quote Coyote:
When it comes to religious belief, evidence plays no role. Contrary evidence is either ignored, denied, or misrepresented.
Responds Jzyehoshua:
Perhaps, but if so then Biblical belief is not by your definition 'religious belief' since evidence does indeed play some role.
And then you go into the most obvious use of circular reasoning and consider these "facts," well in keeping with the apologetics of which Coyote spoke.
You have proven his point for him.
To prove my point, what better source than the Bible itself?
Oh, how about a half-dozen sources from outside any religious field? That would certainly make the rest of us take notice.
Don't do the flud thing. That is sooo dead.
How about the "water into wine" trick? Any non-religious independent sources on that one?
How about the exodus plagues? Any independent sources (maybe Egyptian histories) for corroboration?