(August 10, 2015 at 1:55 pm)robvalue Wrote: I've done plenty of research about the bible. It's become clear I know way more than many Christians, both about its content and its history. That should be very worrying, considering I only started studying it a year or two ago.
I don't ever claim absolutely certainty about anything, I have the awareness to note that I could be wrong about anything at all. However, that doesn't mean I am wrong all the time about everything, nor does it mean I should give the time of day to unfounded magical claims with no evidence behind them.
As Redbeard has said, the bible is exactly what I would expect from a load of very human humans trying to explain the universe in a primitive way, and making up stories. I take it no more seriously than any other work of fiction I read. Do I endlessly worry that Sauron might actually be real? No, because I have no reason to think so. The moment there is any actual evidence Sauron is real, I'll happily check it out. Same for the foolish parade of obviously made up characters in the bible.
But by all means, ask the stupid Christian God to come talk to me if he's not too busy pretending to not exist and hiding from science. I haven't got time for frigging peek-a-boo, I grew out of that when I was about 2. If he wants to man up, grow some balls, grow some hair on his spine, he should know where to find me. If not, I'll just keep talking smack about him and Jesus and people will keep throwing empty threats at me about how I'm going to regret it after I'm dead.
And anyone who takes those insults personally is only proving my point that gods only exist inside people's heads.
What kind of sources have you used to research the Bible? Why do you think 2 years of research on the bible is plenty of research?
So what is your view on how the universe has come to be? Which characters in the Bible do you think are made up and Why do you think they are obviously made up?
I have spoken to you a number of time about how God speaks so why are you trying to discount these and say that He is pretending to not exist? Do you think an attack on His character is a reasonable defense against His existence?
How does anyone taking offense at your attacks prove that God would be just in my head? Since you say you use reasoning you would know that this kind of argument is a logical fallacy of argument by accusation (argumentum ad hominem).
