The Bible is an Inconsistent Document

I'll respond quickly and concisely... GE 6:4 (Giants) - Neanderthals were shorter than humans (1). The contradiction remains. Gen 7:19 (Flood) - Was there something you didn't understand about "everywhere" ?? On top of that, Genesis 7:21-23 states that "ALL flesh died that moved upon the earth... All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died. And EVERY living substance was destroyed."' Oh - and what about the Giants? Noah didn't take any on the Ark, and somehow they survived the flood. The contradiction remains, even with a local flood. 2 Sam 24:9 (Soldiers) - My opponent pretends that somehow "fit for military service" and "capable of wielding a sword" mean two different things. The texts are clearly referring to the same action - Joab reporting on the military strength of the nation. And yet different numbers are reported for the same action. The contradiction remains. Gen 7:2,8,9 (Ark) - Regardless of the size of the ark (if the flood was indeed "local" as purported), there still remains an inconsistency between 7:2 and 7:9 - Noah was told to take them by sevens in 7:2 but only two of each board in 7:9. Ok... maybe Noah disobeyed God. But wait - there's more... in Gen 6:18, God supposedly says "And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female." Is he to take them by twos or by sevens? And on top of that, two animals is not a viable population (2) unless somehow they managed to avoid all the health and physical problems common to inbreeding. It's possible seven animals would be a viable population, but in any event, there's still the contradiction between 6:18 and 7:2. The contradiction remains. LEV 11:6 (Hares) - Hares and rabbits do not chew cud, as my opponent has pointed out. He has conceded this point ("The Bible does say that rabbits chew the cud. Rabbits don't regurgitate their food, but they do eat it a second time."). Regurgitation and coprophagy are NOT the same thing. The contradiction remains. GEN 3:14 (Serpents) - An interesting account. However, even if THAT serpent was Satan, serpents must have existed before for them to have names (Adam named them) and for Satan to inhabit one. Also, the verse refers to the "seed" of the serpent and of Eve. Thus, the descendants of the serpent (more serpents) will eat dust, and none do. The contradiction remains. GE 1:29 (Plants) - What are you talking about? Hemlock and Nightshade are seed-bearing plants and are NOT food. Adam's age has no bearing on this. The contradiction remains. Gen 7:6 (Noah's Age) - Your "sources" on this are nonscientific. The first (your 11) is simply someone guessing in the dark at wild possibilities and using the Bible itself as the only reference!! And your response is copy pasted from that babble. His other source (number 12) lists no scientific references and is simply a report on some ideological scientists talking about mere possibilities. Human life expectancy is a little over 66 years (3). The contradiction remains. Acts 1:18 & Mat 27:5-7 (Judas' Death) - The verses here state six different things: 1. The chief priests bought the field. 2. Judas bought the field in question. 3. Judas bought a field. 4. Judas threw down his money in the temple 5. Judas hanged himself. 6. Judas fell down and burst asunder. Regardless of the specifics of Judas' death, there is still inconsistency in both who owned the field AND what Judas did with his money. It is not possible for all these statements to be true in any sort of reading. It's weakly possible that 5 & 6 are both true IF the body split open when it fell from the tree. But the first four cannot all be true. The contradiction remains. Mat 27:46, Luk 13:46, Joh 19:30 (Jesus' Death) - Regardless of my opponent's possible chronology, which is largely copy-pasted from his source, the three writers present three different sayings as being Jesus' last words. Clearly they cannot all be correct in this presentation. Furthermore, Mat 27:34 has Jesus being offered Vinegar and Gall. Mark 15:23 states that it was wine and myrrh. Luke 23:36 states that it was vinegar. And Mark 15:23 ALSO says that he didn't drink what he was offered. Clearly there are several contradictions in this same story, the story of JESUS' DEATH - one of the most important stories in the entire Bible. You'd think that they would get that correct. The contradictions remain. ************************** My opponent has debunked nothing at all, copy-pasting his arguments from different texts. With only minor research, I have shown that all of his points are invalid, as well as showed further problems with the same events. I await my opponent's rebuttal. Please write your own arguments instead of using other people's. 1. http://en.wikipedia.org... 2. http://en.wikipedia.org... 3. http://en.wikipedia.org...