Re: The gospel is not stupid. Religion often is.

Ian Smith <news0807REMOVECAPS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In article <l3kau5-hhc.ln1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,

And there are other ways to discern what is true. Partly using one's
reasoning powers.

So, when it comes down to it, it is only personal opinion.

Oh, come on now - it is much, much more than that.

We know that the myth of creation/Adam and Eve is just that - a myth.

Evolution has been so well supported with evidence from almost every
discipline of science, and then confirmed beyond any doubt by genetics.

The two stories are mutually exclusive - one is supported by the facts
(an overwhelming amount of interlocking evidence) and the other is
supported by - nothing, no evidence whatsoever.

There is little room for personal opinion. Richard has nothing with
which to support his position other than blind faith.

regards, Ian

I should have been more clear. It's the theist claim to "authority" that
collapses to a matter of personal opinion as they seem unable to produce a
method to test whether any given statement can be equated to the "word of
god" other then quoting some out of context sentence from a particular
translation of the bible.

The bible may be a poor to useful guide to parts of the history of the
middle east and is certainly a politically edited collection of myths and
tribal laws, but as proof of the existance of god it fails on all counts.


--
Isaac Asimov: Properly read, the Bible is the most potent
force for atheism ever conceived.
.

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