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by Rich
Thu Apr 12, 2012 2:45 pm
Forum: Prayer Requests
Topic: Prayer for the Deems
Replies: 12
Views: 7462

Prayer for the Deems

As most of you know, my wife, Carole, has had a brain tumor for some time. Back in 1996 at the initial diagnosis, she had prayed that God would allow her to raise our three sons, Matthew, Andrew, and Mark. God has granted that request, since the youngest, Mark, is now 16 year old. However, Carole's ...
by Rich
Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:38 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Humans cause yeast to become multicellular, a threat to ID?
Replies: 75
Views: 19568

Re: Humans cause yeast to become multicellular, a threat to

PNAS is not a peer-reviewed journal. I am sure that if they had tried to get their study published in a real peer-reviewed science journal, the referees would have asked for additional experimental results. They also would not have allowed some of the outlandish statements that were made in the arti...
by Rich
Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:03 am
Forum: News & Announcements
Topic: Board Version Updated
Replies: 6
Views: 6736

Re: Board Version Updated

Seems okay in Firefox and Internet Explorer. It might be time to restart your computer!
by Rich
Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:28 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Humans cause yeast to become multicellular, a threat to ID?
Replies: 75
Views: 19568

Re: Humans cause yeast to become multicellular, a threat to

I read the original article in PNAS. What they did was do selection experiments by removing cells that did not settle quickly. Essentially, they selected for cells that stuck to each other. They used the word “genotype” in their paper, but never looked at anything other than phenotype (quick settlin...
by Rich
Sun Jan 22, 2012 8:18 pm
Forum: Philosophical Discussions
Topic: Argument from bad design. Very, very bad design!
Replies: 51
Views: 18028

Re: Argument from bad design. Very, very bad design!

The idea of two separate tubes is a really bad idea, since when you had a cold, you would die from an inability to breathe. Occasional chocking is better than dying from your first sinus infection!
by Rich
Sun Jan 22, 2012 8:12 pm
Forum: Christian Theology
Topic: Time in Heaven
Replies: 16
Views: 3995

Re: Time in Heaven

You don't have any questions for God? I have a million. The teaching in the Bible is very condensed. We haven't gone much further in science. Too many questions!
by Rich
Sun Jan 22, 2012 7:58 pm
Forum: News & Announcements
Topic: Board Version Updated
Replies: 6
Views: 6736

Re: Board Version Updated

Thanks Kurieuo!
by Rich
Wed May 18, 2011 2:47 pm
Forum: Philosophical Discussions
Topic: Natural Evil
Replies: 20
Views: 5917

Re: Natural Evil

The point you missed is that the universe was designed to choose between good and evil. Without the possibility of evil, no choice is possible. Because evil choices are possible, the laws of the universe must restrict the actions of free moral agents. Practically speaking, this means that the univer...
by Rich
Fri Oct 01, 2010 12:11 pm
Forum: New Page Critiques
Topic: Pew Forum Religious Knowledge Survey
Replies: 5
Views: 13947

Pew Forum Religious Knowledge Survey

The Pew Forum released a survey that indicates most Americans can only answer 50% of the questions in their religious knowledge survey. I took their abbreviated survey (15 questions) and got 15/15 correct. The questions were not difficult by any means. So, I have added the complete questionnaire to ...
by Rich
Tue Sep 14, 2010 9:45 am
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Hawking and the new Atheists (part of a bigger problem)...
Replies: 30
Views: 9725

Re: Hawking and the new Atheists (part of a bigger problem).

You don't need to be a sociopath to dislike being challenged on moral grounds. The Christian's first reaction is usually denial or deflection. However, often the Holy Spirit convicts us of our error and we repent. For the atheist, the process ends at the first step.
by Rich
Tue Sep 14, 2010 8:27 am
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Hawking and the new Atheists (part of a bigger problem)...
Replies: 30
Views: 9725

Re: Hawking and the new Atheists (part of a bigger problem).

Good point. It is a spiritual issue. Unbelievers do not want to be confronted on spiritual issues. You won't find atheists harping about Buddhism, because one is basically given free reign to find one's own way - no accountability. However, Christianity preaches that there is such a thing as righteo...
by Rich
Tue Sep 14, 2010 8:15 am
Forum: News & Announcements
Topic: Server Crash and Lost Posts
Replies: 7
Views: 6516

Re: Server Crash and Lost Posts

Kurieuo wrote:I've created a script to remote backup the database twice a day. So should safeguard against loosing too much data in the future if the same thing were to happen.
Excellent! Thanks.
by Rich
Sun Sep 12, 2010 5:03 pm
Forum: News & Announcements
Topic: Server Crash and Lost Posts
Replies: 7
Views: 6516

Server Crash and Lost Posts

I am sorry to report that the server crash required our hosting service to restore a backup from September 7. So, all posts made after that time are lost.
by Rich
Wed Sep 01, 2010 4:40 pm
Forum: Prayer Requests
Topic: Thanks for your prayers for Carole
Replies: 3
Views: 1497

Thanks for your prayers for Carole

A number of you have been praying for my wife Carole, who has a brain tumor. In July, there was an indication that Carole's brain tumor was growing. However, two followup MRIs showed that the increased contrast was probably due to seizure activity, rather than tumor growth, which is good news. As a ...