(December 7, 2013 at 5:20 am)Jacob(smooth) Wrote: In fairness, I tend to find both atheists and Christians have a skewed knowledge.
Christians tend to be knowledgeable about the fluffy bits and the bits which support their pre existing beliefs. For eg they might quote you chapter and verse on the passages on homosexuality but be more hazy on the bits about helping the poor (communism)
Whereas a lot of atheist s I know can quote me the top 5 contradictions but are unaware of the bits promoting equality or integrity.
As I've said before, it's a verbal rorscarch.
Yes - but there should NOT be contradictions - not obvious inequities in the bible if it was INSPIRED by an all knowing "god". THe message should be constant - complete - coherent - and consistent - and it is NOT in any way.
There should be NO factual errors as well. WE would not expect an all knowing god to NOT know the makeup of the universe. And the book is all over the place when it comes to moral issues.
The fact that the bible supports Slavery alone is a reason to reject it as a source - since it is not just small things that are contradictory - but in major moral issues.
Why should slavery be addresses as something other than WRONG?
Why are there instruction in the correct way to sell your daughter into slavery?
Why should someone be happy to bash the heads of little ones to rocks?
Why is it that you can normally contradict a quote from the bible - with another quote from the bible.
IF the god does not tempt - then why did the god ask Abraham to MURDER his son?
Why did the god MURDER ordinary Egyptians during the passover for something they had NOTHING to do with?
IF the devil took the christ to a high place from where he could see all the kingdoms of the world - And it is NOT claimed in the bible to be a vision - then the bible says something that CANNOT be true - our earth is a sphere and it would not be possible to see all of the kingdoms mentioned in the bible alone from one high place.
WHy is the bible so anti - female. Not just the old testament - but how about 1 Timothy 2 - where is clearly says that woman should be silent - and submissive to men - and hold no authority or teach men. THEY must bear children to be saved? Have you ever had a female teacher - and why was that allowed?
Religions accept that infants and children must reach an age of reason and responsibility before they can sin - where did the god SAVE all of the babies and infants and children who had not yet done anything wrong - in the great flood - Sodom and Gomorrah. Why does the bible SPECIFICALLY mention the killing of children in other places? YOU cannot say they WOULD have sinned - since FREE WILL says that they could have changed their minds
Speaking of free will - if it does exist - then we MUST have the ability to choose to do something that the god does not already know - which would of course means that a god could NOT be all knowing to allow freedom o choice. Example - it a god "knows" i will sin - thousands of years before I was born - AM I FREE to choose not to when I am alive and actually make the decision - can I therefore VIOLATE the "all knowing" of the god.
Sorry but the problem is that studies have shown that it is atheists who actually know more about the bible - and it is because we have actually read it. And it is NOT just 5 contradictions that make the problem.
THe fact is - the bible is a book of the myths and legends and fiction of ancient superstitious goat herders and cave dwellers - and should not be read by children.
