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FadingW · March 29, 2011 at 9:40 pm

It is claimed that the bible is God's Word and is perfect. The inconsistencies with history, biology, physics, even internal consistency are waved away as not understanding context or metaphors or any number of other excuses.

Yet even if we have a totally internally consistent holy book, would it be enough to give credit to the idea of divine inspiration?

Or is such a thing no more impressive than a good editor?

It is claimed that God's Word is perfect, but is a perfect word good enough to proclaim as god's?

Shell B · March 29, 2011 at 10:56 pm

Quite simply, no. What makes a book perfect? Consistency? I've read plenty of consistent works of fiction. I still don't believe bullshit. Even bullshit can sound good.

**theVOID** · March 29, 2011 at 11:05 pm

I could write a completely consistent book and worship it, does that make me god?

Justtristo · March 30, 2011 at 4:29 am

(March 29, 2011 at 10:56 pm)Shell B Wrote: Quite simply, no. What makes a book perfect? Consistency? I've read plenty of consistent works of fiction. I still don't believe bullshit. Even bullshit can sound good.

Actually the Holy Bible fails the consistency bit, if you just read it as another piece of literature, it would not be all that great quality wise.

Rwandrall · March 30, 2011 at 5:00 am

There is simply no such thing as "perfect".

**theVOID** · March 30, 2011 at 5:07 am

It depends how tight the constraints are, a perfect result for instance is very achievable, 2 is a perfect result of 1 + 1.

Zen Badger · March 30, 2011 at 5:20 am

Yet i"ve argued with a christian who stated that he was content with its accuracy and consistency(the KJV if you were wondering)

**theVOID** · March 30, 2011 at 5:31 am

You mean he'd also be content with a steaming pile of shit thrown onto a canvas, only to be hung up and called "consistent" with a work of Da Vinci?

Zen Badger · March 30, 2011 at 5:38 am

(March 30, 2011 at 5:31 am)theVOID Wrote: You mean he'd also be content with a steaming pile of shit thrown onto a canvas, only to be hung up and called "consistent" with a work of Da Vinci?

Oh this guy was a classic, he thought Kent Hovind was a misunderstood genius and that there were ancient civilizations that had flight based on what http://s8int.com/ said.

And that the Egyptians didn't build the Great Pyramid.

**theVOID** · March 30, 2011 at 5:49 am

Wow, why wasn't he in a mental home?

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