Was the Big Bang the Genesis?

[cbayer]

138. You can't legitimately say that something is make believe unless you

have evidence that it does not or can not exist. Your WMD analogy is faulty. There were people who purposefully lied and what was believed was ultimately found to have been untrue based on evidence.

Otherwise, its just an opportunity to mock and dismiss religious believers.

You can say that it is based on faith and that there is not hard evidence to support it. Most believers would agree with that and be unlikely to be offended.

I don't believe any biblical fallacies should be left standing without challenge. If there is clear scientific evidence that contradicts a biblical interpretation, science wins.

But there are many things in the bible and other religious texts that can not be called fallacies because there is no evidence to dispute them at this time.

It's not about "promot(ing) the fables just so people don't get their religious panties in a wad" (such a juvenile way to put this), it's about having the decency to allow people to believe what they do when you have no justification for attacking it.

Just as you have the right to say "man, that's a lot of bullshit. I'm now questioning the whole thing?", others have the right to say that they find meaning in the texts and to have religious beliefs. Your POV does not trump theirs.

There is "very little guilt imposed by family and society for changing your mind if you switch political parties"? Are you kidding. In my family this would be a much bigger deal than changing one's religion. A MUCH bigger deal.

Faith is about believing things that have not been shown to be true. It is not about believing things that have proven to be untrue. If you have any such "proof", state it. Otherwise, the conceit is all yours.