Why Convert?

[Asher]

Originally posted by SKILORD
I can't see where validity of Religions is discussed anywhere in the constitution, where we are guarunteed freedom of religion.

You're not being denied your religion.

If you don't like it, you can withdraw from the public school. Overwhelming evidence states it's true. If your religion disagrees, its only a matter of time before some arbitrary man high up in the religion changes it for you.

I don't want kids of my nation learning backwards. What you get is freaks like Stockwell Day once you preach creationism.

[SKILORD]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse There are major religions whose holy texts state that Pi is exactly 3. Teaching that it isn't violates their religious freedom, right?

find me a quote from those books.

[KrazyHorse]

I give you one guess which book it says that in, sweetheart.

[SKILORD]

Originally posted by Asher

You're not being denied your religion.

If you don't like it, you can withdraw from the public school. Overwhelming evidence states it's true. If your religion disagrees, its only a matter of time before some arbitrary man high up in the religion changes it for you.

I don't want kids of my nation learning backwards. What you get is freaks like Stockwell Day once you preach creationism.

You are though being denied an unbiased veiw of religion. When we preach Evolution we get freaks like...... never mind.

[KrazyHorse]

1 Kings 7:23

And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about

[Asher]

1 Kings 7:23 He [Solomon] made the Sea of cast metal, circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim [diameter = 10] and five cubits high. It took a line of thirty cubits to measure around it. [circumference = 30]

Since circumference = PI x diameter as any elementary geometry book will tell you, but the Bible "seemingly" tells us that PI = 3. Since "this is obviously false, therefore the Bible cannot be from God..." is how some people like to reason.

[KrazyHorse]

You are though being denied an unbiased veiw of religion. When we preach Evolution we get freaks like...... never mind

How old are you, honeypie?

[SKILORD]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse 1 Kings 7:23 He [Solomon] made the Sea of cast metal, circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim [diameter = 10] and five cubits high. It took a line of thirty cubits to measure around it. [circumference = 30]

Since circumference = PI x diameter as any elementary geometry book will tell you, but the Bible "seemingly" tells us that PI = 3. Since "this is obviously false, therefore the Bible cannot be from God..." is how some people like to reason.

God didn't make those measurements.

[Asher]

So what you're saying is the bible does not contain the wisdom and beliefs of God, but other people unrelated to God then?

[SKILORD]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
How old are you, honeypie?

why should it mattter?

[Asher]

October 20, 1986 is his birthday, KH.

[KrazyHorse]

Not according to you. However, many people in your country's history have interpreted this (it was their religious belief) as meaning that Pi = 3. As a matter of fact, several Midwestern states legislated the value of Pi as three around the turn of the century.

Now, back to the question. There is a certain proportion of the population of the US that holds the religious belief that Pi = 3. Does this mean that we have to avoid mentioning Pi in public classrooms?

[November Adam]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse

How old are you, honeypie?

Hey KH what with the southern belle talk?

[Mr. Nice Guy]

Originally posted by Asher
What evidence is there of the existence of God?

If there was evidence, it wouldn't be called faith.

Like you would really know. You obviously never had the will to look for it.

Your "evidence" is "evidence" to you since you've obviously been brainwashed (for lack of a better word).

Brainwashed? And how many times is that that you have insulted me?. . . I can't recall me ever insulting you, so please don't do it me. Thank you. I'm glad we have an agreement. Be .

[KrazyHorse]

As to what it matters, it might explain the juvenile nature of your thinking process. I was envisioning you as around 12, though. By 16 most people are able to see the obvious results of applying their own logic to those with different beliefs, and have thus started on their road to discovering the basis of a fair moral system.