Stop focusing so much on the Bible. You could disprove every tittle and jot of all the holy books ever written and that would STILL not disprove the existence of a higher power.
I realize atheists have their work cut out for them, considering the irrationality of many Christians, but you need to know that there are plenty of us who accept the existence or possibility of deity without believing in one word of the Bible or Quran.
I'm tired of people assuming that there are only two choices - Christianity or atheism. At the risk of making enemies on both sides, I'd like to point out that many of us don't buy what EITHER of you say. Frankly, I believe the average person is right in the middle - believing in "something," but not Christianity and not that there are no deities at all.
And YES, I said "tittle."
2007-02-18 14:46:00 · 25 answers · asked by Huddy 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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Ms. Taurus - you're wrong. Very wrong! Not all religion is based on the Bible, or even on a holy book! Mine sure isn't!
Also, atheists, "God" does not have to be the one described in the Bible. For instance, I agree that a so-called "all-good" deity is indeed an impossibility. So what? So there are deities that aren't all-good. That STILL does nothing to disprove their existence.
2007-02-18 14:55:17 · update #1
i say congrats to you for figuring that out! so many people dont even realize that. it ridiculous. they think that the bible IS god's work. its STUPID. religion is the idea of PEOPLE. god will or will not exist in its form no matter what ANY religion says.
and it really does seam just like you said- it the bible or atheism. it so funny... i mean the bible is chalk full of flaws... its not a hard task to find them.
what is, apparently for so many, is realizing that the bible or religion does NOT define god.
i personally believe there IS a higher power. i dont claim to know what it is or how it works... i have ideas on how it does. but i know that what i believe MIGHT be wrong... so i accept everyones ideas, who knows they might be right.....
its so nice to read that someone has the right idea...
:)
2007-02-18 14:55:16 · answer #1 · answered by Loathing 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not an atheist, but I like pointing out facts about the Bible that most people generally don't have preached to them in church.
You see, one of the problems I have with most Christians, is that they don't read the Bible or follow The Word of God. They sugar coat the good verses, take them out of context and say certain things in the Bible do not exist.
Most Christians just except things without wondering why or even without reading their own book.
I'm not a Christian, and I read still read the Bible.
I think knowledge is good, and hopefully, by picking at their book enough, they'll read it. I want people to question what they believe, I want people to learn about their own faith and the faiths of other people.
And that's really all I want.
2007-02-18 14:53:43 · answer #2 · answered by Annie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you'll agree with me (even for the sake of argument) that the Bible is myth, then we can have an intelligent discussion about the possibility of some kind of supernatural creator. But you have to leave out all of the baggage from the Bible. Anyone who believes that a supernatural being powerful enough to create a universe would create humans and then admit some of us to "heaven" and the rest of us to "hell" based solely on whether we believed it existed despite no credible evidence is in my view not thinking clearly.
2007-02-18 14:56:02 · answer #3 · answered by Jim L 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't disbelieve in a higher power. But I do disbelieve in the Christian god. *shrug*
Hey, when Christians are throwing around bible verses as "evidence," what else can you do but use their book to prove them wrong?
I'm an Agnostic. I don't believe we can ever know if there is a god or not. But I do believe that treating an ancient text as the guidelines to life in this day and age is holding us back as a species, and should be at least challenged, and one day done away with completely.
You also said jot.
2007-02-18 14:55:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there may be a god or there may not. I doubt there is, but some may be inclined to think a god exists.
But common sense itself tells you that the Bible god is a hoax, so don't even bother.
I just found out today that the Bible god allows you to own slaves if they are heathens.
The Bible god is an emotional wreck, and of course he never changes. How can rational people believe in such a being?
2007-02-18 14:53:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isnt there a middle ground here that i havent seen mentioned- in fact in almost any of the yahoo answers that i have read, anyways- is the whole concept of being AGNOSTIC. "a person who believes that the human mind cannot know whether there is a god or an ultimate cause, or anthing beyond material phenomenon."
This changes the "only two choices" issue. Maybe we are not able to know any ultimate truth- maybe there isnt one. Is there evidence to show that god exixts? is there evidence to show that god doesnt exist? would humans even be able to know the difference? I'm with you in the middle ground here, i think that is what you are saying.
2007-02-18 15:06:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is not that the thoughts of miracles and healings are undesirable, this is that they do no longer seem to be actual. 2000 years in the past, human beings predicted deities to do specific issues, like heal the unwell, forged out demons and carry out magic tricks. It helped if he had some form of surprising delivery, too. The gospel writers knew their way of life fairly properly and wrote the story so it would tournament modern expectancies of what a guy-god could be like. For me, the stable is the definitely teachings of Jesus - look after the damaging, love your neighbor, be a peacemaker, etc. Too undesirable no person easily follows his teachings as we communicate. whilst Christians quote the Bible this is particularly much continuously Paul or some passage from the previous testomony. this is as though the instructions of Jesus are seen beside the point.
2016-10-02 09:03:34 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion they can attempt to disprove the bible all they like, as long as they look for answers. They will never succeed. You cannot disprove truth. There are many science minded people who come to faith because they realize they cannot refute the bible effectively. The only people I have trouble with are those who do not have sound arguement, yet continue to hold their beliefs. Then put me down for my faith. It takes more faith not to believe.
For you, I would love to talk about any questions you have about the reliability of the bible. Feel free to email me at any time.
2007-02-18 14:55:55 · answer #8 · answered by micheletmoore 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two reasons: Most theists on here are Christians and Christianity is so extremely absurd that it presents an easy target.
The arguments against theism in general are more sophisticated. For example:
The answer to the origin of apparent complexity, is not to presuppose it was created by an even greater complexity. You don't explain a seeming improbability by a greater improbability. We know how complexity arises in complex systems and it is through selection. In the case of biological systems it is through Natural Selection. You don't need to violate Occam's razor by presupposing an infinitely improbable creator to do it.
2007-02-18 14:55:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you do not believe "holy books' then how do you even arrive at the possibility of the existence of God? Of course, you do not need the bible to believe in God, but you need some basis for your belief, otherwise it is just wishful thinking.
2007-02-18 14:55:11 · answer #10 · answered by October 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