The following quote was by Green Mountain for Edlorah: Different foundational world views simply demand different outcomes. For instance, if the scriptural world view I subscribe too is wrong, no harm comes to anyone else. However, if the scripture is correct, a great deal of the world at large(individually speaking) is in for an eternity of separation from God Almighty. As a rule, I don't wish that on anyone.

Peter T. responds to Green Mountain: You state that "if the scriptural world view I subscribe to is wrong, no harm comes to anyone else".  I beg to differ, GM. I don't mean to put words in your mouth but from our exchanges one would fairly characterize you as a fundamentalist Christian. Now you personally may well be free of wrongdoing but many who share your views on scripture have through the ages used Biblical passages to condone slavery, subjugation of women, and persecution of homosexuals (to name but a few). If you are wrong, if as I believe, the Bible is the product of ordinary men with prejudices and agendas (and it is not derived from God), what would you say? Would you still say that "if the scriptural world view I subscribe to is wrong, no harm comes to anyone else."?

Peter T.