15 May '06 22:13>
Originally posted by twhiteheadThe Bible and related writings contain many different view points
I would disagree. The Bible and related writings contain many different view points, none of which can be reliably shown to be an accurate transcript of the origional, and none of the Authors are known. Much of the writing is open to interpretation. A typical Christian appears to take the interpretation that either is given by someone apparently more lear ...[text shortened]... d one Christian cannot therefore logically substantiate thier beliefs as better than anothers.
In a mosaic manner of speaking, of course.
none of which can be reliably shown to be an accurate transcript of the origional
Huh? You can't be serious.
and none of the Authors are known.
As in, they're all dead? The forty different authors used by the Holy Spirit all had names; all are known.
Much of the writing is open to interpretation
Thankfully, He made it so that the Bible itself is an intrepretative tool. Oh, wait, you mean "open to interpretation" as in the writings of Nostradamus or some such. Obviously, you have no idea what you are talking about.
Christianity is illogical and one Christian cannot therefore logically substantiate thier beliefs as better than anothers.
Yeah, we're all just a bunch of numbnuts, aren't we? Dimwitted imbeciles without nary a clue. Hard to imagine how we stumble through this thing, isn't it?
If you knew the first thing about the Bible, you would know that it necessarily demands to be interpreted accurately, and that God has provided everything necessary for doing just that thing. A right thing can only be done in a right way.