Mike Painter

@churchtalkative That "design" causes between 2/3rds and 3/4ths of all fertilized ova to not implant.

God’s design for life is truly amazing. Psalm 139:14 - “I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” No child should be aborted.

There are 194 ways to be saved according to the Bible. Christ isn't even mentioned in about 75% of them Works are among them. Psalm 62:12, Matthew 16:27, 25:34-46, 2 Corinthians 11:15, 1 Peter 1:17, James 2:14, 17, 20, 24, 26, Revelation 2:23, 20:12-13, 22:12 76 and 77 on the list just require being in the right family. skepticsannotatedbible.com/says_about/sal… Romans 5:18 and 11:32 implies that *everyone* will be saved. ehrmanblog.org/will-everyone-… Naturally, it also says we have no choice, skepticsannotatedbible.com/says_about/pre…

This is how we are saved. Churches and religions can't save.

Most, like AiG, don't practice science and apply the same methods to religion. They accept it only if they like it. AiG Statement of faith. "No apparent, perceived, or claimed evidence in any field of study, including science, history, and chronology, can be valid if it contradicts the clear teaching of Scripture obtained by historical-grammatical interpretation." answersingenesis.org/about/faith/ AiG does not practice science.

Is education illegal if you’re a Christian?

The same scholarship that supports the existence of Jesus, youtu.be/4CD5DwrgWJ4?si… , gives the most likely result of crucifixion. The short version youtu.be/SATsTyjkMNM The long version. youtu.be/8BXmyB6OT30?si… Today in America more than half, including 30% of evangelicals, don't believe Christ was a god. christianpost.com/news/more-than… Most of those who still believe don't follow the official version - decided by a committee. "Some 65% of evangelicals in the study were also found to agree with the statement, 'Jesus is the first and greatest being created by God,' which theology experts say suggest a dire need for Christians to be taught Christology." Most who don't believe Christ was a god "view the Holy Spirit not as a distinct, divine person, but as the active power, energy, mind, or presence of God the Father."

It is a fact of history that Jesus Christ rose from the dead. No other explanation can account for all the data. Here is what we know for a fact happened in history: 1. Jesus Christ was killed by crucifixion. 2. He was buried in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea, a rich man and member of the Sanhedrin - formerly his enemy. 3. Jesus' death caused the disciples to despair and lose hope, believing that their leader was dead. 4. Jesus' tomb was found empty a few days later. 5. The disciples had experiences that they believed were literal appearances of the risen Jesus. 6. As a result of these experiences, the disciples were transformed from fearful doubters into bold proclaimers of the resurrection message. 7. This message was taught very early, within months of the crucifixion. 8. The disciples were willing to suffer and die for their belief in the resurrection. 9. James, the skeptical brother of Jesus who had not believed in him during his ministry, became a follower after an experience he believed was an appearance of the risen Christ. 10. Saul of Tarsus (later known as Paul), who was an enemy and persecutor of the early church, became one of Christianity's most prolific evangelists after an experience he believed was an appearance of the risen Jesus. 11. The resurrection message was the central proclamation of the early church and led to its rapid growth despite intense and oftentimes brutal persecution. 12. The resurrection account was proclaimed in Jerusalem, the very city where the events occurred, where enemies of Christianity could have easily disproven it, if false. They didn't. No explanation can account for all of these facts of history except that Jesus Christ of Nazareth really did rise from the dead, as prophesied in the Old Testament for thousands of years. He is Risen Indeed!

Why? "Because" is not a reason. Much of the "design" of the human body is acceptable under evolutionary conditions but just plain stupid if "design" , especially "intelligent design" was involved. Unintelligent design. youtu.be/nHUz0d_LlQ8?si… Jury-Rigged Design talkorigins.org/faqs/jury-rigg… Index to Creationist Claims talkorigins.org/indexcc/index.… talkorigins.org/indexcc/list.h… Talk.origins FAQ talkorigins.org/origins/faqs-q… The universe is chaotic. Chaos: Making A New Science By James Gleick is available on Amazon and removes the need for a god.

@MikeFromHC @PetGorilla There has to be an intelligent life outside of the constraints of time to create time. Because everything is to complex and precise for everything to just have “happened”. From the way our bodies work to how dependent we are on everything. Something created everything.

If a baker baked a cake, who baked the baker? Any other stupid questions?

@AiG Then all of these True Christians talking about sin and forgiveness are just wasting their time?

