This really boils down to a basic measure of sanity and/or intelligence for christians because in reality, it really doesn't matter to them whether
the bible is true or not. They are so desperate for the false sense of comfort which they derive from their imaginary friend that they will go on
believing even in the face of clear and irrefutable proofs that the bible is anything but a book of "truth", either by using false rationalizations
in a vain attempt to explain the proofs away in a maze of logical fallacies or by just flatly ignoring the evidence which is what most delusionaries
opt for.
As an example of the opt-out-of-the-truth christian, a few years ago I pointed out to a minister how much water it would take to flood the whole world
using information and calculations accessible to anyone with a basic education and asked him where all the additional water required to flood the
earth came from and where it is today. His answer was to simply cop out. "Well I just believe the bible" he said. That's not faith. That is
pathological stupidity.
Even more telling are those who advise not to entertain such questions because they can cause one to lose faith. For them it would seem that there is
little difference between faith in Tinkerbell and fear of the unknown. What a frightening world it would be to them if they had no imaginary friend.
They wouldn't be able to function. Why they might even be forced to develop meaningful relationships with real people!
[edit on 15-3-2008 by Lilitu]
