family issue, and personal philosophy

[FortunaMaximus]

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quote: It's good that ancient works are preserved through translation, but to lean too heavily on the knowledge that is centuries or millennia old to give a logical explanation of why things are the way they are?


Something being old doesn't negate it. If anything it underpins things. God is eternal so his texts should be old. Just because the truths in the book seem "old fashioned" is deceiving. They are tried and true and there's a lot of insight into the character of man.

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No more than a cursory reading of Plato, Homer, or Aeschylus would give you similar insights.

Just because something claims to be the word of God and it's ancient does not mean it is a legitimate proof of his existence. If faith helps you sleep at night and gives you meaning during the day, well, that's fine.

Pointing to such things as an attempt to convince atheists that they should take the Bible literally isn't going to get you far and you'll get frustrated with the effort.

Simply because asking rational, logical individuals to suspend credulity and defy logic isn't going to happen. Hopefully that's clear.