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Toothpick
01-18-2007, 07:40 AM
http://www.parentalguide.com/Documents/Bible_Desk/proof_bible_true.htm
read it and weap and if you don't believe it I feel sorry for your soul and I'll pray for you :)
keeko
01-18-2007, 10:12 AM
no thanks, not for me:thumbsup:
nikweiser
01-18-2007, 06:04 PM
yay a website... how is that proof? anyone can make a website and write anything they want
MastaChronic
01-18-2007, 06:21 PM
duh, set some damn proof on a table for me....oh wait, you cant....
stinkyattic
01-18-2007, 06:32 PM
I feel sorry for your soul and I'll pray for you
Thanks for the offer but I really don't think I will need your help.
I find comments like that to be disrespectful of my beliefs.
Delta9 UK
01-18-2007, 06:59 PM
As a web designer that site made my eyes vomit.
I didn't even get to the "content"......
mrdevious
01-18-2007, 07:50 PM
It's nothing particularily new. Many people have "proven" the bible by it's "astonishingly accurate" prophecies. Unfortunately, many of the prophecies are things that are a) vague b) inevitable to happen at some point, and c)open to interpretation as one sees fit. Here's some listed:
"The Bible gives us over 50 descriptions about the people at the time of the end. Here are some:"
A. Some would depart from the faith and go into devil worship-1 Tim 4:1. This is perfect. Reportedly in Great Britain alone, there are about 35,000 professing witches.
Wicca has been practices for thousands of years, and it's pagan roots go further back than christianity. Per capita, I highly doubt there are particularily more Wiccan's than many other points in history. Regardless, the Wicca religion is not a "devil worship" religion. Rather, Christian doctrine seems to declare any non-monotheistic religion to be evil because it doesn't pander to their personal god. Paganism was particularily targetted because it was the prominant and obvious counter-faith in European society, but many other paths such as Buddhism, Taoism, Shinto, and Shamanism follow a similar path and do not acknoledge the rulership of the one almighty god. Buddhism, btw, predates Jesus by 500 years and has had many periods where it's followers largely outnumbered Christians, Jews, or Muslims.
B. People would have no conscience-1 Tim 4:1,2.
OMG it's true, tonnes of people these days have no conscience! I mean back in the day when Ghengis Khan was conquering the known world, he at least felt bad about the millions of people he slaughtered... honestly....
C. People would mock about the last days and not believe-2 Pe 3:3; Jude 18.
You mean people actually questioned the dominant theocracy once they could do so without persecution? Such startling accuracy, who could have seen it coming?
D. People would become lovers of themselves-2 Tim 3:1,2. Remember the TV commercials????I do it for me??
These just keep getting lamer. Selfishness, glutony, greed, these aren't exactly distinct products of the industrial age.
E. People would be disobeying their parents-2 Tim 3:1,2.
A wise man 5,000 years ago also said teenage boys would jack off. OMG IT'S ALL HAPPENING!
F. People would be grateful for nothing-2 Tim 3:1,2.
Depends on the person. Seriously, does this site-author actually think these things are new?
G. Homosexuality would increase-Lk 17:28,30; ref Gen 19:5; Ro 1:24,26,27.
How could we even measure the rate of homosexuality when we killed/imprisoned/excommunicated people for it if we found out? Homosexuality is also prominant in every mamilian species, maybe they're all going to hell as well. Though I find there's a distinct lack of explanation as to why being gay makes you an evil person, I personally think it's a product of cultural beliefs inserted into the region's holy text (you'll notice with ALL theistic beliefs, culture invariably inserts itself into religious doctrine).
H. People would be without self-control in sex-2 Tim 3:1,2,6; Rev 9:21, Lk 17:28,30; Jude 7. Is this not the great sex generation?
Of course, because it's the natural biological drive in each and every one of us, and every other species. IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT BIOLOGICAL MECHANISM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SURVIVAL OF EVERY SPECIES. The sexual revolution is the product of a society waking up to the fact that religion has artificially made our most natural instinct an evil and shamefull thing, which makes no more sense than being ashamed of shitting, eating, or our innate nature to nurture our offspring.
I. People would be untrustworthy, friends would betray friends-2 Tim 3:1-3.
I'm a profit too, watch: "....and in 1,000 years, men will be consumed with greed to the point of stealing from family and friends". When that happens in 1,000 years, everybody will worship me. It's not like this is inevitable or anything.
J.
People would love pleasures more than God-2 Tim 3:1,2,4.
Every single living organism loves pleasure based on the stimulation of receptors activating the reward centers of the brain. Add that to anybody who, like myself, believes God is an illogical concept, and lo and behold we enjoy pleasure more than god. Heck, even if you do believe in god, overcoming your biology is not a common occurence.
K. People would be taking drugs-Rev 9:21.
Just like they always have. Whether it be extreme stimulation of reward centeres of the brain, or deep mental exploration, or just curiosity, how could humanity NOT be interested in drugs?
God??s Word is 100% right on every one. That??s 7 out of 7. How could you have any doubts at this point?
Because I'm capable of basic reasoning skills and am not impressed by discustingly predictable prophecies that anybody with an IQ of 80 could see coming. I'm very disappointed by the authors intelligence; not in relation to me or atheists, but in relation to other theists with arguments that at least show some thought above that of a 5 year old.
ericwt
01-18-2007, 08:45 PM
Well what I cute little website. Same old evangelical shit, nothing new.
There is no proof of the bible being the truth.
Clearly the author has no clue how the bible was written and the Politics behind what was put in the bible.
Please don't waist your time praying for me. Try doing something nice for someone that needs it.
For your information the rapture is not in the bible.
As I am not a Christan I find it hilarious how so many of you christians do not even understand the history of how the bible was written.
It is even more humorous how some of you have not even read what the bible says. You just take what someone says about it at face value without questioning or learning it for yourself.
Thanks for the laugh.
Weed_Smoka
01-19-2007, 01:07 PM
please don't confuse the OT wich if 100% true with the NT wich isn't.
delusionsofNORMALity
01-19-2007, 01:46 PM
.... I feel sorry for your soul and I'll pray for you :)
please leave my soul out of this. i'm saving my soul, i'm gonna make a desk lamp out of it later.
orangeman
01-19-2007, 04:05 PM
I don't have time to read it now. But you can bet that I will read it and and report back what I think when I do :).
OniEhtRedrum781
01-19-2007, 04:39 PM
I still say its a bunch of hooey
Oneironaut
01-19-2007, 05:02 PM
Proof the Bible is not 100% true:
It has been scientifically proven that humanity, with all its genetic diversity, did not start a few thousand years ago with two spontaneously created modern-looking human beings and their incestuous children.
It doesn't matter how many vague prophecies the Bible contains; we can say for certain that the Bible contains false statements. The question is, how many? Given the vagueness of the prophecies, I would venture to say that the writers of the Bible did not have any psychic future-predicting powers any more than the writers of the Qur'an, the Book of Mormon, or Dianetics.
