The Problem Is That Religion Tends To

We Know Enough At This Moment To Say That The God Of Abraham Is Not Only Unworthy Of The Immensity Of Creation; He Is Unworthy Even Of Man.

120 Million Of Us Place The Big Bang 2,500 Years After The Babylonians And Sumerians Learned To Brew Beer.

It Is Also True That The Less Competent A Person Is In A Given Domain, The More He Will Tend To Overestimate His Abilities. This Often Produces An Ugly Marriage Of Confidence And Ignorance That Is Very Difficult To Correct For.

Religious Moderation Is The Direct Result Of Taking Scripture Less And Less Seriously. So Why Not Take It Less Seriously Still? Why Not Admit The The Bible Is Merely A Collection Of Imperfect Books Written By Highly Fallible Human Beings.

There Is No Reason Whatsoever To Think That Buddhism Can Compete Successfully With The Relentless Evangelizing Of Christianity And Islam. Nor Should It Try To.