@anthony1312002,
anthony1312002 wrote:
Could you provide an example of an error contained in the Bible?
I have noticed that it is nearly impossible to have this discussion because a believer will always turn a blind eye or completely ignore all the arguments if not just plainly dismiss them outright with no counter argument that makes any sense.
It is a fact that the bible not only has dozens of errors, but hundreds of them. But like I already said, a believer will just outright dismiss them because they come in with a bias that there are no errors or mistakes.
Regardless of all these facts, the stories themselves don't mesh with a god that is suppose to be so powerful or knowledgeable about the world or existence. Many of these stories portray a god that lacks knowledge or wisdom and is a reactionary rather than behaving as if it understands or already knew the outcome of events.
Here is an example, the tower of babel. A god that understands the laws of physics would have known it would be impossible for people to construct a tower made of earthen bricks to the "heavens". Anyone who understands physics would be well aware that such a structure would collapse under it's own weight due to the limitations of the materials being used.
Therefore a god becoming angry over men attempting to build a tower to heaven just seems out right childish. He would have known they would fail without any need to intervene however ancient man didn't have this knowledge so it seemed perfectly reasonable to be able to construct a tower.
Not only that but we have already gone into space, so where exactly would they have ended up with this tower had it not collapsed? They wouldn't have been able to climb it without passing out. People who climb mt Everest have a difficult time due to the lack of oxygen. This would also be something that God would be aware of yet no mention of it.
They wouldn't have even been able to carry the bricks up to the top after a certain height because the effort would have been too extreme given the altitude. This is also knowledge that bronze age men did not have yet they assumed that oxygen levels are the same no matter the altitude.
So where exactly would they have ended up? In space? Where is heaven? If heaven is outside the universe then why would god even be upset knowing it would have been impossible. Even the thought, the nerve of man trying to construct a tower to heaven wouldn't even arise because the impossibility of it. So to get offended is just plain silly. However; like stated before ancient bronze age men didn't have this knowledge.
It proves that men are the plot makers of how god behaves. And they rely on their own knowledge for how god should behave or react. There are dozens of these examples that just don't make any sense.