Jesus Christ rose from the grave, defeating sin and death forever!

@CreationMuseum Creation out of nothing is not biblical youtube.com/shorts/jCZIur8…

God created everything around 6,000 years ago.

@oliverburdick Why don't pastors teach what they know? ehrmanblog.org/why-dont-pasto…

Yes, you are all wrong.

@darwintojesus Religions are based on faith, science and evolution in particular have no faith. If most True Christians learned the difference between faith and belief they would stop posting this.

You can tell evolution is a religion because you never hear advocates question it. It’s sacred.

@genxinder @NotEvolution1 Much of modern medicine is based on people understanding evolutionary theory.

@NotEvolution1 Comments on this thread about people not understanding evolution show that there is nobody who understands evolution.

Fruit flies stay fruit flies, bacteria stay bacteria, finches stay finches

@ktowne89 @NotEvolution1 Being a larvae for 15 or 20 years, then metamorphizing to reproduce and die within a couple of days is my current problem.

@NotEvolution1 Would you question why gods intelligent design makes rabbits eat their own shit!?

Apparently he's not doing a very good job. "Key New E. coli Strains & Discoveries B5/H24RxC Strain (2024-2026): A highly virulent, antibiotic-resistant strain (ST410) identified in Chinese children's hospitals. This strain grows faster and is more pathogenic than previous versions. Synthetic E. coli (Syn57/Ec_Syn61Δ3-SL): Scientists have successfully synthesized a fully rewritten E. coli genome that uses fewer codons than natural organisms. These synthetic bacteria are immune to viral infections and cannot easily transfer genetic material into the wild. E. coli O157:H7 (2026 Outbreak): A 2026 outbreak of the familiar, dangerous O157:H7 strain has been linked to raw cheddar cheese, causing hospitalizations. Multi-Drug Resistant (MCR-1/NDM-5): Researchers in the US identified a strain harboring both the mcr-1 and blaNDM-5 genes, which confer resistance to last-resort antibiotics (colistin and carbapenem). Long-Term Evolution Experiment (LTEE): Researchers are tracing the evolution of E. coli in real-time over 82,000+ generations to understand how they adapt to new environments. " - Google AI

@NotEvolution1 x.com/i/status/19704…

"It didn't evolve into a sparrow, toucan or eagle. Let alone, a horse, kangaroo, cat or back into a dinosaur, as per Evolutionism dogma." It's comments like this that make thinking people look into what evolution actually says rather than the ignorance(?) of the anti-evolutionists. When they find out what evolution actually says they wonder. Ignorance? Stupidity? Flat lies? Even some evangelicals are changing their minds. religionnews.com/2016/06/11/why…

Sorry, no clever pictures , just information. "What Darwin Never Knew." youtu.be/UzIZW2m5CfY?si… Even some evangelicals are changing their minds. religionnews.com/2016/06/11/why… It's Only a Theory ... And Nine Other Misconceptions About Evolution nautil.us/10-misconcepti… Scientists Say They May Have Just Figured Out the Origin of Life. It comes down to some "very simple chemistry." futurism.com/scientists-ori… Another stepping stone? Energy without life. sciencealert.com/nanostructures… Only four times. youtu.be/6LinkjXZMU0?si… "Evolution in real time: Scientists predict—and witness—evolution in a 30-year marine snail experiment" phys.org/news/2024-10-e… youtu.be/plVk4NVIUh8?si… The application of the theory. damninteresting.com/on-the-origin-… AI using evolutionary theory. youtu.be/IrLJEzUxIs0?si… The Mona Lisa. designboom.com/design/genetic… Two lizard species meet for the first time. phys.org/news/2024-12-s… Eye evolution. sciencealert.com/researchers-so… Trilobites forbes.com/sites/scotttra… One more "missing" link. scitechdaily.com/the-tentacled-… Bye-bye to Y? sciencealert.com/the-y-chromoso… “The Tonto Group of Grand Canyon holds a treasure trove of sedimentary layers and fossils chronicling the Cambrian Explosion some 500 million years ago, when the first animals with hard shells rapidly proliferated and sea levels rose to envelop continents with emerging marine life,” earth.com/news/grand-can… Half billion year old treasure trove scitechdaily.com/paleontologist… Intelligence may be inevitable. scitechdaily.com/are-we-alone-s… And since we are here. Something From Nothing bigthink.com/starts-with-a-… 2LOT is based on probability. compadre.org/nexusph/course…

Memes debunking evolution

@AgainstAtheismX Maeve. COLT, the Church Of Last Thursday. (The top post by Micheal Keane) groups.google.com/g/talk.origins… It is a mystery why she created both the FSM and IPU heresy at the same time. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Sp…, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisible…

Everyone serves a god. The only question is... Which one?

