A wall mentioned in the Bible's Book of Nehemiah and long sought by archaeologists apparently has been found, an Israeli archaeologist says. Its an amazing article!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071130/ap_on_sc/israel_jerusalem_dig
The ironic thing is after new and old evidence, people still dont bleive, why is this, and what will make ( Athisest and nont believers) Believe God is real?
2007-12-01 05:31:00 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There is alot more evidence! Its all around us!
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=sYLW_2n021c&feature=related
2007-12-01 07:32:11 · update #1
There's nothing whatsoever in that article to suggest that God is real.
We point out that there's no evidence for the existence of any gods. You respond that there's plenty - but then it turns out that you think that this kind of thing somehow counts as evidence (don't deny it - that was the entire point of your question). As a result, we naturally conclude that you don't know what you're talking about when you claim that there is evidence.
Clear now?
And then your fellow Christians arrive and parrot that same nonsense about how the reason that we don't believe is that we're "blind". Blind to what? You said you had evidence in that article, and you don't. Period.
"Blind" doesn't mean "failing to hallucinate". What you have provided here is evidence that Christians are rude, and don't know what they're talking about. I fail to see why that would make me believe in God.
2007-12-01 05:36:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 2⤋
If the wall is indeed the wall described in the Book of Nehemiah, it is an amazing archaeological find...but it certainly doesn't prove the entire Bible or the existence of God. It only proves that certain historical events are mentioned correctly in the Bible, and no one disputes that. If it turns out the wall ISN'T the one mentioned in Nehemiah, does it prove the Bible is false? Of course not. I'm afraid you've leaped to a wrong conclusion.
2007-12-01 05:39:15 · answer #2 · answered by Tut Uncommon 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
A wall is not proof of the existence of God.
We know that some things described in the Bible are real. Some people, some buildings, etc. The people writing the Bible used some real places and real people in their stories. Just because there are a few facts in the Bible, doesn't mean that it's claims of magical, invisible, supernatural beings is true.
2007-12-01 05:56:37 · answer #3 · answered by Jess H 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They mention the city of Jerusalem in the bible, and it does exist, but that does not confirm that everything in the bible if to be taken literally. I believe "God" is real, not a bearded man sitting in the clouds, but a superior being. That does not make me a "non-believer", It makes me a person who makes her choices based on the questions, investigations, books, religions she has learned about,
I do not belong to an organized religion yet I consider myself to be a Spiritual person. I am being the best that I can be, following all the positive teachings from many. I also believe that what Jesus was trying to teach us was not a religion, but a way of life. I try to follow his teachings to the best of my ability and am happy and at peace with my choice.
I do not judge you or any other person that looks at things in a different way. That is one of the suggestions made by Jesus. DO NOT JUDGE!
2007-12-01 05:44:03 · answer #4 · answered by Maureen S 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"The findings SUGGEST that the structure was actually part of the same city wall the Bible says Nehemiah rebuilt, Mazar said."
Please look up the word "suggest"
Last two paragraphs... "Israel Finkelstein, professor of archaeology at Tel Aviv University, called the discovery "an interesting find," but said the pottery and other artifacts do not indicate that the wall was built in the time of Nehemiah. Because the debris was not connected to a floor or other structural part of the wall, the wall could have been built later, Finkelstein said.
"The wall could have been built, theoretically, in the Ottoman period," he said. "It's not later than the pottery — that's all we know."
2007-12-01 05:36:40 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 8⤊ 1⤋
It is one thing to find archeological artifacts; it is quite another to suppose that tales about god have any basis in fact. There are too many errors in the bible to take any part of it as factual without outside confirmation, and that being the case, one may as well not believe in it at all. See:
2007-12-01 19:50:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If that is the wall mentioned in Nehemiah, then all that confirms is that the story mentioned within is based on actual events. Don't expect to convert any con-Christians with this.
2007-12-01 05:42:52 · answer #7 · answered by I'm Still Here 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
- I'm no longer partial to Kestrel or Magdalena. I like Astrid. Lyette sounds beautiful. Beatrix is not that distinct, and I'm ok with it. I honestly are not able to assume Circe, however I would not write it off -
2016-09-05 17:44:09 · answer #8 · answered by winkels 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Finding a wall mentioned in the Bible is hardly proof of God's existence. It simply proves the story in the Bible is true. If you're worried about turning non-believers into believers, stop. It's not your job. Just be an example to the rest of the world that you truly believe and are willing to live the life you believe God says you should lead, and leave the conversions to God.
The only way you will get atheists to believe, is for God himself to smack them upside the head.
2007-12-01 05:39:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
Err...Harry Potter mentions London and that is a real place. Should we believe the rest?
"When one reads Bibles, one is less surprised at what the Deity knows than at what He doesn't know."
-- Mark Twain
2007-12-01 05:37:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 1⤋