Can you spell "hoax"?

Question

This is a challenge to all you believers of supenatural phenomenon and religion...

Just do a search on whatever evidences you have for your faith and add the word "hoax" to it.

You know... Let's say you believe in the miracle of "Fatima." Just type in "Fatima hoax" in your browser and watch the scales fall from your eyes.

This is not to offend anyone, but to educate. We all get along better when we're on the same sheet of music! So many believe things without ever questioning them.

This will make you a better person. I promise.

Answer 1

Religion? Hoax is the word!

Answer 2

I did as you instructed. Of course, I wanted to type in evolution and Jesus Tomb, etc.

But I thought it would be silly and cliche (not to mention what you expected!)

So, I said, "OK, I'll bite..."

So I typed in, Christianity hoax
Creationism hoax
Jesus hoax
religion hoax
christian evidence hoax

And really.... I am a Christian, but I gotta give it to ya... There's some pretty interesting information on these searches.

I found some atheist websites that gave some information that I couldn't find an answer for!

That was a first, but I usually do not look on "enemy territory" like that... It was kinda scary.

But, in all fairness, you are right. Some of the things I believed about my faith are unsubstantiated.

I am going to do this some more and try to do a more thorough soul-searching....

Thanks

Answer 3

There are hoax account of almost everything of that nature ever reported, but that's not to say they are all hoaxes, you can take any word and add the word hoax to it, it doesn't necessarily make every one a hoax,

You must have things you believe in,,,, so try it on those,, same result, right?

Answer 4

Piltdown Man was a hoax. Does that mean all hominid fossils are hoaxes?

In the spirit of "being a better person" - and thank you SO much for your concern with my wretched state - you might look at

http://www.physics.sfsu.edu/~lwilliam/sota/anth/anthropic_principle_index.html

Answer 5

Ok, I typed in something I believe in and put "hoax" after it. Google brought up a bunch of things, and none of them were claiming that the thing was a hoax. It was all quotes of people saying, "This couldn't be a hoax."

Answer 6

Try the same with.
Evolution.
Man made global warming.
Socialism.

All hoaxes. People who trust in 'science' can be just as brainwashed as the follower of a TV Evangelist.

The great RANDI concurs on this point by the way. He says scientists are just as vulnerable to the conn man.

Buddy.. you are brain washed too.

There have been miracles on this planet.

DNA is the proof. DNA is a code. Never heard of a code without a coder. Can't Happen.

Answer 7

Wow it works for Atheism,Round Earth, Nebraska Man, Evolution,And WMD and there was a ton of scientific proof for that. That's why we are in Iraq right? Scientific Proof from our greatest minds?
This is great fun. Thanks.

Answer 8

Thank you sooooo much for your words of wisdom. I will treasure them always.

Answer 9

I tried "Jesus tomb hoax," and got tons of hits. Thanks for helping to support believers everywhere. God bless.
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Answer 10

The Bible is the only book with supernatural confirmation to support its claim of divine inspiration. The testimony of Christ and the legacy of prophecy are two proofs for inspiration. A third line of evidence is the unity of the Bible.

The Bible covers hundreds of topics, yet it does not contradict itself. It remains united in its theme. “Well, what's so amazing about that?” you may ask. Consider these facts. First, the Bible was written over a span of fifteen hundred years. Second, it was written by more than forty men from every walk of life. For example, Moses was educated in Egypt, Peter was a fisherman, Solomon was a king, Luke was a doctor, Amos was a shepherd, and Matthew was a tax collector. All the writers were of vastly different occupations and backgrounds.

Third, it was written in many different places. The Bible was written on three different continents: Asia, Africa, and Europe. Moses wrote in the desert of Sinai, Paul wrote in a prison in Rome, Daniel wrote in exile in Babylon, and Ezra wrote in the ruined city of Jerusalem.

Fourth, it was written under many different circumstances. David wrote during a time of war, Jeremiah wrote at the sorrowful time of Israel's downfall, Peter wrote while Israel was under Roman domination, and Joshua wrote while invading the land of Canaan.

