Comments on: Genesis Revisited: A Scientific Creation Story http://www.michaelshermer.com/2001/12/genesis-revisited/ books, essays, columns, reviews, and multimedia clips of famed skeptic Michael Shermer Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:11:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kristin Roberts http://www.michaelshermer.com/2001/12/genesis-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-9472 Kristin Roberts Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:43:39 +0000 http://michaelshermer.com/writing/2007/07/26/genesis-revisited/#comment-9472 This will be my kids bedtime story tonight. I would love to illustrate the tale as it told here. *kristin* This will be my kids bedtime story tonight. I would love to illustrate the tale as it told here. *kristin*

]]> By: justin http://www.michaelshermer.com/2001/12/genesis-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-6393 justin Mon, 23 May 2011 10:12:17 +0000 http://michaelshermer.com/writing/2007/07/26/genesis-revisited/#comment-6393 god said let us create man in OUR image. im thinking our implies that its more then one person. i think its a better shot to think we are not originally from earth but from another part of space for unknown reasons of our genuine past that could be alot longer then we think or that another race had genetically altered our dna as primitive species to enable us to gain knowledge, kinda like a snowball effect. take a look at the ancient astronaut theory, pretty solid thinking if you ask me, i think scientific people have a better chance understanding it then these hardcore religious people that insist we were created, there is not one supernatural thing in the bible that can not be explained in a scientific way. for example the virgin mary giving birth could be described as artificial insemination, or noahs arc to be a dna bank of species. watever it is i find it easier to believe scientifically, which is why the vatican admitted there could be life in space, not because it has anything to do with god, because if we had found hard proof of life in space before they had admitted it, itd be game over for them. what gets me is how they stated it like "intelligent beings created by God could exist in outer space". so now if science proves that life exists out there, they'll try to make everyone believe they were gods creations too. and if people still buy that shit, then not the whole human species would not be considered "intelligent life", god said let us create man in OUR image. im thinking our implies that its more then one person. i think its a better shot to think we are not originally from earth but from another part of space for unknown reasons of our genuine past that could be alot longer then we think or that another race had genetically altered our dna as primitive species to enable us to gain knowledge, kinda like a snowball effect. take a look at the ancient astronaut theory, pretty solid thinking if you ask me, i think scientific people have a better chance understanding it then these hardcore religious people that insist we were created, there is not one supernatural thing in the bible that can not be explained in a scientific way. for example the virgin mary giving birth could be described as artificial insemination, or noahs arc to be a dna bank of species. watever it is i find it easier to believe scientifically, which is why the vatican admitted there could be life in space, not because it has anything to do with god, because if we had found hard proof of life in space before they had admitted it, itd be game over for them. what gets me is how they stated it like “intelligent beings created by God could exist in outer space”. so now if science proves that life exists out there, they’ll try to make everyone believe they were gods creations too. and if people still buy that shit, then not the whole human species would not be considered “intelligent life”,

]]> By: Vahan Setyan http://www.michaelshermer.com/2001/12/genesis-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-4337 Vahan Setyan Sat, 02 Oct 2010 06:23:17 +0000 http://michaelshermer.com/writing/2007/07/26/genesis-revisited/#comment-4337 An ingenious summary creationism. Actually it is an elementary lesson to the theists who actually resume with the strong notion that society itself is still primitive in nature. Excellent work Dr. Shermer. An ingenious summary creationism. Actually it is an elementary lesson to the theists who actually resume with the strong notion that society itself is still primitive in nature. Excellent work Dr. Shermer.

]]> By: Allen Glassford http://www.michaelshermer.com/2001/12/genesis-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-4170 Allen Glassford Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:32:15 +0000 http://michaelshermer.com/writing/2007/07/26/genesis-revisited/#comment-4170 You can take your finger nail and make a scratch on a big table and the scratch represents everything we know and the rest of the table represents what we don't know, which is almost everything. I believe time travel is possible, also moving faster than the speed of light, our scientist just don't know how, so they think both are impossible, well the same thing thing they thought about flying in the past. OK,chew on this awhile, our Moon is artificial and hollow inside, NASA already knows that, but who built the Moon??? Whoever it was they built the Moon, so it would make the Earth a satisfactory planet for human life or any life to live. You can take your finger nail and make a scratch on a big table and the scratch represents everything we know and the rest of the table represents what we don’t know, which is almost everything. I believe time travel is possible, also moving faster than the speed of light, our scientist just don’t know how, so they think both are impossible, well the same thing thing they thought about flying in the past. OK,chew on this awhile, our Moon is artificial and hollow inside, NASA already knows that, but who built the Moon??? Whoever it was they built the Moon, so it would make the Earth a satisfactory planet for human life or any life to live.

]]> By: Allen Glassford http://www.michaelshermer.com/2001/12/genesis-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-4167 Allen Glassford Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:38:27 +0000 http://michaelshermer.com/writing/2007/07/26/genesis-revisited/#comment-4167 We evolved from Apes, maybe, but not without some kind of intervention, from some other kind of life form of a different realm or dimension. We are not alone in the Universe and I'm sure close to the bottom of the intelligence quotient!!! Maybe,it wasn't an Ape, but a cave man or better yet a cave woman and Adam was a test tube baby. We evolved from Apes, maybe, but not without some kind of intervention, from some other kind of life form of a different realm or dimension. We are not alone in the Universe and I’m sure close to the bottom of the intelligence quotient!!! Maybe,it wasn’t an Ape, but a cave man or better yet a cave woman and Adam was a test tube baby.

