RE: I still don't understand why anyone would make up a person like the Biblical Christ..
September 11, 2011 at 12:15 pm
(September 11, 2011 at 8:04 am)FutureAndAHope Wrote: You read the story of Moses, and say that is just insane, how could that happen. But if we were indeed dealing with the God who created all living things then you would say well that is just normal. Miracles are only unexpected if God is infact not real.
One of the things that struck me when I read the Bible cover to cover is how you could barely turn a page without reading some supernatural event, from an angel talking to someone to Yahweh smiting a group of people, etc. Then I put the book down and contrast it with the universe we've known ever since we stopped believing in this stuff.
The contrast is quite stark. We live in a natural universe devoid of all this magic and supernatural activity and yet the Bible was so soaking in it that you could barely blaspheme without Yahweh smiting you. This was true even after Jesus' sacrifice, as the Book of Acts is just as full of miracles. The contrast would seem to only allow for two possibilities:
1. Yahweh was very active back then but has decided to leave things alone in today's world because he works in such mysterious ways and all
2. They're just myths, just like the ones we read from the Greeks, etc.
And enter Occam's Razor...
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
