That's a bible verse describing Jesus making a blind man see. Point is, knowing God better is apparently of value to religious Jews and Christians. Biblical study can serve this effort. If it (knowing God) really is important to believers, then they have to consider how science plays a role in that effort as well, except that what science offers may not be nearly as satisfying in a traditional religious sense.
What beautiful irony, the bible itself extols the value in "knowing god" - for which I will read, knowing the natural world. Yet when anyone tries to do that, they very often end up being persecuted by the very same church.
Not that any of this Mark nonsense makes any difference in the real world. Aside from contributing to huge death tolls across the world in the name of minor semantic difference in reading, religion adds absolutely no value to advances in medicine.
In another lovely irony, the eye is one of the single most convincing pieces of evidence for the non-existence of god! Why, otherwise, would "he" have bothered to create a blind spot.
If we could all just stop with this outdated nonsense and focus on the actual problems the world faces, like climate change and overpopulation instead of worrying about which particular form of doctrine to pick we might as a species stand a chance.
>> "religion adds absolutely no value to advances in medicine"
I know what you mean, but the number of hospitals hosting groundbreaking medical research that happen to have "Saint" in their name contradict the way you're trying to say it.
I recommend shying away from superlatives when stating a case.
> In another lovely irony, the eye is one of the single most convincing pieces of evidence for the non-existence of god! Why, otherwise, would "he" have bothered to create a blind spot.
So we could learn to trust in Him and stop relying entirely on ourselves.
haha! what does that even mean - that's just typical religious mumbo jumbo. It's by relying in "HIM" that we have the blind spot. If "He" is so capable wouldn't he have thought of a better way to connect the optic nerve, like evolution did in other species? I know I can't win an argument using logic with a zealot, but seriously, let's stop with the "trust in him" claptrap.
