The Bible Argument, transcribed by Joey Lawsin, claims the non-existence of god can be proven by simply analyzing four fundamental elements connected to god’s existence, namely: the bible, christ, his teachings, and god himself.
A basic form of the Bible Argument:
- If the Bible is inspired and guided by an omnipresent, omnipotent, and omniscient God, then the Bible should be free of mistakes, contradictions, inconsistencies, and errors.
- If God and Christ are perfect, they should be completely compassionate, understanding, all-loving, and just.
- The Bible contains instances of mistakes, contradictions, inconsistencies, and errors.
- The Bible portrays God and Christ as cruel, disrespectful, and a murderer.
- Therefore, the Bible is not inspired or guided by an omnipresent, omnipotent, omnibenevolent, and omniscient God.
- Hence, the non-existence of a perfect God can be inferred from the imperfections and inconsistencies found in the Bible.
If the bible is inspired and guided by god, who is assumed to be omnipresent, omnipotent, and omniscient, then the holy book will be free of mistakes, contradictions, parallelism, inconsistencies, errors, and counter-arguments.
If God and Christ are all-perfect, then both will be totally compassionate, understanding, all-loving, and just. In contrast, the bible shows both of them misbehaving very badly in various instances. For example, there are numerous accounts of violence, wrath, and actions that seem inconsistent with an all-loving and just deity.
If the bible is the word of god, it should provide clear and unambiguous guidance. However, the presence of multiple interpretations and denominations suggests that the text is not as clear as one would expect from a divine source. This ambiguity leads to confusion and conflict among believers, which would not be the case if the bible were truly the flawless word of an omniscient god.
Furthermore, if god is omnipotent and omniscient, he would have the power and knowledge to prevent any errors or contradictions in his teachings. The existence of such issues in the bible raises questions about the divine nature of its authorship.
In conclusion, the analysis of the bible, christ, his teachings, and god himself reveals inconsistencies and contradictions that challenge the notion of an all-perfect, all-knowing, and all-powerful deity. This argument suggests that the existence of god, as traditionally conceived, is highly questionable.
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