Originally Posted By: JohnJohnJohn

religions like to declare that they have THE TRUTH and they are very reluctant to accept new information because to do so exposes that they were wrong and that is not very good for business! so they reject science until it is so overwhelmingly proven as to truly be yesterday's news.


Here you and I are absolutely in agreement.

I do not practice any religion. By definition.

I am, however a Christian because I have accepted Christ.

Matter of fact, a good and thorough understanding of what the bible is all about and what Christ taught underscores that in no uncertain terms. The letters to the seven churches in the book that is the Revelation of Jesus Christ (not "revelations" plural as many mistake it to be) makes that very plain.

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if I were to start a religion I would base it on science and reason and critical thinking and encourage the evaluation of new ideas. but, I guess it would not be a religion then! smile


Such has already been established.

Today's Secular Science camp meets - and exceeds - all definitions of the word, "religion" in no uncertain terms.

The so-called Scientists are the Priests and there are followers blindly accepting whatever tales these Priests feed them, just as we can see some doing in this thread. They have never actually investigated the situation for themselves and, as we can also see in this thread, will not actually do so.

With feet planted firmly in midair, the followers of this Relative Truth taunt me to give them a push.


---Max