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Originally posted by DJ FC:
If there was a main counterargument to the bible it would be this:
I would like you to try and differentiate the bible from other religeous books such as the Q'uaran.
If you can do so in some way, then perhaps you would have an argument, but the Bible is just as valid as other books. It's just what you choose to believe.
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Why does it need to be differentiated? I'm not saying the others are wrong, just trying to build a foundation for a reason to believe the Bible.
And yes, it is which one you choose to believe--but I think any text Truth needs to be sought. As soon as you hear or read something, and realize it's true, and can not be false--isn't that believing? I'm sure I have beliefs that align to other religious texts--but I haven't read them, so I wouldn't know.
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Originally posted by ProfessorNumber:
How many years has it been since the bible was written?
How many different versions of the bible are there? Which one is translated correctly, without using superlatives and exaggerations where they weren't originally?
Also, how did the bible come together? I know it has many different sections done by different people, but how did all those sections get put together? As Butcher pointed out, it was written by man, and that leaves room for errors and manipulations.
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Does any of this matter, if you can read it and understand that there is truth to what is being said? That brings all the validity it needs...correct?
And as I pointed out--it had to be created by man. We live in an imperfect world, how could there be a perfect text straight from God?
[ May 03, 2005, 05:21 PM: Message edited by: AcTivE ]