of them.
    Evolution has no ears. Yet it created all kinds of ears.

    You are stuck on the idea that the plant or wasp, once it first appears,
    can never adapt on its own to new circumstances. I realize this is what
    you believe as a creationist, but it's not at all how any biologist's
    version of evolution works. If you want to debunk evolution, you have
    to understand what evolution is.

    Seriously, I would love to see creation abiogenesis explained step by
    step at the machinery level.

    I hope you don't think i'm picking on you by questioning your posts. In >fact, you may be the only one here who isn't a loon.
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  • From Samuel Spade@sam@spade.invalid to alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Tue Feb 10 21:16:07 2026
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    James wrote:
    On Thu, 05 Feb 2026 23:45:40 -0800, Samuel Spade <sam@spade.invalid> wrote:

    James wrote:

    Evolution: Please explain.

    Can you explain the details of your version of creationism, in even 1%
    of the detail that evolution has been expounded?

    Can you do that without refererencing evolution?

    James, we have different opinions on many things here, but many of your
    points are objectively incorrect. I don't have time or reason to point
    them all out, and you would continue saying what you say anyway, even if
    I did. But just because, let me say:

    Well, first of all we don't believe in creationism. They say the earth

    Creationism is the belief that the universe, or earth, or life, were
    created. You don't believe that?


    and all life was created in 6 24 hour days. We say things took
    thousands or millions of years, which agrees with science.

    We go by the Bible's view of creation, and its order. I don't recall
    if I already sent you this, but this is what we believe:

    Gen 1:1,2 shows that all things were a result of creation, not random
    chance. At the end of verse 2, the sun is shinning brightly and the
    earth has just been created, but is in a raw form at this time. Things
    were about to change for the earth.

    At the end of Gen 1:2, the sun hasn't even been created yet. That comes
    3 "days" later.


    If the sun is shinning from verse 1, why is there darkness on the
    earth's surface at verse 2? Because something is blocking the sun's
    light from reaching the earth's surface.

    Gen 1:3-31 God gets the earth ready for habitation. He will divide
    those periods of creative activities into 6 undefined lengths called a
    "day". (In the first two chapters of Genesis, the word "day" has 4
    different lengths of time attributed to them.) So a day here is not
    always 24 hours.

    Notice Ge 1:6-8 talks about a division between waters and waters. Many scientists now are saying the beginning earth was a water planet, with
    water on the whole surface and the earth emmerced in a thick vapor.

    So God caused a division between the waters on the earth's surface,
    and the thick water vapor way up. (looked something like Venus, the
    planet surrounded with clouds)

    The "firmament" is clearly a solid partition holding water above the
    earth. You seem to agree that doesn't exist, right?


    When God caused a space to now be between those two water sources, He
    created an atmosphere. But there is still darkness on the earth's
    surface. Why?

    Because those water vapor clouds totaly blocked out the sun.

    Clouds are made of water droplets. Water vapor is no more opaque than
    air.

    This is all impossible for reasons that are too long to go into here.

    (snip for focus)

    The rest of the creation account shows the emergence of the various
    life forms, which are basically in agreement with science. So to
    summarize, notice this brief excerpt:

    "The science of mathematical probability offers striking proof that
    the Genesis creation account must have come from a source with
    knowledge of the events. The account lists 10 major stages in this
    order: (1) a beginning; (2) a primitive earth in darkness and
    enshrouded in heavy gases and water; (3) light [reaching the surface];
    (4) an expanse or atmosphere; (5) large areas of dry land; (6) land
    plants; (7) sun, moon and stars discernible in the expanse, and
    seasons beginning; (8) sea monsters and flying creatures; (9) wild and
    tame beasts, mammals; (10) man. Science agrees that these stages
    occurred in this general order. What are the chances that the writer
    of Genesis just guessed this order? The same as if you picked at
    random the numbers 1 to 10 from a box, and drew them in consecutive
    order. The chances of doing this on your first try are 1 in
    3,628,800!" (Life- How did it get here? By evolution or by creation?,
    1985, p. 36) [brackets mine]

    Most people could figure out the general order without even grade school biology. It's not amazing. I mean, (1) a beginning, came first? What a revelation! And yet Genesis still has it wrong. You have light
    reaching the surface before the sun was created, land plants before sea monsters (and all sea life), and earth created before stars & sun. Not
    to mention morning and evening passing 3 times before the sun was ever
    created.

    The Babylonian creation account says the god Apsu along with the

    (snip babylonian account)


    Concerning evolution, I would like your opinion on how this could have
    happened.

