One hurdle I didn't really consider was traffic. While Ourtakes has visitors, readers, and active posters, this little blog doesn't. So, I am writing this article as a challenge to Atheists out there. Post your questions, contradictions and problems with the bible here so I, and some of the Christian readers here, can try to answer them.
Atheists, this is your chance to show us why we are wrong. I know many of the posters on
Do you really seek the truth as you claim?
What issues do you have with Christianity being true?
I don't claim to have all the answers to the questions that will be asked. I probably don't know the answers to most of them. I really would like to study and find them. Atheists are skeptics, I am also a skeptic. I naturally question most things I hear and am told. But, I am skeptic that believes in Jesus.
1 Peter 3:15b (YLT)
And [be] ready always for defense to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that [is] in you, with meekness and fear;
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Which parts of the Bible are literally true, and which are simply allegory?
I'd say the entire bible is literally true. In parts, there may be imagery used or a parable.
Do you have a specific part of the bible that you question whether or not is literally true?
Is the order of creation in Genesis literally true?
Yes, the order of creation is true. I think I know what is coming but I will await your question.
In Genesis, the earth is created before light and stars, birds and whales before reptiles and insects, and flowering plants before any animals.
If this is literally true, why does all the evidence we have seen contradict it?
Finally, if you want to take on supposed contradictions, just go to the Skeptics Annotated Bible's Contradictions page
You'll see in most of the 388 contradictions that there's a Christian trying to refute them, usually by saying "Oh, that part's allegory and this other part isn't."
I will try to tackle the Genesis issue the best I can in my next post.
As far as the SAB goes, there are so many supposed contradictions listed in that thing, many of which are ridiculous and don't put up a strong argument, there are also many that do. I would love to do this on a scale that large but at this point I am starting small, with issues that people like yourself have.
I'm not Bible scholar, but I'd probably point to the contradictions pointed out by SAB.
Then I'd add that I have no reason to think that the Bible is anything more than a work of fiction. It might be a very important and revered work of fiction, but it's still no basis for believing in god. This is especially true in light of the lack of evidence for the existence of a god.
Hey Icelander, It's been a while. Define "literal". We have to have the same dictionary to have an intelligent conversation.
Joe Mc
Icelander, Whats the evidence that shows that insects and flowering plants were around before any animals?
I'd say the entire bible is literally true.
The Bible says the Earth is flat.
"The tree grew large and strong and its top touched the sky; it was visible to the ends of the earth."
Daniel 4:11
Christian fundamentalists like Sherri Sheppard, who place the Bible scripture such as Daniel 4:11, over the science behind round Earth theory are fools, plain and simple. There's no nice way of putting it.
Icelander, I am going to need you to answer Fish's post before I can answer your "contradiction". I have thought about it and I need to be sure your presupposition is true before I can really try to understand it. I don't pretend to know much about science.
"Icelander, Whats the evidence that shows that insects and flowering plants were around before any animals?"
Fossils of insects and plants predate all vertebrate fossils.
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