I was re-reading John Loftus' "Why I Became an Atheist," and this passage really spoke to me. It's not so much the accuracy or even cynicism that I like in this passage. The part that really makes me love this quote is where John shows just how simple the reasons for which Christianity is laughably false is really are.
On the internet you will find endless debates on whether Christianity is responsible for modern science, and to what extent. Even smart and rational people often get dragged into this supposedly legitimate historical "debate." John ends this debate with one simple quote. You love to see it!
“Christians claim their faith gave rise to modern science even though the Bible literally contains talk of a six-day creation, a three-tired universe, a worldwide flood let loose from the firmament above, nine-hundred-year-old men, talking snakes and donkeys, a sun that stood still, and a hell in the deepest parts of the earth, and they still want to claim their faith gave rise to science?”
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Why I Became an Atheist: A Former Preacher Rejects Christianity
