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<blockquote data-quote="worldwide" data-source="post: 5125422" data-attributes="member: 2193">We have, it&#039;s called evolution.&nbsp; The evidence for evolution has primarily come from four sources: <ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">The fossil record of change in earlier species</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">The chemical and anatomical similarities of related life forms</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">The geographic distribution of related species</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">The recorded genetic changes in living organisms over many generations</li>
</ol>There is no definitive physical or archaeological evidence of the existence of Jesus outside of Christian writings and the New Testament (much less any proof he was the son of god).&nbsp; The burden of proof is on the believer.I never said my world view was &quot;nothing but chaos and every man for himself&quot; but I do think the world is a pretty chaotic place and there certainly is a large degree of individualism and people looking out for their own best interests over others throughout the world.&nbsp; At the same time, there are wonderful people in the world that put others ahead of themselves and beautiful places in the world. Both can exist at the same time.&nbsp; At the end of the day, people who believe in God and have faith in his existence don&#039;t need proof of his existence whereas non-believers don&#039;t believe in God because there is absolutely no scientific evidence for his existence.&nbsp; I&#039;m not saying faith doesn&#039;t exist, because it does and there&#039;s nothing wrong in believing there is a god, just as there is nothing wrong in believing god does not exist.You may have never said how to act, but all religions have rules and commandments from god on how to act and if you don&#039;t follow these rules, all is lost for you.&nbsp; If you do follow the rules, you go to heaven and live forever (or something similar depending on the religion). All of these rules pretty much boil down to being a good person and no one, and no religion, owns being good.&nbsp; I try to be the best person I can be but not because I&#039;ll be rewarded in the future in heaven. Living today and my life, family and friends is the reward. It&#039;s knowing that I try to do the right thing, not the fear of eternal damnation and going to hell (or some other religions version).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="worldwide, post: 5125422, member: 2193"] We have, it's called evolution. The evidence for evolution has primarily come from four sources: [LIST=1] [*]The fossil record of change in earlier species [*]The chemical and anatomical similarities of related life forms [*]The geographic distribution of related species [*]The recorded genetic changes in living organisms over many generations [/LIST] There is no definitive physical or archaeological evidence of the existence of Jesus outside of Christian writings and the New Testament (much less any proof he was the son of god). The burden of proof is on the believer. I never said my world view was "nothing but chaos and every man for himself" but I do think the world is a pretty chaotic place and there certainly is a large degree of individualism and people looking out for their own best interests over others throughout the world. At the same time, there are wonderful people in the world that put others ahead of themselves and beautiful places in the world. Both can exist at the same time. At the end of the day, people who believe in God and have faith in his existence don't need proof of his existence whereas non-believers don't believe in God because there is absolutely no scientific evidence for his existence. I'm not saying faith doesn't exist, because it does and there's nothing wrong in believing there is a god, just as there is nothing wrong in believing god does not exist. You may have never said how to act, but all religions have rules and commandments from god on how to act and if you don't follow these rules, all is lost for you. If you do follow the rules, you go to heaven and live forever (or something similar depending on the religion). All of these rules pretty much boil down to being a good person and no one, and no religion, owns being good. I try to be the best person I can be but not because I'll be rewarded in the future in heaven. Living today and my life, family and friends is the reward. It's knowing that I try to do the right thing, not the fear of eternal damnation and going to hell (or some other religions version). [/QUOTE]

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