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exceedinglyrare
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He might have been; the point, however, was that it's an entirely unfounded idea and is simply untrue, that no one who's ever actually studied the Bible, even from a secular standpoint, believes that.
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TooImaginativeTeen
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But there's no evidence. That's what ER is saying.
Although, the book of revelations sure does provoke one into those thoughts and hypotheses
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Soren Kierkegaard
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Quote: from TooImaginativeTeen at 9:19 pm on July 6, 2008
 But there's no evidence. That's what ER is saying.
Although, the book of revelations sure does provoke one into those thoughts and hypotheses 
Yes, but even Prince has pointed out various times throughout the forum that there are other schools of interpretation when analyzing Apocalyptic Writings rather than literal adherence solely.
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PewPew
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If one man wrote the Bible he must have lived some 4000 years.
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exceedinglyrare
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Again: just as you are not very likely to believe that God exists because no proof exists that satisfies you, I am not likely to believe that the Bible was written by a handful of lunatics, not only because there is no evidence for such a thing, but also because all of the evidence that exists points to the contrary.
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Quote: from exceedinglyrare at 4:53 pm on July 7, 2008
Quote: from nigeltheoutlaw at 7:22 pm on July 7, 2008
Quote: from exceedinglyrare at 12:56 pm on July 7, 2008
Again: just as you are not very likely to believe that God exists because no proof exists that satisfies you, I am not likely to believe that the Bible was written by a handful of lunatics, not only because there is no evidence for such a thing, but also because all of the evidence that exists points to the contrary.
What evidence is it that "points to the contrary"?
The oldest manuscripts we have, knowledge of the time period in which they were written (coming from historical evidence and literary styles), etc. Again, it's something that anyone who's studied Biblical history even basically will recognize.
We are talking about one madman here. The people that came after him may not have been mad, just devout followers inspired by his scriptures. Madness in the sense that he was most probably a very good storyteller. And what you've said doesn't really classify as evidence that the bible wasn't conceived by a madman. Post edited at 4:58 pm on July 7, 2008 by Takinam
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