Who said I dont' want to believe in God? But what Maureen says it was i have experienced - that what folks offer as evidence that the bible is the word of god is not evidence to me.
--Beth, Pseudo usenet cop Merlin MTB, BikeE AT, RANS gliss, Trek R200, Kickbike Owned by Kavik (Samoyed Boy) and Toklat (Keeshond Boy) Anchorage, Alaska ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 8:30 PM Subject: RE: Battleground God > You can also rationalize that the earth is flat. If you don't want to > believe something, you can always find an excuse not to believe it. > > H. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: BethF [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 2:19 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Battleground God > > > And THIS is exactly where I say that whats "evidence" to someone else is NOT > what I consider evidence. Things that folks bring up as proof in an > argument for the existance of God are completely explainable (to me) by > other means, and therefore to ME they aren't evidence. > > --Beth, Pseudo usenet cop > Merlin MTB, BikeE AT, RANS gliss, Trek R200, Kickbike > Owned by Kavik (Samoyed Boy) and Toklat (Keeshond Boy) > Anchorage, Alaska > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Maureen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 12:54 PM > Subject: Re: Battleground God > > > > At 08:16 AM 3/11/02, Christopher wrote: > > > > >The historical accuracy of the Scriptures (The Bible) is in a class by > > >itself, far superior to the written records of Egypt, Assyria, and other > > >early nations. Archeological confirmations of the Biblical record have > been > > >almost innumerable in the last century. > > > > Which version? Which translation? Which scholars? Which archaeologists? > > > > I"ve been studying biblical history and scriptures for over 30 years, > > including learning ancient languages so I could read the source > manuscripts > > for myself, and I've never found anything that would convince me that the > > bible (in any form) is anything more than the words of man. > > > > For every Nelson Glueck quote, there are others such as Philip Davies who > > wrote: "The gap between the Biblical Israel and the historical Israel as > we > > derive it from archaeology is huge. We have almost two entirely different > > societies. Beyond the name 'Israel' and the same geographical location, > > they have almost nothing in common." > > > > I happen to believe that a lot of the events in the Bible have historical > > antecedents, but using that historical 'evidence' to proof G*d is > spaghetti > > logic. You could prove that Moses existed, ruled in Egypt, and lead his > > people to the promised land, but you will never prove, based on > > archaeological or historical evidence, that the voice coming out the > > burning bush belonged to some supreme and all-powerful being. The best > you > > can ever say is that you (and Moses) believed it was G*d. Which takes you > > right back into the realm of faith. > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
