(August 17, 2010 at 1:09 pm)dreamer2008 Wrote: I heard another reply today from somebody related to the reading of the bible that puzzled me. I started reading the bible from the skeptic annotated bible site, which is the king james version, but this person when I said that I am reading the bible asked me what version, and upon hearing the name of this version denied its accuracy and the accuracy of most bible versions. He said that only the true, original, jewish version is the true one, the rest are translated incorrectly, thats why its seems silly and full of contradictions. How can I reply to that?
Unless he's prepared to admit that translations can be wildly inaccurate, he must concede that all the versions are essentially the same, and only differ slightly. If he doesn't admit that, then how can he have any confidence that any translation is at all accurate?
'We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.' H.L. Mencken
'False religion' is the ultimate tautology.
'It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.' Mark Twain
'I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.' Abraham Lincoln
'False religion' is the ultimate tautology.
'It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.' Mark Twain
'I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.' Abraham Lincoln
