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<blockquote data-quote="wolsty" data-source="post: 19795" data-attributes="member: 175166"><p>@ Channel Hopper.</p><p></p><p>Sorry, I was just being facetious. I had no idea that there is such a thing as an apologist. However, now I come to think, is there not a mention of such a being in Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'? I'm damned if I'm going to read it again just to find the reference (if it really does exist) but you can if you want. Quite a good read if you have the time.</p><p></p><p>And whilst we're on apologies, it's RICHARD Dawkins, not Stephen. I must have been thinking of Steve Jones at the same time and transposed the names.</p><p></p><p>@ 2Old.</p><p></p><p>According to Christian dogma, the existence of God/Christ presupposes the existence of Satan/Antichrist. Therefore, a belief in Christ requires a belief in the Devil. For Good to exist, there must also be Evil. I suppose a nuclear physicist would recognise the same phenomenon in sub-atomic particles.</p><p></p><p>Another anecdote about the age of the earth and religion. In another incarnation, I managed a countryside project and was required to give talks to all sorts ot organisations, including schools. On one occasion, I spoke at a local authority Jewish school about the coal mining history of the Bury/Salford area and dwelt some time on the formation of the Coal Measures, about 350 million years ago. After the lecture, the headmaster (who for a reason still not clear to me was actually a devout Christian) took me into his study in a state of high anxiety. Apparently, Orthodox Jews also believe that the earth was created about 6,000 years ago and he was concerned that he was going to get letters of complaint for his alowing me to preach heresy in the classroom. It all turned out well, however as, by chance, I'd said 'Some people BELIEVE that the Coal Measures were formed 350 million years ago', meaning that there was a debate about whether the age was 350m or 375m or 325m or whatever, rather than that the Creationist 'theory' may hold true. So he won on a tecnicality, but I never got an invitation to go back................</p><p></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wolsty, post: 19795, member: 175166"] @ Channel Hopper. Sorry, I was just being facetious. I had no idea that there is such a thing as an apologist. However, now I come to think, is there not a mention of such a being in Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'? I'm damned if I'm going to read it again just to find the reference (if it really does exist) but you can if you want. Quite a good read if you have the time. And whilst we're on apologies, it's RICHARD Dawkins, not Stephen. I must have been thinking of Steve Jones at the same time and transposed the names. @ 2Old. According to Christian dogma, the existence of God/Christ presupposes the existence of Satan/Antichrist. Therefore, a belief in Christ requires a belief in the Devil. For Good to exist, there must also be Evil. I suppose a nuclear physicist would recognise the same phenomenon in sub-atomic particles. Another anecdote about the age of the earth and religion. In another incarnation, I managed a countryside project and was required to give talks to all sorts ot organisations, including schools. On one occasion, I spoke at a local authority Jewish school about the coal mining history of the Bury/Salford area and dwelt some time on the formation of the Coal Measures, about 350 million years ago. After the lecture, the headmaster (who for a reason still not clear to me was actually a devout Christian) took me into his study in a state of high anxiety. Apparently, Orthodox Jews also believe that the earth was created about 6,000 years ago and he was concerned that he was going to get letters of complaint for his alowing me to preach heresy in the classroom. It all turned out well, however as, by chance, I'd said 'Some people BELIEVE that the Coal Measures were formed 350 million years ago', meaning that there was a debate about whether the age was 350m or 375m or 325m or whatever, rather than that the Creationist 'theory' may hold true. So he won on a tecnicality, but I never got an invitation to go back................ :D [/QUOTE]
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