gabbagabbahey
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We were asked to take this discussion outside of the Crystal Skull thread so I'm moving it over here. The gist of it was IMO there is no more proof of the supernatural elements of the bible being true than there is that aliens exist.
Indyfan82 said;
"While I could get into further evidences (beyond just "The Bible said so", though that is good enough for me- there are historical writings outside of The Bible, archaeological finds, etc.)- in view of the above post from the moderator, this would not be the appropriate place to go into that. If you are further interested in this, perhaps we can do private messages or start a separate thread in an appropriate forum."
OK, I think most would agree that the bible is not 100% scientifically or historically accurate. If you like I can start to list just the scientific and historical errors, inconsistencies and contradictions in it, and that wouldn't even be getting into the supernatural claims.
As far as historical writings outside the bible, such as? What are your examples & how do they prove the truth of the bible? Understand that if someone were to dig up a Spiderman comic 2500 years from now it very well may have mentions of 9/11, George Bush, New York City and Afghanistan in it. Would that mean Spiderman was a real, live super hero? My point is that often when stories of myth were passed down they had elements of truth in them, including real people and places. But that does not prove that the supernatural elements of the myth.
"archaeological finds.." Such as? And how do they prove anything more than elements of a myth story may have some truth in them (before the supernatural embellishments were added)?
Looking forward to a reasoned, logical debate based on the evidence. Cheers.
Indyfan82 said;
"While I could get into further evidences (beyond just "The Bible said so", though that is good enough for me- there are historical writings outside of The Bible, archaeological finds, etc.)- in view of the above post from the moderator, this would not be the appropriate place to go into that. If you are further interested in this, perhaps we can do private messages or start a separate thread in an appropriate forum."
OK, I think most would agree that the bible is not 100% scientifically or historically accurate. If you like I can start to list just the scientific and historical errors, inconsistencies and contradictions in it, and that wouldn't even be getting into the supernatural claims.
As far as historical writings outside the bible, such as? What are your examples & how do they prove the truth of the bible? Understand that if someone were to dig up a Spiderman comic 2500 years from now it very well may have mentions of 9/11, George Bush, New York City and Afghanistan in it. Would that mean Spiderman was a real, live super hero? My point is that often when stories of myth were passed down they had elements of truth in them, including real people and places. But that does not prove that the supernatural elements of the myth.
"archaeological finds.." Such as? And how do they prove anything more than elements of a myth story may have some truth in them (before the supernatural embellishments were added)?
Looking forward to a reasoned, logical debate based on the evidence. Cheers.