Crystal, if you don't believe in a God figure, that's fine with me. I only believe absolutely in things that I have directly experienced myself, and I have not yet directly experienced any conscious encounter with "a God figure". Therefore, I have no final opinion about it, although I regard it as a bit unlikely. I think of "God" in much less anthropomorphic terms than would be implied by the phrase "a God figure". Again, congratulations on your scholastic accomplishments.


Oh, Mrrzy...what I meant about people who use the Bible as authority was this: They DO think the Bible is evidence. They think it is unquestionable evidence, because they have total confidence in every word it. I don't. Okay? I also don't have total confidence in the science community's present view of evolution (or a number of other things), and I regard it as a theory which may have a good deal of merit, but may also be partially or even largely in error. I have no final opinion about it. Okay?

I neither deny it nor do I totally accept it and take it for granted...which is what I see most modern people doing...just like their ancestors took for granted a lot of previous scientific (and/or religious) ideas which were later changed greatly or completely discarded.

I have a lower regard for most people's powers of objectivity than you do, perhaps....they are very quick to adopt whatever they have heard others say, whatever is the commonly held viewpoint...and from then on it is gospel to them, and they are inclined to ridicule anyone who doesn't step into line and agree with them. It is that rather common chauvinistic attitude of ridicule that I object to, not the difference of opinion itself. A respectful difference of opinion is not a problem.