I knew about everything you said so there's no need to send me any of the information. I personally like to reference the blood-clotting cascade when I talk to people about this but there are so many things in the human body that are ridiculously complex it's hard to fathom how it could've evolved through "shifts in allele frequency".Â
That, however, wasn't the point. I really just wanted you to say:
(Quoting you) "Of course, the real problem with the IC argument is that it is an example of a fallacy known as an argument from ignorance. There are many things in science that are currently unexplainable. Some things may never be explained due to them being completely destroyed and erased from history. However, just because something cannot be explained, that does not automatically lend support to the idea of an intelligent designer."
I know about this argument as well.  I just wanted you to say it :)Â
You've got to admit it's kind of ironic. Christians believe in an all powerful God. They know He's there... they just can't explain it. The scientific community says "Well, they just don't know enough science and are too stupid to get it. Stop having faith and start being analytical."
When the scientific community finds something they can't explain but they know it's there, they say "we just don't know and we may never know but just because we can't explain it doesn't mean it's not true". That sounds like a wikipedia definition of faith if I've ever heard it. Quite the double-standard we've got brewing here isn't it?!
Final thoughts for this thread because I don't have time for these long, thought-out answers anymore:
I just want to point out that I don't disagree with you on a lot of this stuff. I know the science. I know it makes sense. It was thought out by a lot of very intelligent people who think the way humans think. I'm a human, therefore I can completley understand the arguments, the experiments, and the theories.
I also, however, believe in God. I don't try to reconcile the two because a belief or disbelief in the science isn't going to put my salvation at risk. I also believe that there are things we'll never explain and things that we couldn't even begin to know existed much less try to explain with our finite reasoning and logic.
Is it possible that God created man through a tool we call "evolution"? Yes.
Is it possible that God created the Earth 6000 years ago with enough evidence laying around the world to keep us guessing about whether or not He existed until He returns? Yes... though the least likely scenario in my book of possibilities.
Do I think scientists will ever find a silver bullet that puts the "God theory" to rest? No.
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