No, not at all, Capn. The Rastafarians base their belief in smoking weed on the Bible. But midwestern fundamentalists think that is wrong. So, how can you say the Bible is an authority when people pick and choose what they want to believe. We are back to the whole idea of might makes right, or whatever the majority thinks, except now they have a book to point to, which they think makes their opinions valid.Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 8:21 amThis continues to be an irrelevant comparison.CaptainFritz28 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 3:48 amDifference is, my point is that Atheism gives no standard to tell who is right. I'm claiming that reading the Bible is the standard to resolve any conflicts of moral opinion. That's why Atheism fails and Christianity does not. Christianity gives a solution for differing morals, but Atheism leaves it to each to discern their own morality, and gives no guidance where there is conflict.Johnny Big Horse wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2023 10:16 pm
Uh oh, we have another contender. Very good point, and the thing is, you are making the same point the captain made before, but using it against him.
This is a great thread.
I was speaking the other day with a friend who starts his arguments with "The Bible says...." There are two problems here. Assuming the bible is an authoritative document, then who gets to interpret it. Assuming it is man made and imperfect, then it is NOT an authoritative document. Which leaves no room to use it as the authority to base a morality on.
Still, Christianity is great for hundreds of millions or billions of people, so I am all for it. Any approach to God is good to me.