Quote: Well, we must first settle whether there is God or there isn't, before we talk about the Bible, because the truth of the Bible relies on the authority of God.
No. You cannot provide evidence that your god is anything other than a delusion. Your bible on the other hand does exist. Cobbled together since the 3d century BC, added to and subtracted from by various men, all of whom were seeking to exert control over gullible peasants. The muslims feel that the koran relies on the authority of god, too. What do you have to say about that?