(June 14, 2018 at 5:52 am)Kit Wrote: Theists are always stating how we atheists need to read the bible, or better understand it according to how they personally view and interpret it, notwithstanding that most of us atheists have already read it critically and interpreted it accordingly.this is not true. after 20+ years I find that 90% of atheists are funkie christians who were too lazy to actually read the bible for themselves. however most were religious and feel this translates into reading the bible as most don't mind a 1/2 assed effort to repersent a whole.
The challenge I propose is for the theist to choose an oration from Robert Green Ingersoll, to read it, and to provide a detailed post in regard to what the theist has learned from reading the article.
Here are several religiously related articles by the famous orator:
Those who have do so in a critical manor meaning they do so as a way to criticize and not learn. The skeptic anodated bible is a good example of how atheist read the bible. This is not reading anything. this is hypercriticism.
Quote:About the Holy Bible:this link has nothng to do with the bible
https://infidels.org/library/historical/...bible.html
Quote:The Devil:this link has nothing to do with the devil
https://infidels.org/library/historical/...devil.html
Truth:
https://infidels.org/library/historical/...truth.html
Quote:Truth is the intellectual wealth of the world.In truth, "truth has nothing to do with intellect. truth simply reflects an accurate narration of what is.
What is true can often extend beyond the reach of "the intellectual wealth of the world."
This mind set, is the difference between someone who say, has full belief in a system like science and someone who questions everything and holds on to what is good -1thess 5:21