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FROM: Dave M

Hello All

Your website and your efforts are very interesting. I've even viewed some
of the video clips from blasphemychallnege.com, and I have some questions
for you. First off, many folks who adhere to these views repeat the
mantra that they've come to their conclusions via logic and reason. However, I've not been able to find on your site, or any other similar
site for that matter, any explanation of the origin of the universe. You
see, the big bang theory is predominant among many atheists. A stable
singularity the size of a baseball that contained all the matter and
energy in the known universe that suddely exploded into what we see today.
Physics proved that objects in motion will stay in motion unless acted
upon by an outside force, and objects at rest will remian at rest unless
acted upon by an outside force. Can you answer the question of What force
acted on the singularity that caused the Big Bang? This would be most
helpful in your debates.

Also, many who adhere to your philosophy would also adhere to the fact
that we are all here by chance. Science has proven that all of the
information contained in our own DNA would fill the Grand Canyon forty
times over with books of information. Thats incredible considering that
it happened by chance. It would be like dropping the pieces of a scrabble
board on the floor and getting the first sentence of War and Peace, very
unlikey.

In conclusion I would like to say that yes indeed I am a Christian, but I
used to study Evolution, and I will admit that I used to share the same
views as you. I also saw on your website that you have a radio show. I
would very much like to challennge anyone at your organization to an
on-air debate so that I can prove that your ideas are flawed.

Let me know,

Dave

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Randalllord wrote:

dmiclock,

Perhaps this video will help:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13NPZ5Nv_fc

Richard Dawkins - The Big Question: Why Are We Here?

The url contained a malformed video id.

 

edit: Never mind it worked the second time I tried it. 

 


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Response

While we appreciate your invocation of actual science, before coming onto this show we highly suggest you do not refer to a one dimensional singularity as "base-ball sized" and the inflation of the galaxy as an "explosion."

Also, when next invoking the words of scientists when they use metaphors such as "books of information filling the grand canyon," feel free to then ask them why they, along with 99.99% of scientists with relevant degrees, disagree with your attack on evolution. If you feel that they are in the wrong, we highly suggest submitting your work to the Nobel institute so that you may, like other paradigm shifts that have rocked the world of science, receive fame and lots of money. 

Finally, for future reference we hope that before you appear on our show you will look up the definition of "natural selection" and then explain how that is equivalent to chance. This is especially pertinent since all of scientific research is based on probability estimates, meaning that any peer-reviewed scientific paper on any subject MUST take into account chance and show it is not a factor.