biblical contradictions: hit me

[smoke it]

i got 3 for ya.

1. dinosaurs. the bible says that all of the animals and adam ane eve were created at the same time. carbon 14 dating proves that dinosaurs are older than people (if you dont know what carbon 14 dating is, say so, and ill explain). this contradicts what the bible says.

2. skeletons on ancient humans have been found that arent homo-sapiens. actually, several different stages of human development have been found. the bible says that adam and eve were homo-sapiens just as we are now. what gives?

3. and lastly, the whole noah's arc story makes no sense. for everything on earth to be covered with water, there would have to be 5 times the amount of water thats in all of the worlds oceans, lakes, glaciers and rivers combined. even if god did create and take away all of this water when he wanted to, the amount of water vapor that would be in the air when the whole world was submerged, would be so great, that just breathing would cause you to drown.

[da highest]

genesis "let there be light", then god created the sun, how can there be light before the sun?
turns out the jewish writers didn't think about that one.

[hazetwostep]

da highest... stars are not the only sorce of light...

[Frank_The_Tank]

is it not possible that the jesus rebirth or watever was a hoax? This is just a theory and in no way represents what i believe but sence we are on the topic... lets say jesus was a pot smoking alchoholic with really good weed and was halucinating left and right. He was acually what the governments though he was and he was killed.And his disifles(spelling) came back at night and hid the corpse because they didn't want to look like jackass's for believing in him and than when the rest of the people returned the next day they seen him missing from the tomb and went on their merry way preaching about his dissipearance. Although that theory may sound obserd which one is more believable my theory or that god really does exist but left us absolutely no proof exept for the writings of people 2000 years ago. Also what says that the writings from all there people were really just a fictional novel that was confused with acual truth through the ages. I think that is there is a god he would give proof just like he did 2000 years ago. i could go on for pages on the theories on god but meh.

[darth stoner]

i'll get it started with a typical website contradiction.


God good to all, or just a few?

PSA 145:9 The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

JER 13:14 And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.



this is a hard one. you'll see God in the bible many times as a loving and caring father, and other times as a vengeful destroyer. in fact, a lot of folks have thought that the God of the old testament is incompatible with the God of the new testament, because He seems to be filled with rage and destruction in the old, and love and mercy in the new.

the best way i can answer this question (and i know it's not a great answer) is that God is not bound by human emotion or characteristics. He is both love, and He is also holy, perfect, and hates sin. "sin" means "missing the mark" and is anything short of perfection. so when you here me say "we're all sinners" i think you'll understand that i mean, none of us is perfect. it is important when reading the bible to realize that God is descending to our level to interpret heavenly things to us.

anyway, this sort of "contradiction" may be impossible for some to get over. the reason is because you're implying human characteristics on the allmighty. we don't tend to show great wrath, and also mercy and kindness, but God is not human, nor bound by our imperfections.

this explanation might sound like a cop-out, and it doesn't really explain why God is the way He is (that's one i can't answer), but i think it's a critical point when understanding the bible.

So you believe the Earth is 6,000 years old and that women were created from a guy's rib ?


You're delusional, sorry to say. How would you feel about me if I whole-heartedly said I believe in Zeus ? Or Poseidon ? Or Ra ?

Yup.

I don't want to write a testament (no pun intended) on the subject, but I suggest you watch/read the following:

God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens

Beyond Belief 2006 (15+ hours but damn worth it)

You can find plenty of Richard Dawkins on youtube also. If you prefer reading, you can find some literature @
RichardDawkins.net
http://www.exchristian.net/


I'm not being offensive towards you here, it's just that I've had this same debate with friends of friends and some online friends way too many times for the past few months.

[longgonetx]

1. how can God be one God but be composed of three persons ,ie father son and holy spirit
2. how can a man be born of a virgin (humans just don't replicate that way)
3. how can Jesus be fully man or fully man, christian sects are stilly fighting over that one

[Tony1234567890]

i'll get it started with a typical website contradiction.


God good to all, or just a few?

PSA 145:9 The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

JER 13:14 And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.



this is a hard one. you'll see God in the bible many times as a loving and caring father, and other times as a vengeful destroyer. in fact, a lot of folks have thought that the God of the old testament is incompatible with the God of the new testament, because He seems to be filled with rage and destruction in the old, and love and mercy in the new.

OLD TESTIMENT GOD: No payment for sin.
NEW TESTIMENT GOD: Full & complete payment for sin.

In the old testiment, only the a select few were able to talk to God because only a select few found favor with God. The priest can only enter God's presence once a year. Only priests can make your requests to God because you had no right to even mention his name let alone talk to him.

In the new testiment, everyone can talk to God because full and 100% payment has been made by Jesus Christ. The book of Hebrews tells us that we can boldly come before God because of Jesus Christ and make our requests known AND BE ASSURED OF HIS GLAD WELCOME. Why can we be assured of his glad welcome? Because our debt has been paid in full. We have been redeemed.

If you doubt that God exists, give him a chance. What have you got to loose? I can promise you that if you pray, not just some blah blah blah amen, but if you really pray, if you really trust, he will show you. I didn't beleive at one point. I had major doubts. Then one day, I gave him a chance, no sarcasim, no buts, no anger, just total and completely break down and have an honest conversation with no guard up and no questions, just seeking and asking for a "taste". I got it. Can't explain what I got, can't explain how I know, but people that know, know exactly what I'm talking about.