the logic that when atoms become attached to each other, they become different things

and that sort of reaction happening in a really intense environment could yield some really diverse things

i.e. the big bang

So how did these atoms exist?

i don't know

So you have faith?

no

You believe in things you don't know though

oh sure, but i'm not saying everything is known and science is the reason

Then how is it logical much less proven?

Something thst is not known cannot be proven

mhmm

i never said i know where the universe came from

But that is a part of rejecting religion

If you accept monkeyman theory then surely you have some idea of what made the world if not God

i dont reject religion

i just don't believe the bible was the beginning of man

What is that if not a rejection of religion?

Assuming you mean "bibles", not just the christian bible

this is of course a very bible-absolutistic pov

Which bible(s) did you mean?

any really

So they are all wrong? But science is correct?

a great deal of religious people don't necessarily take the bible to be a literal account of events

Those are called heretics

lol yes

If majority rule does not apply here, why does it apply to barney theory?

"Well I fondly remember the land before time from my childhood"

that wasn't the basis of my argument

No

It was not

I'm just asking

i didn't mean it as any evidence. i just wanted to open you up to the idea that some people interpret the bible metaphorically

so they might get benefits in that way

That's heresy

and they might call you an extremist

What benefits will they get by lying to themselves that the book is true and not true at the same time?

as much benefit as you would anything else

"Only the nice parts were real"

You cannot grow as a person if you reject "unhappy bad bads"

sometimes the lessons aren't so nice