FAITH & BELIEFS
God's word
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Uploaded on 01/21/2008
Discussions about the inerrancy of the Bible often stray into the swamp of quibbling over details. I've gone there, too. But recently I got into some interesting discussions with inerrancy advocates by trying to understand their core assumptions. So I asked, "How do we know that the Bible is God's inerrant word?" A common answer was "Because the God says so." So then I asked, "How do we know that God even exists to speak to us?" The answer was: "Because the Bible says so." So God validates the Bible and the Bible validates God. I must admit, it doesn't seem very productive to argue with circular logic like that, but it's not very persuasive if you're outside the circle. I'm curious if anyone has a non-circular argument for the Bible's inerrancy?
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Good point--I think most faithful believers -believe in- the 'circular logic' because their faith leads them to believe in just that: circular logic, which is illogical, to the ordinary mind.  I can equate it to the belief that I can feel love.  But, really, there is no scientific proof of love, only evolutionary human behavior, and physiological human response mechanisms. So how can I prove that I feel love (if I do)? Well, because..I say so, that's why.  But why? Well, because...I feel it.  Can I prove it? Nope. Do I feel it? Yes, as surely as I feel, I feel love (and anger & other emotions), but in reality, scientifically, I have nothing to base any proof of those emotions on. I only have physiological/evolutionary responses, and they don't prove that feeling, only the responses to that feeling. So if I can't see it, or prove it, or put it in a box, does it really exist? I believe that it does.
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