The Debilitating Effect of Taking Genesis Literally

[Diogenes]

The proposition for debate is that when one takes the tales of Genesis literally, one becomes intellectually disabled, at least temporarily. Taking Genesis literally requires one to reject biology (which includes evolution) and other sciences in favor of 'magic.' Geology and radiometric dating have to be rejected since the Earth formed only about 6000 years ago, during the same week the Earth was made (in a single day).

Much of the debate in the topic of Science and Religion consists of theists who insist on a literal interpretation of Genesis rejecting basic science. Most of the resulting debates are not worth engaging in.

[dad1]

You can't comment on whether such claims are false or true, except by faith and opinion.

Your comment here does nothing to refute my assertion that you can't put truth to supernatural claims.

You have no way to know supernatural. You are guessing based on squat. (and doing so in the face or overwhelming evidence from all places and all ages)

I'm not guessing when I assert that you can't put truth to supernatural claims.

I present this thread as evidence for that assertion.

I am not here to re certify the reality of the spiritual. That is a given. A known factor. Your doubts have zero basis in evidence and directly oppose the world of evidence we do have. Sorry. Gong!

Your comment here does nothing to refute my assertion that you can't put truth to supernatural claims.

Your inability to recognize truth does not mean you get to say what is true. The truth is that you cannot show that the supernatural exists, or not. So why not find something you do know about?

[JoeyKnothead]

Your inability to recognize truth does not mean you get to say what is true. The truth is that you cannot show that the supernatural exists, or not. So why not find something you do know about?

Nothing in your comment here refutes my assertion that you can't put truth to supernatural claims.

[dad1]

Your inability to recognize truth does not mean you get to say what is true. The truth is that you cannot show that the supernatural exists, or not. So why not find something you do know about?

Nothing in your comment here refutes my assertion that you can't put truth to supernatural claims.

I don't need to 'put truth' into things you cannot confirm or deny.

[JoeyKnothead]

Your inability to recognize truth does not mean you get to say what is true. The truth is that you cannot show that the supernatural exists, or not. So why not find something you do know about?

Nothing in your comment here refutes my assertion that you can't put truth to supernatural claims.

I don't need to 'put truth' into things you cannot confirm or deny.

Nothing in your comment here refutes my assertion that you can't put truth to supernatural claims.

[dad1]

Your inability to recognize truth does not mean you get to say what is true. The truth is that you cannot show that the supernatural exists, or not. So why not find something you do know about?

Nothing in your comment here refutes my assertion that you can't put truth to supernatural claims.

I don't need to 'put truth' into things you cannot confirm or deny.

Nothing in your comment here refutes my assertion that you can't put truth to supernatural claims.

I disagree.

[JoeyKnothead]

I disagree.

Nothing in your comment here refutes my assertion that you can't put truth to supernatural claims.

[dad1]

I disagree.

Nothing in your comment here refutes my assertion that you can't put truth to supernatural claims.

I disagree

[JoeyKnothead]

I disagree.

Nothing in your comment here refutes my assertion that you can't put truth to supernatural claims.

I disagree

Nothing in your comment here refutes my assertion that you can't put truth to supernatural claims.

[dad1]

I disagree.

Nothing in your comment here refutes my assertion that you can't put truth to supernatural claims.

I disagree

Nothing in your comment here refutes my assertion that you can't put truth to supernatural claims.

I disagree

[JoeyKnothead]

I disagree.

Nothing in your comment here refutes my assertion that you can't put truth to supernatural claims.

I disagree

Nothing in your comment here refutes my assertion that you can't put truth to supernatural claims.

I disagree

See my quoted comment above.

I point out that putting truth to supernatural claims'd sure make me look wrong in my assertion.