(January 16, 2012 at 7:32 pm)aleialoura Wrote: And if the book of Acts can't be considered a historical document, then what other books of the bible should be dismissed or viewed as fanciful, as well?
Acts is IMHO the most egregious. The Gospels are mostly about the amazing acts of Jesus, a divine being. Granted, they also feature miracles performed by mortals through the power of their faith (most notably Mark 16:17-18) but it's mostly angels, Jesus and Yahweh performing magic.
I will grant that these are also fanciful claims but harder to actively disprove. To assert that mere mortals can work magic is one step beyond asserting the existence of some mysterious divine beings that have just as enigmatically become silent these days.
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"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
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