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I find that to be partially true. But I have experienced so many arguments to the contrary. Maybe a person believes in belief A. They say they will believe belief B if source C supports it. Source C does indeed support it. Now they change their mind and say they will believe in belief B...

Yes. But what we choose is influenced by what we know and have experienced in life. Some people change their beliefs about certain matters when they are introduced to new experiences and information. Some people will stick to their beliefs no matter what they learn or experience.

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My understanding at the time was that orthodox texts found with this "gospel" were unfinished or had scribe errors. I assume you know the process behind copying scriptural texts so I won't bore you with the details. It was assumed they were discarded because they failed one of the criteria...

Ha ha... Come to think of it, I think my professor kept it. I probably have it on a floppy disk somewhere. Might even be on my college computer. I still have it in storage. If you consider it to be a valid 5th source, then feel free to provide some facts and reasoning for your opinion...

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Along with a bunch of gnostic texts. A library one was nearby so the assumption is that these texts were intentionally discarded due to being declared heretic. Let me explain my purpose here because you don't seem to understand. I barely have any free time. My newborn is 2 weeks old so I...

Nothing suspicious about it. Nobody brought up this fact so I just threw it out there. I didn't realize it was something that was so controversial.

I'm being hostile? I was thinking that about you. I stated a fact. Just a fact. No essay. Just a fact. Them facts sure are hostile to you.

Apples and oranges. I'm not talking about pottery, which is the gold standard for archeology. I'm talking about important documents that were considered holy. I have spoken directly with professors in college on this very same subject and my point was one they often brought up. I checked...

Just pointing out the fact. If it were sacred, I'd wonder why it was in the trash. It's not like they had copy machines back then. Copies of books, especially scripture, were highly coveted. It doesn't mean it was truly fake, but it is one of many arrows pointing in that direction.

I'm just going to point out that the Gospel of Thomas was first found in the trash. Someone literally tossed it in the trash and we found it over a thousand years later. Must not have thought it was too important or that it was even legitimate.

I think I told this story here before. But anyway, I was invited to a Methodist Bible study by a friend in college. I went because we were close friends and I knew her church was very important to her. I figured I'd accompany her just to be nice. I eventually got into a debate with the woman...

I had someone become VERY upset when I questioned the story of Noah's Ark. I wasn't even being skeptical. I just wanted insight on how it would have happened. With all the varied species around the world, I was confused on how they all made it to that boat. Did the kangaroos ride a whale to...

With all of the technology we are creating, I hope that some day my daughter will somehow be able to walk. We're getting there. I just hope I'm alive to see it.

Raised in a Catholic family. Most of my aunts and uncles are named Mary, Josephine, Joseph, John, etc. I started reading the Bible at age 5 but nobody did a good job explaining my questions about the Bible. So I eventually became a skeptic and atheist. But I still had a fascination with the...

Yep. He doesn't tell people to drink or inject bleach. If you saw the entire speech, which I watched live, a medical professional stated his plan for the "sanitizing solution" and then Trump repeated it. Trump even looks back at him during his speech because Trump seems confused by it as well...

There is zero evidence that the virus has natural origins. Zero.

The Lancet Microbe editorial was written by scientists who were associated with or who worked for EcoHealth Alliance. They were the ones who were behind the lab leak in the first place. Biden punished them soon after for their actions by removing all funding from them. Trusting the August...