On 10 May 2005 at 12:13, David Riddell wrote:
> It has been my observation from recent
> comments to this Poetry site
> that contempt for God seems to be
> a prerequisite for those who deem
> themselves experts in this field.
Look around the world. Whoever's in charge deserves our contempt.
> The fact that some of you are
> most intolerant of my views
> regarding the Biblical concept
> of God,smacks,dare I say of bigotry.
You know, I think I'm going to agree with this: I am bigotted against
pain and suffering, against war and disease, against poverty and
injustice -- and I think that people who worship a god who could wipe
all that out but who does not worship a devil, not a god.
> I am not a Creationist Apologetic
> or Christian Apologetic,I do not waste my
> time in defending Christianity.
Good, then don't waste your time proselytizing it, either.
> Why I am labelled as anti-intellectual
> just because I have a strong opinion
> about the Biblical concept of God,
> the meaning of life and death,or it's
> Eternal consequences,or whether the
> Universe is absolute,or the choices
> that we make during our puny
> 80 years on this Earth have a direct
> consequence regarding Eternal life or whether
> each one of us has been predestined
> to either Eternity with God or Eternity
> without God.......for this I am anti-
> intellectual?<
True believers are anti-intellectuals by definition. If you believe
the Bible you cannot question freely or test honestly or conclude
truly; instead, you must simply believe.
This is not to say that one cannot believe in God, even the Christian
God, and still be a scientist; but it means one cannot be a "true
believer" -- that is, someone who always chooses whatever the holy
writings or the holy people say over the evidence.
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