I did not argue that belief in virgin birth (which many, possibly most, Christians do not believe in anyway) is unridiculous. It is ridiculous. I explicitly called it “silly”.
But the post did not just argue that Mary’s pregnancy came about in the normal way, you had to suggest that she had had sex with multiple men—a behaviour which most Christians would feel is deeply wrong.
The post is not meant to educate, it is meant to offend.
Elizer,
you are misreading me.
I did not argue that belief in virgin birth (which many, possibly most, Christians do not believe in anyway) is unridiculous. It is ridiculous. I explicitly called it “silly”.
But the post did not just argue that Mary’s pregnancy came about in the normal way, you had to suggest that she had had sex with multiple men—a behaviour which most Christians would feel is deeply wrong.
The post is not meant to educate, it is meant to offend.
And that is both unhelpful and puerile.