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Replying to post 2 by bjs]
Well, off the top of my head:
1. “cosmic�
Definition of cosmic: of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone
Christianity does not teach that there have ever been any Jewish guys born anywhere other than on earth.
What was Jesus?
2. “Guy-in-Sky�
Christians do not believe that anyone lives in the sky.
The following images disagree with you
Or your Holy Bible
"Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. 10 And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, 11 who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.�"
3. “got a virgin pregnant with himself�
Christians do not believe this. One of the two most important Christian Creeds says that Jesus was “conceived by the Holy Spirit.� Christian doctrine teaches the Holy Spirit is not Jesus, just as Jesus is not the Father and Father is not the Spirit.
Trinitarians believe in a God that has three aspects, three faces, three forms as it were. Does it really make that much of a difference to say "God got Mary pregnant on himself" versus "Jesus got Mary pregnant on himself"?
It's still the same God, isn't it?
No form of Christianity teaches that we pretend anything during Mass/Communion/the Lord’s Supper. Some believe in transubstantiation, in which there is a metaphysical, though not bio-chemical, change to the elements. Other believe the elements hold symbolic meaning. I am going to assume for the moment that most people understand the difference between “symbolic� and “pretend.�
Oh, so they ARE drinking his blood and eating his flesh?
“telepathically�
Definition of telepathic: Adjective; supposedly capable of transmitting thoughts to other people and of knowing their thoughts; psychic.
Claiming that God is omniscient, and therefore knows a person’s thoughts, is not the same thing as telepathy.
...you just agreed with the definition! God knows our thoughts, therefore he is psychic. Or is this yet another case where Christians, to try to make sure their god doesn't sound as ridiculous as their religion makes him out to be, doesn't actually have the superpowers he was earlier said to have?
Why are you disagreeing that God is telepathic? Or that Christians think they are being telepathic when they pray to God?
While Genesis does say that Eve was created from a piece of Adam’s side, saying that she was “born as a rib� makes as a much sense as saying “all people are born as carbon atoms.�
It's nice to know you aren't actually disagreeing with the claim she was born from a rib.
I suppose we could let this one pass, though it is an overly-literal take on a story and does not represent what Christians actually believe was going on.
Heaven forfend that we read the text as it is written. The text has a serpent with the ability to speak, and so that's why Jagella said "talking snake".
Should I do with the Harry Potter books as you do with your Bible, and say Harry and Lord Voldemort didn't talk to snakes, it's an "overly-literal take" on the story?
9. “magically gave her the ability to understand what is good and what is evil.�
Once a person has done both what is good and what is evil, then that person understands what both good and evil are. Magic is not required.
So why were the fruits described as such? What if God had said "Don't piddle in that bush over there", would piddling in the bush have then given Adam and Eve knowledge of good and evil?
Does it not strike you as the least bit ridiculous as to what you're saying here - that doing something someone else labels as bad somehow imparts knowledge?
I will note that I am speaking only for orthodox Christianity, which makes up the overwhelming majority of Christians. I recognize that there are groups outside of orthodoxy which claim to be Christians. I cannot speak for them.
What is this "orthodox" group? Eastern Orthodox? Roman Catholic? Protestant? Jehovah's Witnesses?
It is not.
If they don't, why is it in their holy book, which they profess to believe? Why is there much artwook depicting such things?
