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Mar 26, 2025
by SmartGroot
I write today to announce my retirement as CEO from Art of Problem Solving. When I founded AoPS 22 years ago, I never imagined that we would reach so many students and families, or that we would find so many channels through which we discover, inspire, and train the great problem solvers of the next generation. I am very proud of all we have accomplished and I’m thankful for the many supporters who provided inspiration and encouragement along the way. I'm particularly grateful to all of the wonderful members of the AoPS Community!
I’m delighted to introduce our new leaders - Ben Kornell and Andrew Sutherland. Ben has extensive experience in education and edtech prior to joining AoPS as my successor as CEO, including starting like I did as a classroom teacher. He has a deep understanding of the value of our work because he’s an AoPS parent! Meanwhile, Andrew and I have common roots as founders of education companies; he launched Quizlet at age 15! His journey from founder to MIT to technology and product leader as our Chief Product Officer traces a pathway many of our students will follow in the years to come.
Thank you again for your support for Art of Problem Solving and we look forward to working with millions more wonderful problem solvers in the years to come.
And special thanks to all of the amazing AoPS team members who have helped build AoPS. We’ve come a long way from here:IMAGE
I’m delighted to introduce our new leaders - Ben Kornell and Andrew Sutherland. Ben has extensive experience in education and edtech prior to joining AoPS as my successor as CEO, including starting like I did as a classroom teacher. He has a deep understanding of the value of our work because he’s an AoPS parent! Meanwhile, Andrew and I have common roots as founders of education companies; he launched Quizlet at age 15! His journey from founder to MIT to technology and product leader as our Chief Product Officer traces a pathway many of our students will follow in the years to come.
Thank you again for your support for Art of Problem Solving and we look forward to working with millions more wonderful problem solvers in the years to come.
And special thanks to all of the amazing AoPS team members who have helped build AoPS. We’ve come a long way from here:IMAGE
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k a March Highlights and 2025 AoPS Online Class Information
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i Welcome!
shadowking2001 1001
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Mar 10, 2025
by thegreatbrain
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[center]Welcome to the Christians Forum! We are glad you are here. We hope this forum is a place where you will learn things and have fun. Before posting, please take a look at the "Visitors Welcome" thread, as well as the rules for the forum.
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With that, enjoy the forum!
[center]Welcome to the Christians Forum! We are glad you are here. We hope this forum is a place where you will learn things and have fun. Before posting, please take a look at the "Visitors Welcome" thread, as well as the rules for the forum.
A Note From Our Founder
Hello all, this is Scruggs2.0! This is where Christians and Non-Christians alike can discuss Christianity. We thank our Father in Heaven for this platform to share the good news of the gospel with everyone on AoPS. My hope is that on this forum, people can see who He really is: a father who gave is son for us, so that we may gain something we don't even deserve.
Who is Welcome?
This forum is for everyone. The Christian is just as welcome as the Muslim, the Mormon, and the Atheist. As well as all other denominations. There are some threads where the topic is just going to naturally be a question for Christians. For example, questions on God's holiness or How should Christians respond to such and such. If you find a way to helpfully respond in a way that helps the conversation, by all means join in! But if not, we have plenty of other topics too! Such as Abortion debates, or evolution, or LGBTQ+ topics. If you don't find anything interesting, just start your own thread! We would be more then happy to see that happen.
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Homosexuality
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Today at 12:39 AM
by dericjess
I’ve heard from some people in Xarcade that Christianity sees homosexuality as a sin. Can somebody here explain why is that?
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Confusion on Origin?
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Today at 12:35 AM
by dericjess
Okay so one thing that I've never understood about Atheists, is how they don't believe in any all-powerful being, even if it isn't the Christian God.
Like, okay say something like the Big Bang happened, what caused that. And what caused the thing that caused that. See? It doesn't make sense.
The fact that space, time, and reality exists is proof of a creator.
There has to be some all-powerful being that created everything, otherwise it doesn't make sense.
Also the argument of, "Well then what created God?" doesn't work because the whole point of God is that He has always existed.
