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Originally Posted by jammies
Maybe, but so what? That religion is a handy means of control to commit evil is enough in itself to condemn it; the "well other things are bad too!" defence isn't very convincing.
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meh. not sure why you need something that is stretching it to prove a point against religion, when there is plenty of ammo available.
as far as dawkins goes, i agree with him, i like him, but he really does come across as a baffoon and maybe even a hypocrite when he gets into his child like rants and name calling. He talks about religion eliminating the need for understanding, well so does name calling as your conclusion.
The bible may be full of a lot of exaggeration, but it is one of the earliest forms of scientific observationtional evidence of major events in human/earths history. There is archaeological evidence that supports noah's flood, genetic evidence that supports adam and eve etc...just it's a bit more sophiscated then how it is presented in the bible. In fact one theory states that a noahs flood actually started in Canada..interesting stuff...Scientists are now turning to some biblical accounts and native american folklore as not just fictional stories, but as evidence that backs up some scientific theories.