(December 3, 2012 at 11:53 am)John V Wrote:Quote:From a non-believer point of view, the evolution of the concept of the divine may appear almost intuitive.This is the key.
First, try explaining similarities in religions from a literal Biblical viewpoint.
Second, note that people frequently get sloppy with assumptions because it seems so intuitive.
hmmmm tricky... can you provide a sumerian equivalent of the bible?
I'd wager they wrote the book well before the hebrews wrote the Torah.
But why am I arguing over books written by people? The thread is about beliefs in gods, not beliefs in the contents of books.