Recent content by WellTraveledProg

There is no "controversy." There are ignorant religious people who believe proven-false ancient myths, and there is the fact of evolution. "...scientists used to tell us what we could say in Sunday school." No, they didn't. Peace.

"Moses" probably never existed...so probably not. However, Egyptian influence in Canaan certainly could have led them to monotheism -- at the time they had a number of gods, with "El" and his wife Asherah leading the way, and Yahweh being one of their sons. Peace.

Because there is no historical controversy. And just like with "creationism," ignorant peoples' irrational "beliefs" are irrelevant. Peace.

Proven? No. But yes, the only reasonable conclusion given the evidence is that there were later insertions. Not least of which because Josephus was and remained a faithful Jew, and would never have called anyone "the messiah" when he didn't think the messiah had yet come. What most christians...

Why did you assume the universe was "created?" :) Positing an all-powerful, ever-existing, all-knowing creator to explain something complex (like the universe) only pushes the problem back another step -- you still haven't explained the existence of complex things, whether it's the universe or...

It's a rather desperate attempt to keep *themselves* from "sinning." See, they figure that if everybody is forced to behave as their holy book says, then there won't be any "sin" around for them to see and be tempted by. And the same "forcing" that applies to other people will apply to them...

"I know that the Bible states that Christians who follow the word of God should consider making love/sexual intercourse before marriage a sin..." It says no such thing. Have you never actually read the bible? Are you just going by what some pastor/preacher told you? Because it's a fact: it...

Why would somebody who's learned to repair cars/trucks have any special insight into biological processes? By the way, that subjective term "make sense" is a lousy base for trying to decide what's real and what isn't. If you'd never been taught about gravity and the structure of our solar...

Notice not a one of them offered a shred of evidence to show why their BELIEFS had any merit... Oh, and appeal to authority is always a fallacy. Peace.

Just now, as I was watching CNN for news about Japan, there was an ad for "Christian Mingle dot com." The ad said: "Sometimes we wait for god to make the next move, when god is telling us it's our turn to act. So act now, and come meet christian singles at Christian Mingle dot com!" To me, it...

If it's entirely a private organization, the government can't say a word about who you let join or don't. The problem with the Boy Scouts is that it's NOT entirely a private organization. It receives government funds, gets free use of government facilities, and gets promoted by government...

That's the assertion of Dr. Jason Lisle, of answers in genesis. Commenting on an article of Dr. Lisle's, the commenter said: "Either Lisle is completely unfamiliar with the relevant literature, in which case he is incompetent, or he is lying to deceive the gullible. " Lisle's response? "...you...

That's odd...I googled the same thing, and got a claimed image of virgin mary on the belly of a turtle... http://www.religiouspeoplearefunny.com/post/2009/08/07/SIGHTING-Virgin-Mary-Turtle.aspx I like yours much better. Since I don't have any hang-ups about there being a "real" virgin mary, I...

I don't do "camps." Too much of a dogmatic thing to "camps." And I gave up dogma when I got smart enough to bail out of superstitious religions :) Peace.

"Morality" isn't decreasing. In fact, in both the US and overall in the world, there is less crime, murder, and other "immorality" now than at any other time in human history. There is considerably LESS "chaos" now than ever. Next time, try some facts. Peace.