(June 15, 2011 at 7:05 pm)Statler Waldorf Wrote: Hello, you told me to respond to this in this thread, so here I am.
Well scripture actually pre-supposes that it is the word of God. This may seem a bit odd at first but when you think about it, it makes good sense. Let’s just assume for the sake of the discussion that the Bible is what it claims to be, the inerrant word of God. Is there any other method that can be used to validate or invalidate this claim? All other methods, such as historical examination and scientific inquiry are not inerrant. So it would be inappropriate to use them to prove or disprove the Bible’s claim about inerrancy. I pre-suppose the Bible is the word of God, I believe non-believers pre-suppose it is not the word of God; there is no middle ground on this subject. So both sides are biased on this matter. Everyone makes pre-suppositions; I just think that presupposing scripture is the word of God offers a far better foundation for my other pre-suppositions. Can I prove it is or is not the word of God? Nope, but I also can’t prove that my senses are reliable, but I still believe they are. Does that make any sense at all my friend?
It makes sense in the 'I understand the words' kind of way, but in the rational world that sort of thing does not stand.
The bible makes extradinary claims but offers no evidence to support itself, A brief history of time makes extradinary claims but can back up the claims with facts.
If you pre-suppose Harry Potter is real you could waste hours running at walls in train stations.
You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.
Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.
