Like the classic "bombardier beetle" argument...ugh, that one drives me up the wall...

If he didn't leave this server directly after calling it the dumbest I would have linked him all my stupid servers

what's the bombardier beetle argument? I'm curious now

I've heard the watchmaker argument, but not that one

And the "meat was not on the menu, in the garden of eden" idea...

or the dictionary explosion analogy

Yet the first son makes sacrifices of animals to God

that's explained by him not sacrificing until after they leave

but

That was post-Eden.

Still

So, just gonna drop that and not back it up.

Didn't take very long apparently

Also, I think he still has a very common misunderstanding of how jesus is veiwed in christian and islamic cultures, I could have elaborated if he wanted me to

Australia is more than enough to disprove Eden and Biblical Creation

i was also raised christian and i hate the way sunday churches oparetes ... i hate that i could smell death every time i was there

And the Pacific Islands

I just hate the rejection of science.

it was terrible and it drove me away from religion

@taekahn hebrew is an "oriental" language as in it shares certain characteristics with other languages in that style, it uses metaphors and parables quite often to explain things

And the way they look at outsiders.

and also christian elementary school

@LittleGiantJ it’s really just the fossil record.

it was awful

forced religion sesions and stuff i hated it

and still hate it

My second favorite islamic "Dogma" is that god speaks to people in arabic, When the idea of god not being mulitlingual is ridiculous

I just find it obnoxious that some people decide that the bible is completely whole and perfect and nobody decided to "touch it up" to fit their personal desires, and I'm a christian myself

I hate that too

Agreed, I believe the old testament is largely metaphorical and not a science collection of books, and barely a collection of history.

the principles behind christianity is good but how they do it is terrible

The bible was totally tampered with I don't believe for a second it was perfectly preserved

Yes and that is my Criticism of Dawkins and Harris: They didn't try to improve it.

the principles that have survived are good

they just tore it down

Doubt you could do it better.

they have to get new PR and HR department to get me back into christianity

and then the people were left with a hole in their heart.

No. It's confirmation bias.


And can you explain away the fact Austraila's the only place where you will find kangaroos, koalas...and the only place you will find their fossils? No. @Salacious Swanky Cat

I will meet you in the middle Stefan and say they didn't try and replace it

Well, ignoring the fact that it was written is aramaic originally, neither of those are from the orient, despite any similarities. Calling it oriental because it uses metaphors is a stretch.