The irony is, that the entire snake handling passage in Mark is not even original the the Gospel.
It was a 2nd century addition.
This guy died for an interpolation because some scribe half a century later did not like the abrupt ending of Mark. The writing style is not even the same.
It was a 2nd century addition.
This guy died for an interpolation because some scribe half a century later did not like the abrupt ending of Mark. The writing style is not even the same.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
