A critical look at the accuracy and morality of the Bible
The question of Bible accuracy is important in many debates, particularly those regarding creationism and certain defenses of Christianity. Creationism is, in fact, an attempt to make science compatible with the fundamentalist requirement of Biblical literalism and infallibility. Christian theism typically defends its claim to truth by appealing to supposedly fulfilled Bible prophesies. Before tackling…
Christians often take great pride in their ability to cite Biblical verse on a wide range of issues, and this is certainly understandable since they believe that the Bible is the Word of God. Fundamentalists, in fact, see it as the inerrant word of God—a book that says what it means, and means what it…
Bible debates, perhaps more than any other debate topic, can become lost in endless details of interpretation and subtle questions of translation. It can easily seem that to get into the debate at all requires one to be a Biblical scholar. Fortunately, this is not the case, particularly when dealing with fundamentalists who claim that…
As the body of human knowledge has increased, creationists advocating a literal interpretation of the Bible are required to devise ever more complex defenses. Like many debate subjects, it is easy to get caught up in complex details and miss the many simple and devastating debating points immediately available to anyone. For example, the Noah…
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