Why do people believe the bible?

[bigjim36 220]

Why do some people believe the bible is literal? As in everything that is mentioned in the bible literally happened. We know that's not the case, science has proven that the earth is over 6000 years old, that adam and eve never existed, that dinosaurs existed and noahs ark did not, etc etc. Yet when challenged the best they can come up with is it's scripture. It's baffling and annoying, by all means have faith but do not believe the bible is anything other than bronze age fairy tales written by man. 

[Piney 18,777]

2 minutes ago, bigjim36 said:

Why do some people believe the bible is literal? As in everything that is mentioned in the bible literally happened. We know that's not the case, science has proven that the earth is over 6000 years old, that adam and eve never existed, that dinosaurs existed and noahs ark did not, etc etc. Yet when challenged the best they can come up with is it's scripture. It's baffling and annoying, by all means have faith but do not believe the bible is anything other than bronze age fairy tales written by man. 

Why do people believe the world is flat or Scientology or Mormonism???

[XenoFish 62,907]

For the same reason they believe in ghost, psychic powers, and quantum woo, they get some kind of emotional satisfaction from it. 

[GlitterRose 24,397]

I call it scripture worship.

It's the idolization of words written by men on the subject of God.

[Truthseeker007 2,539]

6 minutes ago, bigjim36 said:

Why do some people believe the bible is literal? As in everything that is mentioned in the bible literally happened. We know that's not the case, science has proven that the earth is over 6000 years old, that adam and eve never existed, that dinosaurs existed and noahs ark did not, etc etc. Yet when challenged the best they can come up with is it's scripture. It's baffling and annoying, by all means have faith but do not believe the bible is anything other than bronze age fairy tales written by man. 

Indoctrination and mind control.

[GlitterRose 24,397]

The same goes for any religious text that is idolized.

Sometimes, they actually idolize people, such as L. Ron Hubbard. 

[Piney 18,777]

1 minute ago, ChaosRose said:

Sometimes, they actually idolize people, such as L. Ron Hubbard. 

Or worse.......

[GlitterRose 24,397]

Just now, Piney said:

Or worse.......

Yeah, I guess there is worse than L. Ron Hubbard.

There's Jim Jones and that Heaven's Gate guy.

[GlitterRose 24,397]

But yeah, I think they can't get past idolizing their religious text.

They can't even consider that it might not be the literal Word of God. 

Their whole world would just fall to pieces if that wasn't the case. 

In particular, they wouldn't have any backing for whatever prejudices they hold dear. 

[RAyMO 1,870]

Just now, ChaosRose said:

In particular, they wouldn't have any backing for whatever prejudices they hold dear. 

nail and head

[GlitterRose 24,397]

That crazy guy who runs the Creation Museum (Ken Ham) actually said something about this.

He said something like how can I believe this bit over here if I don't believe this other bit.

He just thought it was an all or nothing situation. 

[GlitterRose 24,397]

Except that if you believe it all, you run into believing some outrageously ridiculous things. 

[GlitterRose 24,397]

And they also find ways to justify it to themselves.

Fossils must have been put here by Satan to lead them astray, and such. 

[GlitterRose 24,397]

It's actually amazing to see how they dance around facts.

They're not even touched by them. Not even slightly.

[GlitterRose 24,397]

And everybody seems to want to be the Chosen Ones.

The few who are gonna make it up to the clouds so they can look down on the rest, and I dunno...gloat? 

[GlitterRose 24,397]

And they think that believing what they want to believe will get them there. 

And let's face it...they want to believe this crazy stuff they believe. 

It makes them feel superior. 

[bigjim36 220]

3 minutes ago, ChaosRose said:

It's actually amazing to see how they dance around facts.

They're not even touched by them. Not even slightly.

That's the thing that gets me, they deny all the overwhelming evidence because it doesn't fit with a saced text. I actually fell out with a long time friend who is transgender. She was born female and transitioned to male. However along the way became a born again Christian and believed the bible was literal. In his eyes god could do no wrong, except place him in the wrong body, but apparently this comes under free will. No matter the contradiction I argued he would try and dismiss it with bible quotes! 

[GlitterRose 24,397]

Just now, bigjim36 said:

That's the thing that gets me, they deny all the overwhelming evidence because it doesn't fit with a saced text. I actually fell out with a long time friend who is transgender. She was born female and transitioned to male. However along the way became a born again Christian and believed the bible was literal. In his eyes god could do no wrong, except place him in the wrong body, but apparently this comes under free will. No matter the contradiction I argued he would try and dismiss it with bible quotes! 

How does he know he transitioned to the correct gender that God intended?

Better be celibate, just in case...or he's going to Hell along with the rest of us. 

Kidding. I know...that was mean.

[GlitterRose 24,397]

I have this outrageous idea that if there is a God, it doesn't want us to be stupid or believe ridiculous and easily provable falsehoods.

If there's some entity that wants us to be ignorant and stupid, then I propose that it's a) not God and b ) not good. 

[XenoFish 62,907]

5 minutes ago, bigjim36 said:

That's the thing that gets me, they deny all the overwhelming evidence because it doesn't fit with a saced text. I actually fell out with a long time friend who is transgender. She was born female and transitioned to male. However along the way became a born again Christian and believed the bible was literal. In his eyes god could do no wrong, except place him in the wrong body, but apparently this comes under free will. No matter the contradiction I argued he would try and dismiss it with bible quotes! 

But "god" doesn't make mistakes. God is supposedly perfect. Whatever that actually means.

[GlitterRose 24,397]

1 minute ago, XenoFish said:

But "god" doesn't make mistakes. God is supposedly perfect. Whatever that actually means.

And yet everything is flawed.

[GlitterRose 24,397]

So then you have to imagine that either there is no God and everything is just random, or...

whatever set this mess rolling isn't perfect, so it's probably not God.

And maybe it's not even good.

Edited January 5 by ChaosRose

[XenoFish 62,907]

1 minute ago, ChaosRose said:

And yet everything is flawed.

Which means that either god doesn't exist or that if god exist it doesn't care. 

[XenoFish 62,907]

Just now, ChaosRose said:

So then you have to imagine that either there is no God and everything is just random, or...

whatever set this mess rolling isn't perfect, so it's probably not God.

Get out of my head.

[GlitterRose 24,397]

Just now, XenoFish said:

Which means that either god doesn't exist or that if god exist it doesn't care. 

Or worse. It wanted an ant farm.