if u had a scientific approach to religion, would you prefer skepticsannotatedbible.com or just normal bible?

Question

scientists appreciate skepticism because it helps identify false ideas, whilst true ideas will hold up no matter how much skepticism. it seems to me this approach would be ok for reading the bible.

http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/
Skeptic's Annotated Bible / Quran / Book of Mormon

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=
normal bible

Answer 1

Why would I want an abnormal Bible? (And it is you who framed the question in terms of "Skeptic" or "Normal")

Answer 2

The Skeptic's Annotated Bible is a good idea in general, since like you say skepticism helps discover the real truth. But the way they did it is hardly helpful, since they took so much out of context and don't seem to have even tried to understand what they were complaining about. The people behind the Skeptic's Annotated Bible would hardly pass for skeptics in the true classical sense of the word. They have their own agenda, and are just as blind to criticism as they accuse religions of being.

Answer 3

I'm not sure about that. Faith is not truth, just the belief in what is true with out proof. That facts of the Bible can not be confirmed because we did not live in these time, and good records were not kept. Science is the study of things as they are, meaning facts. Using science would not prove anything. Facts need to be provien in science, if they are not then they are called theories. Using sciences would just lead to the conclusion that the Bible is a theory. I could go outside tomorrow and see a UFO, although this may be true, I can not prove it because I have no means of bringing down a UFO to show that the true statement that I made of seeing a UFO is a fact. Science is not bad, it's just a tool used to study things as they are, the collection of data. Something written or spoken is never a fact unless it can be proven. The sky is blue, that can be proven to someone that See's it. Why yes the sky is blue.

Answer 4

OK, im a scientific and i give you a piece of advise if you want to get the most of the bible. Dont read it by one are another approach, just read it. Start with the new, it is easier. Understand the main ideas is not an easy task, it will surprise you the wisdom. Good luck!

Answer 5

being a skeptic is great! I would not have learnt so much if I did not doubt so much.

however if you are sincere in your quest for truth, you will find that the Bible is right every time. That is what I found anyway.

There is also "The Evidence Bible" that you might want to pick up. A Bible that produces all the scientific findings that prove many of it true.

Answer 6

Wait a minute! Just what do you mean by a scientific approach to religion? What are the steps in such a approach. What methodology do you actually carry out in such an approach? Scientific method has a lot to do with observing and testing and repeating tests. How do you do that when it comes to establishing the truth of any religion? How far can you use the scientific method? Are you aware of science's limitations?

Answer 7

I do not need to read some man's idea of what the Bible means. As I read and pray, the Bible tells me different things not even related to what I read...

and... too much pressure on young scientists... or even on old established ones... often results in false data.

Answer 8

Why waste more time re-reading that tripe in any version? I can recognize MALARKY in all versions.
The only scientific experiments I would try with a bible would be burn rates, or calculating the escape velocity of a bible slung into outerspace by Thor...

Answer 9

I would prefer no translation and read it in the original language for more accuracy and to preven misunderstandings. Assuming I was to lazy to learn hebrew and greek, I'd go for a king james version, with a good commentary by someone who could read it in the original language.

Answer 10

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