Originally posted by Suzianne
I dunno, we constantly have to deal with ignoramuses who debate God without reading the Bible, so why not argue the video without seeing it?
Isn't that the norm in this forum? Arguing from ignorance?
Mostly from your side of the debate.
However, If I want to know what your religion says about a topic, it would make sense to go read
what it says [if anything] in the bible...
Except that if I go and read the bible and take what it says at face value. I will find that almost none
of you Christians will actually believe what it actually says. Because it has to be 'interpreted'.
So reading the bible is less helpful than it would first appear.
So, maybe I want to know if your religion is true and your god exists... Well now I need evidence
that your religion is true and that your god exists, and the bible isn't evidence for the claims in
the bible. External evidence is needed, and none exists.
Of course, yours is not the only religion. And the bible is not the only holy book.
[How many other religions holy books have you read btw?]
That's a lot of reading of generally very boring books, often times which need al sorts of properly sourced
and researched commentaries to make sense of them by placing them in their proper historical context.
Giving you even more reading to do.
So here's a plan. I will read in full, with all relevant commentaries, the holy book of whichever religion/s can
actually demonstrate that their beliefs [and, if relevant, god/s] are true and actually real.
Till then I will read books that are actually interesting and/or informative.