| Incredible. I wouldn't say christians are liars, however theologians and scholars who refuse to lie are not allowed to teach or publish. There is an article in Free Inquiry regarding this. Most christian leaders know very well it is bunk.
Religious people are mostly uneducated. That is why it is rare to find an educated person who is a devout believer--it is impossible.
This is why education outside the church is discouraged and why even in the US there is persecution of intellectualism.
The supernaturalists constantly bring up the existence of god rather than the details of their particular religion because religion is quite easy to debunk. The existence of an invisible entity has no details to debunk--it is impossible to prove a negative.
The religions do a fine job keeping the followers defensive with claims of persecution. When a christian loses a debate they usually state that without the holy spirit, we cannot understand. Again, we are being required to prove another negative. |