Analytical thinking erodes belief in God
 

Magical thinking and science = oil and water for many.

The problem is that analytical thinking about God has basically disappeared from our culture. It used to be common.

Interesting. I suppose if one can have an analytically influenced debate about Captain Kirk vs. Captain Picard, one could use the same methods regarding the other fictional character.

Was Ptolemy a serious analytical astronomer?

The difference is that we all know Picard and Kirk are fictional and any discussion of them is based on fictional information.

Having a debate about the existence of God with someone who does not believe it is fictional is impossible.

Was the geocentric universe fictional?

Talk about magical thinking...

I was listening to a local right wing AM radio station this morning and the local host was saying that the animals on Noah's Ark went "into a trance" or "were hibernating" and she tried to explain how the continents were not in the same configuration as they are today, that they were "joined together". This freak will be speaking at one of the local mega-churches soon- people actually eat up that sh$t !?!?

It always struck me as profoundly odd.

Just as odd as serious geocentric astronomy in my mind.

And she knows this how? She was one of the animals and Noah boinked her when she was in the trance or hibernating?

I wasn't listening to it so I don't know what she was saying exactly. When a station has an obvious right or left slant. I tune them out. Could she be talking about THIS

Regardless of how ridiculous it sounds to YOU, there will be someone that buys it. That is what makes scam artists come to life. You and I both know that African Prince that wrote me is false but to someone, well....... Thankfully there will be a sucker born each day and the scam artists have low hanging fruit to get at and leave us more alone.

Like you wouldn't belive!

- Peter.

I suppose the creationists will be telling us that Dinosaurs became extinct because they couldn't fit into Noah's ark.

Has anyone ever simply calculated the space needed for 2 of every animal? I would think just the insects would fill 100 cubits, 1000 times over.......

You need to decide if they are full grown, mature animals, or cubs/young, if you want a serious answer. If you are simply looking to ridicule it, then, of course, use the full grown size.