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RE: Atheists Commenting On Theology!
August 3, 2009 at 3:57 am
(August 3, 2009 at 3:43 am)leo-rcc Wrote: Right, so if a Greek mythologist goes to Uni, writes an essay on the wingspan of Pegasus he does not look stupid, just because he believes it to be true and studied up on it?
Uh... what the fuck? Your comment refers to someone qualified in X commenting on subjects related to X, which bears no correspondence to either Ledo's comment nor my response to it. Try to be relevant, please.
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RE: Atheists Commenting On Theology!
August 3, 2009 at 3:59 am
So how is that guy different from a Francis Collins speaking about theology?
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RE: Atheists Commenting On Theology!
August 3, 2009 at 4:13 am
(August 3, 2009 at 3:59 am)leo-rcc Wrote: So how is that guy different from a Francis Collins speaking about theology?
Because in the example of Francis Collins we find someone qualified in X (science) who comments on subjects related to Y (theology)—whereas in your example we find a guy qualified in X (Greek mythology) who comments on subjects related to X (Greek mythology). Absolutely no fucking correspondence at all.
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RE: Atheists Commenting On Theology!
August 3, 2009 at 4:45 am
So someone qualified on the topic he writes an essay about does look stupid and someone who has different qualifications doesn't? Even though they both write and talk about something they have nno evidence for and only have their faith to rely on.
How does that work then?
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RE: Atheists Commenting On Theology!
August 3, 2009 at 4:52 am
(August 3, 2009 at 4:45 am)leo-rcc Wrote: So someone qualified on the topic he writes an essay about does look stupid and ... [snip]
Are you even reading the thread? Who the hell postulated anything even close to that?
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RE: Atheists Commenting On Theology!
August 3, 2009 at 4:53 am
I did. Can't you read?
edit: seems you replied while I edited, sorry about that.
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RE: Atheists Commenting On Theology!
August 3, 2009 at 10:34 am
I am an atheist but I comment on theology all the time since I have been to the seminary and have studied and preached the bible for several years.Just because I have changed my views over the years does not make me unqualified to comment on what I believed in formerly.
