Religious people, can you see why we are skeptical?

Question

Your god wrote your religious book, using your men and your people to spread the word, apparently. How can that be reliable? It's like asking MacDonalds to give us an impartial view of their hamburgers...What's that Ronald?, it's actually 30% fat and has 40 grams of MSG in it, well thanks for being so honest..

yousedummy-Sorry? what different name? Trollish means nothing to me. If you mean am i using certain questions to illustrate a point, then yes I am.

I am a Demopublican_ I am NOT assuming that god wrote anyhing or even exists! I used the word 'apparently' to denote my skepticism. Thanks for your answer.

Anticore-not religious are we by any chance?

daniel_marsland-Impartial? What minister explains all parts of the bible?

Answer 1

Multiply posting the same "question" with different names for the principals is trollish.

Addendum: Compare the current "question" with your previous one: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AnvLUxk.cGO_B0K8vUqAGMvsy6IX?qid=20070626001842AAkFWRn Same "thought", different names.

Troll - One who posts a deliberately provocative message to a newsgroup or message board with the intention of causing maximum disruption and argument

I assume you comprehend the use of the suffix -ish.

Answer 2

Actually, you're assuming God wrote the Bible or any other religious book.Anyone who actually thinks God wrote anything really has two problems.First, they don't know their own faith very well and, second, they are just stone cold nuts.But you're right on your point.Impartiality can not be implied in cases where the entire belief hinders on absolutism to one view.And, so, your McDonald's analogy is a fair assessment.

Answer 3

I think that you're right in saying that people will always look from their own point of view. But aren't people impartial when they join a religious group. So isn't it logical to think that when they join, it makes sense to THEM and not because of blind faith.

Any religion should never have anything to hide. If they do, then it may be flawed in another big way.

Answer 4

It IS the Bible that explains about God.
Jesus was his spokesman and his son.
The bible clearly sep[arates the two entities. Especially all the verses in the Book of John.
And when the Bible staes this at;
(Exodus 20:4-5) “You must not make for yourself a carved image or a form like anything that is in the heavens above or that is on the earth underneath or that is in the waters under the earth. 5 You must not bow down to them nor be induced to serve them, because I Jehovah your God am a God exacting exclusive devotion, bringing punishment for the error of fathers upon sons, upon the third generation and upon the fourth generation, in the case of those who hate me;

God makes it very clear that some religious practices are un-acceptable.
And anybody in that religion is warned to vacate.

(Revelation 18:4-5) And I heard another voice out of heaven say: “Get out of her, my people, if YOU do not want to share with her in her sins, and if YOU do not want to receive part of her plagues. 5 For her sins have massed together clear up to heaven, and God has called her acts of injustice to mind.

Answer 5

I understand perfectly your skepticism of holy books and the people who claim to believe and follow their teachings. I don't, however, hold that against God. When you address people with "your god wrote your religious book" are you referring to christians? Just how transparent, open and honest are you willing to be on here? Do you believe that you are capable of temporarily suspending your personal beliefs, biases, and opinions while you consider other possibilities?

Answer 6

How can anything be reliable really? Science has been wrong before, Religion has been wrong before, Everything has been wrong before.

There is no point in even trying to use reliability as an argument against anything that isn't something you can add, subtract, multiply or divide.

Its really a moot point.

Answer 7

wanzanna: "I'd rather have Bill Gates explain about windows. to me then the guy who works a taco bell."

And atheists would rather have your god explain your religion than the guy who works at a Taco Bell. Anything else is hearsay. If one wouldn't convict a person of a parking fine on hearsay, why would one believe in a god on hearsay?

Answer 8

I can see why you're skeptical - I'm always skeptical. Clever analogy, I must say. But pointing stuff like that out isn't going to change their minds or make them leave you alone, so I suggest stop trying to convert them. -Atheist

Answer 9

no kidding.

it constantly amazes me how seemingly intelligent people systematically set aside their rational thought processes and unquestioningly accept whatever religion their parents taught them. it's as though religion is completely separate from reason - for these people, logic has nothing to do with faith, even though rational thought dictates most every other aspect of our lives.

Answer 10

I can see why you are skeptical......With all respect:

Your birth certificate was written by men , and you still believe it.

History was written by men and you still believe it,

and is not what is written that gives you the conviction......but "the thinker you are".