how do you deal with this?

every athiest is going to read this (or at least the first few lines and then say they read the rest) and think to themselves "yay! an end to christianity!"

every christian is going to read this and say "what is this person talking about? these connections aren't real connections."

http://tinyurl.com/lcmnc

quote:Originally posted by Totyai:

every athiest is going to read this (or at least the first few lines and then say they read the rest) and think to themselves "yay! an end to christianity!"

I used to be a Christian and was able to rationalize both of those by manipulating my interpretation of the Bible.

You have to interpret it just right, or else the devil is tricking you into seeing a contradiction.

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murder/suicide

quote:Originally posted by Elephantitis Man:

I used to be a Christian and was able to rationalize both of those by manipulating my interpretation of the Bible.

You have to interpret it just right, or else the devil is tricking you into seeing a contradiction.

or you have to realize that the bible is the oldest historical book and that not everybody keeps perfect records.

quote:Originally posted by Totyai:

or you have to realize that the bible is the oldest historical book and that not everybody keeps perfect records.

Okay, great. Now tell me why we should all follow some of its arbitrary rules that defy common sense.

In Leviticus, it condones stoning your children to death if they disobey you. This sounds like a rule written by a tribe of ancient Israelites, nothing more.

quote:Originally posted by Totyai:

or you have to realize that the bible is the oldest historical book and that not everybody keeps perfect records.

The bible is not, by any means, the oldest historical book. Take a damn history lesson or two.

quote:Originally posted by Totyai:

or you have to realize that the bible is the oldest historical book and that not everybody keeps perfect records.

God does

They make sense in context, as long as you're not reading for the purpose of finding flaws. Kinda.

And there are sites that refute the contradictions right back atcha.