Originally Posted by pebosworth

That is not very nice. That is not how we should be treating non-believers. We should be seeking and saving the lost like Jesus did, not telling them to take a "hike".

Originally Posted by pebosworth

Looks like he is gone anyway. Let's hope the Holy Spirit got a chance to work on Him though or that we at least planted a seed.

Originally Posted by Chad

Here's my personal letter to all atheists who deny GOD.

Dear Atheist,

Do you think its a coincidence that...

of billions of stars and planets in the many galaxies, only earth has life, and abundance of it?

Actually, were not sure of that. Our telescaopes can only see around 10 billion light years away. And even so we couldn't possibly see life on them/

the sun is 400 times the size of the earth's moon, 400 times further away from earth than the moon, yet they look both proportionally the same size in our sky?

You're wrong about the first fact. Around a million earths could fit in the sun so I'm sure the amount of moons is smaller. 400 times further away? That's also not true. The moons distance can me measured in kilometres, the sun in light years. They look the same size because the sun is bigger but farther away and the moon is smaller but closer.

the sun lights the days nicely, while the moon glimmers in the night sweetly and the clouds bring forth rain to water our crops, which bring forth food in your stomach?

Approx 7.8 billion years ago mars had water so it was a perfectly livable planet.

Do you think its a coincidence that...

birds in the air whistle sweet songs and dogs show unconditional love?

Not always true. The world can be buitiful and it can be terrible as well. Vultures give cries before they go and prey on their carcus of a meal.

your body heals naturally when you cut yourself, or you become sick and it goes away?

First comes vasoconstriction — blood vessels leading to the wound tighten to reduce the flow of blood to the injured area.
Platelets (triggered by enzymes leaked from the torn blood vessel) rush to the scene. These sticky blood cells clump to each other and then adhere to the sides of the torn blood vessel, making a plug.
Clotting proteins in the blood join forces to form a fibrin net that holds the platelet plug in place over the tear, and in just a few seconds or minutes (depending on how bad the scrape is), BLEEDING STOPS, thanks to coagulation! The fibrin plug becomes a scab that will eventually fall off or be reabsorbed into the body once healing is complete.


Once bleeding has been controlled, the next step is stopping infection:



The blood vessels that were constricted now dilate to bring white blood cells rushing to the scene. White blood cells engulf and destroy any germs that may have gotten into the body through the open wound.


When the enemies of blood loss and infection have been vanquished, the body turns its attention to healing and rebuilding:



Fibroblasts (cells that are capable of forming skin and other tissue) gather at the site of injury and begin to produce collagen, which will eventually fill in the wound under the scab and create new capillaries to bring oxygen-rich blood to the recovering wound.
Skin along the edges of the wound becomes thicker and then gradually migrates (or stretches) under the scab to the center of the wound, where it meets skin from the other side and forms a scar (about three weeks after the initial injury).
Scar tissue will become stronger and fade gradually over the next several years as more collagen is added, but will only have about 80 percent of the strength of the original skin.


Not all wounds heal equally. Generally speaking, more serious wounds take longer to heal. Individual factors also influence how quickly your body is able to recover from a wound, including:



Age — young'uns usually heal faster than older folks
Nutrition — the body needs a good supply of vitamin C to make collagen
Smoking — non-smokers, on average, heal more quickly than smokers
Stress — large amounts of stress can delay the healing process
Moisture — keeping wounds covered helps them heal more quickly because moisture allows skin to migrate across the wound surface with greater ease
Other infections or illnesses — diabetes, thyroid disease, high blood pressure, and poor circulation, for example, can decrease the body's ability to heal

humans have intangible senses, called emotions where we feel love, hate, anger, sadness, happiness, shock, confused, hurt, healed, and so forth?

As do most intelligent life forms. Evolution?

Do you think its a coincidence that...

you were born from a lady's womb and you will die a death, without choice of either?

There are many clones with emotions who wern't born from a womb. I'm sure in the next 300-500 years changable life will be achieved.

the complexity of dna is so mind boggling, that scientists worldwide now have gone from 'no god' to claiming a "Divine Creator"?

Just because something is confusing doesn't mean it's unexplaiable. What do you think Da Vinci would have thought if he saw a video iPod?

your body's anatomy is complex, so fine and so articulate that you wonder how this "accident" came to be?

There are an infinite amount of planets and glaxies. Just like you becoming a human from the stage f a sperm, it is an extreme chance, but like an intergallactic lottery, someone has to win.

Do you think its a coincidence that...

there are endless variety of delicious fruits, vegetables, nuts, wheats to make infinite delicious recipes to satisfy our hunger?

Humans created those recipies with accidents and repeats.

there are thousands and thousands of exotic amazing land animals and thousands more amazing sea creatures?

Evolution?

you have eyes so you can see, ears so you can hear, heart so you can feel, mind so you can think?

Some animals dont have ears. They evolved over time into animals that do. Not much complexity is needed for a functional ear. All that is necessary is a nerve connected to something that can vibrate. Insects have evolved "ears" on at least eleven different parts of their bodies, from antennae to legs (Hoy and Robert 1996). Even humans detect very low frequencies via tactile sensation, not through their ears.


The transition from reptile to mammal shows some of the intermediate stages in human hearing. Jaw bones, which likely helped the hearing of therapsid reptiles, became co-opted exclusively for hearing in the middle ear.


This is an example of the argument from incredulity. That one does not know how something happened does not mean it cannot have happened.

Do you think its a coincidence that...

there are thousands of recovered artifacts proving the validity of Scripture, the Holy Bible itself?



those who have faith in Jesus Christ witness miracles, worldwide?

The evidence there is of 4 witnesses. FROM THE BIBLE.

almost all Old Testament prophecies have been already fulfilled and more continue being fulfilled?
The questions are posed in a religious book, as are the answers.

Do you think its a coincidence that...

a farmer plants the seeds, yet the farmer does not make the seed grow and the farmer never initially created the seed?

that fruits and vegetables have seeds so that they produce more fruits and vegetables?

your body needs vitamins and nutrients found in GOD's natural foods such as fruits, vegetables, fish, meat, wheat?

Do you think its a coincidence that...

you just happened to be here on a Christian site reading this letter?

Originally Posted by Biowza

Again, this is explained in biology. The body has a natural process of protecting itsself which it has inherited for thousands of years to the level it is today. Today's bodies are immune to certain older diseases as evolution has toughened up our cells from attack. This is once again explained without the need of an omnipotent being outside space-time.

Originally Posted by NHMan

Biowza,

Could you please explain this term "biology" for me? I mean what is it? Where did it come from? It is really quite intricate in the way that it works. I mean the cells of the body somehow "know" exactly what to do in order to create and maintain the life form they exist in. I am curious... How did this thing called "biology" come into existence?

Thanks

Originally Posted by Y5EE252_RICHIE

Hii Brother,

I don't know if Biozwa will ever visit this site again, because this huge discussion with him happened about 3 months back. I wonder if he will ever come back again. But if he replies, you're luckly. But if he doesn't reply, please don't get disheartened, because he hasn't visited this site for nearly 3 months.

I'm glad that you have joined here. Hope you will visit this site regularly and I hope you enjoy the fellowship here.

God bless you.