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Re: Weidemann may be a philosophy professor,

No, I haven't. I've read "Mere Christianity" and "Case for the Christian Faith". I enjoyed the books, was not persuaded into the faith.

I do believe there would be theologians if there were only the Bible. Look at all the different sects who claim to follow nothing but the literal Bible. Clearly there are different interpretations.

Just as many of the dietary restrictions made sense in the Old Testament world but are no longer applicable, the chauvanistic view of the world and Universe are also outdated. Therefore the dilemma faced by Christians.

I'm sure Christianity can adapt to it. After all many Christians eat oysters and pork without qualms. And many of those same people condemn homosexuality, apparently worshipping from a Biblical buffet. I just think it will be interesting to see how it's done. It seems they can either ignore the Bible, as they do re what not to eat, they can engage in some real semantic gymnastics as they do with the commandment "Thou Shalt Not Kill", and some have access to God for new directions, Mormons and Roman Catholics. Maybe others could simply define the other-beings as not eligible for salvation.

My guess is that all of those will be employed by various sects. What the discoveries will do is put more stress on the word of God as relating less and less well to the Universe as it becomes better known.

Life is lived forward, but understood backward. And at a minimum it's interesting, isn't it?

Arf

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