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Because sometimes other people say it better than I can muster, I'd like to steal a quote from someone else here and posit the question in a separate thread - that being, this one. My reason for this is so that it can a) get a direct response (or a direct lack of response) and also b) so as not to derail the thread from which it was extracted. The quote is as follows, and it is a question I direct to the creationist posters here (even though they are not my words). Why do you consider the fact that the Bible has not changed to be some sort of unshakable testimony for its veracity? Tom Sawyer, the Kama Sutra and the Calvin and Hobbs comic strip for 8/2/95 have not changed since they were written down either. No-one claims the they hold the ultimate truth. (There are claims for divine experiences when following the Kama Sutra )
The Vedas has been written down and unchanged for longer than the Old Testament scriptures. Does that make the Vedas into the ultimate authority with regards to the universe's origins? You would very likely say that the Vedas are not authoritative even though they meet the very lax requirements that you used here to claim Biblical authority. I would like to know what makes the bible the scripture of utmost and single authority; what makes it "the one" - and more importantly, what makes the others wrong or inaccurate. If the reasoning is indeed "it's old and has remained unchanged" (as that is the argument being used) then it would stand to reason that the other scriptures should also be looked at, since they too are old and unchanged.
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Joined: Jun 2008
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Actually the Bible has been changed.....
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Joined: Jun 2008
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Pwcca, you're always making me say things that get things all stirred up.... I hope you appreciate it : )
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