Is the Bible, the mere ramblings of a few crazy men?

Question

If there was proof of a god, there would not be any unbelievers.

Answer 1

The bible is a book of mythology.

You are correct that the fact people even question God's existence is conclusive proof he (it?) does not exist.



Einstein was an atheist, I see that the lie continues to be repeated regarding Einstein. Which further proves God does not exist since people have to lie about Einstein's beliefs to support their own beliefs.

Answer 2

Why Should the Bible be Trusted?
Reliability depends on the accuracy of a document. There are three tests for determining the accuracy of any document. They are:

1. The Bibliographical Test (the accuracy of the copies that are compared, although there is a time span between them and the originals).

2. The Internal Test of Reliability (the author verifies or disqualifies himself by known factual inaccuracies or contradictions).

3. The External Evidence Test of Reliability (the document is authentic in regard to historical and archeological evidence or other writings).

The Bible passes all three of these tests. Research into formerly unknown languages and excavations by noted archeologists have shown over and over that historical events recorded in the Bible really happened. Westerners exploring the Middle East for the past one hundred and fifty years and Israeli archeologists since the 1950s have proved the Bible is fact, not fiction. There can be no doubt that archeology has confirmed the accuracy of the Old Testament's historical accounts, in spite of the great skepticism expressed toward the Bible by scholars of the "higher criticism" school (which began with German theologians in the 1700s).

For example, critics said no such place as Sela, the rock fortress (the capital of Seir, home of Esau and the Edomites),existed. From shortly after the time of Jesus until the early 1800s, no one except wandering Arab tribes knew where it was. Then Anglo-Swiss explorer Johann L. Burckhardt risked his very life by disguising himself as an Arab in 1812 and was taken into a hidden valley to a huge rock fortress with only one narrow way in or out. Once again, the Bible was shown to be more accurate than secular history. Today, we know this place as Petra.¹

Another example is the excavation of Shushan, which lies some 200 miles east of Babylon. It was the capital of ancient Elam (Susiana) and, later, the winter capital of the Persian kings. Sushan was the scene of many Biblical events in the time of Daniel, Nehemiah, and Queen Esther and King Ahasuerus. When archeologists uncovered the floor of the throne room, they found a pavement of red and blue and black and white marble, just as had been described in the book of Esther (Esther 1:6).²

The Bible is unique in that it has survived over the centuries with very little corruption to the text. Compared to other ancient manuscripts, the Bible is the most accurately preserved text in existence. The discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls in 1948 has shown the world that, if all of the books of the Bible are as accurate as Isaiah--the scroll they have pieced together and dated to 100 B.C.--then there have been extremely few changes since at least a hundred years before Christ. What differences exist between modern versions and the ancient manuscript found in a cave above the Dead Sea are minor ones that make no difference to the text itself and have affected no Church doctrines.

Most disputes among church scholars and theologians involve the interpretation of the words in the Bible, not the words themselves. It makes sense that if the Bible is the very Word of God, it would be the most persecuted book in history. And indeed it has!

French philosopher, Voltaire, predicted in 1778 that within a hundred years, Christianity and the Bible would be swept away! In the days of the French Revolution, the 1790s, a comprehensive effort was made to burn all of the copies of the Bible in the country (the Roman Catholic Latin translation) and thousands of Bibles were burned. However, Voltaire died and is only a name in the history books. Today, more copies of the Bible exist today worldwide than ever before.

The Bible is unique, and it has been proven reliable. One thing that proves it is Holy Spirit-inspired is the fact that, in spite of the diverse human authors having lived across almost two millennia, the theme of the Bible is the same. Although the writing styles vary, the unity of all of the books of the Bible taken together are as if one person wrote them. And One Person did--the Holy Spirit.

The Bible has been proven accurate over the years and this is just a taste of the resources out there that prove it.

Answer 3

no, Bible is a Holy book, being followed by billions of people from the past 2000 years or more and is followed today by all types of people , and shall be followed till the day come when all people start believing in God
God will prove himself one day and than people like you all will believe , but your belief at that time shall be useless
If I ask you some scientific question in an examination and you dont know the answer and then after the paper time is over and you go to your professor and get answer of the question and you get satisfied and believe, what do you think you wil get the marks for that question

Answer 4

the bible is the best book ever wrote, compromised by cleric beliefs. There is rumour to be thirty chapters of the book being missing. The ten commandments were written by a lord of ancient baboylon 3000 years before moses. Noah was a farmer who saved his flock by building a floating box, remember 3000 years ago, the world was a very small place.

Answer 5

At many points you could feel it is a mere ramblings, but for sure the men who wrote it were not crazy. They new exactly what they were doing.

Answer 6

The Bible is the writings of people who wanted to present a dogmatic supernatural view of the universe. The Bible is not history or science but propaganda meant to push one view as "truth" above all others. "Religion is the root of all evil" as discussed by Richard Dawkins in a great video at the Google address is worth the time to watch.

Answer 7

I think the people that wrote the Bible were inteligent... or on drugs.
I say this not because I believe in the Bible, far from it. But because I think the writers knew what kind of following it would create.
Regarding the debate on faith. I have faith in many things. I have faith that I won't lose my job tomorrow. I have faith in that because I have evidence to back it up. That doesn't mean it's solid. Something might come up and I could lose my job, but that's not very likely. I see no evidence of God, thus I have no reason to have faith in one.
I don't agree with blind faith because that's what will lead you into lies.

Answer 8

No. It is not. Those 'crazy men' gave their lives for what they believed and recorded. Read it to get a feel of it.

There are ample proofs in this universe that there is a God who created it and controls it with a purpose. Our ignorance does not negate the truth.

"The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.

"For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.

Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator-who is forever praised." (Romans 1:18-25)

Answer 9

The bible says that men( and women) are looking for signs( to believe) but they will not receive. Deep down we all know that God is real but we CHOOSE not to believe because it will mean that we have to change our ways. The world we are living in now is described in the bible, and almost every prophecies have been fulfilled. The countdown of Armageddon have already started .... i'll pray that God reveal Himself to you as He has done for me.

Answer 10

No, it's the mere ramblings of alot of crazy men and women.