If Jesus taught forgiveness, why does Christianity teach atonement? m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4e2Ot… Jesus taught forgiveness, Paul taught atonement. If a letter was going to be received it would more likely be from Jesus, but he's dead too. Luke removed atonement from his gospel. youtu.be/JdtRG4QTLNs?si… "Paul and Jesus at Odds", youtu.be/gRn_Lrzr4JE?si…

@Jrs_1313 @PetGorilla Are you denying Exodus 20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me? I am an atheist I don't follow any gospel.

@MikeFromHC @PetGorilla You follow a false gospel!!!!!

The long version of the most likely result of crucifixion. youtu.be/8BXmyB6OT30?si… Different perspectives certainly account for some of the contradictions in the Bible. The vast majority of stories in the Bible, especially the doublets are by different people, at different times, and for different reasons. However when one story says it happened on one day at a certain hour and the other story says it happened on a different day on a different hour, these are mutually exclusive. Only one can be right, both can be wrong. The crucifixion, resurrection, and Ascension stories contain mutually exclusive stories. Anyone reading them side by side objectively is aware of this. Or as Dr. Josh Bowen said, "And I held up my Hebrew Bible and I said I'm going into Lion's Den and I'm going to save souls for Jesus and about a semester in at Hopkins, I was an atheist" - "Athiests Handbook to the Old Testament " youtube.com/live/FqzpqHHc4…

Everything you stated in this post is wrong. A. There is tons of historical evidence that supports the fact that the Romans placated the customs of the people they conquered as long as it didn't affect Roman authority. They regularly allowed Jews to bury their dead, even after crucifixion, to prevent revolt. Pontius Pilate was notoriously pragmatic and yielded to Jewish pressure multiple times in history, recorded by Josephus and Philo. Josephus explicitly records that Jews buried the bodies of those crucified by the Romans before sunset as a matter of custom. Jesus wasn't a single exception - it was common. Furthermore, Pontius Pilate believes Jesus was innocent. Leaving crucified victims up was a warning and a deterrent, but if Pilate believed Jesus was innocent, he would have happily allowed His burial upon request from a wealthy and well-connected man such as Joseph of Arimathea. It is highly plausible and easily believable. B. You write "mutually exclusive" crucifixion stories as they all disagree. But they're each cohesive, self-attesting narratives, told from different perspectives - therefore highlighting different details. This is not contradictory - on the contrary, it's what we would expect if each narrative were written from a different author with a slightly different perspective. It's 100% consistent. The core narrative is the same in each Gospel + only slight details differ, which actually enhances the Truth claim of the documents, it doesn't detract from it. C. Luke and Acts don't contradict. They affirm each other. Luke doesn't say the ascension happened on the day of the resurrection. It compressed the entire narrative, from resurrection to ascension, into one short section, but it never mentions an explicit time frame. I don't think even Ehrman argues this is a contradiction. Only someone giving the most uncharitable interpretation possible can argue this is a contradiction. For those interested in honest exegesis, there is no contradiction. It is perfect harmonization. None of this refutes the facts surrounding the resurrection.

The apostle Paul rightly said: “If Christ has not been raised your faith is in vain.” But Christ was raised. He defeated death and changed the world, and today we celebrate the miracle of His resurrection. Happy Easter everyone, God bless you.

@Jrs_1313 @PetGorilla It would seem that the angels, Martin Luther, and Emo youtube.com/watch?v=M0zIv2… all agree. Therefore you MUST be a member of the Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1879.

@MikeFromHC @PetGorilla Mormons aren't Christians, its a cult and you are accursed. You deny God and His word. Repent! ✝️

Parts of two days plus one full day is the usual excuse. Three "days" but only two nights. And they ignore "For as Jonah was in the belly of the sea-monster three days and three nights, so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights" (Matthew 12:40).

@erichovind 32 hours later, not 3 days.

The day before Easter. For many, it’s just eggs and bunnies. But tomorrow is about the resurrection. Let’s make sure people know why it matters. 👉 CreationToday.org/459