(December 9, 2017 at 11:40 pm)Starhunter Wrote:(December 9, 2017 at 8:05 pm)Bow Before Zeus Wrote: When I discuss the xtian god, I use the bible as the basis of who he is and what he has done. Yes, I'm an atheist and I know he doesn't exist and that the bible is a fairytale but as the only source text for xtianity, that is the reference. Otherwise I would be discussing/debating with every xtian's idea of what god/xtianity is. With over 2 billion xtians, that is too many ideologies to contend with.That gives you all the more reason to study the Bible personally, to avoid the muddied waters of the world's religions.
I read the NT 3 times and did my best to read the OT but I just couldn't get through all the begats. After several pages of begats I just had to tap out. But reading the NT several times was enough to see the bible for what it is: inconsistent, incoherent and incomplete babble.