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Existence

Existence

1. The state of existing or being; actual possession of being; continuance in being; as, the existence of body and of soul in union; the separate existence of the soul; immortal existence. The main object of our existence. (Lubbock)

2. Continued or repeated manifestation; occurrence, as of events of any kind; as, the existence of a calamity or of a state of war. The existence therefore, of a phenomenon, is but another word for its being perceived, or for the inferred possibility of perceiving it. (j. S. Mill)

3. That which exists; a being; a creature; an entity; as, living existences.

Origin: cf. F. Existence.


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Any SOLID arguments against evolution?

... for a Creator. Is your faith not strong enough to stand on its own without such support? Or if it isn't, and you need some evidence of God's existence, then such evidence exists, but you're looking in the wrong place. I'd be happy to elaborate on that in private, if you choose to e-mail me. ...

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... cannot have existed for all eternity and that an invisible allpowerful spirit would seem a much more appropriate device for the explanation of existence.

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by futurezoologist
Sat May 30, 2009 1:32 pm
 
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Any SOLID arguments against evolution?

... has a rare gift of faith indeed! By the way, historical research shows that the Book of Genesis (in its current form, at least) did not come into existence until approximately the time of King David, when its final version was assembled from various other texts of widely differing authorship. ...

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Any SOLID arguments against evolution?

... a mountaintop does it for me. If someday scientists are able to definitively detail the exact process by which every microscopic function of our existence came to be - would that shatter your belief in a god, your sense of wonder and awe? Good point; for me the most recent jaw-dropping moment ...

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Thu May 21, 2009 2:35 pm
 
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Re: Any SOLID arguments against evolution?

... a mountaintop does it for me. If someday scientists are able to definitively detail the exact process by which every microscopic function of our existence came to be - would that shatter your belief in a god, your sense of wonder and awe? If you're a Christian, you believe in a personal relationship ...

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Thu May 21, 2009 5:03 am
 
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