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the idea of the world being wiped clean is far older that the bible, see mesopotamia.  the idea of a messiah being killed and resurrected as the ultimate proof of his divinity is far older than the bible, see mesopotamia.  the idea of the world being assembled like some kind of snap together computer desk, see mesopotamia.   damn near every concept found in the bible is just a rehashing of far older cultural and religious beliefs.  religion was a means of providing answers to questions that could not be answered.  once science answered those questions you would have thought religion would have fallen to the wayside.  the idea of a vessel conveying two of absolutely every species on the planet earth is rediculous. were talking of millions of varieties of insects, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, birds.  it was and will always be logistically impossible to do this.  and what about plants? they couldn't all have survived being submerged in water, ooh, maybe the concept of evolution could help illuminate the answer.  oh yeah, evolution is the work of satan.  god put dinosaur bones in the ground to test humans.  the earth is 5500 years old.  all human beings originate from  two people, with the female of the set being derived from the male.  it would be funny if christianity and all religion wasn't so dangerous.   at least most pagan religions based their concepts of gods on forces of nature,  thor's thunder and lightning, neptune's sea, and Ra's sun. 

if someone needs to believe that a god put this whole thing into motion, whether through the garden of eden or lighting the fuse on the big bang, i guess thats cool.  everyone needs their crutches.  personally, i embrace and respect the random order of nature(wiki fractal geometry, mandelbrot)  whether in my back yard or at the other end of the universe.  we are here because of so many millions an billions of factors all randomly coming together. its beautiful and terrible all at the same time.  when i think of how small i am in the overall scope of the universe, i am awe struck and inspired to enjoy every day i get to exist.  i guess christian are terrified by this and need to believe there is a mommy(god) always close by, ready to explain away everything that is frightening and misunderstood.

it's cheesey, but i say "carpe diem," sieze the day and embrace the elegant chaos.

Well said man.

Ditto.

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the idea of the world being wiped clean is far older that the bible, see mesopotamia.  the idea of a messiah being killed and resurrected as the ultimate proof of his divinity is far older than the bible, see mesopotamia.  the idea of the world being assembled like some kind of snap together computer desk, see mesopotamia.   damn near every concept found in the bible is just a rehashing of far older cultural and religious beliefs.  religion was a means of providing answers to questions that could not be answered.  once science answered those questions you would have thought religion would have fallen to the wayside.  the idea of a vessel conveying two of absolutely every species on the planet earth is rediculous. were talking of millions of varieties of insects, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, birds.  it was and will always be logistically impossible to do this.  and what about plants? they couldn't all have survived being submerged in water, ooh, maybe the concept of evolution could help illuminate the answer.  oh yeah, evolution is the work of satan.  god put dinosaur bones in the ground to test humans.  the earth is 5500 years old.  all human beings originate from  two people, with the female of the set being derived from the male.  it would be funny if christianity and all religion wasn't so dangerous.   at least most pagan religions based their concepts of gods on forces of nature,  thor's thunder and lightning, neptune's sea, and Ra's sun. 

if someone needs to believe that a god put this whole thing into motion, whether through the garden of eden or lighting the fuse on the big bang, i guess thats cool.  everyone needs their crutches.  personally, i embrace and respect the random order of nature(wiki fractal geometry, mandelbrot)  whether in my back yard or at the other end of the universe.  we are here because of so many millions an billions of factors all randomly coming together. its beautiful and terrible all at the same time.  when i think of how small i am in the overall scope of the universe, i am awe struck and inspired to enjoy every day i get to exist.  i guess christian are terrified by this and need to believe there is a mommy(god) always close by, ready to explain away everything that is frightening and misunderstood.

it's cheesey, but i say "carpe diem," sieze the day and embrace the elegant chaos.

This is Really frustrating.
You came in at the End and didn't read any of the Earlier posts. All this was covered. Few people even religious ones believe "The Flood Covered the Earth, Every single Animal, Etc."
This in not new thought. I don't call myself a "Christian " but its obvious you have no Idea what their Religion is about, so your Smug aloofness is misplaced. As for Science. Thats where my money is but It constantly evolves. What is fact today could be antiquity tomorrow. And Watch out for that Miasma!

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