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Originally posted by The_Dude
how can they live their lives around something that happened thousands of years ago? they're putting an awful lot of faith on a piece of paper that somebody wrote.
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Many people take comfort in the ideas expressed on the paper, and it makes sense to them. I don't understand the whole Bible thing either, but to call someone ignorant for believing in it is a bit of a stretch and a little arrogant. Most Christians I've met that are knowledgable about their faith argue that the Bible is more of a collection of stories that illustrate the basic principles of the religion, with some history mixed in. Then again, some of them believe that the Bible is a factual account of history.
Furthermore, science doesn't exactly disprove religion, in fact it works with it, depending on your interpretation of the sciences. For example, many Christians have developed the idea that the story of Adam and Eve was a symbolic story rather than an actual event, and that evolution was put into place and controlled by God as part of his plan. Still others stick to the idea that evolution doesn't exist.
I don't believe that anyone is stupid or ignorant because of their beliefs, as long as they are following basic tenets of society (don't kill/steal/make anyone else miserable) and help society in general.