(November 6, 2016 at 6:19 pm)ParagonLost Wrote: Yes i know what you mean by legends because the Gospels were written decades after the life of Jesus. Yes i considered that. I disagree with the bible a lot though. Paul only mentions Christians unable to have Christians slaves. But seems to condone slavery for other folks.
So, how did you go about figuring out which parts were to be believed, and which parts are ok to disbelieve or ignore?
How are you sure the parts that you ignore or disbelieve, aren't important parts to believe?
What algorithm did you use, so I can use it too, to discern the important parts?
There certainly isn't any in the Bible itself.
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.
