To Christians who believe in the literal translation of the old testament...
I used to be an atheist until I discovered this forum (for a clue see my name). It was my intention to understand the mental attitude of "literal" Christians who have a convenient excuse for every single scientific observation that contradicts their beliefs.
My other motive was to find information that would convince my Mother, due to obsessive bible reading, that she should take her head of the sand and research other possibilities.
I can except there is a possibility that a God clicked his fingers and created the universe with its physical laws and matter with the inherent property of abiogenesis and sustaining life. However we can’t, and never will be able to, dust for his fingerprints (quote from a philosopher.) I do, however, think its more likely that the origin of matter and energy has a scientific explanation.
If it cannot be proven that God doesn’t exist — why do all the atheists spend their time and energy trying to convince close minded and primitively thinking Neanderthals otherwise? The only reason I can think of if for entertainment
It amuses me to listen to outrageous, embarrassing, naive, and childish, ramblings of Christians (like my Mother) defending certain biblical events which defy logic, common sense, or rational thinking.
I once believed the discovery of ET would be the one piece of evidence to eventually convince Christians that their faith is based on urban legend/ fairy tales. I was wrong; and as evidence one Christian (Oak tree) even managed to find an ambiguous passage in the bible to allow for such an event in Gods universe How utterly convenient!
Thanks for the amusement.
This message has been edited by agnostic, 09-08-2004 07:14 AM
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