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Originally posted by bknapple32
it just baffles me.. mean, play the game telephone with more than 6 people. You'll hardly ever get what the original message was. Now multiply this by a million. How can people take this seriously?!?! I understand faith, but cmon! It just makes no logical sense how people will take the new testament as fact, or even guidelines when the really facts are so far from contrived its not even funny. can my religious friends explain this to me?
thanks
Originally posted by bknapple32
it just baffles me.. mean, play the game telephone with more than 6 people. You'll hardly ever get what the original message was. Now multiply this by a million. How can people take this seriously?!?! I understand faith, but cmon! It just makes no logical sense how people will take the new testament as fact, or even guidelines when the really facts are so far from contrived its not even funny. can my religious friends explain this to me?
thanks
Originally posted by mblahnikluver
Originally posted by bknapple32
it just baffles me.. mean, play the game telephone with more than 6 people. You'll hardly ever get what the original message was. Now multiply this by a million. How can people take this seriously?!?! I understand faith, but cmon! It just makes no logical sense how people will take the new testament as fact, or even guidelines when the really facts are so far from contrived its not even funny. can my religious friends explain this to me?
thanks
This is what I say in regards to any type of history and this is also my response when the bible and it's validity comes up. I know if I tell one person something and then the next person tells one, by the 4th person it's changed.
I believe parts of the bible are true but I think it's elaborated in many senses. Also why leaves parts out? That is what annoys me most about the bible.
S&F because you think like me in this aspect
Originally posted by bknapple32
reply to post by JudgedCover
i get that, but would they accept any other written history in that way? if the events of the revolutionary war werent written until 100 years from now, what would they think then?
Originally posted by JudgedCover
Originally posted by bknapple32
reply to post by JudgedCover
i get that, but would they accept any other written history in that way? if the events of the revolutionary war werent written until 100 years from now, what would they think then?
Who's to say, but like I said, if they've already bought into an omnipotent being for which there is no scientific proof of existence, then why should you be baffled at their attitude towards the Bible? The faith that motivates them to believe in God will easily motivate them to believe in the Bible's validity.
Originally posted by Blarneystoner
The New testament was compiled by the first Council at Nicea about 325 yrs after Christ, not written 400 yrs later. The Gospels included in the New Testament were all written w/in the first hundred years, other gospels written much later were not included.
edit on 14-10-2010 by Blarneystoner because: to correct spelling
Originally posted by Romantic_Rebel
reply to post by JudgedCover
What God are you referring to? There are numerous similar Gods in the world. All of them plagiarized from the last one. Copies!
Seeing Double
Originally posted by Romantic_Rebel
reply to post by JudgedCover
The Bible states many things and it contradicts it's self. If you can share that verse then share it. You seem to have strong faith in a "God" you know so little about.
Creation Myths
There's no doubting the Bible has huge similarities from much older cultures.
Originally posted by bknapple32
i dont understand how a book written 400 years after the events took place can be taken seriously,
Originally posted by bknapple32
it just baffles me.. I mean, play the game telephone with more than 6 people. You'll hardly ever get what the original message was. Now multiply this by a million. How can people take this seriously?!?! I understand faith, but cmon! It just makes no logical sense how people will take the new testament as fact, or even guidelines when the really facts are so far from contrived its not even funny.
when will people put out the same vetting in their belief system, as they do in believing news stories?
can my religious friends explain this to me?
thanksedit on 14-10-2010 by bknapple32 because: type-oedit on 14-10-2010 by bknapple32 because: (no reason given)