RE: For those who want proof of the exodus
December 22, 2015 at 10:30 pm
(This post was last modified: December 22, 2015 at 10:36 pm by Simon Moon.)
(December 22, 2015 at 5:18 pm)athrock Wrote:(December 20, 2015 at 12:12 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: We're still waiting on confirmation of God's existence. Debating minutia and folderol that He supposedly was involved in 13,699,996,300 years after the Big Bang is putting the cart before the horse.
This is bad logic, vorlon13.
If, and I say if, there is some archaeological proof that the Jews did leave Egypt and wander around in the desert for 40 years, then that would be a tremendous feather in the cap of those who believe that the Bible is true.
IOW, all that "minutia and folderol" would actually BE evidence that God exists...at least in part.
And, truth be told, archaeology has tended to favor the bible thumpers over the years.
Talk about faulty logic.
Even if there were a large number of Jews that left Egypt around the time the Bible claims, that would not offer a shred of evidence that the god depicted in the Bible actually existed.
You do know that archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovered Troy (including evidence of war) based on information from the Iliad and the Odyssey, right? Are you actually saying that that adds credibility to the Greek pantheon of gods existing?
Sorry, but any historical and archaeological accuracies contained in the Bible (there are some, as well as historical and archaeological inaccuracies) adds squat to the existence of a god.
Quote:And, truth be told, archaeology has tended to favor the bible thumpers over the years.
I had to single this quote out, for its utter falseness.
This is absolutely not true.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.