So what is your guy's explanation for creation. Because random objects couldn't have just been existing in the world, that doesn't make any sense, something must have created them, therefore there is a creator.
Like, okay say something like the Big Bang happened, what caused that. And what caused the thing that caused that. See? It doesn't make sense.
The fact that space, time, and reality exists is proof of a creator.
There has to be some all-powerful being that created everything, otherwise it doesn't make sense.
Also the argument of, "Well then what created God?" doesn't work because the whole point of God is that He has always existed.
So what is your guy's explanation for creation. Because random objects couldn't have just been existing in the world, that doesn't make any sense, something must have created them, therefore there is a creator.
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Why do people still believe in evolution?
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Today at 12:25 AM
by dericjess
Why do people still believe in evolution?
1: Life from non-life. The law of abiogenesis states that life cannot come from non life. Even today with perfect conditions we cannot create life. In the early universe there were most likely not nucleotides floating around but even if there were to be able to make DNA, you need a dexyribose sugar backbone. If somehow the nucleotides bond with the backbone and you finally get DNA, how would they be in any specific order? It is unlikely that they would make anything useful because even if they are off by one pairing the protein might not work. But then you need very complex protiens to even read this code, and reproduce it (mRNA, tRNA, rRNA, and Ribosomes). And then you need amino acids to be able to make more protiens. The probability is essentially 0% of life forming. But even if life got this far it would die of the radiation outside in its environment.
2 Mutations are sterile. When a mutation occurs in DNA, it does not improve the cell, but rather destroys it. Changes in genetic code result in down syndrome, sterility, birth defects, and so many more. How could a mutation consistently improve genetic code? This doesn't happen in nature at all.
1: Life from non-life. The law of abiogenesis states that life cannot come from non life. Even today with perfect conditions we cannot create life. In the early universe there were most likely not nucleotides floating around but even if there were to be able to make DNA, you need a dexyribose sugar backbone. If somehow the nucleotides bond with the backbone and you finally get DNA, how would they be in any specific order? It is unlikely that they would make anything useful because even if they are off by one pairing the protein might not work. But then you need very complex protiens to even read this code, and reproduce it (mRNA, tRNA, rRNA, and Ribosomes). And then you need amino acids to be able to make more protiens. The probability is essentially 0% of life forming. But even if life got this far it would die of the radiation outside in its environment.
2 Mutations are sterile. When a mutation occurs in DNA, it does not improve the cell, but rather destroys it. Changes in genetic code result in down syndrome, sterility, birth defects, and so many more. How could a mutation consistently improve genetic code? This doesn't happen in nature at all.
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9 Age of the Universe
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Yesterday at 12:00 PM
by TornadoA1
I've seen this debate appear a few times but I don't know if there's a thread for it so yeah
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problem of evil
Smartgoodness 35
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Friday at 4:43 PM
by dericjess
How do y'all respond to the "problem" of evil?
I bet atheists are going to love this and the other thread but I wanted to get other theists' POV on this.
I bet atheists are going to love this and the other thread but I wanted to get other theists' POV on this.
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im mormon AMA
aayr 169
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Mar 22, 2025
by dericjess
(or lds)
ask me anything
this should be interesting.
ask me anything
this should be interesting.
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9 Please share!
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Mar 21, 2025
by dericjess
This Forum has been a little quiet recently, so I thought I would post this.
Please say your specific beliefs, even if someone said something about your denomination. I'm interested to hear your thoughts! :)
EDIT:
I forgot Unitarianism, Puritan, and Anglicism. I also forgot to allow revoting. Sorry! :oops_sign:
Please say your specific beliefs, even if someone said something about your denomination. I'm interested to hear your thoughts! :)
EDIT:
I forgot Unitarianism, Puritan, and Anglicism. I also forgot to allow revoting. Sorry! :oops_sign:
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Discussion Topic
ultimate_life_form 3
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Mar 20, 2025
by jmr2010
Just start random discussions here.
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9 Marriage
thumper12 68
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Mar 20, 2025
by dericjess
Do you think everybody is called to marriage?
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Are Mormons Christians?
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Mar 11, 2025
by jmr2010
Should Mormons be considered Christians?
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