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Old 04-24-2008, 05:05 PM   #41 (permalink)
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I took a look at the site, Buzz2.

First of all, the whole place just assumes the existence of the god of the Bible but offers no credible evidence for its existence. As always, the burden of proof rests on the party making the affirmative claim. Got any non-Biblical, scientifically verifiable proof that your god actually exists? Until that shows up, there's no good reason to bother with any section of the website that falls back on "God says..."

Secondly, the article on Buddhism was frightfully simplistic, hinging most of its argument on "works bad, faith good" rock-banging nonsense rather than taking a serious look at the Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path, and such critical concepts as dependent origination. And Zen was simply dismissed with the drive-by phrase "Zen means meditation." In other words, the whole article is an apologist hack job that skims over the vast spectrum of Buddhist thought without showing any signs of understanding it.

The "Can the Bible Be Trusted" section is heavily weighted in favour of "yes", with articles from only three individuals.

The "Evolution" section is largely dependent on debunked and discredited sources such as Answers in Genesis and the Discovery Institute, with no links to great sites like Panda's Thumb, Pharyngula, or TalkOrigins. Again, a disreputable article without merit.

And the articles on homosexuality are vile. Suggesting that gays and lesbians can change their sexual orientation is setting them up for major disappointment when the pseudo-therapy fails. Suggesting that they should do it, calling it an 'abomination', and generally making life difficult for the GLBT community is a human rights violation.

Not only am I not convinced, but my opinion of Christianity has declined even further.

And that's saying something.
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