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The existence of Biblical, Koranic, or Talmudic discord (and therefore soteriological confusion) is not easy to square with an omni-god who inspired, dictated, or otherwise controlled the contents of his holy book. The Bible is long, vague, contradictory, ambiguous, and has no obvious message. There are about as many interpretations of the Bible as there are readers of the Bible. Why should this be the case? Wouldn’t god want to make her message as clear as possible, especially since these issues are literally life and death? If god is omniscient and omnipotent, she would know exactly how to make her message impossible to misunderstand, leaving no room for misinterpretation or confusion. In her omniscience, she would see all the strife, bloodshed, and damnation that would result from her lack of clarity; if she was omni-benevolent, she would want to avoid this and make her message clear. How is it possible that two sincere believers, approaching god’s word in good faith, can come away with clashing interpretations of the message that leaves one of them destined to burn for all eternity?
Transcript emersongreenblog.wordpress.com/2018/10/28/argument-from-biblical-confusion
The Argument from Biblical Confusion against Christianity - Jonathan Garner jonathandavidgarner.wordpress.com/2018/08/06/the-argument-from-biblical-confusion-against-christianity
quote from Christian Smith's "The Bible Made Impossible" jamesmacmillan.wordpress.com/2018/04/14/the-single-reality-that-has-most-shaped-the-organizational-and-cultural-life-of-the-christian-church/amp
Listen to and review Counter Apologetics: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/counter-apologetics/id1273573417
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The existence of Biblical, Koranic, or Talmudic discord (and therefore soteriological confusion) is not easy to square with an omni-god who inspired, dictated, or otherwise controlled the contents of his holy book. The Bible is long, vague, contradictory, ambiguous, and has no obvious message. There are about as many interpretations of the Bible as there are readers of the Bible. Why should this be the case? Wouldn’t god want to make her message as clear as possible, especially since these issues are literally life and death? If god is omniscient and omnipotent, she would know exactly how to make her message impossible to misunderstand, leaving no room for misinterpretation or confusion. In her omniscience, she would see all the strife, bloodshed, and damnation that would result from her lack of clarity; if she was omni-benevolent, she would want to avoid this and make her message clear. How is it possible that two sincere believers, approaching god’s word in good faith, can come away with clashing interpretations of the message that leaves one of them destined to burn for all eternity?
Transcript emersongreenblog.wordpress.com/2018/10/28/argument-from-biblical-confusion
The Argument from Biblical Confusion against Christianity - Jonathan Garner jonathandavidgarner.wordpress.com/2018/08/06/the-argument-from-biblical-confusion-against-christianity
quote from Christian Smith's "The Bible Made Impossible" jamesmacmillan.wordpress.com/2018/04/14/the-single-reality-that-has-most-shaped-the-organizational-and-cultural-life-of-the-christian-church/amp
Listen to and review Counter Apologetics: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/counter-apologetics/id1273573417
https://linktr.ee/emersongreen
