(August 4, 2011 at 9:25 am)Rhythm Wrote: Where am I ignoring the religious endeavor Frodo? I've spent considerable amounts of time learning about the religious endeavor. I just decided it might be prudent to consult more than one book on the subject.I'm all for consulting more than one book.
(August 4, 2011 at 9:25 am)Rhythm Wrote: trying to assert that these stories themselves somehow speak to the truth of the christian god, with no supporting evidence, and in the face of all the evidence we have, that's ridiculousI agree, if we're off the subject of belief and onto scientific fact.
(August 4, 2011 at 9:25 am)Rhythm Wrote: I'm not interested in building walls between my opinions and reality.Me neither
(August 4, 2011 at 9:25 am)Rhythm Wrote: Let me be clear. I am very much in awe of the various ways in which we have tried to explain our existence. There is nothing in those myths that present a defensible model of the world around us. They were understandably incorrect.Agreed