(July 20, 2012 at 7:07 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Hmm.... how many of these so-called "kings" ( I'm assuming you mean OT kings ) are actually attested anywhere other than the bible literature?
The genealogies of fictional kings prove exactly what?
What geography? Atlanta is a city in Georgia. That does not make Gone With the Wind any less of a work of fiction.
The supposed "scientific facts" in the bible ( and Quran, for that matter) have been beaten to death elsewhere.
And in order for prophecies to be prophetic you have to demonstrate that they were written before ( not after ) the event under consideration.
I'm not looking to debate those issues.
My main concern is with the infallible theory.
If the Bible predicts, exposes and condemns the lies, then aren't the lies part of the whole and intended to be there?
Both sides seem to think that it's all or nothing.
I'm looking for a logical reason to either reject the whole thing or accept the BS as part of the whole. (I.E. intended mistakes, kinda like a "test")
To me, infallible as a literal interpretation is impossible, yet infallible as a test booklet is quite plausible.
This subject is really for a Christian to debate, don't you think?
