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unbibiumChristianity, among other religions, demands of its followers a leap outside the realm of logic which I am unwilling to make, and that is the concept of a prophet.
So, thousands of years go by in which people practice one religion, and then all of a sudden, a single prophet or messiah comes down and tells us what God REALLY thinks. This time it's the real deal, and everyone has to practice this whole other way. And there's only one prophet, instead of something like one in every country. Well, one prophet at a time, at least; a lot of prophets seem to like to piggyback off Jesus. But, regardless, there's just one prophet so the followers have to chip in and spread the word, second-hand. And he never sends one to China.
And you can imagine how receptive I might be to the idea of an unending series of human-appointed Popes, each one just as infallible as the last.
So, thousands of years go by in which people practice one religion, and then all of a sudden, a single prophet or messiah comes down and tells us what God REALLY thinks. This time it's the real deal, and everyone has to practice this whole other way. And there's only one prophet, instead of something like one in every country. Well, one prophet at a time, at least; a lot of prophets seem to like to piggyback off Jesus. But, regardless, there's just one prophet so the followers have to chip in and spread the word, second-hand. And he never sends one to China.
And you can imagine how receptive I might be to the idea of an unending series of human-appointed Popes, each one just as infallible as the last.
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