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Rahvin
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Message 101 of 111 (463270)
04-14-2008 8:13 PM
Reply to: Message 99 by SteelyPhil
04-14-2008 10:41 AM


I'm sorry, but being who I am, I have to say that I find your question rather ridiculous. I was taught and truly believe that the Bible is the word of God. How can you argue with His authority? I understand about evolution, but to me it seems as though man is trying to define an existence that is truly beyond his scope, since only God can truly design and create. All who revoke His word shall go to Hell, so my recommendation is to pick up a Bible and start reading, because that is the only truth in this world.
Muslims tell me the exact same thing regarding the Koran. Mormons say the same thing about not just the Bible but also the Book of Mormon, as well.
Since these and other religions all make the same mutually exclusive claims regarding their holy texts, how am I to determine which is true?
More importantly, what distinguishes your Bible from a nearly identical work of fiction? If I found a book identical to the Bible including apparent age of the text and for which there existed an equally old following, but instead of the word "god" it used "the flying spaghetti monster," how would I know which one to believe?
How do I know they are not all fictional?

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