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If only ONE piece of evidence out of the hundreds of reports, sightings, abductions, etc. showed that UFOs were authentic and not of this world ...would that not be evidence that UFOs ARE authentic and not of this world? That is all it would take. Just one piece of actual evidence!
So, if archaeology has confirmed that 83 'real people' as mentioned in the Bible actually existed thereby giving some authenticity to the Bible, isn't that a pretty good number for starters?
I don't think so.
You can confirm that I exist using modern technology. But what does that really tell you about me or what I have done in my life. Close to nothing.
If only ONE piece of evidence out of the hundreds of reports, sightings, abductions, etc. showed that UFOs were authentic and not of this world ...would that not be evidence that UFOs ARE authentic and not of this world? That is all it would take. Just one piece of actual evidence!
So, if archaeology has confirmed that 83 'real people' as mentioned in the Bible actually existed thereby giving some authenticity to the Bible, isn't that a pretty good number for starters?
The bible has plenty of authenticity. The OT is an authentic representation of an ancient mythology developed by iron age barbarians that didn't know where the sun went at night and required women to marry their rapists.
The NT is an authentic representation of the frauds committed by the early church to pretend their new religion derived from Judaism since they lacked the confidence that their religion could not promulgate on its own.
The NT is an authentic representation of the frauds committed by the early church to pretend their new religion derived from Judaism since they lacked the confidence that their religion could not promulgate on its own.
I think the lack of confidence was well-founded. The ancients had the notion that "nothing new can possibly be true" because if it were true it would already be known. Claiming to be the heir of Judaism made a brand spanking-new religion ancient, even venerable. It was actually a rational strategy.
I think the lack of confidence was well-founded. The ancients had the notion that "nothing new can possibly be true" because if it were true it would already be known. Claiming to be the heir of Judaism made a brand spanking-new religion ancient, even venerable. It was actually a rational strategy.
God made them wander the desert until the generation passed before bringing them to the Holy Land.
Fun fact: same guy who created 225 billion galaxies. He totally made some people wander in this particular desert, too. Because I guess the atoms God created that made up their brain, couldn't do it alone. Strange world we live in!
I think the lack of confidence was well-founded. The ancients had the notion that "nothing new can possibly be true" because if it were true it would already be known. Claiming to be the heir of Judaism made a brand spanking-new religion ancient, even venerable. It was actually a rational strategy.
True mordant, but thanks to human vanity and hubris that strategy backfired!!. It is also what caused the eventual corruption of Christ's message during the "mist of time" after the apostles' deaths to retain and make it conform to the primitive and barbaric beliefs about God of the dominant religious movers and shakers as well!
I'm reading an interesting book about history/historians, and the first chapter is devoted to Herodotus, "the father of history," born c. 484 BC.
Lots of people were chronicled in these histories or stories that other accounts and archaeology have let us know actually existed, happened or probably did. Among the many that probably didn't. Also lots of myths and story telling based on prior story telling that was certainly part of the mix back before actually writing anything down came along. Imagine, since 484 BC. Is proof that some people in the Bible actually existed any big accomplishment or surprise? Does this fact (if fact) lend credence to all the rest in the Bible that is written about these people or aside from these people?
There are lots of real people mentioned in the Book of Mormon too. Does that mean Mormonism is true?
What's not to believe?
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