While we're at it I'd also encourage those with religious belief to voice their opinion on this sort of thing. Faithful or not, I'd imagine a lot of people find the following pretty damn idiotic and backwards but let's not assume as that as how these things get started to begin with.
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BANG! The theory of evolution of the Coca Cola can.
Billions of years ago, a big bang produced a large rock. As the rock cooled, sweet brown liquid formed on its surface. As time passed, aluminum formed itself into a can, a lid and a tab. Millions of years later, red and white paint fell from the sky and formed itself into the words 'Coca Cola... 12 fluid ounces.'
Of course, my theory is an insult to your intellect because you know that if the Coca Cola can is made, there must be a maker. If it is designed, there must be a designer. The alternative, that is happened by chance or accident, is to move into an intellectual free zone.
The banana - the atheist's nightmare
Note that the banana:
1. Is shaped for human hand
2. Has non-slip surface
3. Has outward indicators of inward contents: green = too early, yellow = just right, black = too late
4. Has a tab for removal of wrapper
5. Is perforated on wrapper
6. Bio-degradable wrapper
7. Is shaped for human mouth
8. Has a point at top for ease of entry
9. Is pleasing to taste buds
10. Is curved towards the face to make eating process easy
To say that the banana happened by accident is even more unintelligent than to say that no one designed the Coca Cola can.
Test One
The person who thinks the Coca Cola can had no designer is:
A. Intelligent
B. A fool
C. Has an ulterior motive for denying the obvious
Did you know that the eye has 40 000 000 nerve endings, the focusing muscles move an estimated 100 000 times a day and the retina contains 137 000 000 light sensitive cells?
Charles Darwin said, 'To suppose that the eye could have been formed by natural selection, seems I freely confess, absurd in the highest degree.'
If man cannot begin to make a human eye, how could anyone in his right mind think that eyes formed by mere chance? In fact, man cannot make anything from nothing. We don't know how to do it. We can re-create, reform, develop... but we cannot create even one grain of sand from nothing. Yet, the eye is only a small part of the most sophisticated part of creation - the human body.
George Gallup, the famous statistician said, 'I could prove God statistically; take the human body alone; the chance that all the functions of the individual would just happen, is a statistical monstrosity.
Albert Einstein said, 'Everyone who is seriously interested in the pursuit of science becomes convinced that a spirit is manifest in the laws of the universe - a spirit vastly superior to man, and one in the face of which our modest powers must feel humble.'
Test Two
Do you know of any building that didn't have a builder?
Do you know of any painting that didn't have a painter?
Do you know of any car that didn't have a maker?
If you answered yes for any of the above, give details.
Could I convince you that I dropped 50 oranges onto the ground and they by chance fell into ten rows of five oranges? The logical conclusion is that someone with an intelligent mind put them there. The odds that ten oranges would fall by accident into a straight line are mind boggling, let alone ten rows of five.
Test Three
From the atom to the universe, is there order?
Did it happen by accident or must there have been an intelligent mind?
What are the odds of 50 oranges falling by chance into ten rows of five oranges?
The declaration, 'There is no God,' is what is known as an absolute statement. For an absolute statement to be true, I must have absolute knowledge. Here is another absolute statement: 'There is no gold in China.'
Test Four
What do I need to have for that statement to be true?
A. No knowledge of China
B. Partial knowledge of China
C. Absolute knowledge of China
'C' is the correct answer. For the statement to be true, I must know that there is no gold in China, or the statement is incorrect. To say, 'There is no God,' and to be correct in the statement, I must be omniscient.
Perhaps you have questions that hold you back from faith. First, almost every question you have about suffering humanity etc., can be adequately answered. Second, we have faith in plenty of things we don't understand. Did you understand the mechanics of television before you turned it on? Probably not. You took a step of faith, turned it on, and after it worked, understanding how it worked wasn't that important. We accept that there are unseen television waves right in front of our eyes. We can't see them because they are invisible. For them to manifest, we need a receiver, then we can enjoy the experience of television.
God is not flesh and blood. He is an eternal Spirit-immortal and invisible. Like the television waves, He cannot be experienced until the 'receiver' is switched on. Here is something you will find hard to believe: Jesis said 'He who has My commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and maifest Myself to him'(John 14:21).
Either that is true or it isn't. Jesus Christ says that He will manifest Himself to anyone who obeys Him. Approach the subject the same way you approached your first television set. Just take a small step of faith. If it works, enjoy it, if it doesn't, forget it.
Billions of years ago, a big bang produced a large rock. As the rock cooled, sweet brown liquid formed on its surface. As time passed, aluminum formed itself into a can, a lid and a tab. Millions of years later, red and white paint fell from the sky and formed itself into the words 'Coca Cola... 12 fluid ounces.'
Of course, my theory is an insult to your intellect because you know that if the Coca Cola can is made, there must be a maker. If it is designed, there must be a designer. The alternative, that is happened by chance or accident, is to move into an intellectual free zone.
