04 Sep 18
Originally posted by @karoly-aczelHave you ever read the whole Bible? Serious question.
Jesus doesn't
Originally posted by @dj2beckerHave you ever read Darwin's On the Origin of Species? Serious question.
Have you ever read the whole Bible? Serious question.
Originally posted by @dj2beckerI've read a lot of it. (As have most atheists who engage in debate)
Have you ever read the whole Bible? Serious question.
Often know more than most Christians.
How many other religious texts have you read?
Or did you just stop at one?
Originally posted by @wolfgang59I've read the Christian Bible (in several translations), Veritatis Splendour (Encyclical of Pope John Paul II), The Book of Mormon, The Bhagavad Gita, The Upanishads, The Dead Sea Scrolls, the Nag Hamadi Library (in translation, naturally), bits of the Koran, quite a lot of Buddhist texts (both ancient and modern commentary), Hesiod and Theognis, various Gnostic and Hermetic texts, ...
I've read a lot of it [the Bible]. (As have most atheists who engage in debate)
Often know more than most Christians.
How many other religious texts have you read?
Or did you just stop at one?
none of which persuaded me that one of them is The True Religion ...
and, of course, Christopher Hitchens's The Portable Atheist, a compendium of articles from Lucretius to modern times.
04 Sep 18
Originally posted by @moonbusWell sir, I guess that's a start...
I've read the Christian Bible (in several translations), Veritatis Splendour (Encyclical of Pope John Paul II), The Book of Mormon, The Bhagavad Gita, The Upanishads, The Dead Sea Scrolls, the Nag Hamadi Library (in translation, naturally), bits of the Koran, quite a lot of Buddhist texts (both ancient and modern commentary), Hesiod and Theognis, various Gn ...[text shortened]... topher Hitchens's The Portable Atheist, a compendium of articles from Lucretius to modern times.
Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-dukeSo did Hitler, and Stalin, and Marx, and Freud.
Have you ever read Darwin's On the Origin of Species? Serious question.
What is interesting about Darwin was his understanding of the simple cell, which he thought was simple. We have learned since Darwin that a simple cell is more complex than the universe.
Also in point was Darwin's racism and how he perceived that the white race was superior to all others and would eventually dominate the whole world. Marx, Stalin, Freud and Hitler were heavily influenced by Darwin's theories. And untold millions more. Serious answer.
04 Sep 18
Originally posted by @secondsonAnd, of course, Hitler, Stalin, Marx, and Freud, never picked up the Bible.
So did Hitler, and Stalin, and Marx, and Freud.
What is interesting about Darwin was his understanding of the simple cell, which he thought was simple. We have learned since Darwin that a simple cell is more complex than the universe.
Also in point was Darwin's racism and how he perceived that the white race was superior to all others and would even ...[text shortened]... d Hitler were heavily influenced by Darwin's theories. And untold millions more. Serious answer.
Originally posted by @secondsonDo you think that invalidates the theory of evolution? If so, I would point out that Torquemada read the Bible.
So did Hitler, and Stalin, and Marx, and Freud.
What is interesting about Darwin was his understanding of the simple cell, which he thought was simple. We have learned since Darwin that a simple cell is more complex than the universe.
Also in point was Darwin's racism and how he perceived that the white race was superior to all others and would even ...[text shortened]... d Hitler were heavily influenced by Darwin's theories. And untold millions more. Serious answer.
04 Sep 18
Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-dukeStill reading. Still thinking. So much more to learn in and about life.
Well sir, I guess that's a start...
Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-dukeThey never believed the Bible. Too costly. It would interfere with life as they perceived it to be. And look at what they did and the millions that died because of it.
And, of course, Hitler, Stalin, Marx, and Freud, never picked up the Bible.
04 Sep 18
Originally posted by @secondsonThe available evidence is not in agreement with that proposition.
Genesis 1 invalidates evolution.
Evolution is a delusion.
Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-dukeNot all of it, have you?
Have you ever read Darwin's On the Origin of Species? Serious question.