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POPSGod vs the Bible There is far to much knowledge at this site to do more than clip a few points that will be made. There is a lot of great information to be found here. As I've said before, no one can prove or disprove "a god" or "a creator", but we have ample evidence to show that the bible god is complete fiction.
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POPSPriests defect to Anglican church Even theological "authorities" on god cannot come to terms about "the rules" and agree upon interpretation. If you cannot even agree about the demands of god within your own house how can you even pretend to have any authority to describe god and interpret your own scriptures to others? I also notice the worry over finances as interesting. I see this as yet one more bit of proof of the commercialization of religion. Seems to me that with church organizations acting like businesses then they should be taxed like them.
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POPSRabies survivor attributes miracle to god With friends like god, who needs enemies? Stories like these always amaze me because people will attribute some divine influence or interaction. Had this girl been bitten, suffered the effects of rabies, and then fully recovered with no medical intervention then I would be intrigued. Instead, she is bitten, she immediately undergoes emergency medical procedures, struggles through months of rehabilitation, and still suffers long term effects - yet people claim god blessed her. Wouldn't have god better blessed her by simply making the bat NOT bite her? I feel that stories like these show a desperation in religion to find any sort of validity, but critical examination leads anyone to the opposite conclusion.
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POPSYoung adults aren't sticking with church Of those that returned or stayed : they grew up with both parents committed to the church (indoctrination), had charismatic pastors (entertained), and church members invested in their spiritual development (got attention) - doesn't this suggest that young adults that do return/stay are not doing it because the message of god is true, but because they simply like the idea of believing because of an emotional payoff?
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POPSDarwin's defense of missionaries It is so ironic that Darwin holds a position of evil with so many christian religions. But because he presented an idea that they didn't like then he, of course, is presented as being in league with satan.