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On 12/22/24 4:31 AM, rbowman wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Dec 2024 02:12:43 -0500, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
> 
>>     Those poor people ... caught between an ever-growing mountain of
>>     facts/evidence and equally-persuasive *belief* (which requires no
>>     facts). They TRY to find ways to splice it all together. It doesn't
>>     work well ...
> 
> A friend was a Young Earther despite being a proficient programmer. Given
> the premise God can do anything it's no problem for him to whip up the
> Grand Canyon with all its geological layers in his spare time. He was also
> well rehearsed in the creationist arguments against evolution.


   Met 'em. Even prompted one to physically attack me
   because I refused to give in to his worldview.

   In any case, as soon as you accept some 'Big Magic
   Joe in the sky' then EVERY weird possibility becomes
   credible. "Belief" knows no bounds and IS at least
   as persuasive as any mountain of facts. Amass all
   the facts you want ... they'll STILL burn you at
   the stake. Problem solved .......

   And no, such 'theology' is NOT restricted to the
   political 'right' ... it's part of how WE are
   wired-up.