I appreciate how thoughtful and honest this is. These aren’t flippant objections.
I do think there’s a prior question underneath all of this though — and I mean this pastorally, not as a “gotcha”: do you believe the Bible is true?
Because if Scripture is merely one moral perspective among many, then judging God by our instincts makes sense. But if the Bible is actually revealing the God who created all things, defines justice, goodness, and life itself, then the question shifts from “How do I reconcile this with my intuitions?” to “What does this tell me about God?”
The OT doesn’t show a different God than Jesus. It shows what divine holiness really costs, and the gospel shows God Himself absorbing that cost for us. The cross only makes sense if the God of Leviticus is real.
That doesn’t remove the emotional weight of these passages, but it gives us a place to stand while we wrestle with them.
Every conservative in America should be talking about the Wisconsin Supreme Court election on April 1st.
George Soros is trying to buy the Court, so liberals can gerrymander Wisconsin congressional maps & take the House in 2026.
I’m shocked at how many people don’t care.
Property taxes are local, not state. So we’d need to do a constitutional amendment (requires 60% of voters to approve) to eliminate them (which I would support) or even to reform/lower them…
We should put the boldest amendment on the ballot that has a chance of getting that 60%…
I agree that taxing land/property is the more oppressive and ineffective form of taxation…
We could’ve had this, but we chose the guy who gave Bruce Jenner his own bathroom in Florida instead. Great job everyone, really, can’t thank you enough.
There are 3 places we end up:
1) Steer our government away from economic collapse.
2) Economic collapse, and then:
a. renaissance,
b. totalitarianism, or
c. national divorce
3) Slow devolution into Chinese style communism and central control. No one remembers freedom.
#3 I start most of my seeds indoors under LED or fluorescent lights. I keep them very close to the lights as they grow. Never more than 3 inches from them for the first 3 weeks.
I know you think the insults are witty but they just come off as low IQ.
I’d recommend reading your own sources. The paper on the flagellum doesn’t even claim to explain how Darwin’s evolution accounts for it also noting the complexity as we know it needs further investigation.
I’d also recommend reading what irreducibly complex machines mean and why Darwin’s evolution is not compatible with them.
I won’t be answering any more of this exchange.
It’s not an own for you to point out I believe the Old and New Testament to be the word of God. There’s no need to waste each others time debating it in bad faith.
I’m not attacking anyone. Theory is good or bad on its own merits. He could’ve been a lovely man who happened to tell us what would debunk his theory. If I’m wrong instead of attacking my faith, tell me why I’m wrong?
@Hominoidean@Brian_Sauve I didn’t forget anything. My argument wouldn’t make any sense had Darwin been alive when these discoveries were made. Why would his quote say otherwise? I also never said anything about being a YEC. Darwin’s theory is at this point just bad theory.
#2 A period of darkness is necessary for seedlings to put their new compounds to use. They digest and grow and night. Both processes go more smoothly when night temperatures are 5-10 degrees F lower than daytime levels. 16 Hours of light per day and 8 of darkness.
I know when I first started to start my own plants from seed it was difficult to find answers to questions that were of detail. I'm going to post one a day for a while. I'm still learning everyday, if others have some ideas I'm all ears.
#1- Most seedlings grow best in temperatures of 70-75 degrees fahrenheit during the day and 55-65 degrees fahrenheit at night.