Could any part of any holy book be from a Deity /any deity/. for atheists & agnostics

[Desert Snake]

Could any part of any holy book be from a deity, or be divine.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Doubtful. Unless god is far, far less impressive than we expect.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Could any part of any holy book be from a deity, or be divine.

I can't see any situation where it would be reasonable to conclude so.

 

[columbus]

Could any part of any holy book be from a deity, or be divine.

Any part of any book could be from God.

" Holy" is a purely personal human opinion about something. Nothing to do with God.
Tom

 

[jonathan180iq]

Could any part of any holy book be from a deity, or be divine.

(I've ignored the word divine, since that's just a weighted adjective anyway.)

So, to answer the question of whether or not any part of any holy book could have been written by a deity, the answer is no.

I have a follow-up question for you:
Could any part of any holy book have been written by "Magic Space Wizards Who Smoke Hash" ?

I imagine your answer is going to be the same as mine...

 

[Rick O'Shez]

Could any part of any holy book have been written by "Magic Space Wizards Who Smoke Hash" ?

Or just "....Ancient holy men who smoked hash".

 

[jonathan180iq]

Or just "....Ancient holy men who smoked hash".

chuckle

 

[Valjean]

Could be, but I expect if a deity really had something to say, she'd back up her words with some supporting evidence, to establish her bona fides and distinguish Her message from the thousands of other claims.

 

[Demonslayer]

Could any part of any holy book have been written by "Magic Space Wizards Who Smoke Hash" ?

Trick question...all Space Wizards are magic.

 

[columbus]

A ''holy'' book, is deemed such when it is considered holy or divine by the adherents.

Exactly.
Holy is a human thing.
Nothing to do with God. That includes the Bible.
Tom

 

[jonathan180iq]

Trick question...all Space Wizards are magic.

 

[A Vestigial Mote]

No.

 

[Altfish]

A ''holy'' book, is deemed such when it is considered holy or divine by the adherents. Thusly, someone could worship a 'god' or deity, even though I might think it is fictional, etc. It's descriptive, not meaning you have to accept the literal definition to use the words or concepts.

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is therefore my holy book. Does that make Douglas Adams a deity? All power to the towel

 

[Iti oj]

i voted no and other. i suppose its possible but i have read many of them and they are not

 

[Terryj]

Could any part of any holy book be from a deity, or be divine.

Anything is possible, but is it probable? Seeing how we have never seen any tangible evidence for the existence of a deity or divine other than human constructs of their perceived deity, I'd have so say the probability of this an outstanding no.

 

[Demonslayer]

Could any part of any holy book be from a deity

Maybe the binding? I'm always amazed at how they can squish all those pages in and glue them perfectly like that. Seems like a miracle if you ask me.

 

[Jumi]

Could any part of any holy book be from a deity, or be divine.

What do you think? Could someone who doesn't believe in gods, believe in gods?

 

[Jumi]

I take it you haven't been reading the thread.

Could you believe I have?

 

[Ingledsva]

Could any part of any holy book be from a deity, or be divine.

I doubt it.

Why would a God transmit such rubbish - that people can't even agree on the meaning?

Doesn't make much sense.

In the Bible - why would a God be so petty as to kill millions of innocent, - for the supposed crimes of a few?

Why would a God say to kill other tribes and steal their land, - and rape their women, - and take sex slaves???

In the New Testament - why would a God that is against Pagan sacrifice, - sacrifice himself, - to himself, - when as a God he can't actually die???

Holy books are written by mankind.

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[leibowde84]

Could any part of any holy book be from a deity, or be divine.

This is the same as asking whether someone is a strong or weak atheist. Seems kinda silly.