Originally Posted by DBT
The same for the bible, where its supernatural claims are written on parchment, taught in church or schools, but cannot be tested or verified, therefore a matter of faith.

Well, well, well, you have swerved into part of the truth (sort of). The corollary to this is that the bible's claims cannot be tested or disproved, either; and are therefore a matter of faith. This is precisely what I and others have been saying all along!

The bible's claims cannot be tested; how can historical events be replicated? Therefore, neither proof nor refutation are possible. You either believe the accounts or you don't, which means you either accept the accounts because you believe the witnesses to be truthful or not accepting the accounts because you think the witnesses were either lying or delusional. One or the other has to be true of anyone who has heard the gospel. None of the science that has been developed over the course of time has anything to do with whether or not you believe the bible, specifically the parts concerning the resurrection of Jesus.

One's faith is either in the accounts of people who were there at the time, or one's faith is in one's own ability to reason. One of these faiths is grounded in humility, the other in arrogance.


The biggest problem our country has is not systemic racism, it's systemic stupidity.