There are some bold statements being made here which I would like to challenge:
There has never been a convincing incident recorded ever. The world is full of cameras and yet there is not a shred of evidence.
This is not true. Do a simple search of "demon possession" in youtube and you will find much evidence.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=demon+possession
You will see that it is more than superstition that occurs in someone's mind. There are physical manifestations. I guess you can say that it is all special effects or people playing tricks with the camera. People with mental problems, etc. All i can say is, I've personally known and have met people who have had these experiences. They are not crazy. You have every right to say that you are not convinced, however you cannot say that there has never been any convincing recorded evidence ever. There are many that would disagree with you on that one due to personal experience in addition to these recorded videos out there. As you have suggested to me that I read Ehrman regarding atheism and naturalism, I would like to suggest to you that you take a look at Russ Dizdar regarding the supernatural. He does not speak from research. He deals with this stuff full time.
Also I'm disappointed in this quote:
It is beyond sensible debate that humans evolved over millions of years from a common ancestor of all living things. Only people who are ignorant or biased hold otherwise.
This is just as convincing as someone saying:
"It is beyond sensible debate that the Bible is true and God is real. Only people who are ignorant or biased hold otherwise."
I thought we were being analytical and logical here?
Also I would like to challenge these statements:
We know that there exodus never happened. The OT is typical of the sort origin myth that nations tell themselves in order to create a sense of shared history. History tells us that Israel was a collection of modest nomadic tribes who settled down and spent centuries fighting neighbouring tribes.
Creation account and tales of patriarchs down to the time of the Egyptian captivity: no evidence
http://www.jewishjournal.com/passover/article/passover_proof_lies_in_egyptian_hieroglyphs_20100324
From the article:
In each of the Egyptian manuscripts Dayan discussed, the same familiar characters are mentioned: Moses (“an Egyptian name”), Pharoah, the Red Sea/Sea of Reeds (“Yam Suf” in Hebrew), Hebrews, Israelites and the presence of slaves in Egypt.
In one manuscript, known as the Ipuwer papyrus, there is an eerie description of chaos in Egypt: “Plague is throughout the land,” Dayan’s translation reads, “blood is everywhere — the river is blood ... and the hail smote every herd of the field ... the land is without light and there is a thick darkness throughout the land ... the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt — from the firstborn of Pharoah that sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the prison. ...”
“As an Israeli and a Jew, I can tell you they will do everything they can not to let you dig in Egypt,” Dayan said. “I tried to do it with a French passport, but I didn’t succeed because I was born in Jerusalem. I think the Egyptians today are very afraid that we will find more to support the theory that we lived in the delta.”
Any thoughts?
Also, please explain how parts of Job were added later. Evidence please?
