I consider myself to be a
born again twice fundamentalist atheist. In my mind there are two general
categories of Christian in this world (although their is a great deal of
disagreement even between these two generalized groups). The first group
believes every single word is 100% accurate and true. If the bible says it
happened then it had to happen. The second group of Christians believe the bible
is partially mythological in nature. They believe in the divinity of Jesus, but
they might not believe in Adam or Noah.
born again twice fundamentalist atheist. In my mind there are two general
categories of Christian in this world (although their is a great deal of
disagreement even between these two generalized groups). The first group
believes every single word is 100% accurate and true. If the bible says it
happened then it had to happen. The second group of Christians believe the bible
is partially mythological in nature. They believe in the divinity of Jesus, but
they might not believe in Adam or Noah.
The problem I have with
the first group is that they have to believe some pretty ridiculous things. Like
Balam’s talking donkey and angles having sex with humans. They also have to
believe God is a good and loving being in spite of doing horribly cruel and down
right evil things to his creations. Things like killing 42 children for calling
a man bald, or killing 70,000 innocent people because King David took a census,
or even worse sending his own creations to burn in hell forever if they find
they can’t believe in a God who at one time could flood the world, but these
days his best miracle is appearing on toast.
the first group is that they have to believe some pretty ridiculous things. Like
Balam’s talking donkey and angles having sex with humans. They also have to
believe God is a good and loving being in spite of doing horribly cruel and down
right evil things to his creations. Things like killing 42 children for calling
a man bald, or killing 70,000 innocent people because King David took a census,
or even worse sending his own creations to burn in hell forever if they find
they can’t believe in a God who at one time could flood the world, but these
days his best miracle is appearing on toast.
Talking Donkey – Good idea in Shrek, bad idea in a Holy Book
The problem with the
second group is that the bible traces Jesus’ lineage all the way back to Adam.
Jesus himself makes references to Noah as if he was real. Some of these Christians
even see Hell as a metaphor. They will happily tell you all about how God is
love while dismissing all his evil and cruelty. They will cherry pick there way
through the bible. The problem with this is that if part of the bible is untrue
the entire book has to be cast in doubt.
second group is that the bible traces Jesus’ lineage all the way back to Adam.
Jesus himself makes references to Noah as if he was real. Some of these Christians
even see Hell as a metaphor. They will happily tell you all about how God is
love while dismissing all his evil and cruelty. They will cherry pick there way
through the bible. The problem with this is that if part of the bible is untrue
the entire book has to be cast in doubt.
In this blog I plan to write about the bible, Christianity, other holy book and religions in general. I will tell you why I no longer believe. I will not censor any ones comments but I will argue with you about them. I’ll respect your right to an opinion, but I won’t always respect the opinion itself.