can the few who dont believe it, prove it to me? i admit I dont believe it completely, but i believe it enough to have faith and at least make an attempt to walk with God, but I KNOW from sad experience that ONE book cannot be perfect or complete to CARRY the weight of Gods HOLY word to all the world and throughout all history. i truly have seen the INTERPRETATION change throughout MY life alone, from one small degree to another. Even disagreeing with historical teachings from one Millenium to the next.
2007-02-08 23:16:07 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
first reading shows half the people dont have proof, they just say what they believe.
2007-02-11 14:41:10 · update #1
The bible cannot be a fairy tale, a fairy tale has a happy ending.
2007-02-08 23:19:26 · answer #1 · answered by wizard of the East 7 · 6⤊ 2⤋
Sure. It says that there's an invisible god who created the universe by saying things like "Let there be light". It says that the various species were introduced at one time in their current form. It says that a talking snake introduced sin to the world by tempting a woman to disobey that god. It says that there were people who lived more than 900 years, and that a guy lived inside a whale. It says that the origin of the various languages was a failed attempt to reach god, with the languages introduced in their current form. It says that a "son of god" came and walked on water, magically turned water into wine, healed various people by just commanding it, and rose from the dead.
Since those things - and many others in the Bible - are all false, it's pretty clear that the Bible is essentially a fairy tale. Of course your definition of "fairy tale" may be different, but the creation story, the garden of eden story, and the tower of babel story are all clearly just typical fairy tales.
2007-02-09 07:24:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
So you're gonna believe a book is true just because it says it's true. That's a rational way of thinking. Talking snakes, pregnant virgins, people rising from the grave, etc. That stuff sounds totally believable.
Also, you can't pick and choose with the bible... it's all or nothing. You either believe in all of it or you go to hell. If you pick and choose, then it's like you made up your own religion.
And don't you realize the whole point of faith? You're supposed to believe in your religion when it lacks evidence. If you try to prove your religion, then you make defeat the purpose of having faith.
I've also noticed that most religious people aren't very good at science, logic, and critical thinking. They don't look at evidence or facts. Their whole argument usually is, "I've read this 2000 yr old book, and I feel it's true, so therefore, it's true." Sorry, that kind of thinking doesn't cut it in reality. Scientists are unbiased. They don't necessarily want to believe in evolution, that's just where the facts and evidence point to. It's not like they sit down and say, "which theory do we like the best?" They look a evidence and reach the most logical conclusion.
So I think I'm gonna go with the unbiased guys who actually did their homework and studied the earth we live in, rather than people who quote a 2000 yr old book written by men with little scientific knowledge and actually expect others to accept it as credible evidence.
2007-02-09 07:26:41 · answer #3 · answered by harrywentworth 1 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Even if it is historical teachings if it is not founded in scripture it SHOULD be changed.
You can change the "interpretation" and the meaning remain the same. IF there was a "Interpretation" that changed foundational doctorine you would have a case but no changes have happened.
2007-02-09 07:30:58 · answer #4 · answered by williamzo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
...well, "first" it is a non-changable Book... over the Centurys everyone who has taken up against it has failed... God's Word says so... It's a Book of Life... the annointed authors of Scripture were chosen by Gods Spirit to bring to us "what we would need"; It's a Book of instructions... BIBLE = Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth...BIBLE... and it all points to One Person and one outcome... but you'd have to study it, read it and accept it by Faith to understand all that because it clearly says... the words of Scripture are utter-foolishness to the natural man... Gods thoughts are NOT our thoughts... and...it's the number one seller every year around the entire World... go figure...
2007-02-17 04:49:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry pal you lose.
The burden of proof is upon YOU not me.
Just like trying to prove god exists. I know for a fact that he doesn't, that he's imaginary, because there is NO evidence to support his existence.
So the burden of proof is not on me, but on YOU to prove he exists. And of course, that's impossible.
Which of course leads you to try and reverse the tables. Doesn't work that way. Study a little elementary logic, heck, study law and you'll see...
2007-02-09 07:36:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
* I have no problem with that. Whatever works for you is right for you and is your personal truth. I was one of those who took all of the bible literal except the obvious book like Revelation which is evident by the high symbolism that it is a symbolic book. Problem is most Christians swear this book is to be taken literal but commands like being baptized is to be sybolic.
I studied the bible so much that I was forced to see the errors and contradictions and I am now pagan, but as pagan we understand that everyone has their own way of relating to diety and this is their personal truth.*
2007-02-09 07:26:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Unicorns, dragons, talking animals, people surviving in the bellies of whales, people formed from clay all equate to a fairy tale to me.
I could take any fairy tale and gain metaphoric truths from it. Believe what makes you happy, if the Bible leads you to an understanding of life then good. We just need to keep some of the beliefs out of our Governments.
2007-02-09 07:19:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
have you seen any talking snakes has a man lived in a whale can a man make a woman out of his rib the bible is a fairy tale and can you make the earth in 6 days
2007-02-09 07:26:35 · answer #9 · answered by andrew w 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Christians believe that it is the word of god so it has to be perfect. 1 defect shows that it is not the word of god.
there are so many inaccuracies in it and so many stories that are obviously false that it can have no credibility.
2007-02-09 07:20:23 · answer #10 · answered by Nemesis 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No, one can not prove the Bible to be false. But one who is willing can have that which is true confirmed.
This I know to be true!
2007-02-09 18:50:20 · answer #11 · answered by MtnManInMT 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