VaporDaddy
01-19-2007, 05:24 PM
If you know what life is worth, you will look for yours on Earth.
-Bob Marley
Gatekeeper777
01-20-2007, 02:59 AM
How backwards do you need to be to beleive in that shit. If you believe that a man(JONAS) lived in a whale for (30 days?) and was spit out of its mouth onto a beach, and #1 he didnt dehydrate within 5 days. or #2 he didnt go hungry or #3 the whale didnt swallow him, sorry i shouldn't say swallow during a jewish story its just not kosher.
then I WANT WHAT YOUR SMOKING!
harris7
01-20-2007, 03:08 AM
http://www.parentalguide.com/Documents/Bible_Desk/proof_bible_true.htm
read it and weap and if you don't believe it I feel sorry for your soul and I'll pray for you :)
Wow, what a title for a thread
1) poor form. Don??t make me go research your argument. If you understand it, then make your argument for us.
-If you wish to use this format, here is my rebuttal www.google.com search : ??why the bibles wrong?. My arguments there somewhere. Go find it
2) Nothing can prove the bible is true, Nothing. Few people even assert that it can be proven because is so obvious that it cannot be.
3) Regardless, if you could prove some aspects of the bible. These ??valid? aspects do not legitimize the other events, claims and stories. They are all independent. And must be judged individually.
I may look at that website in the future. But if you want me to comment on the ??Argument? posted on that website you must make it your self, and probably defend it
Toodles
Harris
Ps- Mr D why do you bother?
Nailhead
01-20-2007, 03:19 AM
I find comments like that to be disrespectful of my beliefs.
Same here, and I consider myself a Christian
I'm certainly no expert on the Bible, but from what I have read it is basically saying that we are all imperfect sinners, including many of the "leaders" in the Bible. They didn't talk with a condescending tone to others, so I don't understand why church people do that to others.
Christians should spend less time worshiping a stupid book and more time being nice to others. I stopped going to church because I simply don't see the purpose of going to a building where everyone pretends they are a good person, then once you get in the parking lot everyone is ready to run you over with their car to get out. It also seems completely hypocritical to claim being a Christian, but support wars. I'm not saying I'm against the war on terror, Iraq, or any of that, I'm just saying true christianity is letting evil people kill you. Most modern "Christians" are far from the Christians that were hung on crosses thousands of years ago.
I really can't stand the "typical" Christian that calls other people sinners, it says somewhere in the bible to not do stuff like that yet people do. People will live their life however they want, they only take parts of the Bible they want to fit their personality. Angry people will take the parts about Gods fury and ignore the other parts of love and forgiveness.
I really think people's religion is their own personal issue, most of my friends are atheist and I have no problem with that because they accept me even if I believe in a God. Yet most religious people only associate with others of their own belief, which I think is just retarded.
Pass That Shit
01-20-2007, 07:22 AM
How backwards do you need to be to beleive in that shit. If you believe that a man(JONAS) lived in a whale for (30 days?) and was spit out of its mouth onto a beach, and #1 he didnt dehydrate within 5 days. or #2 he didnt go hungry or #3 the whale didnt swallow him, sorry i shouldn't say swallow during a jewish story its just not kosher.
then I WANT WHAT YOUR SMOKING!
By the way, Jonas was in the belly of the fish for 3 days and 3 nights.
Just like the son of man was in the heart of the earth for 3 days and 3 nights.
I'M SMOKING WHITE WIDOW AND IT'S STRONG!
da5mikeY
01-20-2007, 08:06 AM
Proof the Bible is not 100% true:
It has been scientifically proven that humanity, with all its genetic diversity, did not start a few thousand years ago with two spontaneously created modern-looking human beings and their incestuous children.
Who said humanity started a few thousand years ago???? Time started 2006 (they didn't count the first year normally...ie: there was no year "0") years ago if you know anything of basic knowledge. Humanity has been around for millions of years. Get your shit together next time.
da5mikeY
01-20-2007, 08:08 AM
and P.S.... I'm Catholic and I don't understand why they try and shove it down everyones throat. If you believe in it...you believe in it. If you don't, you don't. No one should bash each others beliefs just because you think yours are right.
da5mikeY
01-20-2007, 08:09 AM
P.S. Volume II...you can't prove that the Bible is true or not true. So this thread should just end now.
five0addict
01-20-2007, 08:39 AM
http://www.parentalguide.com/Documents/Bible_Desk/proof_bible_true.htm
read it and weap and if you don't believe it I feel sorry for your soul and I'll pray for you :)
this comment makes you look like a complete asshole!
how could you not see that?
L3G10N
01-20-2007, 08:40 AM
How backwards do you need to be to beleive in that shit. If you believe that a man(JONAS) lived in a whale for (30 days?) and was spit out of its mouth onto a beach, and #1 he didnt dehydrate within 5 days. or #2 he didnt go hungry or #3 the whale didnt swallow him, sorry i shouldn't say swallow during a jewish story its just not kosher.
then I WANT WHAT YOUR SMOKING!
No man.. it was no whale, it was the inside of an alien spacecraft.
Polymirize
01-20-2007, 09:36 AM
Time started 2006 (they didn't count the first year normally...ie: there was no year "0") years ago if you know anything of basic knowledge. Humanity has been around for millions of years. Get your shit together next time.
Man, how high am I? I can't tell if this guy is kidding in an agro manner, or just remarkably, ironically ignorant...
Either way, I laughed. And then shed a tear for the future of the human race... then, I laughed some more.
Bob the Awesome
01-20-2007, 04:47 PM
Mr. Devious, thank you for summarizing what would be my argument... basically, a small amount of the same reasoning we use to tell the difference between apples and oranges is enough to find the problem with almost all prophecies (Bible included) made ever.
mrdevious
01-20-2007, 08:48 PM
Ps- Mr D why do you bother?
I've asked myself that at times too, and sometimes swear off all this discussion.... Then I see people perpetuating horribly infantile logic to make it acceptable in the masses minds. It bothers me that most people are kept in ignorance, not regarding religious beliefs, but by the fact that billions of people are indoctrinated with the belief that the most rediculous logic is reasonable, or you can throw logic entirely out the window with this nice euphamism called "faith", which essentially means "if I believe in it hard enough, convincingly enough, that will make it true".
It bothers me, to the core, because we continuously keep humanity in a state of ignorance where true critical reasoning skills are never taught or understood by most. And because most people don't develope solid critical thinking skills, we continue to have massive injustice on this planet with things ranging from schoolyard bullying, to unjust wars, to a public that's easily manipulated by deceptive politicians who can twist their minds in the direction of their bullshit, to unjust policies like the war on drugs, to suppression of minority beliefs, to every subject that people have been bullshitted on and convinced to believe. Religion is one of the biggest and most influencial ways that we condition our minds to keep ourselves from utilizing our incredible intelligence. It turns open minds into narrow views, it keeps us from questioning everything, it keeps humanity from the ultimate goal of understanding our universe and existence to the fullest extent and solving our problems of our own accord and ingenuity. Religion has been a major hinderance to human progress throughout all history, even most theists would have to admit that.
