re: #89 dragonfire1981

Walter, not a direct response to your comment here, but a reply to something you posted yesterday about people who talk about the Bible as if they know every last thing about it when in reality they don’t have a clue.

This drives me insane too, even moreso when as a Christian I see it in my CHURCH all the time. If you’re a Christian and you know squat about the Bible…then what’s the point?

Yeah, this really drives me insane. If someone hasn’t read their holy book at least once all the way through, how could they be sure they are following its precepts? Unfortunately, I run into it all the time when debating theism and it really kills the discussion and my faith in humanity.

I have read the Bible, among other holy books, a few times, and I certainly don’t remember it all nor claim to understand it perfectly. But at least I’m trying, and I’m an atheist. If you don’t even make an effort, then what’s the point of being a member of a religion? To get invited to the social events?