In the last post, I talked about why I still believe in some moral absolutes even though I'm no longer a Christian. In this post, I'd like to dig a little deeper into what kind of morality we find in the Bible. Most of us view things like the Holocaust or the Tiananmen Square Crackdown… Continue reading The Bible’s Morality
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Absolute Morality
There are certain things that we all know are wrong -- child molestation, for instance, or murder. But how do we know those things are wrong? Many religious people (and I'm mostly gearing this toward Christians, since they're the group I'm most familiar with) believe that we must appeal to a higher authority in order… Continue reading Absolute Morality
Skeptical Bible Study: Daniel — Aftermath
First post in this series can be found here. The previous 12 posts are the articles that first gave me cause to question the Bible. Until I happened upon them, I had always believed that the Bible was the inerrant word of God, that it contained real prophecies that had actually come true, and that… Continue reading Skeptical Bible Study: Daniel — Aftermath
Skeptical Bible Study: Daniel Chapter 9
First post in this series can be found here. This article is not my own, but was originally posted by Darwin's Beagle. The author has given permission for the article to be reposted here. The seventy weeks prophecy is an important one for extreme bible believers. It has even been claimed to herald Jesus' ministry… Continue reading Skeptical Bible Study: Daniel Chapter 9
Skeptical Bible Study: Daniel Chapter 8
First post in this series can be found here. This article is not my own, but was originally posted by Darwin's Beagle. The author has given permission for the article to be reposted here. 8.1 Summary of Chapter 8 This narrative is supposed to take place in the third year of Belshazzar’s reign. Again Daniel… Continue reading Skeptical Bible Study: Daniel Chapter 8
Skeptical Bible Study: Daniel Chapter 6
First post in this series can be found here. This article is not my own, but was originally posted by Darwin's Beagle. The author has given permission for the article to be reposted here. 6.1 Summary of Chapter 6 Darius the Mede divides the kingdom up into regions to be ruled over by 120 princes.… Continue reading Skeptical Bible Study: Daniel Chapter 6
Skeptical Bible Study: Daniel Chapter 4
First post in this series can be found here. This article is not my own, but was originally posted by Darwin's Beagle. The author has given permission for the article to be reposted here. This post will detail the problems in Chapter 4. Chapter 4 is a short chapter. It deals with a vision that… Continue reading Skeptical Bible Study: Daniel Chapter 4
Finding Truth 