RE: All the problems with Christianity
November 12, 2013 at 4:13 pm
(This post was last modified: November 12, 2013 at 4:14 pm by Simon Moon.)
(November 12, 2013 at 2:03 pm)Avodaiah Wrote: There are a few reasons to believe that the Bible is true, but the best argument is probably fulfilled prophecy. Some of these can be explained away as hoaxes, e.g. prophecies that came true in the same book lend little credibility to the Bible. Also, some OT prophecies could have been read by NT authors and they could have said they were fulfilled when they really weren't. Except that the Gospels were likely all written within 100 years of Jesus's birth (70 years of His death), which is very little time for stories like that to be corrupted by people who wanted to give the OT false credibility.
Here are some prophecies that were fulfilled, feel free to browse: http://100prophecies.org/
For something to be a prophecy, it must be very specific and only fulfillable by one, and only one event.
None of the so called prophecies fit this description.
The interesting thing is, Muslims claim the OT has prophecies that predict Mohamed's birth and acts, too. Yet Christians dismiss them for many of the same reasons we dismiss the Christian claims of prophecy.
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.
