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Re: The Bible Inc.

From Tom Mix <tommix@mixmin.net>
Newsgroups alt.atheism, sci.skeptic, alt.checkmate
Subject Re: The Bible Inc.
Organization Order of the Eternal Bait
Message-ID <1782122259.1133380060@85.12.62.219> (permalink)
References <1rwzcs8.hgnidn1l08cp5N%onion@anon.invalid>
Date 2026-06-22 09:57 +0000

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In article <1rwzcs8.hgnidn1l08cp5N%onion@anon.invalid>, onion@anon.invalid (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Mr_=D6n!on?=) wrote:

> JTEM <jtem01@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 6/19/26 5:28 AM, Attila wrote:
>> >
>>> > If any.
>> >
>> If any...what?
>> >
>> What is your position, as if you have one.
>> >
>> What are you claiming is NOT true because, as you
>> argue, the bible is not verified?
>> >
>> Be specific. The thread is specific, there is a
>> context, even if your disorder(s) prevent you
>> from recognizing it.
>> >
>> What SPECIFICALLY are you arguing AGAINST (or for),
>> using your meaningless claim that the bible is not
>> verified?
>> >
>> "THE BIBLE DOESN'T SAY THAT, even though it does,
>> BECAUSE IT'S NOT VERIFIED so..."
>> >
>> Go on.
>> >
>
> Without verification there is no proof that the bible is true.
> Without proof, belief in the bible is no more than blind faith.
>
> I believe that when I die I will be sent to a south sea island
> populated by beautiful dancing wahines in grass skirts.
>
> My faith in that belief is every bit as valid as your faith that
> your bible is true.  Do you agree?  If not, why not.
>

Your South Sea island belief and Christianity aren't really in the
same category.

If I simply invent a paradise with dancing wahines, I have no historical
documents, no witnesses, no archaeological support, no fulfilled
predictions, and no chain of transmission connecting my claim to real
events.

Christianity, whether one accepts it or not, is based on claims about
people, places, events, and historical figures that can be investigated
and debated. The question isn't whether Christians have faith; it's
whether that faith is based on evidence or completely detached from
evidence.

By your standard, we'd also have to say belief in Julius Caesar,
Socrates, or countless events in ancient history is just "blind faith"
because none of us personally witnessed them.

The real question isn't whether faith is involved. The question is
whether all faith is equally justified. I don't think they are.