If the voice of ignorance is the only one people hear, that's as far as most will think, which is why I debate on the small hope that somebody will read these arguments and have two sides to consider, and hopefully balance them with reason and intelligence.
mfitzp
01-20-2007, 09:03 PM
As a web designer that site made my eyes vomit.
I didn't even get to the "content"......
same man took one look at it giggled and closed lol
ericwt
01-20-2007, 09:11 PM
My problem with this thread is the interpretation of prophecy is not a valid argument for the bible being real.
When I saw this thread I was hoping for either a historical argument. Yes the bible is a historical document. The names and ancestries can be traced in history.
Or I was looking for a personal argument on how the bible changed someones life on a meaningful way.
I am not against Christians. In fact I think some of the ideas on morality can help and guide people. Most Christians I believe are good people.
What I do have a problem with is people who use fear and guilt to spread their propaganda.
For you Evangelistic Christians out there: No one will no the time. Remember "Thief in the night". It is in the bible look it up. I shouldn't have to tell you where to find it.
If the bible works for you in your life. More power to you.
I do hope that some of you research the history of how the bible was put together. You will learn there was a lot of political power games going on.
Things and documents were changed and entire books were not included. The people who wrote it had an agenda. They were looking out for their own power and control over the people.
If the bible makes an impact on you life...Cool! If it empowers you that is great.
But don't use interpretive prophecy to make your argument.
hazetwostep
01-21-2007, 01:18 AM
not saying that this means everything is true or that is it not but...
the tests used to gauge historical accuracy of the information that makes it to our text books, is the same used to check the historical accuracy of the books in the Bible... and the majority of the books in the Bible pass the tests with flying colors in comparrison to much of what is in our history books...
now i don't know if this is a plus for the Bible or a big negative for our records of history... whatever it is, there is some info...
harris7
01-21-2007, 01:27 AM
Do you have any idea of how censored your history texts are…
I think you made a great comparison between text books and the bible.
Lots of censorship.
We really need to accept that no one can prove the bible is “true”
It is impossible. We can prove the accuracy of individual stories, or that some of the people in this text were “real”. But that doesn’t prove anything.
Everyone needs to see the gaping logical gap between finding out people mentioned in the book existed and concluding that there is a supernatural being.
For serious people
MastaChronic
01-21-2007, 01:33 AM
its called the switch and bait technique, harris.
there is a little bit of truth and a whole lot of lies.
hazetwostep
01-21-2007, 01:42 AM
i believe that most of what we hear is censored... do you think this travels over to science at all... or is science free of deceit or blemish???
MastaChronic
01-21-2007, 01:48 AM
i believe that most of what we hear is censored... do you think this travels over to science at all... or is science free of deceit or blemish???
do you even need to ask this?
i think most people would agree that any scientific test that is sponsored or run by any government is censored.
the unsponsored studies are usually uncensored
hazetwostep
01-21-2007, 02:00 AM
i was asking because i find that making assumptions of what people think often leads to misunderstandings... that's all
harris7
01-21-2007, 03:08 AM
do you think this travels over to science at all
I would say no there isn??t censorship in science.
But there can be some bias.
It is seen very often some scientists bias their work to what they desire.
Luckily science has explicit mechanisms to protect against this behaviour.
Mechanisms honest scientists use to prevent themselves from biasing.
Ie- double blind studies
And mechanisms to prevent the spread of biased information.
Ie- peer review process, public criticism and so on
Science doesn??t want bias and it has been structured as best as we can to prevent it.
One cannot say the same about religion
N3D FLANDERS
01-21-2007, 06:12 AM
this has already been said but leave my "soul" out of this.
Praying for me isn't going to do anything. Don't waste your time.
Stoner Shadow Wolf
01-21-2007, 07:29 AM
Proof the bible is true: ned flanders.
proof the bible is untrue: ned flanders plays satan in one episode.
JunkYard
01-21-2007, 09:31 AM
Proof the bible is true: ned flanders.
proof the bible is untrue: ned flanders plays satan in one episode.
Wow! I haven't seen you around for a while. Welcome back, bro.. ..good to see ya around again! :thumbsup:
Stoner Shadow Wolf
01-21-2007, 09:34 AM
lol yeah
good to be seen around again. i love what you guys have done with the place! lol
nice arcade :D
JunkYard
01-21-2007, 09:35 AM
arcade? What? I haven't noticed, lol! :D
Stoner Shadow Wolf
01-21-2007, 01:40 PM
LOL yeah well... may the force be with you ;) :D
seriously, go play. lol i kicked your ass! :D :P
Villui
02-06-2007, 01:12 AM
:S4:
he didnt say why it matters if this book is true. we all get defensive. fuk him, if this geezer believed we will go to hell if we dont repent and he will go to heaven then he should be laughin at us for bein dumb fucks, fact is hes a stupid christian. jesus was like fukin che guevara anyway or any other revolutionary thats ever lived. who cares hes dead!
RyanTheCaveman
02-08-2007, 11:00 PM
It's nothing particularily new. Many people have "proven" the bible by it's "astonishingly accurate" prophecies. Unfortunately, many of the prophecies are things that are a) vague b) inevitable to happen at some point, and c)open to interpretation as one sees fit. Here's some listed:
"The Bible gives us over 50 descriptions about the people at the time of the end. Here are some:"
Wicca has been practices for thousands of years, and it's pagan roots go further back than christianity. Per capita, I highly doubt there are particularily more Wiccan's than many other points in history. Regardless, the Wicca religion is not a "devil worship" religion. Rather, Christian doctrine seems to declare any non-monotheistic religion to be evil because it doesn't pander to their personal god. Paganism was particularily targetted because it was the prominant and obvious counter-faith in European society, but many other paths such as Buddhism, Taoism, Shinto, and Shamanism follow a similar path and do not acknoledge the rulership of the one almighty god. Buddhism, btw, predates Jesus by 500 years and has had many periods where it's followers largely outnumbered Christians, Jews, or Muslims.
OMG it's true, tonnes of people these days have no conscience! I mean back in the day when Ghengis Khan was conquering the known world, he at least felt bad about the millions of people he slaughtered... honestly....
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You mean people actually questioned the dominant theocracy once they could do so without persecution? Such startling accuracy, who could have seen it coming?
These just keep getting lamer. Selfishness, glutony, greed, these aren't exactly distinct products of the industrial age.
A wise man 5,000 years ago also said teenage boys would jack off. OMG IT'S ALL HAPPENING!
Depends on the person. Seriously, does this site-author actually think these things are new?
How could we even measure the rate of homosexuality when we killed/imprisoned/excommunicated people for it if we found out? Homosexuality is also prominant in every mamilian species, maybe they're all going to hell as well. Though I find there's a distinct lack of explanation as to why being gay makes you an evil person, I personally think it's a product of cultural beliefs inserted into the region's holy text (you'll notice with ALL theistic beliefs, culture invariably inserts itself into religious doctrine).
