Comments on: Dude, WTF? http://gods4suckers.net/archives/2005/04/28/1170/ Commentary, news, and rants on the evils and stupidity of belief in the big invisible daddy in the sky. Illuminating and watchdogging the widespread attempts to institutionalize the theocratic rule of the US. Making fun of believers everywhere. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:27:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Kai http://gods4suckers.net/archives/2005/04/28/1170/comment-page-1/#comment-1093 Kai Thu, 12 May 2005 16:00:15 +0000 http://gods4suckers.net/archives/2005/04/28/1170/#comment-1093 I predict a war - I believe that the longer these obsessive bigots of society attempt at incorporating their religious mythology with our government (and in doing so, removing exactly that which has allowed this country to prevail), the more it will bring down our government when the religion eventually falls to science - I think some see it, and have resorted to a last desperate move in the removal truth, reason, pholosophy, and science from public textbooks to deafen upcoming generations from outside influence and reason, in an attempt to build an army of children to fight exactly that which moves society forward - How sad. I predict a war - I believe that the longer these obsessive bigots of society attempt at incorporating their religious mythology with our government (and in doing so, removing exactly that which has allowed this country to prevail), the more it will bring down our government when the religion eventually falls to science - I think some see it, and have resorted to a last desperate move in the removal truth, reason, pholosophy, and science from public textbooks to deafen upcoming generations from outside influence and reason, in an attempt to build an army of children to fight exactly that which moves society forward - How sad.

]]> By: ckb http://gods4suckers.net/archives/2005/04/28/1170/comment-page-1/#comment-1027 ckb Tue, 03 May 2005 19:24:03 +0000 http://gods4suckers.net/archives/2005/04/28/1170/#comment-1027 I took a class like this in college last year. In one part of the course, we had to read the Bible (particularly the creation stories and the books of Exodus, Isaiah, and Matthew), the Koran, the Bhavagad Gita (Hinduism Holy book), and analyze each book for its literary aspects. We also had to do the same with ancient Greek literature and literary material from the Renaissance. It's a good class for an adult atheist to take, but I don't know if schoolchildren should be taking such a class because of the work involved. I took a class like this in college last year. In one part of the course, we had to read the Bible (particularly the creation stories and the books of Exodus, Isaiah, and Matthew), the Koran, the Bhavagad Gita (Hinduism Holy book), and analyze each book for its literary aspects. We also had to do the same with ancient Greek literature and literary material from the Renaissance. It’s a good class for an adult atheist to take, but I don’t know if schoolchildren should be taking such a class because of the work involved.

]]> By: Rockstar http://gods4suckers.net/archives/2005/04/28/1170/comment-page-1/#comment-837 Rockstar Fri, 29 Apr 2005 13:09:27 +0000 http://gods4suckers.net/archives/2005/04/28/1170/#comment-837 I respectfully disagree that the bible is not literature. If people want to read/study it in the same manner as Greek, Norse, Roman, Celtic, etc. mythology I think it would be ok. The problem arises when, like you say, "believers" attempt to add the events in the bible to world history. I respectfully disagree that the bible is not literature. If people want to read/study it in the same manner as Greek, Norse, Roman, Celtic, etc. mythology I think it would be ok. The problem arises when, like you say, “believers” attempt to add the events in the bible to world history.

]]> By: Kevin http://gods4suckers.net/archives/2005/04/28/1170/comment-page-1/#comment-836 Kevin Fri, 29 Apr 2005 12:36:37 +0000 http://gods4suckers.net/archives/2005/04/28/1170/#comment-836 I like how it says that they'd study the bible 'as compared to literature and history.' So at least they realize that it is neither. I like how it says that they’d study the bible ‘as compared to literature and history.’ So at least they realize that it is neither.

]]> By: John http://gods4suckers.net/archives/2005/04/28/1170/comment-page-1/#comment-835 John Fri, 29 Apr 2005 11:07:09 +0000 http://gods4suckers.net/archives/2005/04/28/1170/#comment-835 Yeah, how do you think that might go if somebody suggested we talk about all they kinds of stuff that the excellent Skeptic's Annotated Bible mentions? Now, that would be a nice course in some critical thinking. Yeah, how do you think that might go if somebody suggested we talk about all they kinds of stuff that the excellent Skeptic’s Annotated Bible mentions? Now, that would be a nice course in some critical thinking.

]]> By: Rufus http://gods4suckers.net/archives/2005/04/28/1170/comment-page-1/#comment-834 Rufus Fri, 29 Apr 2005 06:36:04 +0000 http://gods4suckers.net/archives/2005/04/28/1170/#comment-834 If it said "The central approach of the class is simply to study critical thinking by examining the bible" I would be ok with that. I doubt there's gonna be one lick of critical thinking in that class though. If it said “The central approach of the class is simply to study critical
thinking by examining the bible” I would be ok with that.

I doubt there’s gonna be one lick of critical thinking in that class though.

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