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[fr0d0]

fr0d0 I don't see how my theory only applies to "nut job literalists" I am referring to religion in general. Mythology in my view is not mythology but rather it is religion in its infancy. Religion has not improved it has evolved with the times otherwise it would fallen away into obscurity. The whole god or gods beliefs are rooted in world mythology. The god of the gaps theory is just that, filling in the gaps of the unknown. God did it explains many things but then it also raises more questions than any religionist could ever hope to answer. Saying I don't know why god did X and Y but he does answers nothing and in my view is nothing more than a cop out.

That's because you think 'God' should answer the scientific questions, which is only true for literalist nut jobs. You're grossly mistaken (a nut job) if you think theology is ever really about filling gaps in scientific knowledge. It never is.

Yes I agree mythology is infantile religion. For you to use the word 'infancy' tells us you regard it as 'developing'. Primitive people tried to understand what it was, and that was honed to perfection in Christianity, which you are always telling us doesn't change. Well no, because it has reached perfection in the genre. It evolves to be relevant in it's practitioners.

But that means that the original story wasn't good enough so it had to be improved. So what are they worshiping?

So now you're saying it's bad to have been developed?! You want it both ways.

They sense something... define what that something is.

Look, let us be clear about something. I think ALL religion is horseshit. From Osiris coming back from the dead to jesus pulling the same silly trick. None of it happened.

But if early adherents found a need to "improve" the story doesn't that indicate that THEY suspected some imperfection? After all, they "developed" it....not me.


I wouldn't have bothered.

Early adherents could see the logical imperfections and improved on the ideas. We end up with a logically coherent system. 'Magic' was a foolish diversion. Superstition was separated out as harmful.