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#189252
BonzaiRob
God is in the detail XD
3/22/2007 9:01:48 PM
#189277
BurntBush
Only if you try and bullshit somebody else about it.
3/22/2007 9:27:34 PM
#235475
Salvador
If one accepts that there is a God, then one is already moving away from what is scientific.
And that is good how?
5/23/2007 6:53:53 PM
#235482
Sideshow Bob
Technically he's correct. A metaphysical being DOES transcend science. Also, critical thought is a resource that is all too often underused in Bible study (A key reason for this site's existence, in fact). However, handwaving the apparent contradictions rather than using a critical mind to riddle them out is not a good idea.
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5/23/2007 7:01:28 PM
#235529
JasoNF
Any contradiction tells us the bible was made by fallable man, not a perfect God, and should be treated as such rather than revered.
5/23/2007 7:56:51 PM
#1488505
anothga
Yes. Details ARE *that* important.
12/31/2012 3:45:49 PM
#1488540
xyz
God has nothing to do with science.
Would you invest money in an overunity device, on the off chance that scientists might be wrong about them not being possible?
12/31/2012 6:36:36 PM
#1491999
Dr.Shrinker
"If one accepts that there is a God, then one is already moving away from what is scientific. "
- With you so far.
"In that case, is contradiction really that much of a problem?"
- If you are trying to define objective reality then, yes, contradiction is a big problem.
"One must use a critical mind when looking through the Bible, even if one is a believer,"
- If one did that, one would no longer be a believer.
"...but if one has already decided that there is a God, then aren't the contradictions relatively trivial?"
- If you go by the assumption that the bible is perfect then, no, the contradictions it contains are in fact a very serious problem.
"Are the details *that* important?"
- Over the centuries a lot of people have been killed over the details of Christianity. Your lot seems to think those details are very important
1/8/2013 8:30:06 PM
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