How do we know that the Bible isn't fiction?

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Sam

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Genuine question; I go to bookstores a lot, I love reading and I read a lot of fiction, but I don't see how the Bible can stand distinctly higher up in the truth factor than... for instance, the Twilight Saga.

I'm not atheist, I'm a theist, so I just believe in a deity; but I want to know as to how come the Bible is regarded as truth when from reading it myself, it seems to be nothing other than a very large book of collected authors.

Any thoughts either way are totally welcome. :)
@Dreamstuff Entity: Ewww, no. My parents are heavily Christian... i.e. drunk on God's 'presence'. And when I sprung that I'm gay on them a few months back they hated me for it. I don't believe in their God. I just believe in something big. I don't even think he made everything. I just believe something's there... the right way to word it is 'numinous' I think. :')

Anything else you want to know? :P
kbcying: Erm, there's significantly more evidence to back up those people existed... i.e. Van Gough's paintings... -_-
 
Of course most of it is fiction. There are some historical facts in it, but unless you really think Eve came from Adams rib, and there was a talking snake in the garden of eden, or that man was created from clay, etc, then of course it's mostly fiction. These are stories that weren't meant to be taken literally. That's the problem with organized religion today; they read every line of the bible as literal truth.
 
i share your view my friend......i only refrain from this argument with my friends coz thea mostly devout christians so when i try to tell them my ideas they get really really mad.but i think the bible is a fantastic work of fiction.....a real page turner......
 
Some of it is. That doesn't mean its message is false.

The central message of the whole Bible is personified in Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ's message was that love was the most important thing we needed to do: love God and each other.

Everything else, whether it's literal or fiction, is only scaffolding for that idea.
 
we think it is not fiction b/c multiple people wrote it and account for the events. its not just one person's word. And i say think b/c we never know exactly what happened in the past. I respect your point of view but i would ask you not to speculate about it being fiction. you can ask the question but be careful. this religion can mean everything to some people.


Charlie: you need to be more respectful, the bible has saved lives and is very importent to a lot of people
 
I agree with you completely. What you described is Deism, you're a Deist. Deism is famous for being the chosen belief of the founding fathers (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson etc.). It means, while you believe in god, you don't believe in a specific organized religion, just god. But even though the bible is completely made up, it's a great way to make money, and hold power over other people. They basically created a franchise when they created religion. How come there can't just a be a god? Why did a guy have to be resurrected, and a women have a baby without sex, and a guy live in a fish for three days?
 
I know a guy, who knows a guy, who knows a guy, who knows a guy, who knows a guy, who knows a guy, who knows a guy, who knows a guy, who knows a guy, who says it's all true! So rest easy.
 
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