]]> By: Allen Glassford http://www.michaelshermer.com/2001/12/genesis-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-4166 Allen Glassford Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:22:31 +0000 http://michaelshermer.com/writing/2007/07/26/genesis-revisited/#comment-4166 I don't believe the Bible is the word of God or whatever, just something written by some very clever none humans to scam us humans. The story about the Virgin Merry, is about the dumbest story I ever heard, everyone that doesn't believe is going to Hell??? Well if there even was a hell (another scam)there would be only standing room, if that.:-) I think most humans believe this dream only to make themselves feel better and not to fear death, well I'm ready anytime, I'd just miss my three sons. I would never even want to live to be a 100 years old, for what??? Just to put off dying??? you can't do anything at that age, you look like death warmed over!! No thanks it's not for me!!! I don’t believe the Bible is the word of God or whatever, just something written by some very clever none humans to scam us humans. The story about the Virgin Merry, is about the dumbest story I ever heard, everyone that doesn’t believe is going to Hell??? Well if there even was a hell (another scam)there would be only standing room, if that.:-) I think most humans believe this dream only to make themselves feel better and not to fear death, well I’m ready anytime, I’d just miss my three sons. I would never even want to live to be a 100 years old, for what??? Just to put off dying??? you can’t do anything at that age, you look like death warmed over!! No thanks it’s not for me!!!

]]> By: Allen Glassford http://www.michaelshermer.com/2001/12/genesis-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-4165 Allen Glassford Fri, 06 Aug 2010 23:56:35 +0000 http://michaelshermer.com/writing/2007/07/26/genesis-revisited/#comment-4165 How could anyone believe such BS, you write like God is a man. I believe in the creator of all, our god?? no one even knows, God or whatever is too busy to even think about humans, let alone each human and God or whatever doesn't think down at our human level!!! You would think he's or whatever would be a little smarter than that. I don't think we were created in God's image either, tell me why would he or whatever, need eyes, nose, ears,head or anything like humans. All that is just someone's imagination, ya like God or whatever, doesn't look like humans and we don't look like him, or her, or it, or whatever!!! How could anyone believe such BS, you write like God is a man. I believe in the creator of all, our god?? no one even knows, God or whatever is too busy to even think about humans, let alone each human and God or whatever doesn’t think down at our human level!!! You would think he’s or whatever would be a little smarter than that. I don’t think we were created in God’s image either, tell me why would he or whatever, need eyes, nose, ears,head or anything like humans. All that is just someone’s imagination, ya like God or whatever, doesn’t look like humans and we don’t look like him, or her, or it, or whatever!!!

]]> By: Bob Stichter http://www.michaelshermer.com/2001/12/genesis-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-4164 Bob Stichter Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:32:00 +0000 http://michaelshermer.com/writing/2007/07/26/genesis-revisited/#comment-4164 SIX DAY CREATION? Why do so many christians accept the Bible’s words about a six day creation, as being a literal six day creation [that surely doesn’t matter when it comes to “genuine salvation”], while they refuse to believe some biblical scriptures as meaning what they say [that do matter for “salvation”]? Bob Stichter Milford, IN SIX DAY CREATION?

Why do so many christians accept the Bible’s words about a six day creation, as being a literal six day creation [that surely doesn’t matter when it comes to “genuine salvation”], while they refuse to believe some biblical scriptures as meaning what they say [that do matter for “salvation”]?

Bob Stichter
Milford, IN

]]> By: Kyle http://www.michaelshermer.com/2001/12/genesis-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-4081 Kyle Mon, 24 May 2010 04:57:43 +0000 http://michaelshermer.com/writing/2007/07/26/genesis-revisited/#comment-4081 One cannot prove that god does or does not exist. Thus, creating a theory of the creation of the universe (an idea in itself that cannot be proven) based upon the possibility of god, a divine being that no one can prove to exist, is absolutely ridiculous. It's almost as though you grabbed a completely random idea out of the air and insisted it was true for the entirety of your- oh... wait. One cannot prove that god does or does not exist. Thus, creating a theory of the creation of the universe (an idea in itself that cannot be proven) based upon the possibility of god, a divine being that no one can prove to exist, is absolutely ridiculous. It’s almost as though you grabbed a completely random idea out of the air and insisted it was true for the entirety of your- oh… wait.

]]> By: Genesis Revisited - A Reimagining of Genesis by Skeptic Magazine Editor Michael Shermer | JazJaz http://www.michaelshermer.com/2001/12/genesis-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-3162 Genesis Revisited - A Reimagining of Genesis by Skeptic Magazine Editor Michael Shermer | JazJaz Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:52:54 +0000 http://michaelshermer.com/writing/2007/07/26/genesis-revisited/#comment-3162 [...] Full transcript is here. [...] [...] Full transcript is here. [...]

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