Does the supposed discovery of a 'wall' mentioned in the book of jeremiah prove the existence of "god", as..

Question

...the fundies contend? By this reasoning, the existence of the Mississippi River proves that Huckleberry Finn was a real person.

St. Preachy: There is a lot of evidence that "proves" (a fundie kind of a proof) Huck Finn was real and "verifiable." There is the river. Rafts exist, black people exist, catfish exist......so PRESTO!!!! Huck Finn was a real person!!!!!!!

Answer 1

Nope. The existence of London would imply that Harry Potter was real. The fact that they found Troy based on the Iliad must mean that Zeus is real.

Answer 2

No, it does however prove the veracity of at least part of the Bible. Since the Bible said this wall existed and it has now been shown to, it means that part of the Bible is true. You mentioned Huckleberry Finn. While the book Huckleberry Finn is fictional there is much truth located in it. You can learn about slavery in the American south, river travel, the name of a major rive in the US, and various other things. However the goal of Huckleberry Finn is not to prove Huck lived. But doesn't the existence of the book Huckleberry Finn prove Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) once lived?

Answer 3

If Huckleberry Finn was ever thought to be real in the first place, the Mississippi River would still prove nothing because it is a well known landmark that could have easily been used for the purpose of giving specifics. Which is ironically exactly why it was used in a fictional story...

You Atheists are trying too hard to tie Christianity to obsurd and poorly thought out analogies. It just proves that your bias has rendered you inable to accurately assess Christianity.

Answer 4

No, but it is just another example, out of many, that confirms the historical veracity of the bible. If you found evidence of Huckleberry Finn, then you would know that Mark Twain was writing accurate history.

Edit: Hey! Way to use a snippy insult, and some irrelevant facts, you know, rather than deal with my assertion. Way to go!!

Answer 5

Only a god would prove the existence of god.

That would require some kind of supernatural event that overcame the laws of physics and was directed by an omnipotent intelligence.

I'm pretty sure that Jesus moving faster than the speed of light through the clouds would do it. Funny how that never happened.

The Christians will use any kind of information they have to show that their God is real. But notice how many bash atheism for requiring evidence, and claim their religion is based on "faith." Kind of a contradiction, isn't it?

Answer 6

For me that may not sufficient of a logical argument to tutor some thing exists. It proves it may desire to exist nevertheless. notwithstanding it isn't any longer definitive information. listed right here are my own 2 considerable factors for believing in Christianity. a million) the opportunities of: the galaxy having the suited actual constants, that the sunlight is fairly located and made to assist existence giving planets, that the planet earth is fairly located and made to assist existence, that existence could desire to randomly evolve even whilst random complicated order defies the regulations of entropy. All of those odds blended jointly are somewhat worse odds of there being even one pair of same snowflakes ever. and that i think of that maximum persons will agree that having 2 same snowflakes is purely against all odds, inspite of all the snowflakes made, that it by no skill occurred, or will take place. And yet human beings have self assurance that some thing infinity extra complicated purely occurred? i assume in case you get rid of a few variety of intervention, it is the only rationalization left. yet for me the opportunities are too super. some thing had a hand in arising the universe and existence itself. This leads me to my 2nd factor, which faith is sweet. i'm going to circulate with a faith that had a actual historic determine. and because some thing spectacular occurred with the arising of the universe, then i'm going to seek for spectacular acts. yet there are legends approximately historic figures doing spectacular issues, which historic previous says are not real. in relation to Alexander the super, his mythical deeds have been ascribed to him 1000's of years after his lifetime. an identical concern applies for Mohamed. the hot testomony became into written in an somewhat adverse surroundings, with living eyewitness nevertheless around to substantiate the spectacular claims. particularly, Christianity does no longer have formed, no longer in that surroundings, no longer if the claims it made weren't real. and thanks to this I proceed to be a Christian. (confident i became right into a Christian in the previous this, yet I continuously felt there became into some thing lacking in the reason, then I stumbled on those information and that i'm confident they are maximum suitable)

Answer 7

All it means is that they found A wall. Whether it is the one mentioned in Jeremiah is a different issue, and does nothing to prove the the existence of God. There is a BIG difference between a wall and God.

Answer 8

Do you mean that the discovery of England doesn't prove that Merlin, Arthur and Robin Hood were real? Do you mean that the discovery of the Himalayas doesn't prove that the abominable snowman is real?

Answer 9

God has already proved himself. This just adds more to the mounting evidence tipping the scales in favor of God and his word. It amazes me how evidence looks you right in the face and still, blindness.

Answer 10

It doesn't prove God exists, but adds one more thing to show that biblical history is true. No big deal.

Answer 11

Don't forget that any evidence of the city of Troy is proof that the Greek pantheon of gods exists