Mythra Posted June 22, 2005 Author Share Posted June 22, 2005 Boy, the list is growing. Here is another good one. I posted it somewhere else in this forum, but I lost track, there's so much going on. In John 12:21, the writer references "Bethsaida in Galilee". No big deal. Except Bethsaida was on the other side of the Sea of Tiberias, not in Galilee. And, of course, Bethsaida was John's birthplace. I mean, what's the chance that you would be born in Miami, and accidentally call it Miami, South Carolina? Gee. I wonder if John really wrote this gospel at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythra Posted June 24, 2005 Author Share Posted June 24, 2005 This is one of my fave's. Mt. 5:22 "But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before the court, and whoever shall say to his brother 'Raca' shall be guilty before the supreme court; and whoever shall say 'you fool' , shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell." I remember reading this and thinking damn! That's kind of harsh. Going to hell just for calling someone a fool. If that gets you landed in hell, it must be considered sin. So I looked up the word. Greek transliteration is "moros". Here are some other places that word is used. Mt 7:26 "And everyone who hears these words of mine, and does not act upon them, will be like a FOOLish man who built his house upon the sand" Mt 23:17 "You FOOLs and blind men; which is more important, the gold, or the temple that sanctified the gold? So much for Jesus being the "sinless" sacrifice. And Jesus preached against hypocrisy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JP1283 Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 Jesus calls the Pharisees "a generation of vipers." He called them a name, did he not? Isn't namecalling a sin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 Jesus calls the Pharisees "a generation of vipers." He called them a name, did he not? Isn't namecalling a sin? I'm born in the Chinese year of the snake (viper), so I wouldn't mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 This is my favorite. Titus 112. One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, the Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. 13. This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith. Like cut and paste from philosophy class. - A Cretians said; all Cretians are liars. Paul (or whoever wrote Letter to Titus) did not learn Philosophy that well, or was sleeping during the class. The statement is not to tell everyone that Cretians are liars, but to show an example of a paradox. So to use it in a letter to say that people from Crete are liars, that’s stupid and ignorant. http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/CretanLiars.htm ...Epimenides the Cretan 6th century BC This statement, because it was uttered by a Cretan, is true if and only if it is false. The Cretan Paradox, is the earliest known (attempt at formulating a) mathematical paradox. One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith; Bible, Titus 1, verse 12-14 Interestingly, St. Paul makes reference to this paradox, in a way that shows he knew of it but did not understand it: He says of Cretans that "they are all liars, as one of their own has said." But the context (Titus 1:12-14) suggests that he took it seriously as a denunciation of Cretans. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest priorWorrier Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 I don't know if anyone has linked to it yet or not, but there's a long list of contradictions and other related items on the Skeptic's Anotated Bilble site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy-tiger Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 I don't know if anyone has linked to it yet or not, but there's a long list of contradictions and other related items on the Skeptic's Anotated Bilble site. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I recognise the name... You've been here before, haven't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest priorWorrier Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 I recognise the name... You've been here before, haven't you? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yea, I spent a lot of time reading the two prior incarnations of this site. I don't really have much more to say than what I wrote before, but I enjoy reading. A lot of the same things seem to get rehashed endlessly, which was why I sent the link. Maybe I'll learn how to spell Bilble soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 2Ch13:17 500,000 Israelites die in a single battle. This is more than were lost in any battle of World War II, and amazingly is more than the number of deaths from the dropping of the atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. At Gettysburg, the greatest battle of the Civil War, the defeated army lost 5,000 men. Hilarious! Ask any Christian this: What was the largest single battle, which resulted in the most fatalities? They'll definitely fall for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 When I was in high school and still counted among the faithful, I decided to celebrate Easter by reading the account of the end of Jesus' life in each of the four gospels. Well, they don't all tell the same tale. Spent many happy months trying to rationalize that one away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest priorWorrier Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 Here's another good compilation from the Infidels site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunar Shadow Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 Here's another good compilation from the Infidels site. DAMN! thanks for the link PriorWorrier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ravnostic Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 My favorite of all time is the stories of creation in Genesis disagreeing on the details (i.e. the order of events.) It's ironic that the fundies claim that evolution is not viable, despite thousands of tests and studies and support from hundreds of scientists, yet they're alternative single source doesn't even agree with itself, despite it's 'inerrancy.' Civilization breeds sheep. I'd rather be a shepard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts