re: #359 Talking Point Detective

What can or can’t be proven is largely a function of your starting premises. Your starting premise is pretty much a matter of faith.

That the Earth is 6,000 years old is entirely logical - and consistent with all available evidence - if you start with the premise that the bible is the word of god - (as an article of faith). To the unfaithful, there is no evidence that proves that the bible is the word of god. To the faithful, there is no evidence to prove that it isn’t. To the unfaithful, the belief that the bible is the word of god is, necessarily, a product of faith because there is no evidence to prove that it is.

That the Earth is 6,000 years old is completely illogical - and inconsistent with all available evidence - if you start with the premise that the bible is not the word of god - (as an article of faith). Since you can’t prove that it isn’t the word of god, your belief that it isn’t the word of god is an article of faith. Do you have evidence that the bible isn’t the word of god?

Yes I do.

Look at how many different translations of the bible are there.

If the Bible was a divinely inspired book that god watches over to make sure it was perfectly true, then it would be impossible for such differences to show up.

F*** even the 4 disciples can’t agree on the same story every now and again and they were supposedly with Jesus the entire time.

How can it be divine truth when its not even internally consistent?