Originally Posted by rimfire
When you tell someone that you don't believe in the bible, or a god, and they immediately quote the bible as proof is what gets me laughing. Ignorance is Bliss I guess.


Well quoting the Bible establishes the source of their belief--if they couldn't quote a supporting reference it would leave their belief merely a personal persuasion like a skeptic's belief. However this response does not mean that there is not plenty of external witnesses to the truth of scripture in history and archaeology. The skeptic's position is based on their lack of a sure knowledge--which is not convincing of anything.