(June 10, 2014 at 5:29 pm)Theonewhoanswersyourquestions Wrote: ...pretty mic everythig in the bible has been proven as factual history, ...
Let's do a quick review of the history of the world according to the Bible, just the highlights.
1. Six day creation, with plants being created before the sun and the earth before the stars.
2. Instant creation of the first man and woman from dirt. Whether woman was created before or after the animals were created depends on which chapter you read. Somehow, two of a kind can sustain a species.
3. Tower of Babel story. You can reach Heaven with a really tall tower. Yahweh is frightened by this prospect and curses humans, instantly creating all the languages there are today.
4. Global flood story. Noah creates a wooden boat much bigger than any seaworthy vessel could possibly be made from wood. Noah gathers either two of a kind from all over the world and somehow, once again, two of a kind can sustain a species without the problems of inbreeding. A staff of 8 somehow take care of all these animals when most zoos keep fewer animals and require a greater staff. Detailing all the problems with this story requires a doctoral thesis in Geology, Meteorology, Zoology, Naval Engineering, Oceanography and probably several other fields.
5. The Hebrew slave population of Egypt blossomed in population, going from 70 to 1.2 million people in just four generations, a figure which only makes sense if every female was constantly pregnant with twins.
6. Moses brings down a number of devastating plagues upon the Egyptians, leaving not a trace of evidence behind.
7. Moses leads his people for 40 years in the Sinai desert. Evidently, men really don't stop and ask for directions. Not a shred of evidence has ever been discovered.
8. David conquered a glorious Hebrew empire which nobody has ever found any evidence for. The closest artifact is an inscription which refers to the "House of David".
9. Jesus is born before 4 BC and after 6 AD at the same time (what a miracle). He performs many public miracles that amazes the crowd. He heals the sick, makes the lame walk, feeds thousands with only a few loaves and fishes, brings back the dead on a few occasions, his fame spreads like wildfire, and yet nobody outside of Christian circles pays any attention. The closest we have is from the Annals of Tacitus, a 2nd century reference so oblique it doesn't even mention Jesus by name.
10. The second coming and the end of the world was supposed to happen within the lifetimes of some of the original apostles. 2,000 years later, we're still waiting.
Final count: 0/10.
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
