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In reply to the discussion: Voddie Baucham: Why I Choose To Believe The Bible [View all]dpibel
(2,951 posts)37. You do realize, I trust, the best predictor of faith
The best way to guess what religion someone practices is this: Find out what religion their parents practiced.
So saying that 41% of scientists are Christians says a lot more about how they were raised than whether they came to their beliefs via rigorous application of the scientific method.
Here's an interesting question for you: There are about 4 billion Chinese and Indian people. Many of them are scientists. Are you including them in your 41% of true believer scientists?
That would be a truly remarkable factoid, if 41% of Asian scientists were Christians.
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Miss me with your comparison to Cox. Tell it to the 48% of your fellow Democrats who are Christian and
ancianita
Apr 30
#3
Or they just say that they are so that they can climb the social ladder.... nt
DontBelieveEastisEas
Apr 30
#27
cool, now tell me bout the slavery genocide rape and omniscient germ theory
Stardust Mirror
Apr 30
#5
Cool, cuz if you read it you'd know that nothing you say about the science or power hungry men is even in or from that
ancianita
Apr 30
#9
If someone tried to get me to join an organization and told me a little of its history which included, massacres,
brewens
Apr 30
#31
Or they just say that they are so that they can climb the social ladder.... nt
DontBelieveEastisEas
Apr 30
#28
Why would you post someone like that here? To discredit Christianity?
muriel_volestrangler
Apr 30
#13
You are right about his other attributes as a Christian. And I agree and am solidly against any
ancianita
Apr 30
#20
No, I'm not doing that at all. It's the Bible's timeline of its story of humans coming to god consciousness. I'm NOT
ancianita
Apr 30
#32