Of course, because it's the natural biological drive in each and every one of us, and every other species. IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT BIOLOGICAL MECHANISM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SURVIVAL OF EVERY SPECIES. The sexual revolution is the product of a society waking up to the fact that religion has artificially made our most natural instinct an evil and shamefull thing, which makes no more sense than being ashamed of shitting, eating, or our innate nature to nurture our offspring.
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I'm a profit too, watch: "....and in 1,000 years, men will be consumed with greed to the point of stealing from family and friends". When that happens in 1,000 years, everybody will worship me. It's not like this is inevitable or anything.
J.
Every single living organism loves pleasure based on the stimulation of receptors activating the reward centers of the brain. Add that to anybody who, like myself, believes God is an illogical concept, and lo and behold we enjoy pleasure more than god. Heck, even if you do believe in god, overcoming your biology is not a common occurence.
Just like they always have. Whether it be extreme stimulation of reward centeres of the brain, or deep mental exploration, or just curiosity, how could humanity NOT be interested in drugs?
Because I'm capable of basic reasoning skills and am not impressed by discustingly predictable prophecies that anybody with an IQ of 80 could see coming. I'm very disappointed by the authors intelligence; not in relation to me or atheists, but in relation to other theists with arguments that at least show some thought above that of a 5 year old.
Thank you! i am wiccan and i hate when people think its devil worship. it has nothing to do with devil worship.
satan/santanism is a branch of christianity.
and some People call wicca the "ancient religeon" and its roots are way before christianty.
JaggedEdge
02-08-2007, 11:06 PM
This thread doesn't deserve me writing much, all I will say is that is not proof. Ther is no proof, you believe in god, great. But don't come on here trying to prove anything.
meloncoly
02-11-2007, 06:29 PM
I find it funny how the original poster has previously said this
"Originally Posted by Toothpick
Ok I don't know if I'm onto something or if I need to quite the weed or what but this is what I came up with... If you can prove their is true pure happiness on earth then it proves heaven wrong...the bible states that heaven is perfect and that has happines that can't be reached on earth...so if anyone was to have a moment of pure happiness on earth then that would prove that their is pure happiness outside of heaven thus making a flaw in the bible...proving christianity wrong...wtf?"
Some dumb little trolling kid.
Gatekeeper777
02-11-2007, 06:42 PM
Thank you! i am wiccan and i hate when people think its devil worship. it has nothing to do with devil worship.
satan/santanism is a branch of christianity.
and some People call wicca the "ancient religeon" and its roots are way before christianty.
RIGHT ON!
religion has held back the advancement of humanity for thousands of years.
Thats any religion.
Once you take your beliefs that seriously you become part of the problem.
Stoner Shadow Wolf
02-12-2007, 07:28 AM
A Bible study which proves the Bible is true (http://www.parentalguide.com/Documents/Bible_Desk/proof_bible_true.htm)
read it and weap and if you don't believe it I feel sorry for your soul and I'll pray for you :)
i hate when people say that. do they even ACTUALLY pray for the person?
and if they do, is it FOR the person, or for YOUR beliefs such as "god please make so and so see the light".
bah.
RichieRich
02-12-2007, 08:44 AM
Poor misguided sheep that he is.......
Stoner-Sam
02-12-2007, 09:26 AM
Science and History Have Already Proven the Bible to be Inaccurate! (http://www.gospeloutreach.net/scihist.html)
Didn't even bother reading it ... lol
lazy smoker7
02-12-2007, 11:07 AM
I seriously beleive in god and jesus and all that stuff because I dunno I guess you can say I feal in the back of my head. But I seriously hate religion, I always wonder why do we have to worship a god? I hear in the bible we were given free will but yet why would we go to hell for some things like having sex just for pleasure and getting high once in awhile ( i believe smoking weed is a sin for me because socitey bans it and my parents dont approve of it which is brekaing one of the ten commants) thats not free will if we can do what ever we want but some things we go to hell for eternity for the few years we are on earth (harsh if you ask me)? This is why I hate going to church theres no point I simply cannot get into it and I just find it sorta unfair in a way and it makes me pissed off because all i really get out of it is that I am going to hell unless I am a perfect good boy and repent for my sins. I believe in god and everything I just dont find it fair in some ways like since god knows the future and everything then why would he have made that angel in the first place who turned into satan and release evil and let the snake decieve admam and eve if he knew it was going to happen? I beleive in hell and heaven and crap but when I die I hope when I am flaoting up to heaven or down to hell, I am going to start swimming side ways and run away from heaven and hell and just go float around and be peaceful in my own lil space. ( I hope its possible to swim sideways lol)But I just wish when I die if there is like a limbo or sumtin that I could just stay in for eternity or better yet Ill float around and maybe somehow ill float to earth and be a spirit smoking bud for the rest of time... that would be awesome
meloncoly
02-12-2007, 12:48 PM
"I seriously beleive in god and jesus and all that stuff because I dunno"
Smart guy.
delusionsofNORMALity
02-12-2007, 03:58 PM
"I seriously believe in god and jesus and all that stuff because I dunno"
Smart guy.
but that is the only way one can honestly come into such a faith. there can be no proof one way or the other, so it becomes a matter of feelings and emotions. i find any other reasoning to be suspect. to not know why your faith exists is the only logical response to an illogical belief.
there is no proof the bible is true. you believe or you dont. i am so sick of these christians pushing their shit on people. i have no problem with people believing what they want, and i dont go and try to push my beliefs on them and tell them theyll end up in hell if i dont pray for them. so believe what you want but this thought that everyone else should think like you makes me sick.
Nochowderforyou
02-12-2007, 05:01 PM
A Bible study which proves the Bible is true (http://www.parentalguide.com/Documents/Bible_Desk/proof_bible_true.htm)
read it and weap and if you don't believe it I feel sorry for your soul and I'll pray for you :)
How is THAT proof?
No, I don't believe it and i never will. You need to get your head out of your ass and realize there is no magic man in the sky helping you in life out of the other 8 billion people on earth.
If there was a God, why would he be helping the ones who live in a stable country, where work and living in widely available, and chooses to ignore the 4000 hungry children that die everyday? Yeah, god is a great guy. :S4:
And don't fuckin pray for me, it won't do any good.
"2 hands can accomplish more than thousand clasped in prayer" Now THAT, is true. Hell, you can have a billion people praying, and it still won't do any good.
Way back when, people used to leave food out to feed the gods. The thing is, the food never left and just ended up rotting away, so they started burning the food to "force feed" them. :p
People are so fuckin stupid and gullible. I have more respect for wild animals than I do of christians. They want to change the world and have it controlled by God, why? So we can start another Middle East civil war against each other on who's god is better? Fuck off.
schizoid
02-12-2007, 07:43 PM
Thanks for the offer but I really don't think I will need your help.
