(October 14, 2013 at 11:38 am)John V Wrote: It doesn't say it's Joseph's house.That's the natural conclusion. We will just have to agree to disagree on that, I suppose.
Quote:That IF it COULD be a fan fic, then NOW it ISN'T a fan fic.Actually, it is. You outlined the plot of a fan fic to reconcile this problem with the Gospels. Whether you actually write it out or not is beside the point because you're still employing the same tactic to solve the problem.
Quote:You're now trying to backpedal from the original claim.No, I still maintain that you're fan fic-ing to reconcile that problem. Any "backpedaling" is you reading into my posts what's not there. Ironic, no?
Quote:God's intention is that we need to study scripture to properly understand it.Well, then your god is a bad communicator and acts like a spoiled teenager ("You don't understand me") when the message isn't understood.
...or maybe your god is made up and the reason the Bible is so provincial, both in the culturally anachronistic communication style and the limited area of initial publication (couldn't God drop off copies all over the world without the need of human missionaries or speak to an occasional prophet outside the Middle-Eastern region?) is because Yahweh is the product of human beings.
You can guess which one of these options I regard as more likely.
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
