RE: Conflicting statements in the bible
April 24, 2013 at 6:57 pm
(This post was last modified: April 24, 2013 at 7:08 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(April 24, 2013 at 5:12 pm)Statler Waldorf Wrote: No, that’s not what he’s arguing at all, he’s arguing that scripture is not God’s word (or that there is no correct interpretation of scripture) simply because Christians disagree with one another which is the same as arguing there is no correct solution to “2+2=?” simply because people can disagree on what that solution is. You know that argument doesn’t logically follow Rhythm, it is okay to join me in calling him out on it.
I don't think he was arguing that its not the word of god because you christian types can't agree...I think he was merely stating a fact (it really doesn't matter what your magic book says), and then asking which of the two of you have the accurate particulars of this sad little fairy tale down in any case. The two things are - as you've noticed- not interchangeable or directly related.
As far as any contradictions in the text might go, one would hope that there wouldn't be any, it's a ruthlessly edited story after all. But, there are usually some errors that creep in with any mass produced fiction. Not that finding any contradictions would imply anything about your god (or not finding them....)- for precisely the same reasons noticed above.
Perhaps this is where it would be useful to have -someone- explain to you the value of the phrase -but not the contents thereof-.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
