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<p>[QUOTE="Houseman, post: 10466, member: 7"]</p><p>You haven't been asking me why I believe. Part of the reason why you're not getting the answers you seek, is because you're not asking the questions you want answered.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Did you ever ask me that before? I don't recall you ever doing so. So that's probably the reason why I've never answered this question.</p><p>Please double-check that you've actually asked me the question before you accuse me of ignoring it or changing the topic. I'm not your enemy. I'm not trying to "win" an argument or anything. I have no reason to give you the runaround.</p><p></p><p>But I can answer it now: Because the other parts of the bible that can be verified, have been verified as true. This gives credence to the whole.</p><p>Example 1, if there's 9 points out of 10 that point to a certain suspect being guilty, where the 10th could point to either this suspect or another, say, a gun with an ambiguous partial fingerprint, then it's likely that the 10th points to same suspect as well.</p><p></p><p>Example 2, if a witness gives an account of a crime, revealing previously unknown things like "he threw the knife on the roof" that were later found to be true, that makes it more likely that the rest of his account, things that didn't leave behind physical evidence (like the facial features of the suspect), are also true.</p><p></p><p>I'm not saying that "if someone says a true thing, then everything else they say is automatically 100% true". I'm just saying that it makes the other things easier to believe.</p><p></p><p>So when I hear of things like archaeologists discovering some city that was previously unknown and only ever mentioned in the Bible, or uncovering tablets that mention kings that were only ever mentioned in the bible, all that gives strength to my belief that the bible really is an accurate account of history.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The reasons why people are convinced that the bible is true are varied and personal. If you randomly select 5 different Christians and ask them why they believe, you'll likely get five different answers. None of them might convince you. And that's to be expected. There's no proof or reason that I or anyone else can give you that will instantly win you over. There's no definite proof of God. It doesn't exist. One has to find their own reason.</p><p></p><p>You'd need to find your own satisfying answer, if you want one.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That's a fair criticism to level against Christianity in general.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>No I didn't.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Well it seems like you've made up your mind.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I wouldn't know. You'd have to ask those Christians who disagree with the "bigoted practices of the church".</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If you're speaking about Christianity in general, I cannot speak on behalf of billions of people, nor am I interested in defending Christianity in general.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="Houseman, post: 10466, member: 7"] You haven't been asking me why I believe. Part of the reason why you're not getting the answers you seek, is because you're not asking the questions you want answered. Did you ever ask me that before? I don't recall you ever doing so. So that's probably the reason why I've never answered this question. Please double-check that you've actually asked me the question before you accuse me of ignoring it or changing the topic. I'm not your enemy. I'm not trying to "win" an argument or anything. I have no reason to give you the runaround. But I can answer it now: Because the other parts of the bible that can be verified, have been verified as true. This gives credence to the whole. Example 1, if there's 9 points out of 10 that point to a certain suspect being guilty, where the 10th could point to either this suspect or another, say, a gun with an ambiguous partial fingerprint, then it's likely that the 10th points to same suspect as well. Example 2, if a witness gives an account of a crime, revealing previously unknown things like "he threw the knife on the roof" that were later found to be true, that makes it more likely that the rest of his account, things that didn't leave behind physical evidence (like the facial features of the suspect), are also true. I'm not saying that "if someone says a true thing, then everything else they say is automatically 100% true". I'm just saying that it makes the other things easier to believe. So when I hear of things like archaeologists discovering some city that was previously unknown and only ever mentioned in the Bible, or uncovering tablets that mention kings that were only ever mentioned in the bible, all that gives strength to my belief that the bible really is an accurate account of history. The reasons why people are convinced that the bible is true are varied and personal. If you randomly select 5 different Christians and ask them why they believe, you'll likely get five different answers. None of them might convince you. And that's to be expected. There's no proof or reason that I or anyone else can give you that will instantly win you over. There's no definite proof of God. It doesn't exist. One has to find their own reason. You'd need to find your own satisfying answer, if you want one. That's a fair criticism to level against Christianity in general. No I didn't. Well it seems like you've made up your mind. I wouldn't know. You'd have to ask those Christians who disagree with the "bigoted practices of the church". If you're speaking about Christianity in general, I cannot speak on behalf of billions of people, nor am I interested in defending Christianity in general. [/QUOTE]
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