RE: What distinguishes a fantasy book from the bible?
August 2, 2011 at 11:32 am
(This post was last modified: August 2, 2011 at 11:45 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Don't worry Emanuel, we all know that these fantasy stories are simply echoes of the Truth. Except in those cases where Satan has created fabrications in advance.
If you want to educate yourself on why the Bible is not a work of historical non-fiction, then jump into an Exodus thread, or google it.
The hypothesis they made was the "goddidit" hypothesis. Where are we from, why are we here, why must we suffer, why do we die. GODDIDIT!
I want to make something very clear to you, no one here has any obligation whatsoever to prove that any part of the bible is fiction to you. If someone picks up a book, and says "this is a book" that's the end of it isn't it. Nothing more need be said. It is incumbent upon you, as a believer, who maintains that theses things actually happened, to show that they did. I'm only stating the obvious; that it is a story. No part of my outlook of life, or anything, hinges on whether or not this story is factually accurate, I make no claims that it is anything more than a story. That's your baby. This is called the burden of proof. What you are doing is called shifting the burden of proof. Almost as a rule, before a believer decides to engage in a debate about their beliefs, they have learned to do this. It is dishonest, and I treat anyone who does this the same way I treat slimy used car salesmen, or con-men of any kind.
If you want to educate yourself on why the Bible is not a work of historical non-fiction, then jump into an Exodus thread, or google it.
The hypothesis they made was the "goddidit" hypothesis. Where are we from, why are we here, why must we suffer, why do we die. GODDIDIT!
I want to make something very clear to you, no one here has any obligation whatsoever to prove that any part of the bible is fiction to you. If someone picks up a book, and says "this is a book" that's the end of it isn't it. Nothing more need be said. It is incumbent upon you, as a believer, who maintains that theses things actually happened, to show that they did. I'm only stating the obvious; that it is a story. No part of my outlook of life, or anything, hinges on whether or not this story is factually accurate, I make no claims that it is anything more than a story. That's your baby. This is called the burden of proof. What you are doing is called shifting the burden of proof. Almost as a rule, before a believer decides to engage in a debate about their beliefs, they have learned to do this. It is dishonest, and I treat anyone who does this the same way I treat slimy used car salesmen, or con-men of any kind.
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