Im not trying to start a shitstorm here, but this bugs me.
This isnt nessessarily a "God" thread but rather its about the Bible.
When I was growing up I was a pretty fuckin smart kid. I was that kid who stayed in from recess to go to the library. And to be honest, the one time I got caught shoplifting I was caught taking a science book from a bookfare(i didnt steal anything else after that, learned my lesson), anyways as things go I learned more than I probably could handle at the time, but My family went to church and read the bible and all that evangelical stuff.
I had to go along with it, but every time i kept finding all this weird stuff that was conflicting with what I learned.
Nowadays I'm an athiest, and study pretty much the 2 things that broke me of being a religious person: Evolution(specifically Hominid Evolution), Physics(specifically astrophysics and the big bang/string theory).
I dont mind if people beleive in God, \by all means some people need a source of faith in their lives, but I cant understand how anyone could beleive in the Bible.
If youre a scientifically educated person... Genesis can be disproven without a shadow of a doubt, Metaphorically AND Literally.
The biggest problem I find when debating people about this isnt their actual beleifs, but their defenciveness and the lack of understanding of factual data.
The phrase "Well thats your opinion" i hear way to much as a cop out from religious people when i challenge them and they ask "WELL HOW DO YOU THINK IT HAPPENED SMARTY PANTS"
And when I comment back with actual facts, and sources they use the same cop out "Well thats your opinion." And no matter HOW MANY TIMES i present to people the way that things ACTUALLY happened, with verified scientific backing... "Well thats your opinion!"
I would honestly like to discuss with someone the whole reasonings behind these religous opinions without someone throwing out illegitimate reasonings or garbage debates.
So im asking honestly, how can someone beleive in the bible, when basic science easily disproves various parts of it with an inarguable amount of facts?