I haven't read the bible cover to cover, nor will I admit to knowing everything, nor will I admit to believing it. You are correct that christmas was never mentioned in the bible. I was trying to use that as an example of the general populace being set in their way.
If God knows our future, and he is omnipotent, then that means that we are on a set course. If we had free will and were able to do what we wanted, then God wouldn't know what was going to happen next.
I don't have the bible memorized, but A couple of points- Genesis 1:1 If God had to creat the heavens, where was he before? Biblical scholars determined that biblical chronology fixes the date of creation at 4004 B.C. thereby making the earth about six thousand years old. Genesis 1:16 there are not 2 great lights. The light coming from the moon is a reflection of the light coming from the sun. Genesis 1:29 God gave us all the plants on the Earth to eat. So why are there poisonous plants that will kill us? Genesis 2:17 Adam ate from the tree and did not die. Genesis 7:11-12 Noah was 600 years old?!?! What ever. And are we to believe that the world was popluated from only Noah, his wife and his sons and their wives? geneticly impossible to stem out into asian, blacks, whites, hispanic etc from just the original 'arabic' race in the last 4000 years(the floods are to believed to have happened aroung 2007 B.C.)(arabic term used because this all happened in the middle east). Genesis 6:15 There would have been about only 1.5 cubic feet of space for every pair of animals on the Ark for the estimated 4 million+ different species of animals. Since you don't believe in evolution, that would mean everything(and everyday we are finding different species)(hmm, what about the fish? If God wanted to kill all the animals of the world, why would he leave the fish 7:14 no metion of fish, there is only mention of animals that walk the ground, and the birds in the air.) Genesis 7:19-20 It would have to rain more than 750 feet per day for 40 days/night to cover the world so that the mountains would be covered by a depth of 15 cubits (about 20 feet) There is no evidence of such a massive flood. Wouldn't there be evidence if the whole world was covered in water for 150 days? Genesis 32:25-30 If God was so powerful why could he not win in a wrestling match with Jacob, a mortal? Exodus 12:37 There was 600,000 men on foot, not including women, children, and the elderly. Round up to 1.5 million total. The total population for Egypt at the time was estimated at less than 2 million. Doesn't add up. Leviticus 14:49-53 Sounds like witch craft. 1 Timothy 6:10 Money is not the root of all evil. Lots of poor people do evil things. Lots of rich people do good things. Matthew 26:52 says all who take the sword, perish by the sword. But Jesus took a sword in Matthew 10:34 MK 11:12-14, 20-21 Wouldn't it have been better to make the fig tree produce, than to curse it and kill it?
And many more. I will admit that not all of these points are proving the Bible wrong(as per my original post), but major inconsistencies in a faith that is perfect and has all the answers. Now there might be a point, or 2 that might have been translated slightly off, but a minorority of these inconsistencies fall under that. Some of the points I threw in for fun. But a vast majority of inconsistencies are in Genesis. A perfect and omnipotent God could, should, and likely would see to it that such problems did not exist in a book which he had inspired.
The bible is a book of stories handed down. There was never written documentation from the time Adam and Eve were created. So how did it all get in the Bible? Stories handed down from generation to generation.
Just to let you know, I am not an Athiest. More along the lines of an Agnostic. I believe that all the major religions stemed from the same thought, but then Man started messing it up to suit his own needs. And to get back on topic, I don't believe in evolution. That also has too many holes in it's theory. Since this is a technology based site/forum/board, I will resign from this religious discussion.
I am thinking with my mind wide open, that's why I can type this.
Yes you can go on for hours, thankfully you aren't.
The Bible is nothing more than stories handed down. There are many items in the Bible that can be disproven, and have been disproven but the general society simply doesn't want to hear it. IE: Christmas. the churchs follow the general thought that Jesus was born on Dec 25. He wasn't. There is plenty of evidience that he was in fact born in the Spring time. Around 320AD the Roman Catholic church set that date to compete with the Pagans who were celebrating the Winter Solstice, and to lure them away and show them "the path".
In fact most major religions can be debated over 1 thought: Free will. All major religions believe that 'God' is in control and our futures are already set. If our future is already set, then we have no free will.
Open your mind, and think for yourself...
