If you think Christianity is a fairy tale, then where did the Bible come from?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are also portions of the Bible that are adapted from older traditional tales, like the Book of Job.

I really don't see how this is an argument for Christianity.

Look, your faith is your business, but if you're out looking for definitive proof to do the whole "checkmate atheists" thing, you're going to either come up empty or end up making pretty absurd arguments.

You have to live with the fact that not everyone shares your beliefs. Other people believe their own faiths are the one true religion as well. Some people believe none of it.

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I think most people in this country worship the $$ more than anything

[Anonymous]

Weren't there any attempts to memorize Bible?

[Anonymous]

Where did Lord of the Rings come from? Somebody wrote a story down.

For the Bible, a whole bunch of people wrote a story down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where did Lord of the Rings come from? Somebody wrote a story down.

For the Bible, a whole bunch of people wrote a story down.

Many stories. They evolved and some variations were accepted over time. Others weren't.

[Anonymous]

You tell us where it came from? You’re the believer.

[Anonymous]

Even if it was divinely inspired it was written by human beings. That's where it came from.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Weren't there any attempts to memorize Bible?

Of course! Widespread literacy is a modern trait. Until the last 300 years or so, most people couldn't read.

[Anonymous]

Honestly people who post stuff like this makes me think you're not very secure in your own faith if you feel threatened by the non belief or doubts of others, or of you feel the need to come up with some steel trap logic to justify this.

I was raised in an interfaith family myself and accepting there are different beliefs and you can decide what you believe for yourself, you accept not everyone is going to agree, and you just move on.

[Anonymous]

I would be careful about going down this road OP. Once you open yourself to serious critical thinking, your faith will be at risk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So a bunch of bored people just wrote the entire document and convinced.people to believe it? Or what about Christianity becoming the official religion of the Romans? Did the Emperor one day say, "this sounds good" and decide to make it official?

If you are a nonbeliever, I respect you. But how do you answer this?

The Bible was written by a bunch of Jews, of course.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would be careful about going down this road OP. Once you open yourself to serious critical thinking, your faith will be at risk.

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[Anonymous]

Jesus was so important that they restarted the calendar from 0.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jesus was so important that they restarted the calendar from 0.

It helped that a Christian ruler was in charge at the time.

[Anonymous]

Literally yes. Men wrote the bible. You aren’t trying to say that god wrote this novel?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honestly people who post stuff like this makes me think you're not very secure in your own faith if you feel threatened by the non belief or doubts of others, or of you feel the need to come up with some steel trap logic to justify this.

I was raised in an interfaith family myself and accepting there are different beliefs and you can decide what you believe for yourself, you accept not everyone is going to agree, and you just move on.

It just makes me think they’re dumber than a bag of rocks.