Theological chatter about 'God' is mere scripticism — just like Baker Street Irregulars parsing the holy canon of Sherlock Holmes. The BSI deny the existence of Conan Doyle, preferring to believe instead that Dr Watson is indeed the chronicler.

They gather together in councils to iron out contradictions in the received Word. They write learned “theological” papers. Like Christ, Sherlock Holmes has taken on a life of his own outside the canon — witness a clever novel, ’The 7% Solution.’ But at least the Irregulars know that the object of their devotion is a fiction.

The almighty lords of dualism: Yahweh, Allah, Christ are moral equivalents of a comic book super-villain, The Joker. Lurid pulp about them enjoys fanatical cult followings.

I can have opinions about a fictitious character ’Sherlock Homes’ as presented by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in ’The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’. I can also have opinions about another fictitious character 'Christ' as presented by Paul’s genuine letters.

All I can know about these characters is what I can read on canonical pages directly devoted to them.

Theology can add nothing – Theology is fifth-rate fan fiction.

the anti_supernaturalist

Theological chatter about 'God' is mere scripticism — just like Baker Street Irregulars parsing the holy canon of Sherlock Holmes. The BSI deny the existence of Conan Doyle, preferring to believe instead that Dr Watson is indeed the chronicler.

They gather together in councils to iron out contradictions in the received Word. They write learned “theological” papers. Like Christ, Sherlock Holmes has taken on a life of his own outside the canon — witness a clever novel, ’The 7% Solution.’ But at least the Irregulars know that the object of their devotion is a fiction.

The almighty lords of dualism: Yahweh, Allah, Christ are moral equivalents of a comic book super-villain, The Joker. Lurid pulp about them enjoys fanatical cult followings.

I can have opinions about a fictitious character ’Sherlock Homes’ as presented by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in ’The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’. I can also have opinions about another fictitious character 'Christ' as presented by Paul’s genuine letters.

All I can know about these characters is what I can read on canonical pages directly devoted to them.

Theology can add nothing – Theology is fifth-rate fan fiction.

the anti_supernaturalist