My change to Atheism from Christianity (I'm 14)

[Statler Waldorf]

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You don't "believe" there is much error in that one, yet you insist on using multiple translations, not knowing the original text personally. This is fine with me, but you made a big deal about not understanding things and yet speaking on belief based on the consensus of scientists. Why is this a special circumstance, in which balancing multiple versions against each other may or may not be necessary to correctly understand the Word? In other words, why is there not an ultimate version?

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Oh I get ya. Well using multiple translations is to improve my understanding of the scripture, not to minimize error. There are a couple errors in the KJV and I believe one or two in the NIV but we are well aware of them. Some translations like the NASB and ESV are literal translations they translate everything exactly how it was written in the manuscript. Some translations like the NIV are translated in a way that better suits the English language, they are great for picking up and getting a quick knowledge of what the text meant. It's good to use several versions for this reason. As to your other question, science is never based on consensus but biblical scholarship is far more based on it, although not completely. So it's not really a double standard, just different areas of scholarship. Good discussion.