The Branch Theory

History is written by the winners..

"And the Isrealites went into Canaan and
slaughtered the Canaanites for God, who had
promised them this land..." Vertago pauses for
a sip of water.

"How do you know that?" Muzzy interjects.

"Know what?" Vertago looks down on Muzzy from
his podium.

"How do you know the land was promised to the
Isrealites? For that matter, how do you know
that the Bible is an accurate account of historical
events?" Muzzy sips his ice tea, "The Bible was written
with a bias for Jews and Christians."

Vertago adjust his professor's cap,
"Well, how do we know any of ancient history
is accurate? Maybe, the Greeks and Romans were full
of grapes!"

"Exactly! It is all subjective. People are bias by nature
and they want to win ... History is propaganda."
Muzzy slurps the last of his ice tea.
"Do really think it is okay to slaughter Canaanite children?
That's what God said in the Bible, 'Dash their children
against the rocks.'(Psalm 136:9)."

"No-no! That was David singing about the Babylonians!
If we don't have faith, then we will be like wild animals!"
Vertago takes a quick chug of his bottled water.

"Reason based on empirical evidence is the basis of civilization."
Muzzy has a jelly doughnut.

Vertago slams his Bible shut, "That's communist secular humanist
propaganda! You want to make the government God!
But, where does the government derive its power?
For that matter, where did the universe come from?"

"Government drives its power from the people....
The universe operates on the laws of physics."
Muzzy pours some more ice tea with a lemon ..

Veratgo opens his mouth wide and expands his chest to
sound like Charlton Heston in Moses,
and points at muzzy, "Without God life is meaningless!"
Muzzy burps.

Reflections~What is dark matter? Can something come from nothing?

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