On May 19, 1:20 am, monkfish <monkfish@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> rogue wrote:
> > On May 17, 8:02 pm, monkfish <monkfish@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> >> God is the ultimate point of reference.
> >> God makes everything intelligible.
> >> If you don't agree with me, kindly tell us
> >> what is your ultimate point of reference.
>
> > JERRY
> > Still an invalid argument, monk.
>
> > Here is my position: The bible is not the word of any Deity. If the
> > bible is God's word, it should reflect his perfection, his
> > omniscience, his omnipotence. It should be error free - at least all
> > errors of any consequence, would you agree? After all, if the bible
> > contains errors the only people that it would attract among God's
> > creation are those too lazy or too stupid to read it critically.
>
> > It should have withstood thousands of years with it's basic word
> > unchanged, reflecting God's omnipotence: he protects his word, since
> > that's how he calls his creation to him.
>
> > It should be true on prophecy, showing God's omnipotence.
>
> > So, when I tell you that the bible fails to be historically accurate,
> > it fails on prophecy and it contradict's itself (or rather
> > contradict's each other's books within the bible when multiple books
> > describe the same event) I say that to show that the bible cannot be
> > the Word of any deity. It's the word of men, a book of goatherder
> > mythologies.
>
> > And, I'm prepared to show that, but not until you change your headers.
>
> If God is going to force us to believe in Him,
> He would not have bothered to create us in His image.
JERRY
You are assuming the bible to be true. I don't grant that assumption
in any discussions or debates. The bible is a 2000 year old book of
goatherder mythology.
>
> Of course, the Bible is written by men.
> Somewhat inspired, wouldn't you say?
JERRY
Not when it's historically inaccurate, fails on prophecy and
contradicts itself. Certainly the work of people repeating their
myths, wouldn't you say?
>
> Have you found the pre-Christianity myth
> where you are told to love your enemies, yet?
JERRY
I don't recall saying I cared.
>
> --
> monkfish
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