I find comments like that to be disrespectful of my beliefs.
ditto!!! nuff said. naw, fuck it, There is no PROOF of religion but plenty backing SCIENCE. Your post didn't bother me till you said you'll pray for me, Dont its a waste of your time. Pray all you want. If you pray and it comes true its a miracle, if you pray and it dont, then it was gods will. Don't make no sense. IF someone was soooo caring who existed. Wouldn't he answer all prayers. And christianty was far from one of the first religions in fact it was traced back to a single person who was tired of the Catholic church running the government so he took ideas from Judaism and Catholiscm and made Christianty. Religion was invented to answer questions man could'nt thousands of years ago. Now we can answer most of those questions so why is religion still here?
JunkYard
02-12-2007, 08:31 PM
A Bible study which proves the Bible is true (http://www.parentalguide.com/Documents/Bible_Desk/proof_bible_true.htm)
read it and weap and if you don't believe it I feel sorry for your soul and I'll pray for you :)
I'll be praying for you too....
LOVE!
:hippy:
Ilovesupras
02-19-2007, 10:54 AM
read it and weap... psh we need to give this guy the "douche bag of the year award" haha
nikweiser
02-19-2007, 12:12 PM
They want to change the world and have it controlled by God, why? So we can start another Middle East civil war against each other on who's god is better? Fuck off.
:stoned:
true that
PlantBoxer
02-19-2007, 12:15 PM
Theres always another side.
My first 16 years of life was heavy duty religious indoctronation. Southern Bapitst. Sundays,Sunday nights, Wednesday evening prayer service and Bible studys, week after week, until I left home!!
Being 50 now, and having read the wonderful letters of Thomas Paine, having looked up the Bible Monsters, and realized, I'm a Deist!
I believe in a God as a creator, a beginning point, but thats where it ends for me also.
Faith is a horrible word, so many ways to lead you around, to get you believe in nonsense. Religion is a business. There is no life after death, no angels, no devil, no heaven, no demons....just the horrors man does to man.
Jesus was a man for sure, but when he died, he died.
If something goes directly aginst science, sorry, but it's just not believable to me.
It took about 350 years after the event with Christ, (dying,raising from the dead), now can you imagin waiting 350 years to get the story into a book? Can you imagin waiting 350 years to read about the events on 911?
yes.
congrats.
you found a web site that 'proves' the bible is true. you seem to easily manage changing 2000 years of the worlds' history by posting some gayass web site on a MESSAGE BOARD dealing with POT.
you must be some genious or something.
and do not weap for me, for i weap for you...you are the one being lied to, tricked and plundered.
have fun with god!!!
i believe smoking weed is a sin for me because socitey bans it and my parents dont approve of it which is brekaing one of the ten commants
'thou shalt not judge'
it is a sin also for them to tell you that you are bad for doing it.
:)
its kind of like the law. depending on how educated you are, you can make the bible say goddamn near anything you want.
;D
andddddd i agree with you guys that say dont pray for me. I find that last sentence to be pretty passive-aggressive and laced with feelings of unforgiving scruteny and lack of resepect to other peoples' beliefs.
you must be christian....
ZeldaG.
02-20-2007, 01:21 PM
Massive famines, increased earthquakes, and more diseases will happen as birth pangs of a woman. Those left alive will have opportunities to receive Jesus through the preaching of 144,000 male, virgin Jews; however, death by decapitation lies ahead for most that put their trust in Jesus, unless they renounce their faith.
wtf!?
death by decapitaion if we listen to the virgin MALE jews and put our trust in jesus!!?? fuck that shit.
(oh yeah this quote is somewhere along this bit:
4-WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? THE RAPTURE AND TRIBULATION
but thats bullshit first of all...
how the hell will they know if he jews are virgins? and who wants male virgins anyway aint all the virgins in religion meant to be female???
just dont bloody make sense :@
Purple Banana
02-20-2007, 04:14 PM
Holy shit, this thread is STILL going on?
OMG TEH BIBLE IZ TRU????!!!!??1?!one??!
Well I guess THAT explains everything :P
delusionsofNORMALity
02-20-2007, 07:39 PM
Holy shit, this thread is STILL going on?
i was very close to posting the very same thing this morning. the guy who started it (toothache or something like that) hasn't posted since and it was nonsense to begin with. i request that we take a vote to ignore this thread from now on. everyone in favor - fire up a bowl. everyone opposed - stick a sharp stake in your left eye.
the ayes have it (that's a-y-e-s not e-y-e-s). this thread is officially ignored.:p
foxysox
02-20-2007, 09:46 PM
i request that we take a vote to ignore this thread from now on. everyone in favor - fire up a bowl. everyone opposed - stick a sharp stake in your left eye.
Bowl fired.
ROFL.
I was wondering when this stupid thread was going to end as well.
I mean, obviously, this brainwashed moron registers on forums JUST to spread his nonsense everywhere... I'll bet you could go on other large forums and find him currently spewing his bs to yet ANOTHER bunch of unreceptive 'locals'.
WTF. Seriously.
DroKing
02-20-2007, 10:50 PM
Christianity: A big invisible man in the sky created the universe and everything in it in six days, around 10,000 years ago (even though carbon dating has proven the earth to be somewhere around 8 billion years old). 8,000 years after that, he decides what he has created is becoming to wicked, so he sends his son, to be tortured for several days before he dies, so that he can then forgive the wickedness of man. While his son spends his thirty-some-odd years on earth preaching and creating followers called "Diciples" waiting for his judgement, he heals people with his hands, and performs miracles such as turning plain ole water into wine, and raising people from the dead. Then this fellow, who we now know as Jesus Christ, dies. In three days, he rises from the dead and acends into what is known as heaven. Now what heaven is, or where it is, is not known. All we know is that it does exist (based upon blind faith and no factual truth). Supposedly in the end, a person is judged, and based upon the wickedness or goodness of their life, they either go to heaven, or another place called hell. Not to mention the entire beaurocracy that we call the church. The Pope is considered the most powerful figurehead in the entire world. The church expresses biggoted views such as anti gay sentiments, and yet within it's own ranks, it hid gay pedofilia from the world for decades, by moving preists around from innocent town to innocent town. Hmm...and you say you don't believe in a bunch of shit. FUCK THAT NOISE. I don't believe in relegion at all. While I can see the benifit in living a just and good life, you can't believe everything that someone says based upon nothing but blind faith and the fact that they are wearing a white collar or a fancy tall hat.
miraz
02-22-2007, 02:32 AM
that is the worst excuse to believe in the bible, let alone someone like jesus. I think its funny.
vickers500
02-23-2007, 03:31 AM
Tolerance anyone?
JunkYard
02-23-2007, 05:54 PM
It was a post meant to inflict fear, and condemnation towards the unbelivers. 'Intolorance' is at the core of OP. What do you expect from those who think differntly, and perhaps are offended by such a view?
