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VoidDetector
70Religious texts contain zero scientific equations and notations (and can't be used to build modern technology), whereas modern science books do, and can be used to build technology/modern medicine etc.
I ponder if some theists don't think about why religious texts can't be used to build computers.
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Terrapin Station
13.8kYou'd probably have some difficulty building a computer with a marine biology textbook, too. -
VoidDetector
70You'd probably have some difficulty building a computer with a marine biology textbook, too. — Terrapin Station
Why limit yourself to just one science book or document? -
RegularGuy
2.6kI think his point was that religion’s purpose isn’t to build computers, just as it isn’t the domain of marine biology. Why limit yourself to just reading and studying science? Ever read fiction, for example?
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