Genesis Veracity Foundation!

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22. Straw man? He's a real person with an audience.

You seem to seriously misunderstand the phrase "straw man." Though I can't imagine why, since we see it used at least once a day in the Religion group.

It would be like throwing snide comments at Ptolmey.

Do you mean Claudius Ptolemy, the ancient astronomer? Funny you'd mention him. Back before Xianity discovered "new ways of understanding" post-Copernicus, throwing snide comments at Claudius Ptolemy could have gotten you burned at the stake. His geocentric system was official dogma.

Or maybe you meant Ptolemy Soter I, founder of the Graeco-Egyptian dynasty. He also had some neat "new ways of understanding religion." He created his own brand new god out of whole cloth (Serapis). And successfully peddled that god to the masses.

Or is this sort of stuff just an easy target?

This particular loon is a sub-set of the bigger loonery, "Fundamentalist Xianity." And no matter how much you beat the drum for your own brand of Contemporary Xian Thought, the fact remains that - currently in the USA - the Xian Fundamentalists have the money and the numbers.

I'll believe differently when I see Santorum, Gingrich and Romney seriously fighting for the Lib'rul Xian vote. And that idea is even funnier than the Genesis Veracity Foundation.