No, not everyone does. Especially
my hypotheticals!
But this one's different. It's actually
not hypothetical. It only looks like one. But it has already happened! You'll see what I mean as we get into it. Here:
You are approached by a stranger. He is holding a book. He shows it to you and says to you, "This is God's Word. It is perfect. God requires you to believe that it is His Word. He requires that you obey it."
What do you do? How do you deal with this stranger and his strange claims? (Or not so strange, to some!
) Do you just believe him? Become a follower of his religion (or "relationship", as he prefers to call it)?
Notice that I haven't said what the book is. It could be the Bible, or the Book of Mormon, or the Quran, or The Lord of the Rings. In this (non)hypothetical, it shouldn't matter. Your answer should (ideally!) include a methodology for testing the man's claims, no matter what the book actually is.
OK. That's it. Discuss.
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