The Bible is right.

Thanks scotty. 1) Contradictions A. Conflicting Genealogies The only evidence that Joseph and Mary were related is from assuming Luke's genealogy is the genealogy of Mary (even though it SAYS it is tracing Jesus' genealogy through Joseph). The only reason people assume Luke is tracing Mary's genealogy is because the genealogy conflicts with Matthew. There is no other evidence Luke is tracing Mary's genealogy besides the fact that the two genealogies conflict. My opponent claims that women are not mentioned in genealogies. This is untrue; Matthew's genealogy includes four women - Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and "the wife of Uriah" (i.e., Bathsheba). My opponent claims that Jesus was Messiah because he could inherit from his father's bloodline. This is untrue. Deuteronomy makes clear that only blood-related children could inherit. For example, Deuteronomy 23:2 says, "No bastard shall enter the assembly of the LORD." This contradicts Acts 2:30, which says the Messiah must be blood-related to David (which I argued under point D). My opponent argues again that Jesus was descended through Mary. This assumes he was blood related to Mary. Is my opponent suggesting that Jesus had half God's genes and half Mary's genes? Was Jesus only half god and half human? If so, the Trinity makes no sense. If instead Jesus "is God," then Mary was really only his surrogate mother. B. Is Jesus Equal to God My opponent just repeats that Christians believe in the Trinity. That doesn't mean the Trinity makes sense. How can you be both equal to and lesser than God, at the same time? C. Which came first, beast or man? My opponent doesn't want you to know that right BEFORE the passage in 2 Genesis that he is citing, it says that Adam was "alone" so God decided to make him "helpers." Then the passage my opponent cites says that these helpers were the beasts. You cannot take the passage out of context. If Adam was "alone," then we know the beasts had not been created yet. It is clear that 1 Genesis and 2 Genesis were written by different authors. This contradiction still stands. D. I extended this under A. E. Punish the son for the sins of the father? If the father is guilty and the son is not, the son should not be punished for the sins of the father. My opponent merely cites back the passages I already cited, with no analysis. Both passages punish sons for things their fathers did. F. Jesus' last words I remind my opponent of his assertion that "the Bible contains no contradictions." He argues the Bible is infallible. If it were infallible, 3 different accounts of Jesus' last words should all contain the SAME words. It's as simple as that. There's no way Jesus said 3 different things as his "last words." He either asked God why he had forsaken him OR he prepared to meet his Father. Not both. G. Can God be seen? Scotty says Moses saw Jesus? What?? Moses lived long before Jesus' time, assuming you believe there was a historical Jesus and historical Moses. I'm kind of shocked that my opponent claimed in the comments section that I don't know the Bible very well when he consistently confuses the Old and New Testament. The OLD Testament has instances of God being physically seen by Jacob and Moses. The NEW Testament says God has never been seen by anyone. 2) Things that are wrong A. Hares chew cud? My opponent said in the last round that in ancient Hebrew, cud is partially digested food. Hares don't regurgitate partially digested food. That's just factually incorrect. And if the Bible is infallible, why don't Christians keep kosher? B. Snails melt Again, the trail does not represent the snail's body "liquefying." It is a separate mucus secretion – the same type of stuff that comes out of your nose when you're sick. C. Snakes eat dirt The passage in Genesis, by "dust thou shalt eat every day of thy life," means that the snake is condemned to eat dirt. My opponent never answers my analysis that snakes 1) don't "eat" dirt since it's not for nutrition and 2) don't even use dirt particles to "smell." That's not even true – it's just something Christian websites like to say. D. Mustard Seed I cited MARK, which said that the mustard seed is the smallest seed on earth. My opponent cites MATTHEW back at me. That is not a response. In addition, the passage he cites in Matthew says "the least of ALL seeds." But Mark clearly answers my opponent's previous argument that it was referring to only local seeds. E. Earth is 6000 years old The oldest human fossil's age is not "opinion," it is scientific fact, based on radioactive isotope dating techniques. Genesis clearly states that Adam is the first man. My opponent cannot possibly argue successfully that the Bible says there was another race of men before Adam who God killed. This is never mentioned in the Bible. 3) False predictions A. Israel will enjoy perpetual peace Saying that Isaiah is referring to Jesus is wrong because Jesus wasn't born yet. The books of the Old Testament were written between 538-332 BC. That's just factually inaccurate. In addition, if you read Isaiah, the context is that God is promising the Israelites perpetual peace once they kill the other tribes living in Israel. This prediction was obviously wrong. B. Uncircumcised As my opponent points out, the passage says, "henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised." According to Collins English dictionary, "henceforth" means "from now on." Clearly, this prediction was false. Regardless, this prediction cannot possibly be consistent with Christianity. C. Psalm 132:11-12 This passage tells David, "[your] children shall also sit upon THY THRONE for evermore." This clearly did not come to pass. 4) Exodus is a lie My opponent confuses scientific facts with opinion. Gravity is not an opinion, although it is only a theory. However, it's my opponent's job to prove my evidence wrong. He has failed to do so. 5) Immorality A. Genocide Where does the Bible say that all the 13 tribes that were massacred were composed of women who mated with angels and had giants as children? Regardless, this sounds like a work of fiction. How did the Israelites successfully slay giants. Giants would have p0wned them. B. Rape My opponent cites the passage in Deuteronomy that says that if you rape a woman, you have to marry her. Does that sound like something modern women would be okay with? If a man rapes you, he can also force you to marry him. And then he is not guilty of a crime. Does that sound moral? This also doesn't answer the passage that says you can rape your female slaves. E. Stone disobedient children Deuteronomy says, "If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and will not listen to them when they discipline him, his father and mother shall take hold of him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his town. They shall say to the elders, "This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He will not obey us"… Then all the men of his town shall stone him to death." Then comes the passage my opponent cites, which says that disobedient children are the "evil among you" that must be "purged." It doesn't matter whether Deuteronomy gives accounts of such stonings; this is a moral instruction to followers of the Old Testament. It is written in instruction format. G. Homosexuality So homosexuals in the United States should be put to death? Seriously? This violates their right to life and liberty and is against Lockian and Kantian ethics. My opponent STILL drops C, D, and F – the Bible sanctions slavery, Thessalonians says all Jews are evil, and Leviticus says men are worth more than women (it even quantifies how much more). 6) Jesus never existed; he is just an amalgamation of different Sun gods My opponent's answer to this made absolutely no sense. He just talks about Christian beliefs regarding Satan.