A church is a body of men who assert they are in possession of the infallible truth

— “The Kingdom of God is Within You”, Leo Tolstoy

A church might say that our text doesn’t give us all the answers, but then all their science has to be linked to their infallible truth.

Not every religion recognises the word ‘church’, but another term is ‘religious authorities’. In any case I think this statement from Tolstoy covers all religions.

So every church thinks that eventually science will prove their beliefs correct.

So each and every church just needs to wait whilst science proves them right, or else the science is wrong.

Or else the science can never reach what they speak of.

Note here that I speak of ‘the church’ and not religion.

Religion is open to interpretation. You hold your personal beliefs and choose what your God is.

So when I speak of ‘the church’, I mean the clergy. The people who preach the words of their text, so any preacher.

But if you know the truth you don’t need science. You know God created everything, so there’s no need to search. We are here to serve God and then go to heaven. So, live, obey God’s law, pray and die.

The infallible truth seems like such a childish thing, or like when a parent runs out of ideas – “because I say so”. It’s the ultimate way to end any argument.

So instead of ‘I’ we say ‘God’ instead. The ultimate being, make the ultimate argument winning statement more ultimate.

“You’re a thousand times more stupid than a fly”

“Well, you’re a million times more stupid than a fly”

“Well, you’re a gazillion times more stupid than a fly”

“Well, you’re infinity times more stupid than a fly”

“Well, you’re infinity plus one times more stupid than a fly”

“Well, you’re more stupid than a fly because God says so“

“Well, you’re more stupid than a fly because God plus one says so“

“Go to hell”

“No, you”

Me and my 6 year old buddy

It’s like we’ve been having this argument for thousands of years.

Just no one has thought of anything bigger than a single God yet.

“My God trumps your Zeus, Ares and Aphrodite because he’s more badass than all of them put together.”

— Every Christian ever to those silly multi-God believers

We have thought of something bigger than a single God, which is one step further, no God at all. But that’s a relatively easy (and perfectly rational step), I’m not here to argue that. I’d just rather have a more grown up discussion with all the believers. I’m searching for why I feel a wonder for fairies at the end of the garden even though I know they don’t exist.