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Isn't the God of existing Abrahamic religions the same dude that the ancient Hebrews were worshipping 2,500 years ago?

• Alex3917 17y ago
  Yeah, but if you look at the etymology of 'religion' it just means to tie back. In other words, to reunite people with some original source of all things. My point is that if you want a contemporary account of god, ask the people working on the Hubble telescope or the folks from csp.org, not some random sect whose beliefs haven't changed in 2,500 years. To give another example, if I wanted to debunk astrology then I'd start by arguing against the beliefs of Kary Mullis (who won the Nobel prize in science), not some 4000 year old scrolls.
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    • Alex3917 17y ago
      I know the difference, and I used them properly. It might have been a little confusing because I refer to both in the same post, but I meant them to be completely different examples. (In other words, astronomers are engaged in religious activity because they are trying to figure out the origins of the universe. Whereas Kary Mullis is an expert on the contemporary arguments in favor of astrology, if there are any.)