The banana - the atheist's nightmare
Note that the banana:
1. Is shaped for human hand
2. Has non-slip surface
3. Has outward indicators of inward contents: green = too early, yellow = just right, black = too late
4. Has a tab for removal of wrapper
5. Is perforated on wrapper
6. Bio-degradable wrapper
7. Is shaped for human mouth
8. Has a point at top for ease of entry
9. Is pleasing to taste buds
10. Is curved towards the face to make eating process easy
To say that the banana happened by accident is even more unintelligent than to say that no one designed the Coca Cola can.
Test One
The person who thinks the Coca Cola can had no designer is:
A. Intelligent
B. A fool
C. Has an ulterior motive for denying the obvious
Did you know that the eye has 40 000 000 nerve endings, the focusing muscles move an estimated 100 000 times a day and the retina contains 137 000 000 light sensitive cells?
Charles Darwin said, 'To suppose that the eye could have been formed by natural selection, seems I freely confess, absurd in the highest degree.'
If man cannot begin to make a human eye, how could anyone in his right mind think that eyes formed by mere chance? In fact, man cannot make anything from nothing. We don't know how to do it. We can re-create, reform, develop... but we cannot create even one grain of sand from nothing. Yet, the eye is only a small part of the most sophisticated part of creation - the human body.
George Gallup, the famous statistician said, 'I could prove God statistically; take the human body alone; the chance that all the functions of the individual would just happen, is a statistical monstrosity.
Albert Einstein said, 'Everyone who is seriously interested in the pursuit of science becomes convinced that a spirit is manifest in the laws of the universe - a spirit vastly superior to man, and one in the face of which our modest powers must feel humble.'
Test Two
Do you know of any building that didn't have a builder?
Do you know of any painting that didn't have a painter?
Do you know of any car that didn't have a maker?
If you answered yes for any of the above, give details.
Could I convince you that I dropped 50 oranges onto the ground and they by chance fell into ten rows of five oranges? The logical conclusion is that someone with an intelligent mind put them there. The odds that ten oranges would fall by accident into a straight line are mind boggling, let alone ten rows of five.
Test Three
From the atom to the universe, is there order?
Did it happen by accident or must there have been an intelligent mind?
What are the odds of 50 oranges falling by chance into ten rows of five oranges?
The declaration, 'There is no God,' is what is known as an absolute statement. For an absolute statement to be true, I must have absolute knowledge. Here is another absolute statement: 'There is no gold in China.'
Test Four
What do I need to have for that statement to be true?
A. No knowledge of China
B. Partial knowledge of China
C. Absolute knowledge of China
'C' is the correct answer. For the statement to be true, I must know that there is no gold in China, or the statement is incorrect. To say, 'There is no God,' and to be correct in the statement, I must be omniscient.
Perhaps you have questions that hold you back from faith. First, almost every question you have about suffering humanity etc., can be adequately answered. Second, we have faith in plenty of things we don't understand. Did you understand the mechanics of television before you turned it on? Probably not. You took a step of faith, turned it on, and after it worked, understanding how it worked wasn't that important. We accept that there are unseen television waves right in front of our eyes. We can't see them because they are invisible. For them to manifest, we need a receiver, then we can enjoy the experience of television.
God is not flesh and blood. He is an eternal Spirit-immortal and invisible. Like the television waves, He cannot be experienced until the 'receiver' is switched on. Here is something you will find hard to believe: Jesis said 'He who has My commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and maifest Myself to him'(John 14:21).
Either that is true or it isn't. Jesus Christ says that He will manifest Himself to anyone who obeys Him. Approach the subject the same way you approached your first television set. Just take a small step of faith. If it works, enjoy it, if it doesn't, forget it.
The next section is just a check list to see whether you have followed the ten commandments. It is not important. The section afterwards is somewhat amusing.
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If you have even broken one Law, then you have sinned against God and therefore will surely die for the wages of sin is death. We are all guilty of breaking the commandments. Listen to the voice of your conscience and let it remind you of some of the sins of the past. We are not perfect as we are commanded to be (Matthew 5:48), neither is our heart pure. On Judgement Day our transgressions will be evidence of our shame. Think of it: God has seen every sin we have ever committed. We share our thought-life with Him. We are guilty of violating his law a multitude of times, yet if we repent, God can forgive us because Jesus stepped into the courtroom 2000 years ago and paid the fine for us.
His death on the cross satisfied the law we so blatantly transgressed, and at the same time demonstrated how much God loves us - 'For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.' His shed blood on the cross can make you clean in the sight of a holy God... as though you have never sinned.
God doesn't want you to go to hell. Please, forget your arguments, repent and put your trust in Jesus and be saved from God's wrath. Make Psalm 51 your prayer, then read the Bible daily and always obey what you read; God will never let you down. Thank you for taking the time to read this booklet.
His death on the cross satisfied the law we so blatantly transgressed, and at the same time demonstrated how much God loves us - 'For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.' His shed blood on the cross can make you clean in the sight of a holy God... as though you have never sinned.
God doesn't want you to go to hell. Please, forget your arguments, repent and put your trust in Jesus and be saved from God's wrath. Make Psalm 51 your prayer, then read the Bible daily and always obey what you read; God will never let you down. Thank you for taking the time to read this booklet.
Enjoy and let's hear what you think about it.
