(February 13, 2013 at 7:50 pm)catfish Wrote: You figure it out for yourself...
That the good thing about it, it tells you to make up your own mind. Anyone who tells you that you must believe in the Bible or believe a certain way is actually going against what is written there... (your interpretation may vary)
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That's great! That's exactly what I did.
That's when I saw all the contradictions (internal and external), historical inaccuracies, moral atrocities, scientific hogwash, etc contained in the Bible. Add to that, that it was written by unknown authors decades or more after the alleged events, and it became obvious that is is not a reliable source for any of its supernatural claims.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.