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Re; Genesis as Metaphor
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RE: Re; Genesis as Metaphor
I kind of had that view growing up. I never tried to say that evolution was wrong. It's not like the idea of lifeforms changing over time disproved god or whatever, and I always accepted it. I know there are smart religious people who know how the world goes around. I'm just an atheist because I don't like Yahweh, and the more I learn about the origins of biblical stories, the more it sounds like just another mythology on par with Zeus, Odin, Osiris, and such.
Poe's Law: "Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real thing."

10 Christ-like figures that predate Jesus. Link shortened to Chris ate Jesus for some reason...
http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-chris...ate-jesus/

Good video to watch, if you want to know how common the Jesus story really is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GTUXvp-50

A list of biblical contradictions from the infallible word of Yahweh.
http://infidels.org/library/modern/jim_m...tions.html

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Re; Genesis as Metaphor - by Mr Greene - December 22, 2013 at 2:51 pm
RE: Re; Genesis as Metaphor - by Captain Colostomy - December 22, 2013 at 5:07 pm
RE: Re; Genesis as Metaphor - by Mr Greene - December 22, 2013 at 5:44 pm
RE: Re; Genesis as Metaphor - by Logisch - December 22, 2013 at 5:50 pm
RE: Re; Genesis as Metaphor - by Chad32 - December 22, 2013 at 5:12 pm
RE: Re; Genesis as Metaphor - by FreeTony - December 22, 2013 at 5:32 pm
RE: Re; Genesis as Metaphor - by Chad32 - December 22, 2013 at 5:36 pm
RE: Re; Genesis as Metaphor - by Chad32 - December 22, 2013 at 5:54 pm
RE: Re; Genesis as Metaphor - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 22, 2013 at 6:10 pm
RE: Re; Genesis as Metaphor - by NoraBrimstone - December 23, 2013 at 10:58 am
RE: Re; Genesis as Metaphor - by Chad32 - December 23, 2013 at 11:43 am
RE: Re; Genesis as Metaphor - by Tonus - December 23, 2013 at 12:24 pm
RE: Re; Genesis as Metaphor - by Chad32 - December 23, 2013 at 12:37 pm
RE: Re; Genesis as Metaphor - by Tonus - December 23, 2013 at 12:47 pm
RE: Re; Genesis as Metaphor - by Chad32 - December 23, 2013 at 12:54 pm
RE: Re; Genesis as Metaphor - by Minimalist - December 23, 2013 at 12:57 pm
RE: Re; Genesis as Metaphor - by Fidel_Castronaut - December 23, 2013 at 1:56 pm
RE: Re; Genesis as Metaphor - by Chad32 - December 23, 2013 at 2:03 pm
RE: Re; Genesis as Metaphor - by Fidel_Castronaut - December 23, 2013 at 2:09 pm
RE: Re; Genesis as Metaphor - by Minimalist - December 23, 2013 at 2:12 pm
RE: Re; Genesis as Metaphor - by Fidel_Castronaut - December 23, 2013 at 2:14 pm
RE: Re; Genesis as Metaphor - by Chad32 - December 23, 2013 at 2:14 pm
RE: Re; Genesis as Metaphor - by Minimalist - December 23, 2013 at 2:18 pm

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