If you believe in god, you're an idiot...

[Henini]

that's two whole generations!

considering we live in the information age and most of us still dont know much about what happened in our grandparents child hood lives ( talking about day to day) I fail to see how anyone can document properly the "Jesus" thing in that era.


But I guess, LotR and Harry Potter are also facts, and not fiction.

and Starwars is true as well, it just happened in a galaxy far far away!

[Kassel]

Originally Posted by Henini [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Starwars is true as well, it just happened in a galaxy far far away!

Give them a break it was a long long time ago

[Alawen Everywhere]

Originally Posted by Pescador [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I am a biomedical engineer and a Christian. I spend my days researching tissue engineering (AHHHH STEM CELLS!!!!!!!!) but I also go to church and read articles on apologetics, and I love a good religious debate (there is ample opportunity for this, given the nature of most people I work with).

I'm sure many heads are exploding right now due to this paradox.

I think most of us are old enough to know that what passes for science in this country looks a whole lot like factory work involving rows and rows of test tubes. The biggest difference is that you likely have enormous student loans.

The only head under pressure from its own inflation is yours.

[RocketMoose]

Originally Posted by Alawen Everywhere [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I think most of us are old enough to know that what passes for science in this country looks a whole lot like factory work involving rows and rows of test tubes. The biggest difference is that you likely have enormous student loans.

The only head under pressure from its own inflation is yours.

umad brew?

Should really relax, if you can't see the purpose of his post was to say that not every Christian is anti-science (there's no reason for any of them to be imo, God created the rules of physics and science, it's only going to further prove Him the more we discover with our finite minds) and not every Scientist is a crazy Anti-creationist that is just out to prove how wrong the Bible is.

You'd think with all the 100s of thousands of anti-Christian zealots out there and as smart as they all are in comparison to Christians, how they couldn't have proven that Jesus didn't exist, and the accounts of the Bible are false.

If you know so much about the Bible maybe you could tell me a little bit about the history of the Bible.

How many different writers are there of the Bible?
How many years did it take to compile the Bible?
Is the Bible the only historical document to give accounts of the life of Jesus?

[Humerox]

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How many different writers are there of the Bible?
How many years did it take to compile the Bible?
Is the Bible the only historical document to give accounts of the life of Jesus?

Including...or not including...what the medieval Church decided to toss out?
Or what hasn't been found?

the bible is like a docudrama based on true events.

I'm pretty certain Jesus existed, but so did Siddhartha Gautama.

Meh.

[Beauregard]

Originally Posted by Humerox [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'm pretty certain Jesus existed.

What gives you such certainty might I ask? It's fairly obvious he's a plagiarized mixture of other deities who didn't exist.

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[Deliverator]

Religion exists as an avenue for people to explain things they cannot explain any other way with absolute certainty. Not having a religion you accept that things cannot be explained at this point in time with the information we have now and the technology we have to collect information. How is either way worse than the other? Yes, some people use religion as a tool to persuade people to do their bidding in evil and maniacal ways. People use science in the same way. Why can't you just accept the fact that religion is here to stay, whether it be in the form of Christianity or praying to the sun?

[RocketMoose]

Sorry, the end of that was questions for Mr. Beauregard

[Beauregard]

Originally Posted by RocketMoose [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You really do think you have it all figured out don't you?

I mean it's hilarious to those sitting back reading what you're writing and the massive contradictions throughout everything you write.

First you agree that your parents are wrong about everything. That in and of itself goes to show you're the one who is "butt-hurt"

You haven't pissed me off, so I guess you haven't gotten much entertainment from me, sorry to disappoint you. You said you've read the bible and study it, I can just as easily say I'm a multi-millionaire doesn't put the money in my bank. If you've read the Bible and studied it with an open mind, and not trying to find something, anything to support your theory that the Bible is just shitty mythology.

You're such a biased person, it's unbelievable. You can say I'm the one 'projecting' emotions, but you're the one swearing all over the place and admit that you attempt to piss people off for entertainment. Christian or not, any psychologist could diagnose deep seeded anger in that person. I mean, how many happy, self confident, and people with any sense of self worth do you know that walk around trying to piss people off?

If the Bible is entirely wrong, then why is it practically every Ancient Civilization has an account of a great flood? Are they all wrong as well? Just curious.

I don't piss christians off IRL, only online for entertainment of course. The great deluge myths probably originate out of the ending of the last Ice Age being burned into mankind's permanent memory.

Originally Posted by RocketMoose [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If you know so much about the Bible maybe you could tell me a little bit about the history of the Bible.

How many different writers are there of the Bible?
How many years did it take to compile the Bible?
Is the Bible the only historical document to give accounts of the life of Jesus?

40ish, some anon.

1200ish years ending with the 2nd Council of Nicaea, not counting later translations or reinterpretations.

Yes and it's a stretch to call it a historical document, more appropriate would be historical literature, like the epic of gilgamesh.

[Harrison]

Life would be much simpler if I were as dumb as some of you, and as close-minded.