(December 15, 2008 at 11:27 am)Daystar Wrote:So we have bible stories with different interpretations:(December 15, 2008 at 12:47 am)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: Of the supernatural? Where exactly? That was my question.
Not of the supernatural, though it was mistaken as being supernatural by Dan Barker. A closer look at the original language demonstrated that Mr. Barker was incorrect in assuming that there were walking dead mentioned in Matthew, when in fact it was only a case of some corpses being thrown from their tombs. And an earthquake turned out to be the trembling of the earth at the moving of a large stone.
- One interpretation is that actual mircales were performed
- Antoher interpretation claims that no miracles were performed
How can the repudiation of any of those interpretations demonstrate truth of the bible. It only demonstrates that bible interpretation yields ambiguous results, thereby making a case for scepticism regarding any interpretation.
"I'm like a rabbit suddenly trapped, in the blinding headlights of vacuous crap" - Tim Minchin in "Storm"
Christianity is perfect bullshit, christians are not - Purple Rabbit, honouring CS Lewis
Faith is illogical - fr0d0
Christianity is perfect bullshit, christians are not - Purple Rabbit, honouring CS Lewis
Faith is illogical - fr0d0