I used to be in an atheist ..now I don't know...I started reading the bible and honestly I think that it was very well written...it is hard for me to believe a human thought of making up a story like this one....
what's your opinion???
2006-08-27 19:47:28 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
the bible is probably the most unbelievable thing ever written , imagine having never heard of the bible then tomorrow someone gives you a copy to read and then says .........by the way its all completely true !
ive got nothing against anyone who does believe it or any other holy book but some things are too far fetched for me .
and then jesus died .........................but he got better
2006-08-27 19:55:23 · answer #1 · answered by . 3 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Clearly, the story doesn't add up...
How CAN a god, as described in the bible, exist???"
Firstly, the supposed god is all knowing and all powerful...
This has quite a few implications...
Because he is supposed to know everything, he must also know the future. If he created the universe, and everything in it, knowing the outcome of everything the whole time, then EVERYTHING bad that's ever happened, HE meant to happen. Also, because he knows the future, and because each of us were supposedly made by him, he would also have known every one of OUR futures before he made us too. If our futures are known, meaning that they can't turn out any other way, then how is it possible that we have FREE WILL??? Also, since he would know all of our futures before we are even made, each time someone goes to, "hell," god MEANT for him to do that... That would make god evil...
There can be no such god as described in the bible... The very definition of that god contradicts itself...
Besides all the other contradictions in the bible...
Here's a list of some, and there are thousands more...
AC 16:6 The Holy Spirit forbids preaching in Asia.
AC 19:8-10 Paul preaches in Asia anyway.
AC 20:35 Quotes Jesus as having said: "It is more blessed to give than to receive." (No such statement of Jesus is found elsewhere in the Bible.)
RO 2:12 All who have sinned without the law will perish without the law.
RO 4:15 Where there is no law there is no transgression (sin).
RO 2:13 Doers of the law will be justified.
RO 3:20, GA 3:11 They will not be justified.
RO 2:15 The law is written on the heart. Conscience teaches right from wrong.
1JN 2:27 Anointing by Jesus teaches right from wrong.
RO 4:9 Faith was reckoned to Abraham as righteousness.
JA 2:21 Abraham was justified by works (which made his faith perfect).
RO 10:11 (An alleged OT quote; no such statement in the OT.)
RO 14:21 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor anything that might cause your brother to stumble or be offended.
CN 2:16 Let no one pass judgement on you in matters of food and drink.
1CO 7:8-9 Widows should not marry (although it is better to marry than burn).
1TI 5:14 Young widows should marry, bear children, rule the household, etc..
1CO 8:4 There is only one God.
2CO 4:4 Satan is God of this world (therefore there are at least two gods).
1CO 10:33 Paul says that he tries to please men (so they might be saved).
GA 1:10 Paul says he would not be a servant of Christ if he tried to please men.
2CO 12:16 Paul says that he does use trickery.
1TH 2:3 Paul says that he does not use trickery.
GA 6:2 Bear one another's burdens.
GA 6:5 Bear your own burden.
1TH 2:2 God gave Paul the courage to continue his work.
1TH 2:17-18 Satan hindered Paul.
(Note: Who is stronger, Satan or God?)
1TI 1:15 Paul says that he is the foremost of sinners.
1JN 3:8-10 He who commits sin is of the Devil. Children of God do not sin.
TI 6:20, 2TI 2:14-16, 3:1-7 Do not argue with an unbeliever.
2JN 1:10-11 Anyone who even greets an unbeliever shares his wicked work.
1PE 3:15 Always be ready to answer any man concerning your faith.
JA 4:5 (Quotes an alleged scripture [OT] verse not found in the OT.)
RE 8:7 All of the grass on earth is burned up, and then ...
REV 9:4 An army of locusts, which is about to be turned loose on the earth, is instructed not to harm the grass.
2006-08-28 03:00:19 · answer #2 · answered by RED MIST! 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you seen some of the really complex, crazy, good movies people have made? Humans were able to think that up and first wrote those stories. Trust me, creative minds can come up with most anything they can imagine. And is even easier if they were just writing about history of things that happened in their world in their time, and likely added some fanciful pieces to it like most cultures did with their stories and history.
2006-08-28 03:01:06 · answer #3 · answered by Indigo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well it's hard for either of us to believe the world was created in 7 days alone with the universe(and we know better.)
It's even harder to believe in the talking snake with his bad apple story. and talk about Norah and his ark going all over the world to collect animals when his world was about 20 square miles if that.
The story originated with the Jews. Than the Romans collaborated on it and created Christianity. it's that simple.
2006-08-28 03:01:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
If you read *any* holy scripture from *any* religion and consider it for metaphoric value then it will seem to hold truth.
Do you believe the Earth was created in seven days? That man was literally formed from earth and breathed life into from God? That there was global flood? That one can see the world in it's entirety when standing upon a tree? That freewill is possible when God Knows everything and created everything.
2006-08-28 02:56:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
A lot of books are well written, including ones without talking snakes.
2006-08-28 02:59:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am an agnostic--the Bible has wisdom, but contradicts itself a lot. Organized religion is about control. People want you to believe in their interpretations of the Bible, or whatever. Think for yourself, don't let Jerry Fallwell, or Osama Bin Laden, or the street preacher think for you.
2006-08-28 02:52:48 · answer #7 · answered by =) 1 · 5⤊ 1⤋
If you don't believed in anything... You are like a ship or a plane without a compass! You are like a car without the driving wheel.
Is it possible? Can you go where you want to go? Come to think of it. I am a Christian.. Continue reading the Bible. Invite the Holy Spirit guide you and accept Jesus as your personal saviour and God. He will live in your heart. You will one day experience the joy and peace that this world can not give. And you too will become his witness. You yourselve will experience His Divine Love. God Bless.
2006-08-28 03:01:44 · answer #8 · answered by Bobet 1 · 0⤊ 4⤋
if you decide to believe in god, that's your decision. i am not going to tell you it is wrong of you or try to persuade you to stay atheist. you can make your own decisions. the bible is very well written. just remember, so are many other very long works of art. the odyssey, the iliad, etc. just keep that in mind as you follow along this path. logic and reason will always be waiting for you if you choose to come back to it
2006-08-28 02:55:14 · answer #9 · answered by . 5 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Mankind wrote the Bible.
2006-08-28 02:49:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