deadman_932

And another day without Dave addressing any of the many questions waiting for him in multiple threads

Constant Mews

Are you surprised? As Dave himself has indicated, he is not here to answer questions. He is here to show us 'good' science until we accept the Word of God according to Dave.

mung bean

Did anyone else notice this?

Davey boy, you still don't get it.

Sven

This is basically an argument ad populum. Which is a logical fallacy, you know.

Dave, Dave, Dave... apart from the many other arguments against tis: How do you know that it's unique if you've only read "small parts" of other religious books?

As usual: You have no basis at all to make claims, yet you don't hesitate to make extraodrinary ones!

Even if this critic does not base his arguments on the bible at all?

Sven

Interestingly, about two to three years ago, there was a show in German television in which "charts" for the most liked books of Germans wre presented.

The Bible was No. 2.

"The Lord of the Rings" was No. 1

Have you read it?

Personally, I would rather recommend "The Silmarillion", which is much more like the bible with respect to content (creation & myths & legends). But in contrast to the bible, it's highly readable and not boring at all.

Maybe that's because the god(s) therein don't behave contradictory, don't give lots of silly rules, and because not dozens of pages are full of "begats".

khalimirov

Well, no, I haven't read the whole thing. I love the Gospels, Paul's (authentic) letters, bits of Genesis and Exodus and a few of the other OT books. Why is it important to read all the books of the Bible? Perhaps eventually I'll read them all, but I'm more a person of depth and I want to understand certain (favorite) books as much as I can. Time is limited unfortunately.

Smullyan-esque

I've got a compelling reason for you. It is called "logical consistency".
Since you criticise the holy books of other faiths by claiming that the Bible is better than theirs, then you should read them to find out if you are correct.

I mean, you haven't read them, so you could be wrong! Maybe the book of Mormon has better prophecies, or the Koran describes the human condition better. You SAY the Bible is the best, but you admit you haven't read these other books that people tell you are better. That means you DO NOT KNOW if the Bible is the best.

Your faith is supported by your ignorance. Do you expect God to think you wise?

SAWells

Wait a second, I get it!

The Bible is unique among books because AFDave has read it! No other religious or scientific book can make this claim!



...and now I can't even tell if that's sarcasm or not. I think I "Poe's Law"-ed myself.

mung bean

:rolling: :rolling: :rolling: :rolling: :thumbs:

khalimirov

Why does a critic need to have read Leviticus (for example) to be critical of your fundamentalism? What divine inspiration do we find there that would change a critic's mind?