duke
9/2/2012 10:38:00 PM
On Sat, 01 Sep 2012 08:16:56 -0500, Free Lunch <lunch@nofreelunch.us> wrote:
>On Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:27:40 -0600, skink on sink <liz@ar.ds> wrote in
>alt.atheism:
>
>>On 8/31/2012 6:43 PM, Free Lunch wrote:
>>> On Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:25:39 -0500, Antares 531
>>> <gordonlrDELETE@swbell.net> wrote in alt.atheism:
>>>
>>>> I would like some honest, straight forward comments from others
>>>> regarding the general interpretation and acceptance or rejection of
>>>> the Bible.
>>>>
>>>> What I'm asking is, can a person with a mind-set to read the Bible
>>>> for the purpose of learning and accepting the Bible's teachings, find
>>>> an abundance of information and inspiration that will result in an
>>>> ever increasing level of confidence that the Bible is the Word of God?
>>>>
>>>> On the flip side, can a person with a mind-set to read the Bible with
>>>> the intention of justifying their rejection of the Bible in general,
>>>> find an equivalent abundance of information and inspiration that will
>>>> result in an ever increasing level of rejection of the Bible and its
>>>> teachings?
>>>>
>>>> Is this whole process a closely balanced feather edge matter in which
>>>> each person can go their own way and find ample justification and
>>>> reinforcement for doing so?
>>>>
>>>> I'm not looking for arguments. I'm looking for information regarding
>>>> the way others perceive the process of accepting or rejecting the
>>>> Bible.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, Gordon
>>>
>>> I was a believer when I read and studied the entire Bible.
>>
>>Ut oh...here we go again...
>>
>>> This led me
>>> to reject the claims made about the Bible because it is full of too many
>>> errors for God to have had anything to do with it.
>>
>>Iow, God is perfect, but man is not.
>>
>>You ARE a believer!
>
>Nope, I just realized that the doctrine of God that was allegedly
>supported by the Bible could not be true, either, because the Bible was
>so full of errors
What errors? Can you name 100? Nah, how about 1?
and no facts could be found anywhere that supported
>that doctrine. Once you treat the Bible honestly, the religions that
>have arisen claiming to use the Bible all fall.
The dukester, American - American
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