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Are We Headed for an Inquisition?

“We are today so uncertain and diverse in our opinions as to the origin and destiny of the world and man that we have ceased, in most countries, to punish people for differing from us in their religious beliefs.” This was written in the mid fifties by Will Durant in Volume VI of The Story [...]

Posted 26 January 2012 † ThomasD § Satan Wrote the Bible ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Why are religions so resilient?

Consider that the Jewish faith has been around for over 2,500 years; Christianity came along converting some Jews but obviously not all and it has been around for 2,000 years. Islam came on the scene in the seventh century (1,400 years ago) with the belief that Abraham, Moses and Jesus were profits but that their [...]

Posted 12 October 2011 † ThomasD § Satan Wrote the Bible ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , ,

Many Gods

Ancient Rome abounded in gods and goddesses. The fire on the hearth was the sign and substance of the goddess Vesta, each person had a guardian angel which was also his soul that lived on after death. “On the farm there was a helping god for every task or spot: Pomona for orchards, Faunus for [...]

Posted 23 February 2010 † ThomasD § Satan Wrote the Bible ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Creationism v Evolution

One of the arguments creationists use to dismiss evolution goes “If we evolved from monkeys, how come there are still monkeys?” They ought to look at their own religion for the answer. Catholicism evolved from Judaism and yet there are still Jews. Islam evolved from Catholicism as did Protestantism yet there are still [...]

Posted 03 February 2010 † ThomasD § ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Not eating broccoli is a sin

People who don’t eat broccoli are sinners and will go to Hell. Fortunately, if they eat broccoli on the last day of their life, they will be saved. If you don’t believe me, look it up in the Bible.
The 41st president of the United States didn’t eat broccoli. He hated broccoli, [...]

Posted 25 January 2010 † ThomasD § Satan Wrote the Bible ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Another fundamentalist inconsistancy

Question: Democrat or Republican, liberal or conservative?
I asked my friend from college: “Work! I thought you retired?”
“Yes, I do work. I took a couple of years off and went back to work as an auditor-appraiser for the county assessor office. I put values on personal property (boats/airplanes) and business equipment and hand the [...]

Posted 24 January 2010 † ThomasD § ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , ,

A New Religion

If Satan wrote the Bible, shouldn’t Jews, Christians and Muslims be looking for a new religion?
No, we have enough religions. No need for more. The religions many have grown up with are imbedded in their psyche. Communism was the largest experiment in getting rid of religion and it clearly failed to do so. However, new [...]

Posted 29 October 2009 † ThomasD § ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

What is heaven like?

Ask anyone who believes in heaven what it is like and most will tell you they don’t know.
Have you thought about it?
Not really.
Would you say you live your life with the goal of getting into heaven?
Yes, of course.
What would you do differently if you didn’t believe in heaven?
Oh, I don’t know. I guess [...]

Posted 07 July 2009 † ThomasD § ‡ Comments (4) ° Tagged: , , ,

Pascal was Wrong

French philosopher Blaise Pascal wagered “that one would be wise to believe in God, since in the end the believer would lose nothing, unbelievers everything, if proved wrong.” Assuming that the God he was talking about is the God of the Bible I argue the opposite. If one leads a life based on [...]

Posted 17 June 2009 † ThomasD § Ethics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , , ,

How Jesus got superpowers

You don’t know there is a God any more than an atheist knows there is no god. You can believe there is a God. You can think there is a God. You can have faith there is a God. But there is nothing you can do to convince me you KNOW there is [...]

Posted 20 April 2009 † ThomasD § ‡ Comments (3) ° Tagged: , , , , , ,