(October 25, 2010 at 10:09 pm)Minimalist Wrote:Quote:and remember wondering how Jonah did not get digested after being in the stomach of the whale/big fish/giant sea creature for 3 days.
I'll bet they told you it was another one of those fucking miracles.
They trot out "miracle" as an excuse when their bible is too absurd even for them.
Welcome, son. Enjoy your stay.
Many thanks for the warm welcome!
You're right about the whole "miracle" thing. My Sunday school teacher always loved telling that story to teach us that, "No matter what, God will always love you, even if you disobey Him." Needless to say, I was confused about the whole thing and a little freaked out. Perhaps I can attribute my first steps toward atheism to this nutty Sunday school teacher?
"If your god has to make peace with me in my final hour when he has my whole lifetime to prove his existence to me...do you think I should bother?"
"But the happiness of an atheist is neither the vacuous enjoyment of a fool, nor the short-lived pleasure of a rogue. It is rather the expression of a disposition that has ceased to torture itself with foolish fancies, or perplex itself with useless beliefs." - Chapman Cohen
"But the happiness of an atheist is neither the vacuous enjoyment of a fool, nor the short-lived pleasure of a rogue. It is rather the expression of a disposition that has ceased to torture itself with foolish fancies, or perplex itself with useless beliefs." - Chapman Cohen
