If I may be permitted one more musing on the general topic of The #1 Reason for Atheism is Religion, under the sub-topic God Will Burn You Alive Forever, I will offer it here. First, I’d like to direct you to the previous two sermonettes on this subject.You may simply click below where you find Categories: Church of the Infinite …
Church Chat
For today’s Church of the Infinite Chasm sermonette, we’re going to add a few words to last week’s topic, which is this: religion is the #1 cause of atheism. As the faithful will recall, last week we blasted a key teaching of many churches – eternal torment in hellfire – as not only untrue [that is to say, it is …
Hell no!
In this episode of Church Chat, let’s revisit a topic we’ve touched on before: the simple truth that religion is the #1 cause of atheism. As if that even needed to be said, right? Wait…what? You disagree? Well then, let’s take a look at just one of the foundation beliefs for many churches. In a word, hellfire. In several words, …
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Humans are amazing creatures. Sure, we can be incredibly stupid, both individually and as a race. But many individuals down through history have been absolute geniuses. Humans have invented farming, incubators, thermometers, desalinization, paper, air conditioning, flight (at speeds faster than sound; even into space and back), jet propulsion, computers, compasses, underwater breathing and submarines, sonar, antifreeze, incredibly accurate clocks, …
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If you believe in evolution, I’d like you to wrap your brain around this: your brain. Some biologists have likened the brain to a bowl of Jell-O, but this particular quivering blob has been called the most complicated piece of machinery in the known universe. That’s saying a lot. To liken the brain to the most complex computer on the …
Church Chat
Last week, boys and girls, we closed with the mention of the Bible’s compatibility with science. If you missed the sermonette, it is preserved here on this blog with a posting date 7 days prior to this one, but for ready reference, we were expounding on this general (and, unfortunately, true) subject: The #1 cause of atheism is religion. Religious …
Church Chat
Today’s meeting of the Church of the Infinite Chasm was prompted by a comment I heard last weekend: “The #1 cause of atheism is religion.” That’s like saying the #1 cause of obesity is Weight Watchers. Unfortunately however, it’s true (not in the case of obesity, but certainly when it comes to atheism). EXAMPLE: There are religionists who believe and …
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Complexity is the new simplicity. Meaning what, exactly? The sheer complexity of the natural world leads to an inescapable conclusion: the more complex a structure or event, the less likely it is to occur by chance. That’s just common sense. But when someone uses the word “unlikely” to describe evolution, just how unlikely is it? Let’s take DNA as an …
Church Chat
As regular readers know, the founding credo of the Church of the Infinite Chasm is offering points of reasoning to open-minded people who happen to believe in evolution. The ultimate goal: to help them realize that there is an infinite chasm between their belief and solid proof establishing said belief. A casual observer would never suspect such a dearth of …
Church Chat
I am often struck, as I suspect you are too, by how commonly people accept things as established fact without the due diligence of personal study and investigation. On the subject of faith it is no different. And that is true pretty much across the board. It applies equally to the faith people have in science and the doctrine of …