(May 24, 2011 at 3:19 pm)Doubting Thomas Wrote: I think the root of the problem is that people give the bible so much credence. Most people who make ridiculous claims use the bible as their inspiration. Harold Camping even said that the bible guarantees that he's right. You and I know that the bible is just a bunch of superstitious nonsense written down by primitive, superstitious men who didn't know any better. But too many people take it as absolute irrefutable truth, probably because they've never actually read it.This is a good point. I wonder how many of his followers actually asked him to explain how he got the date. Too many people just rely on others for their source of knowledge in the bible because the person claims religious authority. One of the most common paths of deconversion is actually picking up the bible and reading it for yourself.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
