>Chris
>I can see some (a lot of?) sarcasm in my last post, but not in most prior
>posts. The most recent prior post where I see anything like invective is the
>one with my remark that taking the "If it's in the Bible I beleive it"
>attitude was incredibly stupid, after which I went on to explain WHY it's
>stupid. Human life is not suited to such mindlessness.
(snip)
--Hulk Cogan
Chris,
Perhaps this will come as a shock to you, but there are many on this
list who take the Bible very seriously, myself included. It is not
a science textbook, and was never intended to be such. But I and others
believe it to be divinely revealed truth, which WHEN PROPERLY INTERPRETED
has the utmost significance for human life. You can see why I take
exception to your remark above. There are certainly people who have
misinterpreted and misused the Bible to serve their own selfish purposes,
just as others have twisted and misused science for their own ends.
But your blanket ridicule is better left out of the discussion on the
merits of the arguments put forth by the participants here.
Mindlessly yours,
Stan Zygmunt