Bible Contradictions

[mwtech]

I used to be a Christian and only recently become an atheist after studying the Bible enough to notice the flaws. I believe the Bible in itself to be contradictory enough to prove itself wrong, and I enjoy discussing it with other people, especially Christians who disagree. I would really like to have a one on one debate with any Christian who thinks that they have a logical answer for the contradictions in the Bible. The one rule I have is that you can't make a claim without evidence, whether from the Bible or any other source. I am interested in logical conversation, and I don't believe that any Christian can refute the contradictions I have found without making up some rationalization that has no evidence or logical base.

[Zzyzx]

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Here is one example of faith:

This is an outstanding example of misapplication of the term "faith."

If you stand on the train track, and you see the train coming right at you. Now you never experienced this before, so what would you do?
Jump, .. right?
Why?
Because you have built up enough faith to believe that if you keep standing there the train will run you over, right?

Humans have some ability to recognize danger even in situations that they have not previously experienced. That ability does not require "faith"

How does one recognize danger without having experienced it previously?

Intelligence, reasoning, judgment

If one is aboard an aircraft and sees that a wing is on fire are they likely to realize they are in danger even though they have never experienced an aircraft fire (or any other danger / emergency in an aircraft or anything even remotely similar)?

How much "faith" is required to sense danger in that situation?

Likewise, if one is swimming in the ocean for their first time and sees the dorsal fin of a shark approaching rapidly do they need "faith" to sense danger?


Perhaps the "danger" that requires "faith" to recognize is the hypothetical danger proposed by supernatural beliefs regarding an afterlife.

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