I quote the topic title from
a message of Juraikken's at the "Exodus Part Two: Population of the Exodus Group" topic. There has been an ongoing discussion there (and elsewhere?) that has little (IMO) directly to do with the topic.
Jar has taken part in the above cited discussion, and it's largely an exploration of Jar's "The map vs. the territory" analogy.
So, the repeat the topic title, Juraikken asserts that "The Bible was NOT man made, it was Godly made."
Might I suggest, that man has had a hand in the manufacturing of the physical book? Also, down through time, that man has had a hand in translating and editing the content of the Bible (the variety of your choice, as Jar points out, there are many variations on what is "The Bible"?
Now I ask, being that man is the screw-up prone creature he is, how successful has God been at maintaining Biblical quality control down through the ages? Perfect quality control? Near perfect? The general story is correct? The book still has some valid use? It's worthless?
I say, real quality control, now there God would have pulled off his greatest miracle.
Maybe I can get fast admin action, in getting this topic into the "The Bible: Accuracy and Inerrancy" forum.
Moose
Added by edit: I have now discovered the older
Determining a book's truth topic. Perhaps my new topic is redundant to that topic.
Edited by Minnemooseus, : See above.
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Evolution - Changes in the environment, caused by the interactions of the components of the environment.
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