But I agree, I think it best if in disagreement to ignore post, but at the same time realize that no one is perfect.
i was very close to posting the very same thing this morning. the guy who started it (toothache or something like that) hasn't posted since and it was nonsense to begin with. i request that we take a vote to ignore this thread from now on. everyone in favor - fire up a bowl. everyone opposed - stick a sharp stake in your left eye.
the ayes have it (that's a-y-e-s not e-y-e-s). this thread is officially ignored.
Bowl fired ;)
Junk~
delusionsofNORMALity
02-24-2007, 12:23 AM
as no one has posted to tell us they are missing an eye, i believe this thread is a rotting corpse.
slipknotpsycho
02-24-2007, 02:07 AM
lol things like this make me laugh really..
you wanna know proof? when god or jesus is caught on tape speaking to a very large group of sober people on camera and what not...
words doesn't prove anything.. until they show themselves.. there is no proof.. at best it just makes it more likely to be true... but that's not even the case here...
btw i don' teven have ot read that page... cuz well... it's all crap that's been said before and i know this, becasue if there was any NEW 'proof' it'd be splattered across teh news, and websites all over the place...
again, until atleast god (maybe jesus) shows himself to thousands and thousands of people AT THE SAME TIME (not this i saw god or i talk to god from a single person building up over years...) and even caught on camera... there is no proof... perhaps you should check up on the definition of proof...
proof - Definitions from Dictionary.com (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/proof)
btw, as for your little statment of "read it and weap and if you don't believe it I feel sorry for your soul and I'll pray for you"
well lets start hear "if you don't believe..." you are already anticipating it to be claimed as false.. if YOU thought it was absolute proof, and if it was, there would be no need for that statement.. nor the one that follows...
don't feel sorry for my soul, and please don't pray for me... how would you like it for some satanist to start telling you he's going to ask satan to spare your soul when you go to hell? yeah, that'd kinda anger you or strike a nerve right? or at the very least you'd come back with soemthing like "satan won't have me or i don't believe or somethign along those lines.."
i've found that quite a few people who don't believe are offended when you start in with talking about our soul and praying for us...
delusionsofNORMALity
02-24-2007, 02:37 AM
i have a dream.....
that this thread never existed.
slipknotpsycho
02-24-2007, 02:48 AM
i have a dream.....
that this thread never existed.
too bad it's only a dream
delusionsofNORMALity
02-24-2007, 12:18 PM
yea, but i keep on tryin'. maybe some day it will come true, but i ain't holdin' my breath.
rebgirl420
02-24-2007, 12:59 PM
Yeah religion is a bunch of BS to me, but hey if you need that to get through your day then go ahead. But I don't want you people praying for me or knocking on my door trying to get me to read about that bullshit.
delusionsofNORMALity
02-24-2007, 02:50 PM
"good morning ms. reb, we're going door to door in your neighborhood this morning to let everyone here know about the lord's plan for you and all of his children. have you heard the word of the lord?"
"what?! you don't have a personal relationship with jesus? well, i'm here to tell you that jesus loves you and that our lord and saviour, who died on the cross for your sins, awaits your return to his loving embrace. his is a pure and...."
"what!? no! jesus is not some greasy perv just trying to get in your pants! please, put down that bat. HELP! HHHEEELLLPPP...."
....as sirens rise in the distance and blood seeps into the dust we say farewell to another blessed soul, who's missionary zeal has led him to an untimely end.
this must mean there is a god
rebgirl420
02-25-2007, 09:23 AM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH thats the best shit ive heard all damn day!
delusionsofNORMALity
02-25-2007, 12:27 PM
it's the fantasy we all have concerning those jw's and such that awaken us from our drunken saturday morning haze. i've never gone through with it, but i have invited them in for a beer. no takers yet.
rebgirl420
02-25-2007, 12:35 PM
I say that you should answer the door naked and act like you dont even notice. I wonder if they would say anything or just turn around and leave?
Podge_Boro
02-25-2007, 12:45 PM
"good morning ms. reb, we're going door to door in your neighborhood this morning to let everyone here know about the lord's plan for you and all of his children. have you heard the word of the lord?"
"what?! you don't have a personal relationship with jesus? well, i'm here to tell you that jesus loves you and that our lord and saviour, who died on the cross for your sins, awaits your return to his loving embrace. his is a pure and...."
"what!? no! jesus is not some greasy perv just trying to get in your pants! please, put down that bat. HELP! HHHEEELLLPPP...."
....as sirens rise in the distance and blood seeps into the dust we say farewell to another blessed soul, who's missionary zeal has led him to an untimely end.
this must mean there is a god
you high?
Pass That Shit
02-25-2007, 08:05 PM
it's the fantasy we all have concerning those jw's and such that awaken us from our drunken saturday morning haze. i've never gone through with it, but i have invited them in for a beer. no takers yet.
I'd take you up on the beer.
It would help keep my mouth moist from the joint we'd smoke on the kitchen table while preaching the LORD to you. :pimp:
JackdaWack
02-25-2007, 08:08 PM
first question.... was this a serious thread, like honestly, belive this or i feel sorry for you...
second, not a question more a statement, if u think that reading some BS crap is going to make people believe in something your highly highly retarded.
JunkYard
02-25-2007, 08:11 PM
I'd take you up on the beer.
It would help keep my mouth moist from the joint we'd smoke on the kitchen table while preaching the LORD to you. :pimp:
pimp it daddy!! :D
delusionsofNORMALity
02-25-2007, 09:23 PM
I'd take you up on the beer.
It would help keep my mouth moist from the joint we'd smoke on the kitchen table while preaching the LORD to you. :pimp:
i'd take you up on the joint, but jesus is a hard sell in my household.;)
back when i was working graveyard shifts i did invite them i from time to time. bleary eyed, in my robe and slippers with a beer in one hand and a silly grin plastered on my face. i used to love discussions with folks like that, but i just don't have the patience for it now.
delusionsofNORMALity
02-25-2007, 09:26 PM
first question.... was this a serious thread....
for a while i was petitioning for people to ignore this damn thing, but now it's become mildly amusing and i might just have to revisit it from time to time.
JackdaWack
02-25-2007, 09:58 PM
for a while i was petitioning for people to ignore this damn thing, but now it's become mildly amusing and i might just have to revisit it from time to time.
