2006-10-14 08:14:02 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
that is a well-known fact...for anyone intelligent who can reason and apply logic.
2006-10-14 08:15:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Oh, absolutely. Read the Bible this summer myself, was surprised by the many contradictions within its pages, even as an atheist already doubting its "truth" to begin with.
The Old Testament alone contradicts the New Testament. Wars, rapes, possible incest, and pretty much a whole bunch of things that would be considered barbaric and repugnant by modern thought. Then we have the New Testament which is far less bloody, but still "out there".
The Old Testament never stops talking about the Israelites and "God's chosen people". Come the New Testament, the Israelites have been abandoned and are frequently persecuted by Christians.
I could once again bring up my arguements about Adam and Eve(and likewise Noah's Ark) being scientifically impossible. Likewise for Jonah and the whale. But I won't as I just answered the second question of the night about said subjects.
There's also animal sacrifice in the Old Testament, frequently done and prescribed by God and the priests. Longer the OT goes on, the less you see of the practice until the NT, where you don't see it at all. When was the last time anyone ever heard of a Christian advocating going out and sacrificing a goat or a pair of doves(let alone one's firstborn son) to appease God? Frankly, far as I know, modern Christians tend to conveniently forget about that part of the Bible.
The Bible states in the ten commandmants "thou shalt not kill". Yet there go the Israelites out of Egypt, conquering neighboring lands. And how do they conquer? They go in, kick their rears, wipe out the locals, and move right in.
Another favorite contradiction has to do with the plagues. The way modern people think of it, Pharaoh was a jerk who kept going back on his word while Moses was patient and kept asking him over and over.
But in the Bible, Moses goes and asks the Pharaoh to let the Israelites go. Within the first time of being asked, Pharaoh readily agrees. But when Moses goes back to tell his people they will be leaving the next morning at sunrise, GOD hardens Pharaoh's heart and essentially makes Pharaoh turn back on his word. Not only does God do this once, but he does it repeatedly until the final plague.
Doesn't sound like a loving and forgiving God to me. If God really wanted his people to go and Pharaoh was willing to let them go when Moses asked the first time, then why did God make Pharaoh change his mind? Just to lay down some divine punishment and ruin the Egyptians? Uh...yeah...doesn't make sense to me, either.
And to quote someone I greatly admire; "If it doesn't make sense, it isn't true."
2006-10-17 18:52:51 · answer #2 · answered by Ophelia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to interpolate is to introduce foreign or corrupt material that destroys the intended meaning. It is people who do that. Their is no doubt it does get done and done more often than the germain (sp?) meaning gets taught. This is the human nature the Bible calls sins of the flesh. Beware, and there are no actual contradictions that have any impact whatsoever on the message. So if you want to answer your own question you must actually read the material yourself. Fat chance that is going to happen.
2006-10-14 08:23:20 · answer #3 · answered by icheeknows 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Bible may not be incorrect. It's just that the devil creates all sorts of illusions. As they say, this whole world is an illusion.
First of all, is what we see, hear, etc the complete reality? What we understand is limited to what we percieve with our senses... how it is transmitted to our brain... and whether are brain is designed to interpret the input and whether it has the capacity to truly understand it.
For example, with science, the theories of reality keep changing from Aristotle to Galileo to Newton to Einstein to Bohr. As they go from submicron level to atoms to quarks to below that... there is always a smaller place to go. Or when you go, from a planet to solar system to galaxy to universe to other universes to beyond that... there is not limit to how large. Or what about time before the Big Bang or after this universe ends. etc etc.
All I am saying is that don't believe in science or philosophy or math so completely either.
2006-10-14 08:38:44 · answer #4 · answered by sam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lil Piggy needs to go to the market and get some examples of what hes talking about. Wee wee wee home.
2006-10-14 08:18:14 · answer #5 · answered by bahaiking 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Clearly it is and most Christians aren't discerning enough or objective enough to seperate the wheat from the chaff. The bible is a remarkable book filled with some pearls of wisdom but it isn't what Christians believe it to be.
2006-10-14 08:19:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
No!
Only "PEOPLE" are full of contradictions and interpolations, (interpretations).
Even as yourself... have you ever read the Bible for yourself so as to form your own intelligent opinions? - ( I don't think so!! )
2006-10-14 08:18:05 · answer #7 · answered by love_2b_curious 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. there are no contradictions in the Bible. It is the word of God.
You have to understand the intent of the author.
2006-10-14 08:17:23 · answer #8 · answered by enigma21 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think this little piggy should go back to the trough, and eat the swill there, instead of spreading it around.
2006-10-14 08:23:33 · answer #9 · answered by stullerrl 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. Not a word of truth in the entire thing. From the garden of eve to the walking on water and the burning bushes.
2006-10-14 08:16:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes. Just like a pig is full of spare ribs and pork chops. Yummm.
2006-10-14 08:16:24 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