Debate: Bible Is True - vs. - Bible Is False
Side: Bible Is False

The Bible is the inspired work of God.So you believeIt is up to you if you believe it or not, but there is evidence.belief isnt a voluntary act i can control. You or someone else must convince me.1) Mount Sinai was found in the exact same place as described in the bible.London was found in the exact same place mentioned in Harry Potter. your point? Ancient people saw a mountain and wrote it down. if you wanna argue about historical places in the bible ill let you win. They existed. doesnt make anything else in the bible true2) The remarkable evidence of fulfilled prophecy is just one case in point. Hundreds of Bible prophecies have been fulfilled, specifically and meticulously, often long after the prophetic writer had passed away.What no examples? Not that it matters. Again, this is useless. I can write a story in which the main character dies while fighting a dragon lets say. Then i can flip back to the beginning and write in a part where the main character goes to a gypsy who tells him he will die by a dragon. The prophecy was written in to be fullfilled but none of them can actually be proven. Stories are stories not proof. And the biggest one of all was the prediction of jesus's coming right? The whole suffering servant argument? Well no, the suffering servant was the nation of Israel and it says that like 3 sentances later. Thats the biggest prophecy in the bible and its a sham.3) Dr. Nelson Glueck, probably the greatest modern authority on Israeli archeology, has said: And I quote "No archeological discovery has ever controverted a Biblical reference. Scores of archeological findings have been made which confirm in clear outline or in exact detail historical statements in the Bible. And, by the same token, proper evaluation of Biblical descriptions has often led to amazing discoveries."1) but have they successfully excavated or found everything in the bible? no. Only the things theyve looked for have they found such as mountains or cities. Whoopie do, we already knew they existed.2) again, archaeological digs finding little tidbits from the bible dont prove the supernatural elements. these arguments get you nowhere.3) on a sidenote, i wonder why youre all so ready to accept THESE archaeological findings but you DONT accept all the hominid fossils supporting evolution that we have found the exact same way. hmmm....4)The remarkable structure of the Bible should also be stressed.Why? a books condition says nothing about the truth of its contents. Homers: the odyssey and the Iliad are in remarkable condition and have been expertly preserved and nobody is suggesting those are true Although it is a collection of 66 books, written by 40 or more different men over a period of 2,000 years, it is clearly one Book, with perfect unity and consistency throughout.Although it is a collection of 66 books, written by 40 or more different men over a period of 2,000 years,more like 400 authors and thats not accounting for the hundreds of scribes who had to copy it by hand thus leaving it open for alterations as well as translators. it is clearly one Book, with perfect unity and consistency throughout.No it isnt. its many books about the same topic. There are hundreds of books about dogs, does that mean all of them are one book? No. Different books. same general story. Which is to be expected considering how big the religion is.As for the consistency part thats a downright lie. The bible is riddled with contradictions whether inside individual books or between multiple books. http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/contra/by_name.html Yes some of these are copied but I wholly believe them as do many other people!!Theyre all copied. ive heard these same tired arguments a million times as most atheists have. Thats because theres no new arguments from theists. There hasnt been a new argument in ages. You just recycle the same crap back at us over and over. Do yourself a favor and read some arguments from the opposing side and youll see just how weak these arguments are. Just because some big wig apologist told it to you or you read it in a book doesnt make it true