(April 1, 2016 at 12:27 pm)Whateverist the White Wrote:(April 1, 2016 at 12:19 pm)SteveII Wrote: That's interesting. So your point is the core of a belief system of 2.1 Billion people (not counting the billions who have already died) with 3500 years of history and literally hundreds of thousands of different books about it is so "bogus" that it does not even deserve a serious look and should be laughed off.
Not at all. The core of god belief is a wonderful thing. Unfortunately so many belief systems become calcified, rendering exaltative language into explicit empirical claims. Most common Christian denominations are guilty of this error. But no, god belief is not anything to cast aside lightly. Belief isn't the problem, understanding is.
So...Christian denominations err in using the Bible to develop systematic theology. It is those ideas that should be scoffed at? Again, a lot of time, a lot of people, and a lot of content. Perhaps you are missing something.
