(July 29, 2015 at 7:17 pm)Minimalist Wrote:Quote:What we are really discussing is people putting on a show.
How is that different from xtians? Except they aren't smart enough to "milk" the snakes first.
I did not say it was different from the Christians. They, too, are putting on an act, and they also cheat:
Quote:Condition of the snakes
Kristen Wiley, curator of the Kentucky Reptile Zoo said that the risk of fatal bites is significantly reduced by the familiarity of the snakes with humans, and by the poor health of snakes that are insufficiently fed and watered and kept in crowded areas.[22] Snakes that are maltreated are less likely to strike and the deteriorated condition of the snake produces weaker venom, suggesting that deaths related to snake-handling are more likely to occur when someone is bitten while handling a newly captive snake, still in relatively good health, and then refuses medical treatment. Snakes living in the captivity of snake handlers live an average of three to four months, compared to a well-cared for snake in captivity which can live 10 – 20 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_handling
And, as I mention above, they are not properly following the Bible, or they would condemn those who die from it, as lacking true belief.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
