It's still fiction and unless you can prove otherwise, you gotta admit you only believe in God because it's self-gratifying.
2006-09-07 18:41:56 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
That's like saying "how does smelling a rose make it red?".
The Bible would be true even if no one read it.
oh, and btw, how could you call being persecuted over centuries self-gratifying?
2006-09-07 18:57:21 · answer #1 · answered by shiba 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-06 21:21:02 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not self-gratifying, it is an imposed religious act that one places on himself or it is used to justify misdeeds in the name of God. However, you have offended others by your statement. While you may believe your idea is correct, it doesn't justify casting aspersion on others that find the Bible as a source of comfort. People seek religion as a means of justifying their lives and the hopeful promise of a hereafter. By shredding faith as you do, you are telling others that their lives are in vain. Which is better....nothing said or a criticism?
2006-09-07 18:50:40 · answer #3 · answered by Frank 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
let's look at the fictional characters in the bible.
with secular history, you can prove the existence of moses, king solomon, king saul, king david, john the baptist, Jesus, mary, joseph and the disciples.
with archeology, you can prove the existence of the countries, nations, civilizations, cities, rivers, deserts, mountains and many of those are still standing today and the cities are still inhabited.
the only thing that you cannot prove with the pieces of paper the bible is printed on is......the divinity of God and Christ...and that, we take on faith, since the rest of the "fictional" book IS proved.
next question....
-eagle
2006-09-07 18:48:41 · answer #4 · answered by eaglemyrick 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Reading the Bible doesn't make it true. But you not believing in God doesn't make Him not exist. The fact that you choose not to believe in Him, doesn't mean He doesn't have control over where you will spend eternity. If I'm wrong, I lose nothing. If you're wrong, you'll spend eternity regretting that you never considered it.
2006-09-07 18:45:54 · answer #5 · answered by mamaloo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
believing in G-d is not always self-gratifying. we believe in it because we do, just as you don't believe in it because you don't. you can't control it and neither can we.
anyways, reading the entire bible doesn't make it true. whether its true or not makes it true.
2006-09-07 18:44:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it doesn't..
and it's still not non-fiction unless you can prove it otherwise either...
& you must also admit that one may believe there is no god because it makes them feel good inside... it just goes both ways... really...
2006-09-07 18:47:16 · answer #7 · answered by 4x4 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just because you do not believe in God does not mean that He does not exist. I hope you will have a change of heart before it is too late
2006-09-07 18:47:41 · answer #8 · answered by katlvr125 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ROFLMAO
reading something (anything) dose not make it true, or else where is the walking dead? superman? the x-men?
Something that is written is either true or false even if no one reads it!
The reason Christianity has been around 2000 years is because it is true!
2006-09-08 05:15:52 · answer #9 · answered by Grandreal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How does reading the entire Bible make it true?
It does not.
But it is still TRUE!
I do not have to prove the BIBLE
Will you prove the ILIAD to or for me?
2006-09-07 18:46:52 · answer #10 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