    [snip wasp example]

    You might be able to answer your own question if you would not try to >define evolution in a way that nobody else does.

    You are stuck on the idea that the plant or wasp, once it first appears, >can never adapt on its own to new circumstances. I realize this is what >you believe as a creationist, but it's not at all how any biologist's >version of evolution works. If you want to debunk evolution, you have
    to understand what evolution is.

    Seriously, I would love to see creation abiogenesis explained step by
    step at the machinery level.

    Well, think about it a minute. The following should be true facts:

    Evolution has no eyes. Yet it somehow detected elecromagnetic waves

    See what I mean? I tried to tell you your concept of evolution is not
    what evolution actually is. You ignored that and continued skipping
    merrily down the lane, still arguing against your own invented
    definition of "evolution". This is called a "straw man arguement". It's
    not a valid argument. It's like if someone condemned JWs as a cult of baby-eating demon worshippers. Misrepresenting the other side doesn't
    prove anything.

    (snip extraneous references to a theory of evolution that no one
    believes)

    I was hoping you would explain how you think creation happened, in
    textbook detail, like evolution is described. That would not require
    any extraneous reference to evolution, just explanation of how creation
    was done. If you won't do it, it's ok.

    Sorry for all the snippage, but I hate 500 line posts.
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  • From zebrabible@zebrabible@proton.me to alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Sun Feb 22 21:55:03 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    On Thu, 05 Feb 2026 23:45:40 -0800, Samuel Spade <sam@spade.invalid>
    wrote:

    James wrote:

    Evolution: Please explain.

    Can you explain the details of your version of creationism, in even 1%
    of the detail that evolution has been expounded?

    Can you do that without refererencing evolution?


    Concerning evolution, I would like your opinion on how this could have
    happened.

    One of those alleged designs from evolution out there, is a type of
    ophrys orchid (family Orchidaceae), that has pictures of female wasps
    on its petals. The picture even shows eyes, antennae and wings. But
    that's not all. It produces an odor of a female wasp ready to mate.
    This draws the male wasp, which in turn pollinates the flower.

    So tell me please if you can, if the plants came first, how did it
    know that female wasps were going to be evolved later on, so as to
    draw pictures of them on its petals? And how could it know what the
    female mating odor would be like so as to duplicate its chemistry?

    But if they developed simultaneously, how could the orchid foresee the
    final appearance and odor of a female wasp and then precisely paint
    its picture on itself for pollination? And remember, it is evolution
    allegedly doing this. It has no eyes nor olfactory senses, yet it
    correctly paints the female wasp and reproduces its odor. If I didn't
    know any better, sounds like a mind is needed for that.

    Now if the wasp developed first, we still got the problem of the
    orchid detecting the shape and color AND ODOR of the wasp. It just
    sounds like something with a brain or mind is needed to produce that
    complexity.

    You might be able to answer your own question if you would not try to
    define evolution in a way that nobody else does.

    You are stuck on the idea that the plant or wasp, once it first appears,
    can never adapt on its own to new circumstances. I realize this is what
    you believe as a creationist, but it's not at all how any biologist's
    version of evolution works. If you want to debunk evolution, you have
    to understand what evolution is.

    Seriously, I would love to see creation abiogenesis explained step by
    step at the machinery level.

    I hope you don't think i'm picking on you by questioning your posts. In >fact, you may be the only one here who isn't a loon.
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  • From vjp2.at@vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com to alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Tue Feb 24 09:20:54 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    SO much of epidemics is explained by evolution

    EOC hold that if God made the rules, he is free to suspend them at will
    so the apophatic mystery overrules the cataphatic claims to knowledge

    Jews hold God and truth are beyond human comprehension
    So is evolution
    --
    Vasos Panagiotopoulos panix.com/~vjp2/vasos.htm
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  • From zebrabible@zebrabible@proton.me to alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Sun Mar 1 18:53:12 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    On Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:20:54 -0000 (UTC),
    vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:

    SO much of epidemics is explained by evolution

    EOC hold that if God made the rules, he is free to suspend them at will
    so the apophatic mystery overrules the cataphatic claims to knowledge

    Jews hold God and truth are beyond human comprehension
    So is evolution

    Yes, trying to fully understand God is like an ant trying to
    understand Einstein. And even that is not really a good

    "KEEP ON THE WATCH!
    War in the Middle East
    What does the Bible say?
    Find Out". See jw.org (3/1/2026)
    James: zebrabible@proton.me
    comparison.
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