Religion
In reply to the discussion: Atheism to Defeat Religion By 2038 (photo update) [View all]trotsky
(49,533 posts)We don't even know who actually *wrote* most of the Christian bible, for instance. And then there's the issue of translation, editing, copying, etc., etc. And you will have those who claim quite confidently that god's word is eternal - you don't interpret it "for our time," it is forever and always the same. God doesn't change.
And of course you still haven't addressed the possibility, which you as a follower of a revealed religion such as Christianity MUST accept, of god directly speaking to someone and giving new information - that's how your religion allegedly got started, after all.
It's interesting how your broad general "just isolate the fundamentalists" solution suddenly gets impossible to accomplish once you start looking at the details.
The only solution, IMO, is to get religion (ALL religion) to the point where it's viewed the same as one's favorite story. Some people like Lord of the Rings, others like Star Wars, still others like Superman. But no one would ever be able to promote a policy or law based on what Frodo wants. They'd be laughed at. I hope someday we reach that point when someone suggests a law based on what god wants.