Can the Koran or Lord of the Rings be proved wrong?
Can the Bible be proved wrong?
by The Quiet One 158 Replies latest watchtower bible
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LostGeneration
For your consideration: http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/proph/long.html
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unshackled
Try to cure leprosy using the bible's advice: Take two birds, kill one. Dip the live one in the dead one's blood, sprinkle over the leper and the leprosy will be gone. – Leviticus 14:3-7
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Abaddon
Cart before horse me thinks.
Prove the Bible is inspired of god and without error.
Yeah, yeah, people say it is. So? And other religions say the same about their books.
But you want Biblical error; well, what type. If you believe the Earth was created recently and animals created in the existing forms, there are museums full of evidence that this is wrong.
Howabout the evidence of the huge group of Israelites spending 40 years in the wilderness? There is none. Nothing; a group of people the size (supposedly) of a city left no trace. Were they recyclers? Did god magic away the evidence to test us? Or was it just a story, a piece of propoganda that a nation could grow around?
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Mad Sweeney
Cantleave, Lord of the Rings is true history from the perspective of the Hobbits who archived the events. Now the Silmarillion, on the other hand, as translated from the Elvish, may well have been tampered with. That remains an open question.
The Bible, on the other hand, asserts that the entire planet was flooded and the only survivors were eight people, two of each "kind" of living creature (and seven of some other "kinds"), and whatever fish and marine mammals managed to survive the mixing of all the fresh and salt water on the planet.
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ProdigalSon
Snakes can't talk. Neither can asses.
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ambersun
For one thing, could anyone from the medical profession say whether or not it is possible for a human being to live for over 900 years? If so, why has there never been any evidence found of ancestors who lived for hundreds of years?
Also, at the time of the flood the entire vegetation of the world was completely covered in salt water for months. The roots would have all rotted and there would be nothing left. How did all the plants grow back? How did all the thousands of species of insects survive on the ark? There was only limited space and surely they would have munched their way through all the fresh vegetation taken on board the ark in no time!
Except for the termites who would have had an adequate supply of food
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No Room For George
1 Corithians 7, the entire chapter, but in particular verse 12 stands out to me. Paul explicitly stated that he was speaking of his own volition, from his own cognizance, rather than that of the Lord.
Something else I noticed last night while doing my nightly Bible reading, was the story on Ananias and Sapphira. They weren't completely honest about what they donated to support those in need. As a result they were struck dead. What I find curious about this is how their sin was considered so heinous that it warrented death, yet the Old Testament is full of bloodthirsty, violent, dangerous, and womanizing men who just happened to believe and have faith in YHVH/JHVH. David was one of the worst vatos I've ever read about, and me personally I'd want nothing to do with him. He was a scumbag through and through. His son was a womanizer to the point of making Hugh Hefner look like a nun in comparison. Yet they were considered faithful men? Ananias and Sapphira weren't forthcoming about their financial situation and they had to die? Not to mention the fact that Peter was the one who through the spirit struck them dead which I find ironic as he was the same one who denied Jesus three times. So much for forgiveness and understanding of imperfection.
There's a ton of other contradictory aspects in the Bible, and it makes it difficult if not impossible to believe that its the "Word of God." Epic fail in my opinion.
Another thing I want to mention is if the Bible is the word of God, then why is He so darn ambiguous throughout it to the point that it allows clowns like those few of many shown below to use it and take advantage of people? God is love, but He doesn't seem to have much of a problem letting people get dooped and okey-doked on His behalf.
I still want to believe in God, and I believe you can find God's principles within the Bible, but to say that the book itself is the inspired word of God is disrespectful to Him. It's like putting a crime upon God, the same way the WT states that Jesus selected them as His chosen organization. God didn't say the Bible as we have it now is His word, and Jesus didn't say the WT was his chozen organization.
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PSacramento
Snakes can't talk. Neither can asses.
I know a few people that prove this statement wrong ;)
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cantleave
MS - I always knew you were on my wavelength!