I am reading Daniel C. Dennett's book, "Breaking the Spell," and I
found this thought of his especially revealing:
We can begin with the anthropomorphic Gods and the arguments from
presumed historical do***entation. suck as this: according to the
Bible, which is the literal truth, God exists, has always existed, and
created the universe in seven days a few thousand years ago. The
historical arguments are apparently satisfying to those who accept
them, but they simply cannot be introduced into a serious
investigation, since they are manifestly question-begging. (If this is
not obvious to you, ask whether The /Book of Mormon/ [1829] or the
founding do***ent of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard's book /Dianetics/
[1950], should be taken as irrefutable evidence for the propositions
it contains. No text can be conceded the status of "gospel truth"
without foreclosing all rational inquiry.) page 240-241
Isn't it interesting how atheists when addressing Christians about
their non-logical beliefs will mention mormonism and other cults as
examples of human gullibility because the fraud is obvious to those
outside the bubble.
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