Don't chicken out readers. Of what use is a faith that can't be tested?


In exploring the relationship between Christian faith and rationality, one cannot ignore the challenges posed by critical scholarship on the Bible's integrity.

Scholars like Bart Ehrman, Bruce Metzger, and others have highlighted how the Bible, a central text of Christianity, has undergone numerous changes and alterations over centuries.

Ehrman, for instance, points out that scribes who copied the scriptures introduced mistakes and intentional changes that could alter the theological content of the Bible. Metzger, while less skeptical, still acknowledged the existence of these textual variants, raising questions about the Bible's reliability.

John Dominic Crossan and Elaine Pagels delve even deeper into how the early Christian community may have shaped the Gospels and excluded certain texts to fit specific theological agendas. This suggests that the Bible is not just a divine revelation but also a product of human influence and political power dynamics.

Walter Bauer's work further argues that what we now consider orthodox Christianity emerged from a struggle among various competing beliefs, with the dominant group shaping the New Testament to reflect their views.

Given these insights, embracing Christianity may sometimes require setting aside rational scrutiny to maintain faith. The notion that key elements of Christian doctrine might stem from later additions, mythological borrowings, or even fabrications—as suggested by scholars like Robert M. Price and Richard Carrier—challenges the idea of the Bible as an unaltered divine message. Instead, it prompts believers to confront the possibility that their sacred text has been shaped by human hands.

To be "a fool for God," as some might put it, is to embrace faith even when rationality urges skepticism. This tension between faith and reason lies at the heart of Christianity, demanding that believers sometimes accept doctrines and narratives that, under critical examination, might seem uncertain or even contradictory.

Thus, the very act of faith in Christianity might involve a conscious decision to prioritize spiritual belief over rational evidence, embracing a divine truth that transcends the imperfections of its human transmission.

Whyai:
↪Don't chicken out readers. Of what use is a faith that can't be tested?
In exploring the relationship between Christian faith and rationality, one cannot ignore the challenges posed by critical scholarship on the Bible's integrity.
Scholars like Bart Ehrman, Bruce Metzger, and others have highlighted how the Bible, a central text of Christianity, has undergone numerous changes and alterations over centuries.
Ehrman, for instance, points out that scribes who copied the scriptures introduced mistakes and intentional changes that could alter the theological content of the Bible. Metzger, while less skeptical, still acknowledged the existence of these textual variants, raising questions about the Bible's reliability.
John Dominic Crossan and Elaine Pagels delve even deeper into how the early Christian community may have shaped the Gospels and excluded certain texts to fit specific theological agendas. This suggests that the Bible is not just a divine revelation but also a product of human influence and political power dynamics.
Walter Bauer's work further argues that what we now consider orthodox Christianity emerged from a struggle among various competing beliefs, with the dominant group shaping the New Testament to reflect their views.
Given these insights, embracing Christianity may sometimes require setting aside rational scrutiny to maintain faith. The notion that key elements of Christian doctrine might stem from later additions, mythological borrowings, or even fabrications—as suggested by scholars like Robert M. Price and Richard Carrier—challenges the idea of the Bible as an unaltered divine message. Instead, it prompts believers to confront the possibility that their sacred text has been shaped by human hands.
To be "a fool for God," as some might put it, is to embrace faith even when rationality urges skepticism. This tension between faith and reason lies at the heart of Christianity, demanding that believers sometimes accept doctrines and narratives that, under critical examination, might seem uncertain or even contradictory.
Thus, the very act of faith in Christianity might involve a conscious decision to prioritize spiritual belief over rational evidence, embracing a divine truth that transcends the imperfections of its human transmission.

Neither the God of Israel nor Jesus Christ, His Son, mandated any man or woman to become fools for them. So your Christian delusion is not based on the Scripture of the Israelites but on the vomit of your gods your men.

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Kobojunkiee:
Neither the God of Israel nor Jesus Christ, His Son, mandated any man or woman to become fools for them. So your Christian delusion is not based on the Scripture of the Israelites but on the vomit of your gods your men.

You sound defeated. Why don't you argue with Christian scholars, who, unlike you, have dedicated their life's work to studying the text?

When the whiteman has problems he looks to science first and if science fails before looking to God,when a Blackman has a problem he looks to the God first and later to the white mans solution.

Skooltynz:
When the white has problems he looks to science first and if science first before looking to God,when a Blackman has a problem he looks to the God first and later to the white mans solution.

That's surprisingly racist

Whyai:


That's surprisingly racist

Una no like truth

Skooltynz:


Una no like truth

Well, if you don't know. It is racist and self-deprecating.

Black men have helped shaped the modern world in a way that white men could only dream of and probably will never do. Don't project your self-hate on people out here.

Whyai:


Well, if you don't know. It is racist and self-deprecating.

Black men have helped shaped the modern world in a way that white men could only dream of and probably will never do. Don't project your self-hate on people out here.

In what way can you explain?
I mean with facts no sentiments.
I am only calling on the black race to wake up and face the world,we being sleeping for too long and our very existence is threatened.

Skooltynz:


In what way can you explain?
I mean with facts no sentiments.
I am only calling on the black race to wake up and face the world,we being sleeping for too long and our very existence is threatened.

I think the Black race is awake just fine. The white race supremacy thing is a hoax. White countries that are poor dont think much different from african countries that are poor. Romanians, belarusians, fight over family land just like Indians, and Africans who are poor.


We're all humans separated by access to resources.

Whyai:


I think the Black race is awake just fine. The white race supremacy thing is a hoax. White countries that are poor dont think much different from african countries that are poor. Romanians, belarusians, fight over family land just like Indians, and Africans who are poor.


We're all humans separated by access to resources.

Thats because they are humans too not gods. Besides these countries you mentioned Africans rush there like crazy and never regret doing so they still have a better standard of living compared to when they were in Africa.

Whyai:
↪ You sound defeated. Why don't you argue with Christian scholars, who, unlike you, have dedicated their life's work to studying the text?

Dedicating your life to a lie simply means you are probably more adept at lying than anything else, nothing more! 😏😏😏😏

Skooltynz:


Thats because they are humans too not gods. Besides these countries you mentioned Africans rush there like crazy and never regret doing so they still have a better standard of living compared to when they were in Africa.

The fact that africans do well abroad, shows its not the people, but the system they found themselves.

Your "white people " were once slaves to morrocans, infact the words is a reference to slavic people. Until 500 yrs ago they still throw shit on the street.


White people are just Black people with no melanin, don't cut yourself short.

Kobojunkieee:
Dedicating your life to a lie simply means you are probably more adept at lying than anything else, nothing more! 😏😏😏😏

Good boy

Whyai:
↪ Good boy

Religion is politics and every Religion— Islam and Christianity included— is of the politics of men who seek power and control for themselves using the name of one deity or another.