Debate: The bible is... illogical
Side: No! Completely Logical!

I am going to go with the logical side. The main reason being because it is losing and I love supporting the underdog. I have been debating my own logic recently. I live with two people who were Law Justice and Society Majors in college. One of them is about to go to law school, the other works for the state government. And they debate logic all the time. Being around them I realize my logic sucks. I have a hard time getting my thought laid out in a clean and pretty form that makes sense and logically flows. Even now I am struggling with my thought process and how to type it out here.I happened across this article through the google machine. I like a lot of the points on both sides and they both flow very well but I feel that you are all missing the point. Though I live with 2 law majors, i studied the Bible in school. My major was Bible. I have spent a long time studying this book and I must say that I question some of the logic. i have raised some of these same debates to my professors and colleagues and they have raised others that hurt my brain even more but I must say... who cares?You are asking the completely wrong question about the Bible. As far as creation goes, a very common belief is that it was a poem and not meant to be literal. Why do you think Genesis contains 2 different creation accounts? And sorry I have no reference to which scholars believe either way. Feel free to discount me or go look it up yourself. But once again... why does it make a difference? As a kid I was taught in school to follow logic. I was taught to use deductive reasoning and problem solving to get through life. That 1+1=2 so therefore 2-1=1 and so jonny can have 2 apples if Hank would leave the room and he can steal one. But like I said earlier... I am not that good at logic games, well at least not as good as some people. So when I look at the Bible I am really not a good judge of logic. I can argue theologically that because I am human it is not supposed to make complete sense to me... but how can I walk away with that? That is not a satisfying answer...But my question is: does it have to be logical? Why does it have to be 1+1=2? Why can't it be Apple+Pair=tuna fish?... now that makes sense... because the good book says that an apple and a pair caused the fall of man... and I think the fall of man is about equivalent to tuna fish... it stinks.If your concern about the Bible and about Christianity is logic, then I am so very very sorry. If that is your concern with any religion then i am... very very sorry. Because you are missing the entire point. It is a love story. So whether it is real or made up or a poem or literal... why is that so important to you? You are 13. Where is your belief in magic? I never asked how logically a man and his people knocked down the walls of a city by marching around it and then blowing horns and screaming at it. That is the stupidest battle plan i have ever heard, and i was raised by marines. I have heard a lot of about battles and plans. But instead I enjoy the story about a man who was absolutely terrified of his new responsibility, terrified that he could not live up to the person he was following, terrified that his people would rather be enslaved than follow him, and was told over and over and over again that he was not alone. And then was shown through an illogical, unreal, majestic act that he would never be abandoned. Man that is beautiful.So please I implore you to ask a different question! But I dont know, maybe I am just an uneducated blind fool who accepts what he hears... but what I do know is that there have been times when I am terrified of my new job, of not living up, of failing the people counting on me and I had someone to relate to... an old story passed down through tradition. Didn't matter at the time whether it was true or not, the point is that I wasn't alone, I wasn't abandoned.I think the Bible is logical. i think it flows from one testament to others. But I am not gonna be upset or stumble in faith if you bring up an illogical point. The points about slavery and sexisim have nothing to do with logic, mainly morals. unless you argue that they contradict (i.e. how can God say he loves everyone equally but yet condone such acts) that is still more based morally though. The point about creation is a little more about logic, well more facts. It doesn't prove the bible illogical because it states one fact different than your information. It in fact makes a better logical argument by tracing genealogy (Adam living however long, having seth who lived however long, and finally to Abraham who lived however long and so on) The argument makes sense... if Adam is the first man and we know his family line and we have a clear date on someone in that line and we know their ages then we can trace the line and move back (Abram being around 4000 b.c. and moving backwards to find the date) It makes sense... though it may not be correct facts, the logic still flows rather flawlessly in my opinion.For the record, if it isn't obvious, I am a Christian. I follow Christ as my Rabbi and I guess what you are trying to argue isn't that the Bible is illogical but that it contradicts itself and reality so therefore it is a false book. Still the wrong question but better I think. However, once again, i suck at logic so what do i know. I love my God more than anything else in this world... no matter how illogical it may seem.