Re: funny creationsist

Ken Rode wrote:
> roger_pearse@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Likewise the forgery of dollar bills is a constant presence in our
> > society. Only a fool would turn down a collection by his workmates on
> > such a ground.
>
> Roger, while I will agree that Jack's post was short on facts, your
> reply was no better. I'd like to be able to learn something here, but
> there is simply too much rhetoric and not enough substance. Do you have
> anything concrete to add?

Thanks for your note. Unfortunately such a post as Jack's twists the
subject so much that it is difficult to do much more than point out the
poisoning. One has to start again, on clean soil. Pardon me if I
don't write a book!

On Mithras, I collect ancient literary references. All those known to
me -- and I think it's pretty much all that exist -- are available
online at:

http://www.tertullian.org/rpearse/mithras.

>>From this we can quickly judge how much of what is said about Mithras
is derived from ancient sources, and how much is modern malicious
mythologising.

All the best,

Roger Pearse

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