The Satanic Temple is a real religion, says IRS

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28. Not really, but we're not talking about that anyway...

We're talking about the means of knowledge, not the legitimacy of silly myths. At least I am.

You do realize that Aristotle believed in God, don't you? He's the guy who came up with the Prime Mover idea all from his own logical self. I doubt he believed the Sun was flaming chariot, but that was the myth-- the system that allowed the idea of a flaming chariot was the important thing.

And Einstein proved that Newton was dead wrong about his understanding of time and space. Lotta good experimentation and the scientific method did for poor old Isaac.

And, finally, I'll admit I'm a big fan of mythology. I do not for a minute believe in the stories in Genesis, but I do believe that they were explanations of underlying truths that worked well for the people they were aimed at.

And when staying a few days in Inverness a while back, I do admit to a small disappointment in not seeing the Loch Ness monster, even though I had no actual belief it's there.