Intelligence is a Curse

[Erinome]

You are not the only person here who displays a curious inability to distinguish between "Christian" and "fundamentalist young-earth creationist," investing your professed intelligence in the contorted mental gymnastics of equating the latter with the former, as if to be a Christian is to be a fundamentalist young-earth creationist. Perhaps it has something to do with where you live, such that these fundamentalists are typical of the Christians you encounter. That is merely a hunch. Nonetheless, the facts of reality defy your conflation; given the two billion or so Christians throughout the world, those fundamentalists actually constitute a minority—albeit an admittedly vocal one. The vast majority of Christians are neither young-earth creationists nor phronemophobic fundamentalists, so it is quite naive of you to expect us to answer for that strange group (who we likewise debate and labor to educate). Do try to distinguish with whom you have these issues, and please stop pretending they represent all two billion of us.

fundamentalist young earth creationists a minority? Where are you from? They're everywhere. It's unfortunate.

I think if Christians are going to defend and claim to live by the Bible, then they should invoke all the laws in the Bible.

I see. Christians are supposed to toss biblical exegesis out the window if they are going to defend and claim to live by the Bible. And this makes sense to you? Amazing.

That statement was in regards to cherry pickers. I was denoting hypocrisy.

The reason Christians selectively disregard Deuteronomy and Leviticus is because it's no longer a part of our culture.

Nice claim. Now support it with cited evidence.

Have you read them? If so, I really don't understand why you need evidence. Do they think it's perfectly fine to kill whole towns full of men, women, and children where you're from.. in the name of god?

She isn't a stupid person ...

And yet you said, "People who take the Bible seriously are incredibly daft."

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daft

I was using the word 'daft' in the context "mad, insane". Plenty of not stupid people are crazy.

These two statements are mutually exclusive. It will be interesting to observe how you clear up this contradiction.

It wasn't terribly difficult since I knew what I was talking about in the first place.

(Something tells me you are unlikely to get the point I just made here.)

I'm sure whatever the inane point, it was inspired by Jesus. I'm sure he is so proud of you.. wherever he is.



I don't think you're stupid either. You just have an invisible friend. The whole idea seems a little daft to me.