Re: WAY OFF TOPIC: Religion

[Frank Olson <Use-the-email-links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

dgk wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:32:53 -0500, NotX <no.X@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:32:33 -0500, Frosty <Clause39@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 07:46:23 -0500 in 24hoursupport.helpdesk  NotX
>>> <no.X@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, intended to write something intelligible, but
>>> instead wrote :
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 01:17:10 -0500, Frosty <Clause39@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:36:56 -0500 in 24hoursupport.helpdesk
>>>>> realperson <noname@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, intended to write something
>>>>> intelligible, but instead wrote :
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:21:19 -0500, Frosty <Clause39@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> What makes man choose to post to these newsgroups about his religion?
>>>>>> The same idiocy that allows him to HAVE a religion?
>>>>> You're certainly entitled to your opinion.
>>>>> I have a religion but I wouldn't dream of spamming newsgroups in an
>>>>> attempt to push it down your throats.
>>>>>
>>>> I find I have very little problem with anyone having a religion as
>>>> compared to spewing BS everywhere you go. However, theistic religion
>>>> does tend to show a lack of reason, as in the fact there is NO
>>>> evidence to suggest the existence of any of these magical beings and
>>>> activities.
>>> Again,
>>> You are entitled to your opinion, but you're teetering very close to
>>> the edge of calling ME an idiot!
>> Nothing of the sort.
>>
>>> Those who arrogantly assume that they are oh so smart because they
>>> disbelieve what millions of generations before them believed;
>
> I like the "millions of generations". Actually, let's think of each
> generation as 25 years. That's pretty generous. So, us Jews supposedly
> started the monotheistic genre of religion maybe 5000 to 6000 years
> ago. Perhaps that's 200 or even 250 generations. Not millions.
> Christians, that would be 80 generations. Muslims, well, do the math.

Actually the Egyptians also worshiped a single god (but only at one time
in their history - not counting Islam).  Google Amenhotep IV who changed
his name to Akhenaten.