You just summed up my entire reason for being in here, i mean i honestly dont mind people preachin at all, but dont cross that line where u sound mildly retarded.
the way
02-26-2007, 01:19 AM
dumb
delusionsofNORMALity
02-26-2007, 11:42 AM
drivin' for jesus
drivin' for jesus
makin' all the lights
murkem
02-26-2007, 05:12 PM
i belive in a God a higher entity that i believe is the creator. but i just think he has us like little toys like the movie constantine "Gods just a kid with an ant farm" why did he allow sin to take place? everyone wants proof that he exists, God doesnt have to prove himself to you. he sent jesus and nobody believed him then why would you now? jesus would have suffered (because he is not dead) in vain if he had to keep tryng to prove himself to you. God is not human u shouldnt give him human characteristics he doesnt need you you need him. i believe in God but i question his motives and methods and i dont agree, but then again im only human and cant understand. but either way i chose my path of evil ways but i fully understand my cosequences. ive been through too much on this earth to suffer more so i can go to heaven. i rather just live this life to the fullest. i agree with those people that say belief in God shouldnt be forced thats not called for. for u to have a choice is all God wants, to believe or not thats what the bible teaches. not for u to be bombarded with pamphlets and brainwashed, he wants you to choose. christianity is not believing in god its much more because satan belives in god does that make him a christian? and for those of you that dont believe in god or atleast some force of good and evil have u never experienced a phenomenon? i have seen angels, and there are demons and evil spirits if they exist can there be no good spirits. have u ever witnessed people possesed? a young woman with no more strength than average hurl a 250 lb wood bench at a pastor 50 feet away in a church? have you fallen from 10 times your height onto concrete(cant remember the exact height but easily that amount and no stiches a scrape) and have a smiling angel carry you down? i have, so for me to say God or good and evil does not exist would truly be ignorant on my part. it may not be for you but look around you some pretty amazing things happen that science may try to explain. but till it happens to you u can justify yourself in your belief because it is your choice noone elses. so threads like these claming "proof" and "ill pray for your soul" are uncalled for when you know youll choose.
Goddess of Green
02-26-2007, 11:20 PM
thanks but no thanks
RichieRich
02-27-2007, 04:07 AM
I say that you should answer the door naked and act like you dont even notice. I wonder if they would say anything or just turn around and leave?
Reb if I knocked on your door to talk to you about Jesus and you answered the door naked. I would like to think I'd politely ask you if I should come back later but more than likely I would ask to come in immediately!!!
HA HA....Peace :jointsmile:
froman471
04-19-2007, 12:53 PM
I have read every psot on this thread but ive skimmed most of them and i havent seen one person who agrees with toothpick
Im pretty sure everybody but the crazy jesus freaks know that the bible is designed to help people live thiers lives in what christians see has the correct human behavior.
The only rason anyone can say the prophecies (and i use the word loosely) of the bible are true is that they are so vague that they can be interpreted o fit any scenario
I mean u could say that the line "Let there be light" is telling everyone to spark up a fattie.
I feel kinda bad for toothpick for believing this crazy christian BS
But if it makes him happy more power to him...just dont force ur crap down my throat:thumbsup:
pass_the_dubbie
04-19-2007, 06:07 PM
Meh...I dont really care if its true or not and im not gonna waste my time reading that website.....(because im lazy :p)
Third_Eye
04-19-2007, 07:46 PM
So yea, im getting really tired of these crazy catholics and christians and the like trying to just force their beliefs on you, and not even willing to debate on it, its their way, have faith, and go fuck yourself pretty much. And yea i went to catholic school for about 8 years, and all they try to do that whole time is force fucking religion down your throat (i had to read the bible 3 times). And they wouldnt even help you with academic stuff the important stuff. I mean my conclusion on the bible is probably a collection of people wrote it a bunch of dumb moral stories, and they turned it into a religion based on the book. But i got kicked out of catholic school, for asking too many questions about things in the bible and such. They would never give you an awnser except you have to have faith. Oh yea, i dont remember uh, fuckin dinosaurs in the bible, where the fuck did they come from? I mean shouldnt their have been dinosaurs in like the garden of eden. Or did god just plant fake dinosaur skeletons to test our faith? And plus all this crazy shit happens in the bible tons of miracles and shit. Why doesnt that stuff happen today? Seems like there were miracles every day back then, like a magical fairy land. But hey thats just my opinion, if you believe in the bible and shit and it helps you good for you, just dont force that shit on me, and tell me im going to burn in hell, a place i dont believe in. But yea im not catholic anymore, but im leaning twords Buddhism heh.:rasta:
Beano
04-19-2007, 07:49 PM
Walk on water and ill believe the bible is true. If not, feck orf.
peacetrain
04-19-2007, 11:43 PM
It will take more than a website to have me believe some dude lived inside of a whale or a virgin giving birth. Because I also don't believe you can pull a rabbit out of an empty hat.
...and isn't that what Christians are supposed to pride themselves on, anyways? Faith? Believing in something despite any and all evidence pointing opposite? Why do Christians even care about proof?
jdmarcus59
04-20-2007, 12:00 AM
Well what I cute little website. Same old evangelical shit, nothing new.
There is no proof of the bible being the truth.
Clearly the author has no clue how the bible was written and the Politics behind what was put in the bible.
Please don't waist your time praying for me. Try doing something nice for someone that needs it.
For your information the rapture is not in the bible.
As I am not a Christan I find it hilarious how so many of you christians do not even understand the history of how the bible was written.
It is even more humorous how some of you have not even read what the bible says. You just take what someone says about it at face value without questioning or learning it for yourself.
Thanks for the laugh.
and the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not understood it
couch-potato
04-20-2007, 02:00 AM
Go ahead and live a life full of delirium worshiping dumb shit that doesn't exist. Really, go on. Tell me why classical Greek gods such as Zeus and Apollo were completely imaginary and I'll gladly tell you why yours is bullshit as well. There are so many flaws in your belief is it staggering. LET GO OF WHAT YOUR PARENTS/ SCHOOL/ RANDOM PERSON THAT TOOK ADVANTAGE OF YOUR MENTALITY AFTER YOU WENT THROUGH A DIFFICULT TIME IN YOUR LIFE TOLD YOU. IT IS SHIT.
Phew... :hippy:
PlantBoxer
04-22-2007, 11:49 AM
Well I dont think many will bother to read anything at this site :monsters (http://www.deism.com/monsters.htm) For me, these examples pretty much show (for me) that the Bible is a concoction of some fine stories, some fine parables, but, also nonsense.
Dont give up your reasoning mind...protect it, cultivate it, and share it to those seeking differnt views.
bobbygreenbear
04-22-2007, 11:09 PM
Go ahead and live a life full of delirium worshiping dumb shit that doesn't exist. Really, go on. Tell me why classical Greek gods such as Zeus and Apollo were completely imaginary and I'll gladly tell you why yours is bullshit as well. There are so many flaws in your belief is it staggering. LET GO OF WHAT YOUR PARENTS/ SCHOOL/ RANDOM PERSON THAT TOOK ADVANTAGE OF YOUR MENTALITY AFTER YOU WENT THROUGH A DIFFICULT TIME IN YOUR LIFE TOLD YOU. IT IS SHIT.
