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→If this is a joke, it's not that funny.
:I was annoyed at having to give you a ban. You were the first person I've blocked, other than people who came here solely to vandalise.
:I was annoyed at having to give you a ban. You were the first person I've blocked, other than people who came here solely to vandalise.
:[[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 08:30, 5 May 2007 (EDT)
:[[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 08:30, 5 May 2007 (EDT)
* So what, the Arabs didn't invent algebra and the Greeks and the peoples of China and India were obviously all devout Christians?
Human curiosity is the reason behind science, religion usually just slows it down, although some scientists also believe a better understanding of the universe means a better understanding of the divine, they don't have to be Christians to believe that (for example the Arab mathematicians).
Abraham lived approximately 3800 years ago, that's hardly the time of the creation of the world, and the Abrahamic beliefs remained insignificant on a global scale until the 4th century AD.
* No, it doesn't prove they are all wrong, but yes, science treats every religion equally.
* Belief in the Earth being about 6000 years old was a theory put forward in the 17th century, the Bible never mentioned a creation date, and even if one religion were to be true than there's only a tiny chance it's Christianity (considering how many religions there have been).
Personally I think Buddhism comes closest, since it doesn't make too many assumptions that contradict science.
[[User:Middle Man|Middle Man]]
== thanks! ==
== thanks! ==