-- 
Tom Mix

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The Bible Inc. JTEM <jtem01@gmail.com> - 2026-06-17 15:51 -0400
  Re: The Bible Inc. Attila <prochoice@here.now> - 2026-06-17 18:12 -0400
    Re: The Bible Inc. Dawn Flood <Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com> - 2026-06-18 22:15 -0500
      Re: The Bible Inc. Attila <prochoice@here.now> - 2026-06-19 05:28 -0400
        Re: The Bible Inc. JTEM <jtem01@gmail.com> - 2026-06-19 14:07 -0400
          Re: The Bible Inc. onion@anon.invalid (Mr Ön!on) - 2026-06-19 21:30 +0100
            Re: The Bible Inc. phoenix <j63840576@gmail.com> - 2026-06-19 16:19 -0600
              Re: The Bible Inc. phoenix <j63840576@gmail.com> - 2026-06-19 18:45 -0600
                Re: The Bible Inc. % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2026-06-19 19:49 -0700
                Re: The Bible Inc. onion@anon.invalid (Mr Ön!on) - 2026-06-20 12:40 +0100
              Re: The Bible Inc. onion@anon.invalid (Mr Ön!on) - 2026-06-20 02:14 +0100
                Re: The Bible Inc. Tom Mix <tommix@mixmin.net> - 2026-06-22 09:57 +0000
                Re: The Bible Inc. Attila <prochoice@here.now> - 2026-06-22 06:44 -0400
                Re: The Bible Inc. "Doc Hammerslack" <dochammerslack@creon.earth> - 2026-06-22 12:03 +0000
                Re: The Bible Inc. Axel <none@not.here> - 2026-06-22 20:52 +1000
                Re: The Bible Inc. Samuel Spade <sam@spade.invalid> - 2026-06-22 16:28 -0700
                Re: The Bible Inc. Axel <none@not.here> - 2026-06-23 18:02 +1000
              Re: The Bible Inc. % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2026-06-19 19:50 -0700
                Re: The Bible Inc. Skeeter <invalid@none.com> - 2026-06-19 20:58 -0600
            Re: The Bible Inc. JTEM <jtem01@gmail.com> - 2026-06-19 23:26 -0400
              Re: The Bible Inc. onion@anon.invalid (Mr Ön!on) - 2026-06-20 12:44 +0100
                Re: The Bible Inc. Dawn Flood <Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com> - 2026-06-21 13:02 -0500
                Re: The Bible Inc. jojo <f00@0f0.00f> - 2026-06-21 18:52 +0000
                Re: The Bible Inc. Dawn Flood <Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com> - 2026-06-21 18:13 -0500
                Re: The Bible Inc. onion@anon.invalid (Mr Ön!on) - 2026-06-22 01:42 +0100
                Re: The Bible Inc. Axel <none@not.here> - 2026-06-22 19:39 +1000
                Re: The Bible Inc. Dawn Flood <Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com> - 2026-06-22 12:50 -0500
                Re: The Bible Inc. JTEM <jtem01@gmail.com> - 2026-06-23 00:27 -0400
                Re: The Bible Inc. Attila <prochoice@here.now> - 2026-06-23 06:12 -0400
                Re: The Bible Inc. JTEM <jtem01@gmail.com> - 2026-06-24 10:39 -0400
                Re: The Bible Inc. Attila <prochoice@here.now> - 2026-06-24 14:29 -0400
                Re: The Bible Inc. JTEM <jtem01@gmail.com> - 2026-06-26 12:19 -0400
                Re: The Bible Inc. Attila <prochoice@here.now> - 2026-06-26 18:10 -0400
                Re: The Bible Inc. Dawn Flood <Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com> - 2026-06-24 16:28 -0500
                Re: The Bible Inc. onion@anon.invalid (Mr Ön!on) - 2026-06-23 11:26 +0100
                Re: The Bible Inc. Dawn Flood <Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com> - 2026-06-23 10:07 -0500
          Re: The Bible Inc. Attila <prochoice@here.now> - 2026-06-20 00:57 -0400
            Re: The Bible Inc. JTEM <jtem01@gmail.com> - 2026-06-23 00:20 -0400
              Re: The Bible Inc. Attila <prochoice@here.now> - 2026-06-23 06:17 -0400
                Re: The Bible Inc. JTEM <jtem01@gmail.com> - 2026-06-24 10:43 -0400
                Re: The Bible Inc. Attila <prochoice@here.now> - 2026-06-24 14:33 -0400
                Re: The Bible Inc. JTEM <jtem01@gmail.com> - 2026-06-26 17:29 -0400
                Re: The Bible Inc. Attila <prochoice@here.now> - 2026-06-26 18:17 -0400
                Re: The Bible Inc. Dawn Flood <Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com> - 2026-06-27 11:58 -0500
      Re: The Bible Inc. JTEM <jtem01@gmail.com> - 2026-06-19 14:03 -0400
        Re: The Bible Inc. Dawn Flood <Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com> - 2026-06-20 06:49 -0500
          Re: The Bible Inc. Attila <prochoice@here.now> - 2026-06-20 09:09 -0400
            Re: The Bible Inc. Dawn Flood <Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com> - 2026-06-20 17:50 -0500
              Re: The Bible Inc. jojo <f00@0f0.00f> - 2026-06-21 14:01 +0000
          Re: The Bible Inc. JTEM <jtem01@gmail.com> - 2026-06-23 00:29 -0400
            Re: The Bible Inc. Dawn Flood <Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com> - 2026-06-23 10:22 -0500
    Re: The Bible Inc. JTEM <jtem01@gmail.com> - 2026-06-19 14:01 -0400
      Re: The Bible Inc. Attila <prochoice@here.now> - 2026-06-20 01:00 -0400
        Re: The Bible Inc. JTEM <jtem01@gmail.com> - 2026-06-23 00:23 -0400
          Re: The Bible Inc. Attila <prochoice@here.now> - 2026-06-23 06:27 -0400
            Re: The Bible Inc. Axel <none@not.here> - 2026-06-23 23:52 +1000
              Re: The Bible Inc. Attila <prochoice@here.now> - 2026-06-23 18:47 -0400
                Re: The Bible Inc. onion@anon.invalid (Mr Ön!on) - 2026-06-24 00:36 +0100
                Re: The Bible Inc. Attila <prochoice@here.now> - 2026-06-24 06:27 -0400
          Re: The Bible Inc. Dawn Flood <Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com> - 2026-06-23 10:10 -0500
            Re: The Bible Inc. jojo <f00@0f0.00f> - 2026-06-23 17:38 +0000

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