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Originally Posted by jaej  Og, it surprises me how many many intelligent christians don't believe the young-earth bull****, but they still cling to christianity. Do they just not see it, or does it come from an unwillingness to accept how their god is false? Also I suspect the reason so many people are still fundies is because they want god to exist, so they believe what they have to to believe in god, however incredible those beliefs may be. |
Ding, ding, ding....we have a winner.
However, jaej, I really do believe that a large majority of christians look at the bible in largely symbolic, metaphorical terms. I have been doing a small amount of research on the rise of christian fundamentalism and have found that since the movement began to rise in the early 20th century, one of their mainstays is to infiltrate congregations and denominations both, and then to try and force their belief on the majority.