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Book for all to read. Especially Fundies.
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I'm sure some are aware of this book, thought it would make a good addition to theists and atheists book collections. Thomas Jefferson sifted out the BS from the bible, I suggest bigoted fundies especially read this so they can see how unlike Jesus they are.
Jefferson Bible 
I hope it doesn't have a lot of big words. You know that bothers fundies.
True, but I for one will be getting this book, Jefferson removed the supernatural guff and it down to 92ish pages.
if you have a kindle it's only 86p in the uk.
92 pages to go.
I bought a hardcover copy a few months ago when my Borders store was going out of business. It's excellent.
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There wasn't much left..as mentioned above. It's an interesting read.
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 RE: Book for all to read. Especially Fundies.
November 6, 2011 at 11:44 pm
(This post was last modified: November 6, 2011 at 11:45 pm by Cyberman.)
There was a story about a rather famous scientist (and it's aggravating me that I can't remember his name) who was also a pretty devout xtian; apparently he took a pair of scissors to his bible and chopped out all the supernatural, mythical and other supposedly non-literal bits. When he'd finished he remarked something about being unable to pick up what was left of the book without it falling completely apart. Can anyone throw some light on who this was? As far as I remember, he remained a believer despite this.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
RE: Book for all to read. Especially Fundies.
November 7, 2011 at 12:09 am
(This post was last modified: November 7, 2011 at 12:10 am by Rev. Rye.)
(November 6, 2011 at 11:44 pm)Stimbo Wrote: There was a story about a rather famous scientist (and it's aggravating me that I can't remember his name) who was also a pretty devout xtian; apparently he took a pair of scissors to his bible and chopped out all the supernatural, mythical and other supposedly non-literal bits. When he'd finished he remarked something about being unable to pick up what was left of the book without it falling completely apart. Can anyone throw some light on who this was? As far as I remember, he remained a believer despite this. His name was Kurt Wise. I heard this story in The God Delusion and Richard Dawkins actually begrudgingly gave him kudos for being totally honest about the relationship between science and faith, even if he did choose the wrong side. And besides, that story always bugged me. Why cut the parts out? Did he forget that books usually have text on both sides of paper? Why couldn't he just use a sharpie to black the text out?
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I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad. RE: Book for all to read. Especially Fundies.
November 7, 2011 at 12:21 am
(This post was last modified: November 7, 2011 at 12:21 am by Cyberman.)
Thank you for filling in that blank. I've always been shit with names even at the best of times and that one was doing my head in. Yes, it does sound more than a little apocryphal, though if true it's a good illustration of the way the theistic mind can be impervious to a rational thought.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
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