Fifth, the writers had different purposes for writing. Isaiah wrote to warn Israel of God's coming judgment on their sin; Matthew wrote to prove to the Jews that Jesus is the Messiah; Zechariah wrote to encourage a disheartened Israel who had returned from Babylonian exile; and Paul wrote addressing problems in different Asian and European churches.

If we put all these factors together—the Bible was written over fifteen hundred years by forty different authors at different places, under various circumstances, and addressing a multitude of issues—how amazing that with such diversity, the Bible proclaims a unified message! That unity is organized around one theme: God's redemption of man and all of creation. The writers address numerous controversial subjects yet contradictions never appear. The Bible is an incredible document.

Let me offer you a good illustration. Suppose ten medical students graduating in the same year from medical school wrote position papers on four controversial subjects. Would they all agree on each point? No, we would have disagreements from one author to another. Now look at the authorship of the Bible. All these authors, from a span of fifteen hundred years, wrote on many controversial subjects, yet they do not contradict one another.

It seems one author guided these writers through the whole process: the Holy Spirit. 1 Peter 2:21 states, “No prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.” The unity of the Bible is just one more amazing proof of the divine inspiration and authority of the Bible.

Archaeology

We’ve studied the testimony of Jesus, prophecy, and the unity of the Bible as providing supernatural confirmation of the divine inspiration of the Bible. Another line of evidence is archaeology. Archaeology does not directly prove the Bible’s inspiration, but it does prove its historical reliability.

Middle Eastern archaeological investigations have proven the Bible to be true and unerringly accurate in its historical descriptions. Nelson Glueck, a renowned Jewish archaeologist, states, “No archaeological discovery has ever controverted a biblical reference.”{4} Dr. William Albright, who was probably the foremost authority in Middle East archaeology in his time, said this about the Bible: “There can be no doubt that archaeology has confirmed the substantial historicity of the Old Testament.”{5} At this time, the number of archaeological discoveries that relate to the Bible number in the hundreds of thousands.{6}

Archaeology has verified numerous ancient sites, civilizations, and biblical characters whose existence was questioned by the academic world and often dismissed as myths. Biblical archaeology has silenced many critics as new discoveries supported the facts of the Bible.

Here are a few examples of the historical accuracy of the Bible. The Bible records that the Hittites were a powerful force in the Middle East from 1750 B.C. until 1200 B.C. (Genesis 15:20, 2 Samuel 11, and 1 Kings 10:29). Prior to the late nineteenth century, nothing was known of the Hittites outside the Bible, and many critics alleged that they were an invention of the biblical authors.

However, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, archaeologists in Turkey discovered a city which proved to be the capital of the Hittite empire. In the city they discovered a massive library of thousands of tablets. These tablets showed that the Hittite language was an early relative of the Indo-European languages.

Another example is the story of Jericho recorded in the book of Joshua. For years, skeptics thought the story of the falling walls of Jericho was a myth. However, recent archaeological discoveries have led several prominent scholars to conclude that the biblical description of the fall of Jericho is consistent with the discoveries they have made. One of the leading archaeologists on Jericho presently is Dr. Bryant Wood. His research has shown that the archaeological evidence matches perfectly with the biblical record.{7}

Archaeology has also demonstrated the accuracy of the New Testament. One of the most well attested to New Testament authors is Luke. Scholars have found him to be a very accurate historian, even in many of his details. In the Gospel of Luke and Acts, “Luke names thirty-two countries, fifty-four cities, and nine islands without error.”{8} A. N. Sherwin-White states, “For Acts the confirmation of historicity is overwhelming. . . . Any attempt to reject its basic historicity must now appear absurd. Roman historians have long taken it for granted.”{9}

There is no other ancient book that has so much archaeological evidence to support its accounts. Since God is a God of truth, we should expect His revelation to present what is historically true. Archaeology presents tangible proof of the historical accuracy of the Bible.