The Bible

[athoughtfulman]

You've stated your position and now you're looking for reasons to back it up. Interesting.

No, on the contrary, I am open to the bible being the word of god. However, since once again it is a positive claim which requires evidence, my default position is that the bible is not the word of god, regardless of whether there is evidence or not. Every other book begins at that point, so the bible should to. If a case can be made for the bible being the word of god, then I would very much like to hear so I can have the most reasonable view.

Accordingly, if I take the stance of atheist, then I must accept the bible as a work of fiction, or at best a work of fiction with a few facts thrown in, but not in any circumstances the word of of god. Until evidence is shown, beyond verses in the bible itself, that it is inspired, then the most reasonable and open-minded stance to take is one where the bible is fiction.

I have reasons to back up my non-belief in god. Those reasons also pertain to the bible being the word of god. If god is not real, then the bible certainly isn't the word of god.

I'm merely looking into the specifics of the bible itself, and it's internal contradictions. The external contradictions everyone can already see and observe.