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Know Nothing [View all] rug Jul 2014 OP
This is a typical example of how "higher" and "more spiritual" Christians say they are above Atheism Brettongarcia Jul 2014 #1
Except that spiritualizing the Bible isn't new. Htom Sirveaux Jul 2014 #7
Answers: Brettongarcia Jul 2014 #10
Sounds like liberals are in a no-win situation. Htom Sirveaux Jul 2014 #22
The idea that liberals read okasha Jul 2014 #23
By far the most common metaphorical reading is to read physical events as "spiritual" metaphors Brettongarcia Jul 2014 #26
So how does this edhopper Jul 2014 #2
That's a very good question. rug Jul 2014 #6
So in ancient times through the middle ages edhopper Jul 2014 #8
There's a big difference between literal and real. rug Jul 2014 #17
Didn't understasnd edhopper Jul 2014 #20
Really. rug Jul 2014 #21
Really edhopper Jul 2014 #24
Until very recently, the Catholic Church firmly asserted miracles, as real physical events Brettongarcia Jul 2014 #11
It still consders them to be real physical events. rug Jul 2014 #18
Except 1) in the key matter of who is considered a saint? Brettongarcia Jul 2014 #27
Here's another person who explains atheism with insults. longship Jul 2014 #3
If it's a legitimate history of atheism, it could be an interesting book. Jim__ Jul 2014 #4
The Amazon description of this book sounds amazingly neutral compared to the summary here Brettongarcia Jul 2014 #5
There are one or two posters here edhopper Jul 2014 #9
That may be true, but it certainly does not represent the majority opinion of believers here. cbayer Jul 2014 #25
But if you don't believe in miracles, that means you don't believe in what was historically... Brettongarcia Jul 2014 #28
There is a huge difference between someone who may believe in a miracle here cbayer Jul 2014 #32
The fail is strong with this one. Promethean Jul 2014 #12
I agree. 1) We all know perfectly well how superstitious believers have been. Brettongarcia Jul 2014 #15
It's a book review. Do you think a book review is a "gotcha!"? rug Jul 2014 #19
It is. Since this review reflects a far more widespread opinion - and its problems Brettongarcia Jul 2014 #30
here's some more MisterP Jul 2014 #13
Your rather religious revistionist sense of History is not correct. I clicked on some of the links Brettongarcia Jul 2014 #14
Given that your "expertise" okasha Jul 2014 #16
In the course of my interdisciplinary PhD, I took grad courses in a dozen+ different departments Brettongarcia Jul 2014 #29
I was never disciplined enough to get a PhD. rug Jul 2014 #33
Cite my error in paleontology. Brettongarcia Jul 2014 #31
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