>>>Claudio, with all due respect, I think the mistake you make in your argument, which all fervent believers of any religion make, is that you want to defend the Truth of your religion by using your religion, for example by quoting your bible. But this source of "truth" is the very thing which is being questioned in the first place by the non-religous people. You cannot measure a stick with the stick that is being measured. You cannot quote the scripture as proof of the scripture. Catch-22.
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>>>Religion is ultimately based on faith, the will to believe without proof. A religious man believes in God without proof and an atheist believes in a no-God propositon also without proof. They are mirror image positions and it comes down to the simple human tendency that people believe what they want to believe. Then they find ways to "prove" their belief, at least to themselves.
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>>>You cannot base a position on faith and then try to justify that belief with proof. Either you have proof, in which case faith is not necessary, or you have faith, either because you have no proof or no need of it.
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>>Jos;
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>>Well stated! Forgive my sense of humor: Better to be an agnostic and not take this subject too seriously! :)
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>>Tom
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>You're right! You know Tom I dont think life is really easy for anyone. If religion gives meaning for a person then thats great. I certainly dont have the answers myself but I dont think science has them all either!

I had a Catholic education and I can recall many elements of theology which we were taught, such as: God creates – man modifies”! Interesting thought.

Throughout time religions and science have changed concepts concerning the same “truth” or “absolute”. I believe that is because man truly does not know – so he modifies! If things do not go my say I will find others and convince them that I know the answers! This has gone on since the beginning of recorded time. :)