uncledon

After 30+ years as a scientist; geology, paleontology and environmental geology, I have had more than a fair share of 'encounters' with religious zealots. These are some of my thoughts and a few revisions of the ideas of others. If you cannot present a rational, mature and moderately respectful reply in rebuttal then frankly just scream at your monitor and keep it to yourself.
These are responses to frequently offered christian, creationist and fundamentalist ideas that are little more than childish ploys, meaningless assertions based in mythology and outright frauds if not blatant lies.

If this or any other item I have and will be posting ‘offends’ you then post a rational, reasonably polite comment stating in objective terms with some evidence if possible why what I have said is ‘wrong’ and perhaps we can discuss the issue. If on the other hand all you can rant is ‘god will get you’ or ‘you’re going to hell’ when you cannot even demonstrate that any of your mythological ideas are in fact real then understand that you are simply and strongly proving my very points and that your petty threats are both meaningless and useless.

Be advised that offering quotations of scripture regardless of the source is meaningless and will be dismissed as such unless you can also provide an objective, verifiable demonstration that the deity in question exists in reality. Linking to religious websites that are in no way objective but instead are merely outlets for biased and close minded propaganda meant solely to promote the blind faith in their version of the mythology in question will also be dismissed as invalid if they are not tied to objective, verifiable evidence supporting their claims. Any rhetorical excuse that boils down to ‘you cannot test / understand / comprehend / etc god’ is a clear admission that your claims regarding its character, powers, desires and all else are mere fabrications because you have in fact just stated that you do understand / comprehend / tested said deity and determined its character which is contradiction in declared terms.