"Claim 3.
"You believe in fairy tales made up thousands of years ago by ancient goat herders!"
This is nothing more than an ad hominem/insult in poor disguise.
For starters, in this context, time has no bearing on what is true and factual. Since when does truth have an expiration date?! And let's not forget that atheism is an ancient belief as well.
(...Are you beginning to see why these arguments defy reason and common sense?)
And goat herders? The books of the Bible were written by over 40 different authors from all walks of life: King, priest, prophet, lawmaker, philosopher, scholar, poet, soldier, rabbi, physician, tax collector, and fisherman. Atheists wouldn't dismiss the incredible engineering behind the great pyramids of long ago, so why do they so readily dismiss the wisdom of the Bible?
As for myth, legend, or fairy tale? In reality, there is a dedicated branch of Biblical archaeology, such as the research done by the Biblical Archaeological Society, founded in the 1970's...http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org
And the historical evidence for the resurrection of Jesus Christ has been validated by a vast majority of modern experts and scholars:http://www.garyhabermas.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r62LpPhLdQ "
FromTheSilverBulletThatKilledEvolution
This is nothing more than an ad hominem/insult in poor disguise.
For starters, in this context, time has no bearing on what is true and factual. Since when does truth have an expiration date?! And let's not forget that atheism is an ancient belief as well.
(...Are you beginning to see why these arguments defy reason and common sense?)
And goat herders? The books of the Bible were written by over 40 different authors from all walks of life: King, priest, prophet, lawmaker, philosopher, scholar, poet, soldier, rabbi, physician, tax collector, and fisherman. Atheists wouldn't dismiss the incredible engineering behind the great pyramids of long ago, so why do they so readily dismiss the wisdom of the Bible?
As for myth, legend, or fairy tale? In reality, there is a dedicated branch of Biblical archaeology, such as the research done by the Biblical Archaeological Society, founded in the 1970's...http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org
And the historical evidence for the resurrection of Jesus Christ has been validated by a vast majority of modern experts and scholars:http://www.garyhabermas.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r62LpPhLdQ "
FromTheSilverBulletThatKilledEvolution
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you?
James 3:13
James 3:13