Moderator's Note: Reynard the Fox is Russell2 and is another user that has been banned attempting to get access to the system again.


Greetings!

As a newcomer to the forum I've found myself zigzagging through many of the different threads and topics. This one caught my eye but there's so much being discussed and so many different points being raised that I didn't know where to jump in. Anyway, I'll just take the plunge with the last thing I read which caught my eye, and that is this:

Originally Posted by Russ
QUESTION: If the Bible is unreliable (as you said), then how can you believe that Christ is who He said He was? What is your basis for evidence supporting Christ's claim?


The above remark seems to be implying that anyone who does not believe the bible is 100% accurate is not really a Christian. Most of the Christians I know don't see stories in the bible as all entirely factual events, they see many of them as noteworthy fables designed to teach the lessons of their belief system. All belief systems and religions are full of schisms, that's only natural when we as humans come from varied backgrounds and different points of reference. I don't think it's entirely fair to say that all other versions of a single faith are invalid.

I'm not a Christian personally but if I were one I don't believe I would say that the evidence supporting Christ's claim is in a translated text thousands of years old. If the claim were a true one it would have to be something we can witness in the world around us, not merely in words written long ago. I think most Christians or believers of any religion find evidence for their faith in the world around them, in the physical realm and outside of scripture. I think that's how faith is experienced: through being alive. To me, that is how one's god or gods touch you, and being touched so is where most believers say the evidence lies. From this standpoint, I see scripture as merely one aspect of a religion, not the end all be all of it.

On an unrelated note, it would be fun to see the topic of this thread tossed around a bit more. It was the title which caught my eye most and as someone who knows little about bat evolution I find it fascinating to read. Suggested reading sources anyone? Thanks!