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It's not evidence at all, it's a claim, nothing more. Claims need support, claims need evidence and
when the believer has none, their claim can be rejected as unsupported.
The Bible has no authority for people who do not already accept it's authority. Throwing around
claims that because it's in the Bible it must be so is ludicrous. |
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Treating ones chosen interpretation of the Bible as a whole as a clear mandate from God is not
convincing evidence let alone single verses. |
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I believe one can make a pretty good case as the Bible being an exceptional book compared to any
other in a number of ways. One can then reasonably argue that it is divinely inspired. Certainly,
Paul wasn't in a trance taking dictation from the all mighty in Greek. But there is good reason to
think that God did reveal himself in the book.
Getting to the point of the debate, yes one needs to really study Bible passages in context and with
others for clarity about what the authors' views really were. Sometimes it is quite obvious what
the Bible is saying, and other times quite a challenge, especially when there is apparent
contradiction. |
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I could assemble anything I want from words that just appear in the Bible. Irresponsible
interpretation is a punk move. Interpretation is so dangerous that the Judicial system was a means
for changing many policies in the US government. |
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You can "pluck" a whole page from the bible and as far as I am concerned it won't be convincing
evidence at all to anything. Evidence for what anyways? If you have to resort to examining the bible
to determine your own beliefs you are incredibly docile and lazy. There is no reason anyone should
have to consult blatantly racist and sexist scripture written by ancient minds and ancient mottos to
formulate their moral and ethical decisions when they already have their own judgment and thought
process. |
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The problem with using the bible as evidence in almost any debate is that the bible is clearly
disputed territory. Therefore while you may convince a portion of people who believe in the bible
you will automatically fail to convince any of the many people who are either non religious or of
some other religion. As a debate gambit it is somewhat self defeating on the face of it. |
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Yes, context is relevant...but....the bible also means what it says.
The Authority is not in question to alot of us....
Why do I sense a 'godbot' coming my way? Not from you Grenache, from.... |
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Speaking of context, why in the world is this in the Shopping section? |
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16 Jul 2009 19:39
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