Theological Debate
While I was at the farmer's market, debating whether to go back to the hotel before swords, I saw a guy with a bible, and commented, "Good book?"
"Great book," he said. "The best."
Then we started talking about the fact that I find it to be inappropriate for children, and how I really think the main character, God, is imperfect, and that the source of imperfection is God, who made the universe and man in his own image.
Unfortunately, although he knew his bible pretty well, he got uncomfortable talking about the bible and we started talking about intelligent design.
I wanted to discuss theology, so each of his arguments for intelligent design, I would just shoot it down with actual science which responds to it, and I woul go back to talking about his holy text. Then he would respond, we would look it up, and we would discuss how each of our interpretations could be what's actually in there, and then he would try another intelligent design argument.
I love theology. I will argue theology until the cows come home. If he can point to a scientist who is doing bad science, then that scientist will be censured by the scientific community for doing bad science, and we'll move on, but seriously, questioning the concept of science? That's just dumb.
Look, I know it sounds like I'm doing the same, rejecting the entire concept of Christianity, but I'm not. I'm just saying that if God is real, that he's a dick with a temper. He should be kept away from humans, especially children, at all costs because he isn't a good person. (I won't even address the probability that God is or is not real, because that's a fool's errand.)
"Great book," he said. "The best."
Then we started talking about the fact that I find it to be inappropriate for children, and how I really think the main character, God, is imperfect, and that the source of imperfection is God, who made the universe and man in his own image.
Unfortunately, although he knew his bible pretty well, he got uncomfortable talking about the bible and we started talking about intelligent design.
I wanted to discuss theology, so each of his arguments for intelligent design, I would just shoot it down with actual science which responds to it, and I woul go back to talking about his holy text. Then he would respond, we would look it up, and we would discuss how each of our interpretations could be what's actually in there, and then he would try another intelligent design argument.
I love theology. I will argue theology until the cows come home. If he can point to a scientist who is doing bad science, then that scientist will be censured by the scientific community for doing bad science, and we'll move on, but seriously, questioning the concept of science? That's just dumb.
Look, I know it sounds like I'm doing the same, rejecting the entire concept of Christianity, but I'm not. I'm just saying that if God is real, that he's a dick with a temper. He should be kept away from humans, especially children, at all costs because he isn't a good person. (I won't even address the probability that God is or is not real, because that's a fool's errand.)