Quote: Ferocious Aardvark "Why would an atheist necessarily be "not remotely interested in scripture"? What a stupid thing to say!
I'm not a believer in any of the ancient Egyptian gods, but have always been extremely interested in ancient Egyptian texts, to cite just one glaring example. Old religious beliefs writings and practices have always been an integral part of human civilisations, and although we now know that (for example) the Sun is not actually a god called Ra, and that Osiris and Anubis and the rest don't actually exist, but the knowledge it's all bollox hardly makes it uninteresting, now does it?
The essential difference is I see the Bible (etc) as just such a collection of old writings, whereas you are just the same as an ancient Egyptian, who if transported through time to your house in 2016, would be as convinced as you are that his gods were the real ones, and that you were the atheist.'"
You're kind of impossible to converse with. Gibberish wafflling to the highest form. If you think the Scriptures are just a collection of old writings thats all well and fine its only your opinion though. Again secondary knowledge clouding your judgement. The Bible isn't just any old book. with its prophetic predictions. Its a Spiritual journey, I know ancient Egyptian writings too, the Epic of Gilgamesh springs to mind, all the ancient texts are Satanic conforming to Sex filled blood thirsty Rituals. The Bible doesn't conform or condone these Satanic rituals The two are incomparable. So to suggest the two are the same is barking mad ignorance. Ancient Egypt equals Freemasonry. Have you not sussed it out yet, your whole belief system of what you perceive to be real in your world, is controlled by the same people who commit Sex filled orgy blood thirsted rituals partially on young children, and you continue to back them. If thats not mind control, i'll never know what is. You're a controlled hypnotized Freemasonic apologist whose been indoctrinated into a Religion of Science without knowing. Gullibility in the highest form. The answer to 1984 is 33AD approximately.