Tell us about the dinosaurs

[Ryft]

One has to wonder why we see so many Christian theologians trying to interpret a Jewish book (Genesis) without ever calling upon the authors (Jews) to get them to explain it.

Evidence, please: list for me a few of the "so many Christian theologians" who do this.

Arcanus, wouldn't it be simpler to ... [snip rest]

I am interested in what is true, not in what is simpler. I'm not afraid of sorting through arguments with informed reason to get at the truth, including scientarded arguments. Moreover, Occam's razor is a heuristic principle, not a criterion for truth, which together with logic renders scientism an incoherent pile of twaddle.

Judeo-Chistians cling to [God as creator] despite all reason and evidence to the contrary.

If reason and evidence disproved God as creator (i.e., delusion), I would not have left atheism.

How can you honestly say that this rational behavior?

Delusions aren't rational. But it's one thing to claim that X is a delusion and quite another thing to prove it. "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof."

Why are religious people so reasonable and thoughtful about such ordinary things in life ... and yet cannot be bothered to take the time to question what they've been led to believe about their own faith?

I don't know. I have nothing in common with such people, so I cannot answer that. Incidentally, why did you specify religious people? Is it somehow okay for secular people to not bother questioning what they've been led to believe? Or do you suppose maybe it's not just religious people who are guilty?