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Why I can't take the Gospels seriously.
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RE: Why I can't take the Gospels seriously.
(June 17, 2021 at 11:14 pm)Brian37 Wrote: Point being, that human discovery has never been a result of religion

Sometimes it has. 

Quote:, but a result of our evolutionary curiosity.

Yes, Aristotle's Metaphysics begins: "All men by nature desire to know."

Quote:Worldwide in every century worldwide there are countless points of individuals of all nations and all religions whom have contributed to future discoveries. That says to me, that it isn't a religion, or political party, or a nation that has a patent on discovery. It merely means that our species is curious.

I wish you had enough curiosity to learn how to use "who" and "whom." You consistently use "whom" incorrectly.

But I agree with you that no single group has a monopoly on discovery. Non-religious, religious, liberal, conservative, they all desire to know. 

Quote:I hate it when Christians quote Aquinas. I hate it when Muslims point to Algebra. I hate it when Sam Harris points to Buddhism. 

There's really no need to have so much hate. Aquinas, algebra, and Buddhism have all added interesting things to the human experience. If you have curiosity about their contributions you can learn a lot.

Quote:It isn't that religious people cant, or don't accept science. It is more along the lines that religion is not akin to science. 

Right! 

Religious claims are metaphysics, and it's a mistake to ask for science-type evidence for them. A lot of people lack curiosity about metaphysics, but that doesn't mean it's a waste of time.

Quote:If one can willingly accept, and rightfully so, that Thor is not an explanation for lightening, then why should any scientific advance, no mater who makes the discovery, have to lead to a religious club by any label?

No scientific advance can be used to prove the superiority of any religious group, or of atheism, or of any political group.

Quote:I do get tired of apologists using our natural curiosity to point to religion or a god/God.

You can put those people on ignore, and go have a coke or a pepsi.
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Why I can't take the Gospels seriously. - by Jehanne - June 8, 2021 at 3:52 pm
RE: Why I can't take the Gospels seriously. - by Ranjr - June 17, 2021 at 7:10 pm
RE: Why I can't take the Gospels seriously. - by Ranjr - June 8, 2021 at 11:38 pm
RE: Why I can't take the Gospels seriously. - by Ranjr - June 9, 2021 at 10:06 am
RE: Why I can't take the Gospels seriously. - by Drich - June 16, 2021 at 1:13 pm
RE: Why I can't take the Gospels seriously. - by Drich - June 17, 2021 at 11:45 am
RE: Why I can't take the Gospels seriously. - by Brian37 - June 17, 2021 at 10:42 pm
RE: Why I can't take the Gospels seriously. - by Belacqua - June 17, 2021 at 10:50 pm
RE: Why I can't take the Gospels seriously. - by Brian37 - June 17, 2021 at 11:14 pm
RE: Why I can't take the Gospels seriously. - by Belacqua - June 17, 2021 at 11:44 pm
RE: Why I can't take the Gospels seriously. - by Ranjr - June 17, 2021 at 11:40 pm
RE: Why I can't take the Gospels seriously. - by Brian37 - June 18, 2021 at 12:17 am
RE: Why I can't take the Gospels seriously. - by Belacqua - June 18, 2021 at 12:54 am

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