(June 1, 2015 at 3:53 pm)nicanica123 Wrote: ...
(May 31, 2015 at 11:50 pm)Pyrrho Wrote: Somehow I have this feeling that I am going to get the runaround on this, but:
Why believe the Bible is true?
Do you believe every book in which there is a claim that it is written by divine inspiration? Why not the Koran? Or a Hindu text?
As for changes in people's lives, people claim that for every other religion. So that is no evidence at all.
I actually answered that first question on another board started by Exian. Its titled "because the bible says so" the board... not my explanation
If I were to get off the fence and become a full fledged bible loving theist again, it would be because I would find that the bible has demonstrated its divinity. If is the key word
As for the changes in peoples lives, I made sure to mention that it was a subjective point. But it is something that I have seen in other peoples lives and in my own. This could be chalked up to the broken clock fallacy. IDK, but I have read scriptures before that have altered some bad qualities for the better. I am talking about anger issues and selfishness to be more specific
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How, exactly, would a book "demonstrate its divinity?" Would it be decided based on ambiguous and vague predictions of the future? Is it based on a feeling you have while reading it? Would it be something else?
As far as being on the fence is concerned, my advice, for what it is worth, is that you take your time on that and do not rush to a decision either way. Think, and rethink, as it is more important to get it right, than to quickly come to a decision.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
