Posted by Bob 2 on August 29, 1998 at 00:46:58:
In Reply to: Recent discussion is getting too far off topic posted by rpcman on August 28, 1998 at 11:52:32:
Good point, but I think this forum is for all debates about Ahteism vs Religion. Bible thumpers are always going to think they have all the answers and you can't argue with them on logical/intelectual grounds. The problem is psychological not intellectual. Perhaps all we can do is simply not endulge the nuts and they will give up and find a new crusade. However, a little knowlege of past liteature can come from almost any debate about it, so don't be too quick to jugde the value of any argument. Just my opinion.
Oh and by the way thanks for the link, I'm glad more people are reading "Deceptions". Like the report you linked to says, no book is perfect, and I wish the author had been a little less arrogant and been more objective in his writing. The book would have certainly been more widely read, and I believe may have even been a best seller, but it was Mr Graham's book, and he was free to do it the way he thought best. I would like to see more work on the subject so that others could see how close he came to making this knowlege more widespread. Another book I just started reading recently called "The Book Your Church Doesn't Want You to Read" seems to touch on some of the same subjuct matter. I'll keep you all posted with any new "revelations" it may contain.
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