The Bible is not the word of God

Thank you for you timely response in this debate.My opponent claims that the information that I presented was "alleged scientific contradictions", as it relates to the Earth coming from the Sun, which is in direct conflict with the creation story found in the Bible. Below I have supplied my source."From the scientific viewpoint, the Earth would have had to form about 4.54 billion years since the earliest material in the solar system is dated back to about this time period. It is scientifically accepted that the solar system including the earth was the result of a solar nebula that collapsed from the formation of the sun" (http://www.uk2planets.org.uk...). Any book that claims to be from an all mighty Creator would be scientifically accurate, because It set up the laws that govern the universe, therefore, the Bible is not the Word of God.REASONS FOR EXAMINING THE BIBLE SCIENTIFICALLY.My opponent argues that the Bible is not speaking scientifically when it gives the stages of creation, but rather it was a "poetic" rendering of the beginning of the world. This flies in the face of all historical and contemporary evidence. Galileo was ordered to abandon the Copemican Theory on pain of death by Pope Paul V because Christians have always saw the Bible as the final authority on historical and scientific matters.Darwin's theory is under attack to this day by Christians because they have pushed aside all scientific evidence that contradicts their holy book, so for my opponent to argue that portions of the Bible are not meant to be viewed scientifically is simply incorrect. Does my opponent believe in evolution, and if not, why? I assure you his answer will be based in a scientific disagreement found in his book, the Bible, and nothing else. THE FLOOD REVISITEDThe argument that because the Creator is a supernatural being therefore anything that the Bible says should not be examined by modern man to discern if it is accurate, is an illogical argument. What an argument like this demands is that we simply accept that a book is from God because someone says so, and no other reason. It requires that we form a conclusion then try to make everything fit the conclusion. This is no way to determine the validity of anything.It is only through investigation that we are able to determine the truth of any claim."The world’s water, in all of its many forms, is finite. Even if every molecule of water in the atmosphere rained down at once, even if every single spec of ice on the planet melted at once, the total water on earth would still be only a small fraction of what is necessary to flood the earth to a depth of 3.5 miles above sea level. In fact, it wouldn't’t even cover any cities more than a few hundred miles away from a coast. The total amount of water in all its forms in, on, and above the earth is estimated to be between 1 and 2 trillion cubic kilometers. The amount needed to fulfill the flood myth would be roughly 6 trillion cubic kilometers. As you can see, it’s not even close. The atmosphere of the Earth would have been severely damaged, if not destroyed, by the flood. The water would have occupied much of the space that our atmosphere is supposed to occupy, forcing the atmosphere outward, where it would have likely boiled off. There are other problems with the amount of water as well. That much rain falling so quickly would produce enough energy to increase the earth’s temperature to over 3 times the point at which lead melts, or right at the temperature at which steel melts. This also means that all of the falling water would vaporize and cause the earth to be quite dry, indeed. That much water vaporizing would then cause such an extreme greenhouse effect that the temperature would multiply many times yet again. That much water would also weigh about 4.5E+21 kilograms, which is roughly 6% the weight of the moon. This would leave extremely obvious evidence of the flood for everyone to see today. It also would have added enough gravity to the earth to kill quite a few species" (http://secularskeptic.blogspot.com...) THE MIRACLE ARGUMENTMy opponent misquotes me as saying "The Bible is not the Word of God because God doesn't exist." I never made that statement and as a practicing Muslim I would be accused of Shirk, or unbelief for such a terrible remark. One does not have to believe in the Bible to believe in a Creator, but I cannot argue with his notion that God can do anything and therefore nothing that the Bible says should be examined. How does my opponent know that Reindeer don't fly and white rabbits don't lay chicken eggs? For him nothing is fiction if it can be found within the covers of his holy book. A Creator would not reveal historically and scientific inaccuracies for several reason.!. It would want us to know that it exists,2. If it is perfect it would not know how to make mistakes.For these reasons the Bible is not the word of God.CONTRADICTIONSThe Christian Bible is not one book, but 66 separate books (or 72 if you are Catholic) written by upwards of 40 authors. If it was authored by one Supreme Being there would not be errors in numbers and events. There are too many contradictions to show here but so will give just a few:What was Jesus' last words? MAT 27:46,50: "And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, eli, lama sabachthani?" that is to say, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" ...Jesus, when he cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost." LUK 23:46: "And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, "Father, unto thy hands I commend my spirit:" and having said thus, he gave up the ghost." JOH 19:30: "When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, "It is finished:" and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost." Who moved David to anger?II SAMUEL 24: And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah. I CHRONICLES 21: And SATAN stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.Can God be seen? EXO 24:9,10; AMO 9:1; GEN 26:2; and JOH 14:9 God CAN be seen: "And I will take away my hand, and thou shalt see my backparts." (EXO 33:23) "And the Lord spake to Moses face to face, as a man speaketh to his friend." (EXO 33:11) "For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved." (GEN 32:30) God CANNOT be seen: "No man hath seen God at any time." (JOH 1:18) "And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for there shall no man see me and live." (EXO 33:20) "Whom no man hath seen nor can see." (1TIM 6:16)Who did they see at the tomb? MAT 28:2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. MAT 28:3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: MAT 28:4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. MAT 28:5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. MAR 16:5 And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. LUK 24:4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: JOH 20:12 And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. The evidence is overwhelming, the Christian Bible is not the Word of God.