Having been on a couple of forums where atheist will tell me they believe in the constellation or believe in nothing or tell me what all is wrong with the Bible, but I ask the question I did because I don't understand why they will accept the teachings or readings from other human beings but not the Bible. It's very confusing as I trust NO MAN but yet I can read God's Word, have a peace if I am troubled, know that some day, I will see all of my loved ones that had accepted Christ before they died. I can read what other men have written but I don't see that their proof of a non existent god is greater than what God's word says. Sure it's hard to understand, but all we actually need to know is John 3:16 - this is what sums up what the Bible is about so if we take that one verse and forget everything else, would it make more sense to people who do not believe in God? I offended some with my previous question, but it was to make us all think, about how much we really do not know.
2007-03-22 06:41:53 · 18 answers · asked by grandmabonnie 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think athiests (most of them anyway) "accept" the Bible as a work of literature, as they might "accept" a collection of Greek mythology or The Lord Of The Rings. Why don't you accept the truth of these books?
I think the answer is obvious - because they were written by people, very imaginative people. The stories they tell could not possibly be true, they are entirely inconsistent with everything we know about the way the world works. This is what athiests think of the Bible.
There is indeed some historical relevance to the Bible but as it is so full of fairy stories it his hard to separate any kernel of truth from it.
2007-03-22 06:52:09 · answer #1 · answered by regrunion 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure I follow all that but I try.
The source for the Bible is bronze age religious zealots that weren't even present at the events they are describing. I would be hard pressed to find a worse source. There is very little outside documentation of Christ at all and that is all about 70 years after the fact meaning that it already went through several generations. You can't validate a book by quoting the book, it has to be able to be checked.
I follow science. The things that are written there demand that they can be checked and scientists do check each other. If you were making up data it will be caught and your career as a scientist is over. There is also an extensive peer review process that checks the way you gather data and the way you arrive at your conclusions, though not what the conclusions are. This is as good as you can get for sources.
2007-03-22 13:53:17 · answer #2 · answered by Alex 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Some people don't like being told what to do with their life. They feel as though the Bible is just another book of rules they have to follow.
2. Most people also believe in what they can see with their eyes. They seem to NEED evidence that there really IS a God.
3. There is evidence everywhere that God exsists. People just choose to ignore it or find a "logical" explanation.
4. Some people insist that there are flaws in the bible and they twist this to their advantage. Just because they believe it doesn't mean you have to.
2007-03-22 13:50:59 · answer #3 · answered by cara_fairy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Other humans wrote most of the 'other books', so the tendancy to trust in other humans is perked. If one who calls themselves an atheist, reads the Bible with honest integrity, with a sincere desire to know the truth, they will eventually have to admit the truth - that God, at least, most likely exists and that for all this time they had been lying to themselves about there being no God. I say this according to the rule of 'oxymoron' (hope I spelled it right). When one says "There is no God" (Psalms 14:; 53:1), what they are saying in reality is that "There is no God for/other than me". They will not acknowledge God as God. Since nobody can disprove the existance of God (especially in the light of all that have and are enjoying a 'personal' relationship with him, having miraculous things accur in their lives, enjoying blessings from the Father, in reality know he is 'alive and real).
The fact is, no matter how much a person may believe they are an 'atheist', it just isn't possible for one to exist. You have to, first, give the accolade toward God in order to disavow Him in the second place.The fact of the matter is that when anyone refuses to acknowledge God as God, they don't give any credence to this no God stand. But they, in reality, only reinforce the fact that they do believe in a 'god'. They take upon themselves the 'god complex' where they are the 'god' of their lives. They rule and reign as their own master, their own 'god'.
The 'life' that comes from the Word of God can affect anyone who desires some range of truth, and will help them see outside the selfish 'I'm my only god'.
If any are wondering why the 'god complex' and all other references to man are spelled with a small 'g', it is because, in scripture, little'g'=idol ; capital G=diety. See, no matter how much we want to act or be God, we still come up short on the 'G' thing.
2007-03-22 14:38:49 · answer #4 · answered by AVON I 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I read a science book, I know the qualifications of the authors. If I don't agree with something they say, I can look it up in other books written by other authors, and if I don't agree with any of it, I can do the experiments myself.
The Bible gives you no choices -- all or nothing, believe it because its says its true, or you're hellbound.
That's not truth. That'd fear-mongering and dogma. Try this:
"This is J.P.'s Bible. It is perfectly true. Water is wet. The sun's spectrum has hydrogen lines in it. J.P. is allowed to murder anyone he wants because he wrote this Bible. Anyone else who murders will be torn apart by gryphons."
There. My Bible is just as true as yours, based on the exact same reasons. If yours is true -- so is mine.
2007-03-22 13:48:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't accept any book blindly. I will read books and books that are well thought of in the hopes of learning new ideas.
However, if I open up a book (a well thought of book to be sure) and I am expecting to learn about ultimate morality and ethics and instead I see:
Full support for slavery.
Punishment of children for the sins of their parents.
Punishment for "eating from the tree of knowledge".
Tearing children to shreds because they teased a bald man.
Committing genocide by flooding the world because someones plan didn't work out.
And more ... well, I would just toss such a book in the junk pile - no matter who wrote it.
2007-03-22 13:49:14 · answer #6 · answered by Alan 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Your first problem is thinking the bible is god's words. If the bible tells you that it is a history book, will you accept it entirely?
2007-03-22 14:00:06 · answer #7 · answered by ShanShui 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If all the bible said is that humans aren't capable of understanding everything in the universe, that would be fine. But it doesn't say that - it is filled with fairy tales and bad lessons. There is no God.
2007-03-22 13:56:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
> I trust NO MAN but yet I can read God's Word,
Very funny. In what language did god read? Surely you did not read it in English, did you, are god did not write in English. Did you read the bible in the original? If not, you are fooling yourself. If you did, so what. God did not write anything. People did. Surely even you are aware of that.
2007-03-22 13:57:46 · answer #9 · answered by Fred 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Seeing and being with past loved ones is a glorious idea and most comforting
Unfortunately, it doesn't back that promise up with ANY proof..
Citing 3:16 doesn't count as proof, it's just a promise
If that's all you need , then good for you
I require a bit more
2007-03-22 13:46:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