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Need some help.
September 17, 2021 at 5:29 pm
So I only just recently walked away from the Bible and God. While I've come across enough information to lead me to believe The bible isn't true and that there no God. I'm try to separate fact from fiction. Mostly from a historical point of view.
So question I have is there any good books that you guys would recommend on this subject? I hope what I'm asking makes sense.
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RE: Need some help.
September 17, 2021 at 5:34 pm
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Well....... the bible and Lutherans are what made me atheist, for 50 years that was enough for me, so I can't give much input. There are the Dawkins and Hitchens types that write books about it and there are an uncounted number of youtubes by and about atheists(ism).
I'm sure others can provide more direction.
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RE: Need some help.
September 17, 2021 at 5:35 pm
Where did you start? What flavor of religion? How long is recent?
Have you checked for input on other forums? If we knew a little more we could zero in on things that may help.
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September 17, 2021 at 5:38 pm
Any basic science textbook comes to mind. Other than that, I strongly recommend ‘Asimov’s Guide To The Bible’.
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September 17, 2021 at 5:41 pm
One member always would reference Bart Ehrman for new testament history. .
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September 17, 2021 at 9:57 pm
N.T. Wright will at least give you a fuller understanding of what you are rejecting.
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RE: Need some help.
September 18, 2021 at 8:05 am
(September 17, 2021 at 5:29 pm)mrunk1975 Wrote: While I've come across enough information to lead me to believe The bible isn't true and that there no God. I'm try to separate fact from fiction. Mostly from a historical point of view.
It's all fiction
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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