Contradictions in the Bible

Con states> "Apologies exist due to the fact that people pointlessly fight against the bible." Answer: Sorry Con, (people being Christians?) but the bible is just paper and words and it doesn"t conjure up a entity capable of corporeal adversary engagement. The bible was created by people who possessed little knowledge by modern time comparisons. How could the authors of the bible known of the science of today(?) I guess if there was a real Christian god he could have told them, but he didn"t, end of story. Regardless of the reasons, your conflict with the contradictions of the bible is based in a likewise series of apologies. Apologies Christians tell each other to keep god or his chosen authors from sounding like lunatics or frauds. What a 5th grader considers common knowledge in the here and now would both baffle and be receive/viewed as a form of blasphemy or sorcery because it contradicts the bible. Galileo found out the hard way that being scientifically ahead of your time can get you in trouble with the contradictions in the bible".Christians NEED apologies to bridge the gap between contradictions of the bible and the knowledge possessed by a common 5th grader. Biblical era biases believed the world was flat, fixed, center of the universe BECAUSE of what the bible claimed and before the even bible claimed it. The term planet means "roving star" because they thought these other words were stars that floated around aimlessly. We still use the term planet NOT because we still believe such things so there is no modern day contradiction though knowledge wise there once was. The bible indicates its god"s didn"t know the difference and failed, OR that man didn"t know the difference and created a god that didn"t know the difference"..and that"s the only REAL problem you have with contradictions found in the bible, and that"s why you and others use apologies to mask them. Con states> "Terminology is not contradictions." And I agree, terminology is used to define contradictions and needs no apologies themselves and UNLIKE the bible. Con states> "If they call it one thing, and we another years later, how can we be wrong." Answer: The flat earth is round, the contradiction being the term flat"knowledge grows and bible wisdom shrinks so apologies appear. Con states> "Legs were considered things of movement." Answer: Yes, insects use 6, spider use 8 legs to move around"NOT 4. Con states> "Even as late as the 1950s do people refer to legs solely as propulsion." Answer: Irrelevant, because people still foolishly believe the world is 6000 years old, that they worship ONE Jesus who is and is not god and or man, there are 38000 Christian denominations all believing in their own version of the contradictions found in the bible and that in itself is contradiction. Con states> " George Orwell stated in the Animal Farm book that birds had four legs, because the wings were not used for manipulation. " Answer, so old George doesn"t believe birds fly? Con states> "Also, it only speaks of locust. Fowl comes from the Hebrew word meaning flying thing referring to the locust, as is the word for beetle. It does not include anything else." Answer: Irrelevant since neither locus or birds have four legs and since the bible you refer to was ONLY written in Greek! Con states> " Immovable- definition includes steadfast or unyielding. Immovable from a set path is easily used for definition." Answer: The earth orbit is NOT set in a path Con, the earths orbit is sometimes elliptical and sometimes more circular moving closer and further from the sun sometimes never orbiting in the same path, the earth rotates sideways on an axis which moves back and forth by 13 degrees, it orbits the sun which orbits the western spiral arm of the galaxy which orbits the center of the galaxy as it rises and falls on its Z axis as the galaxy moves away from the center of the universes at an ever increasing speed"none of which defines immovable path because it is forever changing and I knew 5th graders who knew this. http://listverse.com... Con states> "Once again, terminology changes over time. If you expect it to mean the exact same thing nowadays is idiotic. You give nothing here." Answer: Well I don"t know if you are calling me idiotic or Science, but I assure you my idiocy is based in several accredited degrees and an accredited University with accredited professors some of which produced some of the works already cited here". Con states> "Nazareth The websites you give just blindly state of how it has been proven without a doubt of its nonexistence." Answer: Just because other Christian share a belief without evidence or support does NOT mean there is any truth found in your diatribe. Nazareth could have existed is what my sources say".but as a primitive shack, filled with a couple of struggling farmers and it was never a city (at least of the time you claim Jesus was alive)".and like you said in the rules, this IS a formal debate and formal debates are based in facts and NOT shared beliefs Christina or otherwise. Con mentions in a previous round that the bible is a book of good, and peace, and Historians as well as myself see this as a contradiction of truth.".let"s see what apologetics should "REALLY" be used for if NOT for the bible. "For the record, let's take a look at some of the acts perpetrated by the church in their quest for domination of the hearts and minds of the populous. "The destruction of the library at Alexandria, 390 C.E.: thousands of ancient scrolls and books lost. The damage is immeasurable to the study of ancient history. The dark ages begin. "The systematic elimination of the non-Christian opposition of the early church: 325"900: victims unknown but ranges from 5,000 to 50,000. "The Crusades, 1095 -1300: starting with the Peasants Crusade and the Slaughter of Innocents, there were nine crusades in all including the disastrous Children's Crusade. Thousands upon thousands were killed to the rallying words: "Dieu Le Volt" (God wills it). "The routine and frequent killing of Jews by Christians: 350 -1945: millions killed. "The Inquisitions, 1200 -1500: in all, the total victims is immeasurable, hundreds of thousands, a million or more, perhaps, depending on whose figures are used. Men, women, and children. Most were tortured first then burned or hanged. "The witch hunts, 1500-1780: tens of thousands of victims. Mostly women, children, the old and infirm. Most were tortured first then burned or hanged. "American slavery, 1500-1865: 50-million plus victims. Men, women, and children. "Racial/sex discrimination: lynch mobs, hate groups, random killing, intimidation & etc. 1865-present: victims unknown and still counting. This is the "short" list".. This is a lot to be sorry for. If these Christians were truly sincere and apologetic, perhaps they should insist the church return all the property, money, gold, silver, jewels, art work, household furnishings, or give monetary compensation in lieu of the loss to the descendants of the victims. After all it was this booty that made the church rich and powerful in the first place. It is only fair and the real, true Christians should realize this biblical principle and demand retribution to its victims. By John Hill Thanks John, and I agree and this is a contradiction to bible concerning THE peace it is supposed to represent (according) to Con seems like nonsense since so many Christians find reason to commit violence. So if these Christians felt the bible justified all these atrocities, then doesn"t this contradict your position with the bible Con? If any of the 38000 Christian denominations can chose what is and isn"t meant by ANY given passage, then how can this not exists as the greatest evidence of contradiction found in the bible? Christians may not all agree that there are contradictions in the bible, but Christendom sure does". : ) Have a great day Con.