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Sure, I will do my best to argue within your framework and address all the points you made. :)Where does God sanction slavery, Misogyny, Stoning disobedient children, Genocides, Or adulteress wives in the Bible? The concept of Hell is the only one I recognize, But that is not a danger to society. If you do not believe that you will go to hell, Then why worry about it? Slavery - Exodus 21Misogyny - Everywhere. Women are basically property. Deuteronomy 22:28-29 is one example. Stoning children - Deuteronomy 21:18-21Stoning wives - Deuteronomy 22:13-21Genocides - There are a few, But the great flood is oneI do not personally worry about Hell, Anymore than I worry about the other man-made religious consequences, But it's the responsibility of a Christian to worry about it. That being said, Proponents of that belief generally push it on others as it can be a powerful motivator or even provactor. It generally resides as a source of conflict between family and friends, Where one fears for the others transgressions. This often leads to unnecessary arguments or disagreements. This is true, But Christianity does not condone this! Frederick Douglass was owned by white people who used the Bible as justification for slavery. However, He himself was still a Christian! Shocking as this may be, He learned to distinguish between his beliefs and those of others. Likewise, Republicans use their beliefs as justification for crimes as well, Such as the recent attempted bombings on CNN, The Obamas, And the Clintons, Just to name a few. Does this make being Republican bad? I'm not sure what you mean by "good Christians. " Who says that they are good Christians? They themselves certainly are not qualified to call themselves good Christians, And that must be determined by their actions. Those actions say otherwise. A "good" Christian is someone who follows God's law and does not cherry pick verses for a presuppositional stance. Fundamentalists are good Christians, By definition of their moral standards. I'm glad we both agree that slavery is bad; however, Your Bible not only condones it, It endorses it. Slavery is only one example of many. God endorses this and by divine command theory, This makes it "good", Even though secular morality disagrees. They are most certainly qualified to call themselves Christians, Because they are following Christian doctrine. Abstinence from doctrine and selectively cherry picking of suitable verses is not being a true Christian. I commend you in the fact that you seem like a good person, Which is why you do not agree with all the doctrines, But this does not make you a "good" Christian. It's an all or nothing thing. God never said it's ok to obey only part of his law with selective reading and interpretation. For one, We live in a democracy, So if the majority says that stem cell research and abortion is ok, Then it will happen, Unless the majority says otherwise. Yes, The Bible influences Christians beliefs, But so does the news, Other books, And influential figures! Can you elaborate on how Christianity stops those scientific advances? Stops and obstructs are two different things. In a country such as the US, Where I am from, The majority of it's constituents are Christian. In this instance, Majority vote would be influenced heavily by Christian dogma. While I do agree that other sources collaborate on influencing an individuals personal beliefs, This does not negate or lessen the affect religion has on individuals. God is not in "our observable reality, " so of course it does not make sense. However, This does not disprove what the Bible says. If one assumes that an omnipotent God does exist, Then one must also assume that resurrections, Miracles, And a universe created in a week is all possible. However, This is not a debate on God's existence, So I will not elaborate on that, And I ask that you do not elaborate on it either. Now, You say that this hurts the developing minds of the children who are indoctrinated into these beliefs systems. My question to you is how this hurts children? I am in complete control of my actions and constantly question my religion so that I always stay truthful to myself. I will do my best to answer this without digging too deep into science, Per your requests. If you truly do question your religious beliefs, Why do you believe them despite the contradictive evidence? I don't mean that insultingly, I'm genuinly asking. Outside of our observable reality, What else is there? I would argue nothing that we can prove; therefore, There is no good reason to believe it. An old book, Littered with immoral and disprovable stories is not rational grounds for a personal framework or belief system. Also, Depending on your indoctrination, You may be brought up a Muslim, Rather than Christian, Reading/believing in an entirely different old book. The point I am trying to make here is this: children, Indoctrinated into a religion that teaches them anti-scientific things, Like a 7 day creation story, Are at a disadvantage from children brought up subjected to actual reality. Teaching kids that reality isn't real can clearly have impacts on developing minds. This is extremely important in academia where it's a competitive environment and tools and instruments used rely on reality. We need bright minds to lead our future generations. Believing in flat earths, Magic, 10 thousand year old universes, Etc are not reality based and have no benefitial purpose. People like Ken Ham are a disservice to our country and future generations as they are obstructing the minds and futures of the families incredulous enough to entertain those kinds of radical views. This is harmful in that respect. Why shouldn't creationism be taught alongside evolution? Scientists have yet to observe macro-scale evolution, With the exception of a few fossils. Presenting creationism shows students all of their options (and again, Please do not elaborate on this so that we can stay on topic, Unless you think that it will help your point). Besides this fact, Teaching creationism in schools is not obstructing society just because 12% of the population says it is not true. Creationism is not science. It entirely violates all known science and make no testable/provable predictions, Unlike science. Macro scale evolution has been observed and proven, Even excluding fossil morphology. I'd love to have a creationism/evolution debate with you if you're interested, Maybe we can find some common ground. Creationism isn't true, Nothing about it is. From the 7 day universe to the created "kinds", None of it lines up with science and I can prove that. Evolution is science and it's supported by multiple independent fields of science. I look forward to your rebuttals!