50 Renowned Academics Speaking About God

25 At that time Jesus said in reply, 14 "I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike. 26 Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will. 27 All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him. 28 15 "Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, 16 and I will give you rest. 29 17 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for your selves. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden light."

Notice that Jesus gave God very soffisticated praise. Praise Him for stuff like the smell of rain. Someone beat me to that, but I came up with "sand castles".

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I praise God for bone. Impressive. Sad day when God gets beat by synthetics. I heard of bone weapons. Wicked-cool. God said war was "servicemen competing". What 14-year-old doesn't love shooters.

5 And he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend to whom he goes at midnight and says, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, 6 for a friend of mine has arrived at my house from a journey and I have nothing to offer him,' 7 and he says in reply from within, 'Do not bother me; the door has already been locked and my children and I are already in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.' 8 I tell you, if he does not get up to give him the loaves because of their friendship, he will get up to give him whatever he needs because of his persistence. 9 "And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 11 What father among you would hand his son a snake when he asks for a fish? 12 Or hand him a scorpion when he asks for an egg? 13 If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father in heaven give the holy Spirit 5 to those who ask him?"

I'm giving away secrets only a childlikde person would know -- asking for stuff is like a neighbor in the night -- very annoying.

And, little boys are made of snakes and snails and puppydog tails.

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This is not about religion, this is what people think about religion in a profession which stereotypically tries to keep religion at arm's length despite individual opinions.

"So...what does skepticism offer?"

"A wondrous, beautiful, doesn't-give-a-shit-about-you cosmos."

(and yes, anyone participating in this thread is just asking to get karma burn)