(January 4, 2018 at 12:04 pm)emjay Wrote: If I was ever to become a Christian again, it could never be as a creationist... the ship has already sailed on that... I'd have to go the 'allegorical' route, because as I see it, creationists have much bigger fish to fry than ignoring the scientific process and the nature and complexity of the task regarding Abiogenesis research; like trying to fit dinosaurs into the ark, both physically and in terms of the narrative. I can just imagine Noah trying to lure a T-Rex onto the ark, but that's all I can do, imagine it... there's no way I could ever believe it.
Ironically, that would be a more authentic form of christianity than anything you're likely to have had contact with as a modern christian. It started out as an allegory for a divine event. As above, so below.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!