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I haven't read the bible cover to cover, nor will I admit to knowing everything, nor will I admit to believing it. You are correct that christmas was never mentioned in the bible. I was trying to use that as an example of the general populace being set in their way.
If God knows our future, and he is omnipotent, then that means that we are on a set course. If we had free will and were able to do what we wanted, then God wouldn't know what was going to happen next.
I don't have the bible memorized, but A couple of points-
Genesis 1:1 If God had to creat the heavens, where was he before? Biblical scholars determined that biblical chronology fixes the date of creation at 4004 B.C. thereby making the earth about six thousand years old.
Genesis 1:16 there are not 2 great lights. The light coming from the moon is a reflection of the light coming from the sun.
Genesis 1:29 God gave us all the plants on the Earth to eat. So why are there poisonous plants that will kill us?
Genesis 2:17 Adam ate from the tree and did not die.
Genesis 7:11-12 Noah was 600 years old?!?! What ever. And are we to believe that the world was popluated from only Noah, his wife and his sons and their wives? geneticly impossible to stem out into asian, blacks, whites, hispanic etc from just the original 'arabic' race in the last 4000 years(the floods are to believed to have happened aroung 2007 B.C.)(arabic term used because this all happened in the middle east).
Genesis 6:15 There would have been about only 1.5 cubic feet of space for every pair of animals on the Ark for the estimated 4 million+ different species of animals. Since you don't believe in evolution, that would mean everything(and everyday we are finding different species)(hmm, what about the fish? If God wanted to kill all the animals of the world, why would he leave the fish 7:14 no metion of fish, there is only mention of animals that walk the ground, and the birds in the air.)
Genesis 7:19-20 It would have to rain more than 750 feet per day for 40 days/night to cover the world so that the mountains would be covered by a depth of 15 cubits (about 20 feet) There is no evidence of such a massive flood. Wouldn't there be evidence if the whole world was covered in water for 150 days?
Genesis 32:25-30 If God was so powerful why could he not win in a wrestling match with Jacob, a mortal?
Exodus 12:37 There was 600,000 men on foot, not including women, children, and the elderly. Round up to 1.5 million total. The total population for Egypt at the time was estimated at less than 2 million. Doesn't add up.
Leviticus 14:49-53 Sounds like witch craft.
1 Timothy 6:10 Money is not the root of all evil. Lots of poor people do evil things. Lots of rich people do good things.
Matthew 26:52 says all who take the sword, perish by the sword. But Jesus took a sword in Matthew 10:34
MK 11:12-14, 20-21 Wouldn't it have been better to make the fig tree produce, than to curse it and kill it?
And many more. I will admit that not all of these points are proving the Bible wrong(as per my original post), but major inconsistencies in a faith that is perfect and has all the answers. Now there might be a point, or 2 that might have been translated slightly off, but a minorority of these inconsistencies fall under that. Some of the points I threw in for fun. But a vast majority of inconsistencies are in Genesis. A perfect and omnipotent God could, should, and likely would see to it that such problems did not exist in a book which he had inspired.
The bible is a book of stories handed down. There was never written documentation from the time Adam and Eve were created. So how did it all get in the Bible? Stories handed down from generation to generation.
Just to let you know, I am not an Athiest. More along the lines of an Agnostic. I believe that all the major religions stemed from the same thought, but then Man started messing it up to suit his own needs. And to get back on topic, I don't believe in evolution. That also has too many holes in it's theory.
Since this is a technology based site/forum/board, I will resign from this religious discussion.
I am thinking with my mind wide open, that's why I can type this.
Yes you can go on for hours, thankfully you aren't. The Bible is nothing more than stories handed down. There are many items in the Bible that can be disproven, and have been disproven but the general society simply doesn't want to hear it. IE: Christmas. the churchs follow the general thought that Jesus was born on Dec 25. He wasn't. There is plenty of evidience that he was in fact born in the Spring time. Around 320AD the Roman Catholic church set that date to compete with the Pagans who were celebrating the Winter Solstice, and to lure them away and show them "the path". In fact most major religions can be debated over 1 thought: Free will. All major religions believe that 'God' is in control and our futures are already set. If our future is already set, then we have no free will. Open your mind, and think for yourself...