02-12-2010, 03:27 PM
Quote:Certainly, most certainly. I read The God Delusion by Richard Hawkins; I do not doubt his sincerity, but I have serious doubts about his expertise.Quote:the controversy confirms my suspicion that many people who speak for Christianity, do not really understand how profound their faith in fact is.Same could be said for those who speak against it, don't you think?
In general, I think that Biblical literalists and the extremest atheists are each other's favorite enemies. To the second, the first one is "a sitting duck" who can easily be ridiculed; and vice versa, the first one can easily accuse the second one of having no respect. They also agree that God's will can be deduced from a literal reading of the Bible. That religion has also something to do with mysticism, not-knowing, and doubt is something they cannot understand.