Well here's my 'reply':
Dear Neighbor,
I live in the area and I am writing you because you stuck a rather odd letter through my door and I'd prefer to write back than actually suffer meeting you in person.
Many people are concerned about the things we see going on in the world today, such as war, violence, crime, and the economic crisis. Luckily, there are a bright bunch of people who are working very hard to solve these problems, and they do it without the need to consult ancient desert scribblings. The Bible does indeed speak of these times as "critical times hard to deal with", however the Bible also speaks about a magical garden with a talking snake so I wouldn't put much on its accuracy.
The Bible does indeed promise better times are ahead, but then we are talking about a book apparently written by the same being who created humans with curiosity and then 'forgot' that fact and placed a tree of knowledge in the aforementioned magical garden that would cause the humans to lose their innocence. If the being didn't see the inevitable coming when it did that, I don't see how it is able to make these prophecies either.
The enclosed copy of "Why I am not a Christian" by Bertrand Russell discusses a load of reasons why you really shouldn't even bother owning a copy of the Bible, let alone wanting to discuss it with never-before-seen neighbors.
If you would like to learn more, or if you have any questions, please feel free to Google it.
Sincerely,
X
Dear Neighbor,
I live in the area and I am writing you because you stuck a rather odd letter through my door and I'd prefer to write back than actually suffer meeting you in person.
Many people are concerned about the things we see going on in the world today, such as war, violence, crime, and the economic crisis. Luckily, there are a bright bunch of people who are working very hard to solve these problems, and they do it without the need to consult ancient desert scribblings. The Bible does indeed speak of these times as "critical times hard to deal with", however the Bible also speaks about a magical garden with a talking snake so I wouldn't put much on its accuracy.
The Bible does indeed promise better times are ahead, but then we are talking about a book apparently written by the same being who created humans with curiosity and then 'forgot' that fact and placed a tree of knowledge in the aforementioned magical garden that would cause the humans to lose their innocence. If the being didn't see the inevitable coming when it did that, I don't see how it is able to make these prophecies either.
The enclosed copy of "Why I am not a Christian" by Bertrand Russell discusses a load of reasons why you really shouldn't even bother owning a copy of the Bible, let alone wanting to discuss it with never-before-seen neighbors.
If you would like to learn more, or if you have any questions, please feel free to Google it.
Sincerely,
X
