Noah and the Ark

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Originally Posted by pelathais

I take issue with your assertion that "the Bible has been thoroughly debunked."

Also the statement that "those who call themselves Christian are debunking it." Look at the point-by-point analysis I made of some of Jason's fundamentalist style claims. Even with what I felt to be a serious inspection I ended up actually correlating the volcanism of the Dead Sea region with the "fire and brimstone" events of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.

The fundies are just as misguided as those who assert the notion of a supernatural being behind it all. There are natural processes at work and there is no need for a God. In fact, prove that there is a God. You can't. It's all subjective wishing and hoping.

And just because there was volcanism of the Dead Sea region that destroyed a couple cities it doesn't mean there was a God behind it. Was God behind Katrina? The tsunamis? Earthquakes in the world today? No. What happened was a catastrophe that ancient people couldn't explain that was attributed to God. It's like the volcanos throughout the Pacific islands that islanders attributed to a god. They threw virgins into volcanos to appease this god.

God didn't create the world in six days, nor did God make Eve from a rib, there wasn't even an Adam. You won't find God parting the red sea nor will you find Jesus rising from the dead, if he existed at all. Most likely he was a radical rabbi that was executed for blasphemy and treason against Rome.

The Bible does present an accurate historical record. That can't really be "debunked" and never has been. The matters of faith often end up being "inconclusive" at best (or worst depending on what side you're on).

The Bible presents a mythological interpretation of historical events. That's all. It's a story book from an ancient religion no different than any other religious book.