/sci/ - Science & Math

>>3897532

>>Citation needed.

"The word dragon entered the English language in the early 13th century from Old French dragon, which in turn comes from Latin draconem (nominative draco) meaning "huge serpent, dragon," from the Greek word δράκων, drakon (genitive drakontos, δράκοντος) "serpent, giant seafish", which is believed to have come from an earlier stem drak-, a stem of derkesthai, "to see clearly," from Proto-Indo-European derk- "to see" or "the one with the (deadly) glance." The Greek and Latin term referred to any great serpent, not necessarily mythological, and this usage was also current in English up to the 18th century."

It actually comes from the same etymology as sea serpents. Regardless, you're arguing semantics, since it's obvious what I meant by dragon.

That's like saying God means Marduk of Babylon because I didn't specify which God.

Would you rather be tomato soup or mushroom soup? 

>>3537276
>>3537265

You're not a Christian. Thinking Jesus was a pretty cool guy doesn't count.

>>3531706
I know i can't disprove religion, you can always invent some way for god to be hiding, or its some test of faith that he can't ever be seen (nowadays anyway, was supposedly far more visible in the old testament, but whatever)
FSM, invisble pink unicorn, fairy's, pixies gremlins etc all cant be disproven either, but it still is almost definitely a foolish idea to believe in them.

And i can still argue against Christianity even if i can't disprove it completely.
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>>3263777

>>3232217
oh boy! a religion thread!

basically this, and then fill four more pages with random words.

>>3179594
oh really?
well click on this pic, and read it very carefully. don't just shrug it off, actually re-read it, and think long and hard about what this means about your entire way of life. ignoring the issue won't help.
can you respond to it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aktRXIE2K2I#t=3m55s

>>3067222

thanks! and nice trips

>>3044669
>>3044694

am indeed playing devils advocate. i'm very much atheist, in fact i have an entire folder of images related to bashing religious people with.
<<<i'll pick on at random.

also, good posts guys :)

This is the picture which sparked the debate

the attached picture is the sole reason why evolution is still regarded as a theory today.

>>2929436
no it doesn't, they are still incorrect about the whole god thing, but at least they are smart enough to accept evolution etc, which makes them better than fundies.

>>2805031

>No Biblical proof

here's your problem. God's test involves you being able to think for yourself instead of blindly following a book written thousands of years ago by the greatest trolls known to humanity.

If you believe in the bible, you fail god's test.
I hate to say it man, but you're failing while you think you are winning. God's trolling you hard bro.

God worked hard to put in some obvious clues that christianity is a trap, but you're blind to them and it's hilarious to watch this.

explain to them that without evolution, new flu shots would not be needed each year, as the flu birus makeup would remain static and so you could continue using the same flu shot each time.
explain to them that various breeds of modern day canine are selectively bred, some forms have only existed for a few decades and are unlike any other canine that has existed before, ergo they were clearly not created by god thousands of years ago, but created by man recently.
explain to him that bananas have been selectively cultivated by humans and are very recent in terms of he biological timescale, and without evolution they could not change form.

explain that 'macro-evolution' is just lots of micro-evolution. it is not possible to believe in one without the other. cumulative effects build up over time.

explain that MRSA has evolved resistance to antibiotics because it is advantageous for hem to do so due to natural selection killing off those that do not evolve. explain that this is impossible without evolution.

thats all i can think of for now.

>>2737905

no, here's why

god made christianity as a test to see who was actually good on the planet.

people who were truly good would do good without fear of punishment.

they would also not try to shove their beliefs down others' throats

in addition, they wouldn't whoreship idols such as Jesus (who, in fact, never existed)

tl;dr:

christianity is god's test to see if youre a good person. If you believe in it, you fail.

>>2703717

/thread

any post beyond this is trolling or just incredibly stupid.

>>2637177
> theism is not the denial of evolution.

yes, yes it is.