If the Bible didn't exist what would you believe in?
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A book exists which is called the bible. Do I believe?\nI have serious doubts. First of all, isn't it not scientifically proven that having children with a sibling will create retardation?\nWith this being a fact, how do Adam and Eve populate the earth with only 3 sons?
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the dinosaurs have my vote! as long as the bible is written by man, we can only hope to believe it is true - (like all things historical...)
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If one chooses not to believe the bible what does it matter.  We are to shape the word of God to please man......I DON'T THINK SO
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We would not have ever come into existence. If Eve and later Adam had not partaken of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they would have never become mortal, they would have lived forever (alone) in the Garden of Eden, and mankind would have never come about.  The entire plan of our Heavenly Father to allow his children to come to earth and gain mortal bodies would have been frustrated.  Adam fell that men might be, and men are that they might have joy.
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consider:  virtually NO information appears in historical textx that can verify the existence of Jesus.  \n\nConsider: Most of the items in the Bible that can be examined for their historical accuracy, including the importance of Jerusalem in the ancient world, have been found, through archaeology, to be false, or gross exagerations.
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i think the bible is a good book yet fiction, religion is a money and war machine IMHO.  on the other hand people need hope and that is where many find it, we're best off never knowing
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definetly... you cant pick and choose which parts of the bible to believe. it's an all or nothing game and the old testement is part of the bible.
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I have been reading about that as of late and find it interesting.  plausible. The bible has seen a lot gone through a lot in that i mean translations.  It also stands that some books were purposely left out.  With that in mind I don't feel it proves with out a shadow of a doubt that its true.  However it does leave enough room for the thought and probability.
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God. This explanation is what everyone eventually resorts to when the other answers fail. Throughout all of human history, we've been trying to explain existence. But nobody has ever succeeded. And it's likely that nobody ever will. So we create the concept of God, whose only necessary property is being "that which explains existence." \n\nThis doesn't tell us much about god, though. It doesn't mean that any particular religion is correct. It merely defines god as something which answers The Question, because we have not been able to. \nbut...\nThe Bible represents a fundamental guidepost for millions of people on the planet, in much the same way the Koran, Torah, and Pali Canon offer guidance to people of other religions. If you and I could dig up documentation that contradicted the holy stories of Islamic belief, Judaic belief, Buddhist belief, pagan belief, should we do that? Should we wave a flag and tell the Buddhists that we have proof the Buddha did not come from a lotus blossom? Or that Jesus was not born of a literal virgin birth? Those who truly understand their faiths understand the stories are metaphorical."Sophie looked skeptical. "My friends who are devout Christians definitely believe that Christ literally walked on water, literally turned water into wine, and was born of a literal virgin birth.""My point exactly," Langdon said. "Religious allegory has become a part of the fabric of reality. And living in that reality helps millions of people cope and be better people."\n"The Da Vinci Code"
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The *Bible* doesn't say.\n\nLawrence\nhttp://www.truebiblesermons.com
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1. It would have to be proven (not merely suggested) that the Bible is subsantially different today, than when it was originally written. \n2. At least one historical event recorded in the Bible would have to be proven (not merely suggested to be) false.\n3. The over 400 fulfilled predictive prophecies of the Bible would need to be proven (not merely suggested) to have been written AFTER the fact.\n4. A real, honest-to-goodness contradiction would need to be shown (and I'm not talking about the 'straw men' that get set up every single day).\n5. At least one major miracle of the Bible would have to be shown to have been a fraud contrived by mere men.\n6. I would need a memory wipe to remove the miracles I have seen/experienced which correspond to Biblical miracles (healings, multiplication of food, etc).
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It's entirely possible. The bible (both OT and NT) borrow liberally from other religions and mythology.
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I believe GOD really exist in this world.And I think Bible is a Non-Fiction.
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The question shoud be:\n\n"How did the bible get made [up]"?
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Bible is not the means by which God proves that He exists.\nAsk the nature they will tell you if God Exists.
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The existence of dinosaurs is a scientifically proven FACT. The Bible is a traditional compendium of narratives spanning many centuries. Belief in the Bible is a matter of FAITH.\nIf you choose to believe in a literal interpretation of the Bible, then there's no place for dinosaurs. Or you could come up with some laughable (from a scientific viewpoint) and wild theory such as the ones mentioned above.\nIf you are able to understand that the Bible holds so many much more important messages and ideas, and that it was composed in very different historical and cultural circumstances (and some parts are just not applicable today), then you can approach paleontology and evolution without feeling that you're condemning yourself.  \nFaith and science are not incompatible.\n\n------------------------------------\ncanislupus, that was _awesome_ lol!\n\nHowever, I've answered in earnest, I hope the asker is not offended by the joke.
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Well simply, if you don't go by the bible (or other religious texts), then there is nothing to tell me there is a god.\n\nTherefore there is nothing to believe or disbelieve anything about a god, because without the bible pushing his existence, i have nothing to suggest he existed.  It is a non-issue/problem.\n\nThat aside: Here are the main reasons why I don't believe \nin god\n\nEvolution (including evidence of unintelligent design)\nBig Bang Theory\nHistory of Religions (diversity of opinion, and change)\nEvidence (or lack of) supporting Religions\nOther Animals\nMoral contradictions in some religious teaching.\nHow Impersonal Nature Is! (Think 'evil' in nature, natural disasters, etc, why make a world that threatens to kill it's population from a multitude of different ways)\n\nLook up parasitoids or even the more commonly known parasites! What is god's will for them! To be a burden? To kill the host?