Tawnos
Regular Member
It is unfortunate that this thread has gotten hijacked over an "is the Bible true" argument. When I initially mentioned it, I intended to give my .02 about a source of happiness. Happiness will depend on your belief system. One's belief system is the essence of who they are...
No one can come to the table with undeniable proof when speaking of the "things not seen". However, it is the personal, individual discovery of those things not seen that warms the heart.
I quote the above for this reason... though it is an impossibility for a person to PROVE that the Bible IS a reliable source of history, it is most assuredly the same impossibility to show it is NOT a reliable source of history. Thus is the dilemma for those of us without the gift of time travel.
Uh, it is quite easy to show it's not a reliable source of history. For example, demonstrating that the things claimed to happen at a certain period either never happened, or did not happen as recorded. Those kinds of things show that it is not a reliable source of history, and I did link to such a source already.
Nice try, though.