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I will never discourage a person from questioning the stories they are told. Scripture included. If something is true, it will survive criticism. We should always try to test all things.

Out of curiosity, do you have any examples of scripture that is definitely false? Often the same happens with science. I have seen textbooks that still claim some of Darwin's research to still be true even though it was proven false so long ago. For example, the peppered moths. Other...

Already has been.

If the Bible is true, then it isn't symbolic. Even crazy stories that aren't in Genesis, like Jonah, were confirmed by Jesus to actually have happened. Adam and Eve are mentioned later on as having truly existed. So if Genesis is false and just a symbol, then the book caves in on itself. An...

I hate to get into hypotheticals, but I will for this question. If the Bible really is 100% true, do you think that the Israelites in Egypt believed the stories of Genesis? I for one am willing to bet that they didn't. They probably found the stories to be just myth. But then they ended up...

Still used today to make us believe that the rich getting richer somehow helps the poor.

Overheard a "gentleman" who had paraphrased a Russian quote about Jews. Basically he said that everyone feels bad for what happened to the Jews yet nobody asks what the Jews did to deserve it. I confronted him and asked him what millions of Jews did to deserve being starved and killed by the...

I apologize. I should have said that "some" are just graduates of the school of Google. But it is becoming more and more common. I would add that some get turned off by the logic used by God in the Bible. I've discussed the topic with some atheists who simply were turned off by the first few...

Very well said.

Best criteria? I don't have one. But when it comes to any argument, this is what I notice. 1. The one who speaks the loudest is probably wrong. 2. Likewise the one who listens the least is probably wrong. 3. The one who resorts to insults is probably wrong. 4. The one who deflects is...

Sukkot a.k.a. "the Feast" is mentioned constantly in the Bible. So is Yom Kippur a.k.a. "the Fast". Claiming that you read the Bible in its entirety, yet not being able to recall these 2 holy days? Really? That's like someone saying they watched all of the Star Wars movies but don't recall...

They could read and study scripture for themselves. This could be its own thread I suppose. Let me give you a common example. Now and then we hear of some church that has a "prophet" who believes that the Earth will end on a specific date. They make the claim that God has let them know the...

In a nutshell, humans keep choosing the wrong tree to eat from. They choose the king of lies, deception, murder, suffering, hate, pride, etc. Israel was the example. When they followed God, they didn't suffer. When they started ignoring God's laws and advice, they were in essence eating from...

I have not. I have met theology majors who read the entire Bible, but none were atheists. I have met plenty of atheists who claimed they had read the Bible. They even claimed to have studied the entire book in detail in college. But when I started asking them basic questions about the Bible...

I have referenced the Quran. I never read the whole book. The #1 way that I know he hasn't read the Bible is that he doesn't understand why God allows suffering. If he had read the OT he would know the answer to this. I have also personally met plenty of people who graduated from "bible...

First thing it says it that he is an expert on the NT. I did have an atheist tell me that he had read the entire Bible. But then he backtracked and said he had only read the NT. I am willing to bet this guy is the same. I have known so many people who studied theology yet couldn't name 5...

So many times I have had friends say that they would never vote for someone who is a liar. But they vote for liars. Never made sense to me.

I have never met an atheist who ever read the Bible from cover to cover. I've been waiting for the moment for over 20 years. No such luck. But I agree in part. Many theists have their opinion, read the parts of the Bible that agree with their opinion, and then move on. Some are shocked to...

Most people's opinions are more important to them than scripture. This isn't a religious issue, it's a human nature issue. People will hold to their beliefs and opinions so strongly that facts don't have a chance. Most people will actually double down when faced with facts to the contrary...