In discussions with Christians, the only "sect" that I don't have many points against is moderate Christianity. The theory is that God used metaphors to the authors of the Bible because they couldn't understand the science we understand now. The only points I can think of are:
1) If God can do anything, why couldn't he make the authors understand and
2) why didn't he just create the world in literally 6 days (one example) so he wouldn't have to dumb it down later?
I'd love to hear any other points that you've come up with.
2007-03-25 17:55:16 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Commencing with Debrenee's rambling, apparently I have to clarify to Chrostians that I'm not concerned with God. I want to be fully prepared for the IQ-deflating "logic" of the next idiot who tries to save my soul.
2007-03-25 18:04:49 · update #1
If they were not advance enough to understand it, why didn't he wait to tell us when we were advanced enough. that's what i would ask.
Plus also tell them that many things oin the bible can be interprited in many different ways so that you can always strecth somethin and claim you are right. Example: they like to claim that in leviticus the beast described in there are dinosaurs. oh please if they were why were there no christians talking about dinousaurs before the 1800's
2007-03-25 17:59:50 · answer #1 · answered by Harry P. Ness 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
How does one explain Emmy Award Winning, late professor of Comology and scienctist Dr. Carl Sagan giving a 30 day Cosmic Calendar in which we are still in the first hour of the last day.
I guess science can be just as comical as the Bible, eh!
2007-03-26 01:40:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sam Harris argues persuasively that moderate Christianity offers intellectual shelter for extremism. Let's say, for example, the moderates are right in their faith and that is should be taken as a virtue. But, if faith is a virtue, that kind of complexity makes it difficult to be critical of extremists.
Fundamentalists actually have better theology than moderates, and they know it.
2007-03-26 01:11:29 · answer #3 · answered by WWTSD? 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you need to find arguments against moderate Christianity, assuming these moderates support the 1st amendment guarantee of the separation of church & state, and are willing to speak out against the excesses of fundamentalism.*
I'm willing to tolerate people who have faith, as long as it is not irrational faith. There is no great harm in believing in something for which there is no evidence. The harm comes from continuing to have faith in something despite the existence of contradictory evidence.
2007-03-26 01:12:03 · answer #4 · answered by Jim L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Consider all of the people who live in the remote regions of the world who have never even heard the "gospel" of Jesus Christ. Consider the people who have naturally adhered to the religion of their parents and nation as they had been taught to do since birth. If we are to believe the Christians, all of these people will perish in the eternal fire for not believing in Jesus. It does not matter how just, kind, and generous they have been with their fellow humans during their lifetime: if they do not accept the gospel of Jesus, they are condemned. No just God would ever judge a man by his beliefs rather than his actions."
There's some more here:
http://www.positiveatheism.org/writ/imposs.htm
2007-03-26 00:58:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Life, this world, and the universe is far to complicated for it to be possible for one little book to have all the answers. To even think that such a book, that simple and easy, has all the answers is absurd.
2007-03-26 01:15:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A proper moderate christian would not try and convert you. If someone is trying to convert you to their faith when you dont want to hear it, then they arent much of a moderate.
2007-03-26 01:16:20 · answer #7 · answered by saktoth 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So a perfect god couldn't make his book prefectly understandable?
2007-03-26 01:16:31 · answer #8 · answered by Magus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Moderate Christianity is life support for faith. Faith is the danger.
2007-03-26 01:08:24 · answer #9 · answered by ZER0 C00L ••AM••VT•• 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To try to second-guess God is to presume that you have the same level of insight that He does, which is utterly ridiculous.
If you want to know what God has to say about people straddling the fence of Christianity, here it is:
Revelation 3:16
So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
2007-03-26 01:03:14 · answer #10 · answered by D.L. Miller 3 · 2⤊ 6⤋