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Politics : The Environmentalist Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (26633)	12/8/2009 6:20:39 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 36917

He can handle this, right? A) Prove God This should be fun. he is not only gonna have to prove the hypothesis that there is at least one God of some sex, he has to prove his God is up there, and, with all the billions and billions of galaxies with their billions and billions of stars, God is watching us, and cares about our welfare. I hope that will be carried on TV. == Jimbo doesn't need to present data. A demo would be good. Like this one already in the literature. Is it reproducible? Challenge to Baal ...At this point Elijah proposes a test of the powers of Baal and the God of Israel. The people of Israel, 450 prophets of Baal, and 400 prophets of Asherah are summoned to Mount Carmel. Two altars are built, one for Baal and one for the God of Israel. Wood is laid on the altars. Two oxen are slaughtered and cut into pieces; the pieces are laid on the wood. Elijah then invites the priests of Baal to pray for fire to light the sacrifice. They pray from morning to noon without success. Elijah ridicules their efforts. They respond by cutting themselves and adding their own blood to the sacrifice. They continue praying until evening without success. Elijah now orders that the altar of the God of Israel be drenched with water (twelve barrels of water). He asks God to accept the sacrifice. Fire falls from the sky, igniting the sacrifice. Elijah seizes the moment and orders the death of the prophets of Baal. Elijah prays earnestly for rain to fall again on the land. Then the rains begin, signaling the end of the famine. en.wikipedia.org He can take 400 scientists to the Copenhagen town square and challenge them to a fire starting contest. They can use their icons and devices, ( lighters, matches, magnifying glasses, magnesium blocks,and the laws of physics). Then Jimbo can dump water on the wood and call on God to zap it. Should be EZ, and will prove his point. I'd pay good money for a ticket to that.