I first posted this "testimony" to the web on July 27, 2001. If you too have found Christianity specifically, or religion generally, to be less than satisfying for any reason, please consider posting your own "testimony" to this site by clicking here , or message me by clicking here. I t is invariably a shock to Evangelical Christians to come across someone who has turned his or her back on the “faith was once delivered unto the saints.” Most believers will quickly dismiss an ex-Christian by piously pointing out that anyone who turns away from Christ was never a real believer. Or, as an insider might say it, “They were never born again.” There is Biblical support for the assertion. 1 John 2:19, which addressed the problem of First Century apostates, states that: “They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us....
good post, keep up the good work
ReplyDeleteVERY good post. I have some quibbles about "retro-genes" being the ones incorporated into the genome, and you skip over other, non-viral, mutations which define evolutionary lineages, but, for the most part, you have rather succinctly abridged what Richard Dawkins has taken several books to explain.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work.
Ed
RabidApe added some really important stuff there. And the illustrations served very well to support the whole thing, sometimes in an ironic matter. :)
ReplyDeleteWow, a very impressive video and a good job. Loved the ending lol
ReplyDeleteThanks RabidApe and Leonard, that was very helpful.
ReplyDeleteI especially appreciated the points on micro/macro-evolution
...and the special guest appearance by FSM.
Agreed: the combination of the Michaelangelo FSM and the Holy Grail God is exquisite.… although I've a nagging feeling I've seen that combination somewhere before.
ReplyDeleteMy personal favorite is the points about viral code common to humans and chimps.
Rabidape is a fucking idiot. Only a world class loser could call this hypocrite a intellectual. What a fraud!
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