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Humans have a chance to surpass our 'doom' if only we had the ability to escape Earth and inhabit other celestial bodies. However, Religion has a history of suppressing scientific advancement.
originally posted by: uktorah
Ghost, is there a full-size image anywhere of the tree online, please?
originally posted by: schuyler
Christian anything much he doesn't already know. OF COURSE God didn't make the Earth in six days and rest on the seventh. OF COURSE God didn't make woman from a rib of Adam.
originally posted by: schuylerdoes that mean they are "plagiarized," really? Did someone intentionally lift the myth of Heracles and say, "We'll just steal this passage here from this source and pretend we invented it ourselves to fool all these believers out there."
originally posted by: butcherguy
a reply to: Ghost147
Talk about an irrational belief!
Do you realize the odds against humans leaving this solar system before we die as a race?
originally posted by: HawkeyeNation
Excellent thread OP. Nice job with the details. I've always believed in a GOD(s) of some sort. I truly believe we were created by some sort of advanced civilization but I just can't ever wrap my head around the Catholic version of Jesus. I attended Catholic studies growing up until my senior year in HS. I stopped going because at some point I felt it was BS and I felt as if I was being trained to think a certain way. I will never close the door on Jesus because I do feel it is possible but I will not throw all me eggs in a basket.
I never said "the solar system" I said "celestial bodies". The moon is a celesital body, Mars is a celestial body.
Why not?
Why do you care if someone else does something that you think is silly if it doesn't make any difference in the end for either you or them?
Seems like the ultimate waste of time.
Do you want that person judging you in the court of law, on a jury, writing your laws, teaching your children, etc??
originally posted by: butcherguy
a reply to: Ghost147
That is correct. YOU didn't say it, I did.
originally posted by: butcherguy
a reply to: Ghost147
What good is going to the moon if the Sun has gone red giant? Sooner or later the Sun will cease to exist.
originally posted by: butcherguy
a reply to: boncho
Why not have a litmus test? No religious people are allowed to hold any authority over other people.
The most annoying cop-out I hear is "they are metaphors".
Why bring it up if it isn't part of the conversation?