Phew... :hippy:
and you have the answers do you? you know the truth? than tell me. because if you don't know, you can't know that another belief is wrong.
i'm ready for the answer. we all are. the truth is, no body knows for sure. that's the eternal problem. it always will be. we believe different things, we may even think we know, we may believe very strongly, but we haven't seen the other side of this life, and we haven't seen God.
bobbygreenbear
04-22-2007, 11:14 PM
Well I dont think many will bother to read anything at this site :monsters (http://www.deism.com/monsters.htm) For me, these examples pretty much show (for me) that the Bible is a concoction of some fine stories, some fine parables, but, also nonsense
there's a very large problem with this site
the creatures he mentions are taken mostly from greek mythology. the old testament predates that by a large margin. so the meaning of the hebrew word that was used, is not based on greek culture and mythology, but hebrew
you have to think clearly about things here, cause and effect. i have studied some biblical hebrew, and i'll try to find the actual words he mentions. i hope you understand what i'm saying. if you don't, then we can't go on before that is understood
you can't interpret ancient hebrew with classical greek images. and you certainly can't interpret modern english TRANSLATIONS with greek mythology. this is just bad thinking. you've got to use that brain. think hard.
bobbygreenbear
04-22-2007, 11:24 PM
ok, here you go:
satyr: the hebrew word transliterates as "saw-eer" that is a male goat. i'm trying to find how many times it occurs in the tanach (OT, old testament if you will), but i'm having trouble with this program. the strong's number is H8163
cockatrice- hebrew word "tsef-fah". an adder
unicorn: hebrew "reh-ame" a wild bull
i hope you understand. the problem is that the king james bible, the english translation has used these mythological words to translate the hebrew.
the original hebrew authors COULD NOT have been using greek creatures to decribe. you must look at the orginal language
this is just bad logic, and it makes me tired.
the biggest problem with understanding the bible is that everyone does so much throwing sand that things get obscured.
the depth of ignorance and sheer stupidity shown in that website is massive
bobbygreenbear
04-22-2007, 11:36 PM
listen folks, there's a lot going on here, in this book called the bible. to throw it out the window as "fairy tales" is pretty silly. we're talking about 66 books by some 40 authors, with different styles, different histories, different lives, spanning a period of thousands of years.
the reason we have all these books retained throughout the millenia is that they were highly prised as the word of God by the jews, copied with incredible standards, and prized above all else. this is why copies have survived from long ago, in excelent form.
a few things you should know:
1. what books should be in or out of "the bible" is the subject of some debate. for instance, the catholic church uses an extra section of books between the "old" and the "new" testament usually known as the "apocrypha". modern jewish believers do not accept the "new" testament as the word of god, nor jesus to be the meshiac (messiah). the old testament is known as the "tanach". it contains the torah (books of moses, 5), nevviiim (prohets), and the ketuviim (writings); they are also in a different order than used in the protestant or catholic bibles
2. the old testament (i hate the terms "new" and "old", and jews certainly don't consider their tanach to be the "old" testament, but you'll bear with me for consistancy) was written mostly in hebrew. there is also some aramaic. the new testament was written in koine greek, or "common" greek. it was the language of the roman empire and required to be learned by all. this facilitated it's availability as most people knew koine greek as well as their own language. much of th new tetament are letters written to various churches by apostles and other folk
3. ok, so what do we have today? do we have any original manuscripts? the answer is no, we don't. anything written that long ago on papyrus or reeds, or whatever, is long since disintegrated. what we do have is COPIES of the originals, or more likely copies of copies of copies. not translations, copies. there are a number of different texts. for instance, i have two hebrew bibles. one is the biblia hebraice strutgardensia (commonly used version). another is the biblia hebraica leningradensia. that copy was found in leningrad russia, i forget when, but not terribly long ago. you also have something like the dead sea scrolls which was an unbelievable discovery. something to note is that these copies are not identical. what this means, is that one, or more, have errors in them, errors from the original. different bible translations use different texts to translate from, and they also use different styles of translation, from very literal (say NASB, or KJV), to very .........well...flowing and figurative, such as the NIV. and i'm just talking english here. however, it's important to note that thought the copies we have are not identical, they are very close, and the differences generally do not change the meanings of the text, but are very minor. so, either some of these manuscripts have errors, and some do not. there have been folks for example that believe the textus receptus (used for the king james bible) is the accurate one, and the others, such as westcot-and-hort are errorful. people differ
even if you handedly throw out all the miracles and stuff like it, you still have lots of important history in the "bible". these are some incredibly old documents, and there is much that can be learned from them. whether you believe them to accurately show who God is, is up to you.
bobbygreenbear
04-22-2007, 11:51 PM
so, what am i trying to say? simply, there's a lot of thrwing-about of insults and ridicules and claims that the bible is "false" or "ridiculous" or a "bunch of fairy tales". well, open your eyes, and when you do, open the bible, and see for yourself.
even if you think that all the miracles and what-not are fairy tales, there's a lot of other stuff. to take the work of perhaps 66 different people, and throw it out the window just because it is collected into a volume that that has things in it you don't like? that's nuts.
there's a lot of folks saying "don't be taken in, don't be mislead". well, i'll throw the charge back at y'all. don't just believe some website that tells you what to believe or that the bible is a pile of shit. lots of people died because they believed very strongly in this book. you may come to the conclusion that they died for a false belief or beliefs, but the important thing is that you come to your own conclusions.
in the words of a favorite researcher of mine: do your own research, come to YOUR OWN conclusions
good luck y'all ;)
couch-potato
04-23-2007, 12:20 AM
and you have the answers do you? you know the truth? than tell me. because if you don't know, you can't know that another belief is wrong.
i'm ready for the answer. we all are. the truth is, no body knows for sure. that's the eternal problem. it always will be. we believe different things, we may even think we know, we may believe very strongly, but we haven't seen the other side of this life, and we haven't seen God.
I do not need an infinite knowledge of the universe to know that religion if nothing but psychological delusion. I can prove that there is no such thing as a spherical cube, simply because it is impossible for one to exist. Using the same principles I can prove that the God described in the Christian bible cannot exist. The bible has great stories, and Jesus was a cool guy but what the poor book lacks is any actual evidence - which is what matters.
Gatekeeper777
04-23-2007, 12:22 AM
You are taught religious crap since you were sperm. and nothing else and to fear, so naturally you belive the stuff. the good reverand (who's livelyhood depends on your attendance) wouldn't try to deceive you would he/she???
Mark Bryan
04-25-2007, 08:39 PM
There is no proof of the bible being the truth.
There's PLENTY of proof! You just ain't lookin' in the right places! Adam to Elizabeth II (http://www.potts.net.au/tree/misc/adam.html) Here's God's promise to King David there would be NO END to his throne! http://www.historycentral.com/Mideast/Sixday.gif This picture fulfills what was spoken of the prophet Isaiah in 700 B.C.E. Isaiah;31:5 As BIRDS FLYING,so will the Lord Of Hosts DEFEND Jerusalem! You can also look at Luke;21:24 and Matthew;34:32-36 Then there's hemp of course! http://www.zelfoaustralia.com/images/zelfo_brochure.pdf Ezekiel ;34:29 or how 'bout Micah;2:1,2? http://www.city.west-lafayette.in.us/wlpd/metropic/050805.png which Micah foretold hemp prohibition? Or better yet, http://www.ensignmessage.com/archivesephraim.html AMERICA IN PROPHECY!
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