stevertigo wrote:
Still I sort of took the liberty of interpreting his first statement a bit literally, and maybe out of context too, just to make a tangential reference to the fact that ~65% percent of us are devoutly atheistic, and yet are dealing, somewhat accurately, with technical aspects that directly affect theological sourcing. It's always slightly ironic when atheists deal with theological topics, and myself being, by design, one of the other ~35%, I felt a bit compelled to bring that up in as flat and contrite a way as possible.
Atheists who haven't gone so far as to make a devotion of their beliefs are perhaps in a better position to deal with certain theological subjects objectively. The atheist's faith is not committed to the truth of a particular version of the Bible. He disbelieves them all. Yet this allows him to view the Bible as purely a cultural and literary artifact.
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