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support 40% · jesus trustmoderated to 100%; argued down by 60%
by wikipedia on 2005-03-26 05:16:19Jesus' [en.wikipedia.org] life as written in the New Testament [en.wikipedia.org] establishes his credibility, so we can believe in the truth of his statements about God. -
oppose 100% · Circularmoderated to 100%; argued down by 0%
by seraphblade on 2005-09-29 18:06:40Then the life of Superman in the Superman comics prove the existence, basic goodness, and superhumanity of Superman. The existence of a book about something does not prove the existence of someone, nor that the book accurately portrays that person or thing even if he/she/it did or does exist.
Further, the existence of a claim (as the Bible makes the claim of "Jesus is divine") cannot be used as evidence of that claim, or a broader one (divinity exists), evidence outside the claim must be introduced. Those who wrote the Bible had a self-interest in promoting their beliefs (every possible motivation from money to social and political acceptance) and thus the Bible should not be viewed as an unbiased source. -
oppose 0% · Re: Circularmoderated to 0%; argued down by 0%
by anonymous on 2006-01-21 03:54:30Superman, was a commerical venture by a company that never claimed that Superman was real. Nor do millions of people pray to Superman, nor has anyone ever seen a miracle by Superman. Try harder next time. I can write a story about a Marshmellow God, but to have facts in history to back it up? No I can not. However, the story of the bible has many historical facts in it. And as far as I know no one has ever disproved the bible. I can disprove Superman. I can contact the authors, finf the orginal scripts and drawings and ideas. Can you do the same for the Bible? Yes, look outside at flowers, animals, life, and yes death.
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title: 'Re: Circular'
text: 'Superman, was a commerical venture by a company that never claimed that Superman was real. Nor do millions of people pray to Superman, nor has anyone ever seen a miracle by Superman. Try harder next time. I can write a story about a Marshmellow God, but to have facts in history to back it up? No I can not. However, the story of the bible has many historical facts in it. And as far as I know no one has ever disproved the bible. I can disprove Superman. I can contact the authors, finf the orginal scripts and drawings and ideas. Can you do the same for the Bible? Yes, look outside at flowers, animals, life, and yes death.'
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