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Hard to watch, not sure if it's low IQ or just something wired funny in the brain for these people.
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Speaking of low IQs and poorly wired brains, I see that you have again chosen to enter the fray, and remove all doubt about your own intellectual fortitude.
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I experienced fairy tales when I was little, I'm guessing it's probably the same mental reward!
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You "experienced fairy tales"? What the hell does that even mean? It seems that you think all religious experience can be boiled down to reading sacred texts, which really could not be further from the truth for the vast majority of people who would identify themselves with a particular religion. Even within the strict limits of Christianity, there is so many complex facets about what constitutes religious practice. You make a farce out of this topic every single time that you attempt to join these discussions, and it really doesn't serve anyone much good.
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I believe in things that can be physically seen not stories, especially from times when humans were so dense they thought the earth was flat and the center of everything...because that's what they were told.
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Dense. Nice. Are you so "dense" as to imagine that the men who wrote the Bible between 2500–2000 years ago were intellectually any different from you? This is clearly a statement borne of ignorance: You have either not actually ever read the Bible, or you have not managed to comprehend much of what you have read. Don't feel bad. Most people don't understand the Bible because it is HARD. It is foreign; linguistically, socially, culturally, and geographically. It demands an enormous amount of patience and care to ensure that the texts themselves are understood in their appropriate context.
You are a lot like a creationist, actually. Since what you have in common with them is this abominable and exceptionally naïve hermeneutic which hamfistedly attempts to limit the text to impossible and inappropriately defined interpretive factors.
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It must be extremely confusing to be a christain these days, every bit of scientific evidence points to a 0% chance of a "religious" God, the Bible's stories now look like the were written by 10 year olds or authors for childrens books.
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Spoken like someone who clearly has no understanding about what he is reading.
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When you talk about being close minded, I suggest you and everyone dumb enough to believe this junk look in a mirror and open your minds to reality not stories.
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I have in my time as a religious studies instructor had lots of opportunities to engage with people of many different religions, and holding to various ideologies. I have dialoged and debated with actual creationists, and religious fundamentalists—some of whom are close family members. I can honestly say that I think you may be the most CLOSE MINDED person I have ever encountered in such discussions. The worst thing about you is that you do not even attempt to make an effort to understand things that you clearly do not. Over and over again, you simply spout off about your poorly formed perception of religious ideas, and declare by fiat—and in the face of actual adherents and experts—that you know so much better than they do.
For once. Stop. Listen. And learn from some of us who have a much, MUCH better handle on this topic.