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Swede Atlanta

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123. Yes.....

Thu May 1, 2014, 06:07 PM

May 2014

If we could get millions of neanderthal species living in this country to let their little heads explode we would be much better off.

Personally I would like to see if I could train them to clean my house and care for my dogs. They might be capable of those basic, rudimentary tasks.

Seriously though.....the "literalists" are so beholden to their belief the Bible is a history book they cannot accept that the world is more than 6,000 years old. They have cornered themselves now because they have no way out. Either they believe the Bible and the chronology are absolutely, literally true or they don't.

I am a Christian but I accept what I don't know and what I can't understand. The universe is a fascinating, wonderful place. The art of creation is a mystery but so exciting.

I have no problem believing God sparked the Big Bang and let things go from there. I have no problem believing the laws of physics were part of the original design. If you were God and you could create an environment with matter and laws of behavior, etc. wouldn't you want to launch it and see what develops?

To me that is the magic or mystery of life. That is totally congruous with my religious beliefs. No problem here.

But for those that must have black and white, they cannot deal with that kind of variance. They are like small children who need someone to say you may go to the bathroom or not. You must believe 7 days literally or you are punished. I believe literalists are of diminished mental capacity. They can only operate in a world of black and white, yes and no. They are totally incapable of nuance. I believe that is the joke God played on them.

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