Some people require proof before they believe.
Some people require no proof because they believe.
Some people require no proof because they don't believe.
Some people just don't care.
If it could be proven one way or the other, we would not be talking about it.
The reason religion has lasted so long is because of it's ambiguity.
You can make it say whatever you wish, a passage to fit all occasions, read into it
whatever you need.
A bit like a questionnaire, which answer you want, depends on how you ask the question,
you can get a 'Yes' or a 'No' from the same question.
I don't know enough about religious books to give an example, but this should suffice.
The question is 'should we bring back conscription?' (the Draft in the US)
Question:
Young people are so lazy, do you think we should bring back conscription?
Answer: Yes.
Question:
Do you think we should waste our money bringing back conscription?
Answer: No.
The good books have most bases covered, the ones not covered, don't need to be covered,
the existence of a God is one of them, because believers have a little thing called 'Faith'
that word will smash every argument 'for' or 'against' as required.
And the lord said 'Let there be light', and there was light, and you could see for miles.
Some people require no proof because they believe.
Some people require no proof because they don't believe.
Some people just don't care.
If it could be proven one way or the other, we would not be talking about it.
The reason religion has lasted so long is because of it's ambiguity.
You can make it say whatever you wish, a passage to fit all occasions, read into it
whatever you need.
A bit like a questionnaire, which answer you want, depends on how you ask the question,
you can get a 'Yes' or a 'No' from the same question.
I don't know enough about religious books to give an example, but this should suffice.
The question is 'should we bring back conscription?' (the Draft in the US)
Question:
Young people are so lazy, do you think we should bring back conscription?
Answer: Yes.
Question:
Do you think we should waste our money bringing back conscription?
Answer: No.
The good books have most bases covered, the ones not covered, don't need to be covered,
the existence of a God is one of them, because believers have a little thing called 'Faith'
that word will smash every argument 'for' or 'against' as required.
And the lord said 'Let there be light', and there was light, and you could see for miles.