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In reply to the discussion: Too Simple to Be Wrong: Atheism's Bronze-Age Goat Herder Conceit [View all]Speck Tater
(10,618 posts)90. Sure, those civilizations you mentioned knew some engineering
and basic observational calendar-related astronomy.
But those specific civilization that you mention are NOT the ones that wrote the Bible. Unless, of course, you count the original versions of stories like Gilgamesh which the Bible authors plagiarized.
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As an atheist, I must say were it not for religion to control the people, I doubt we would be here
Democratopia
Jan 2013
#58
What you forecast is chilling and seems inevitable, were it not for the ingenuity and ever-expanding
Democratopia
Jan 2013
#59
We will have to build machines that will extract the C02 from the atmosphere.
Democratopia
Jan 2013
#68
Are you implying that the religion of those civilizations gave them that knowledge?
cleanhippie
Jan 2013
#93
Your decision to replace discussion with this personal vendetta type thing is toxic, imo.
pinto
Jan 2013
#28
Discussion? Please don't talk to me about "discussion" when it comes to the bayer family
skepticscott
Jan 2013
#33
Your consistent defense of cbayer, coupled with your eerily similar opinions, posting patterns,
trotsky
Jan 2013
#35
Hi. Back in. Just wanted to speak my piece about civil discourse among members here. Which I did.
pinto
Jan 2013
#48
If our 14th century chap were familiar with Euclid's Elements, he would still today be a capable
dimbear
Jan 2013
#21
I wouldn't restrict the comparison to science; religion is stagnant compared to politics, too
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2013
#36
Harris talked about 700 years ago; so most of your points are strawmen
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2013
#73