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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another religious freak died, scammer, creeper bit golly gee wiz he was a church going dude!

The Louisiana native was best known for being a captivating Pentecostal preacher with a massive following before being caught on camera with a prostitute in New Orleans in 1988, one of a string of successful TV preachers brought down in the 1980s and ’90s by sex scandals. He continued preaching for decades, but with a reduced audience.

Religion is always the scam. And it’s never been the drag Queens.

OPPs why do people stay religious?? They are either stupid or scammers or child molesters or morally corrupt. Or all of the above. [/quote]

There are lots of religious people who are educated.  They're intelligent and have good jobs and are decent people.  They're just dumb when it comes to religion.[/quote]
So they are essentially followers, which is fine, I don’t think I am better than religious people, I just wish people had more evolved critical thinking skills. [/quote]

DP: Don't you think it odd to just assume highly intelligent people are dumb about one thing? Has it occurred to you that maybe they've studied and thought about it more than you have? Maybe they have a better and more nuanced understanding of their own beliefs than whatever it is you are assuming they believe?[/quote]

I hear you, pp. Most of the people arguing against religion on this forum have a third grade education in it or less.
Why would OP assume that adults believe in things the way they were explained to them when they were eight?
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I cannot fathom how anyone on modern day earth literally believes stories from ancient times, like word for word. Learned adults are doing this. I may not be a religious scholar but this seems insane to me. It’s fine to learn ethics and     cautionary tales, etc., but not literally following these texts.[/quote]The words of the Bible are true.

And every word Jesus said is true. Jesus quoted from the book of Genesis and other books which means they are true: on the 6th day of creation, God made man and woman. They did not evolve over millions of years from a lower primate.

If you discard the Bible as “just tales” or “good suggestions but optional to follow” you completely undermine the faith of Jesus.

Here is why we who trust in Jesus follow the texts word for word:

[i] Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.[/i] — Revelation 14:12

[i]And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
[/i] — ] Luke 9:62

[i] Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock[/i] —Matthew 7:24

[i]Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.[/i] — John 3:3

All of these texts are true. They are the foundation of the Christian faith, which is why the Bible is continuously attacked and even banned in some countries.

Do you think intelligent people, some who are among the most skeptical on Earth, just blindly believe these texts? No, they have scrutinized and weighed in the balance and all the evidence points to Jesus being who he said he was.

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