Bible Discussion Thread

My final words on the subject. The science of the Bible is nonsense. The Earth is not the center of the universe, the Sun did not stop in the sky for Joshua's battle and yes, we did evolve from lower life forms and it is not a theory but solid science. Look, I know that no one wants to die and certainly does not want to contemplate that death as final so I personally have no problem with individuals clinging to wishful thinking about eternal life. The problem arises when those wishes infringe upon the rights of others and become a basis for inhumane behavior, tax evasion and fraudulent promises to those whose capacity for learning is obscured by their wish for immortality. Believe, have faith, worship, give and face your inevitable death with conviction but at the same time, understand that your evidence, to others, seems weak and trivial, depending solely on the oral tradition of middle eastern authors whose works were woven together by first century hucksters to create the largest business in the history of mankind. The final problem with this business is that it, for thousands of years now, has sought converts and their cash by means that are despicable to enlightened persons. Personally, I hope you are right about eternal life with a benevolent being but it certainly would not be the personage described in scripture as vengeful, given to rage, jealousy, violence with little thought of the individual "child" upon whose woes upon whom they (there are 3 right?) feed, begging for worshipful followers. Good Luck.