Just so I'm clear: do you believe the theology community ("bishops, the Pope, pastors, denominational and non-denominational bodies, etc.") is as reliable an authority on the nature and existence of the thing atheists don't believe in than the academic climatology community is on the nature and existence of the thing climate skeptics don't believe in?
If so, then this makes perfect sense.
That said, my experience with both groups doesn't justify such a belief.
Well, no. You're an atheist. I'm sure a Christian climate skeptic would agree with you, with the terms reversed.
I'm sure a Christian climate skeptic would agree with you, with the terms reversed.
That is, a Christian climate skeptic would claim that their experience with both groups doesn't justify the belief that the academic climatology community is as reliable an authority as the theology community?
In a trivial sense I agree with you, in that there's all sorts of tribal signaling effects going on, but not if I assume honest discussion. In my experience, strongly identified Christians believe that most theologians are unreliable authorities on the nature of God....
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