Do you think the Bible could be the word of G-d? /for atheists & agnostics

[Desert Snake]

Do you think that the Bible, *could be the word of G-d? Or divine? This question is for atheists and agnostics, but specification is needed for what type of agnosticism or atheism you are claiming.

*Or some, /any parts of the Bible

 

[viole]

Do you think that the Bible, could be the word of G-d? Or divine? This question is for atheists and agnostics, but specification is needed for what type of agnosticism or atheism you are claiming.

Of course it could. In the same way the Quran could be the word of Allah.

The type of atheism I claim is on my header.

Ciao

- viole

 

[Deathbydefault]

I'm a hard atheist, so no.
I don't believe in any such thing as a God.
I do not believe anything such as the bible could be the word of God.

Of course I can't prove that so I don't say it.
I try to always argue from an agnostic atheist perspective of possibilities.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

It doesn't seem even remotely possible.

 

[fantome profane]

The question doesn't even make any sense. If you don't believe in Bigfoot, would you think that Bigfoot made this footprint? No, obviously not.

The Bible shows all signs of being a human construction. It contains errors, ignorance, prejudice, fear, bigotry and all other human failings.

 

[Desert Snake]

The Bible shows all signs of being a human construction. It contains errors, ignorance, prejudice, fear, bigotry and all other human failings.

Ok, then could part or parts of the Bible be from G-d. No need to obfuscate this question.

 

[fantome profane]

Ok, then could part or parts of the Bible be from G-d. No need to obfuscate this question.

No, if God does not exist then no parts of the Bible could be from God.

 

[Altfish]

If there was a god. I'm sure she could have written a much better, meaningful and clearer book.

So, no The Bible is not the word of a god

 

[HonestJoe]

Anything is possible but most things are unlikely. There is literally an infinite number of ways the Bible could have come about and it being the derived word of the specific god you're thinking of is just one of them. Of course that makes this a rather meaningless question IMO.

I'm sorry but I don't vote on polls like this, because I'm an individual not a label and because there's no way of knowing how false responses skew the results.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Do you think that the Bible, could be the word of G-d? Or divine? This question is for atheists and agnostics, but specification is needed for what type of agnosticism or atheism you are claiming.

All the failings and contradictions of the Bible aside, I just can't take the idea seriously that an omnipotent and omniscient god's best idea for how to communicate to all of humanity is to dictate a book to someone.

 

[Demonslayer]

God couldn't have written the Bible, there are no typewriters in Heaven.

 

[Iti oj]

Np, im an atheist but also said other, I mean it could be, but I read the bible and there is no way its from a good divine being

 

[Jumi]

The question is similar to could you both believe Shakespeare's works to be written by someone else and consider Shakespeare to be the best English language author that ever lived.

Regarding the Holy Books. If gods wrote it, wouldn't they had access to better QA to make sure their message is understood?

 

[fantome profane]

Isn't that just a statement, a generality?

ie you didn't answer the question /again.

Some people just won't take no for an answer.

Nevertheless the answer is no.

No.

Don't tell me I didn't answer the question.

 

[columbus]

I see no reason to believe that the Creator gives a whit about what we humans do or believe.
So while it is possible that some parts of the Bible are from God, so might be the Vedas, The Lord of the Rings, Quran, or Mein Kampf.
Best bets are the Humanist Manifesto and George Carlin.
There is no reason to believe that God stopped talking after the ancient priests, warlords, or popes. That is just ridiculous.
Tom

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

'if this apple isn't red, then this apple isn't red!'

No - it's "if there are no trees, this red thing isn't an apple!"

 

[jonathan180iq]

Do you think that the Bible, *could be the word of G-d? Or divine? This question is for atheists and agnostics, but specification is needed for what type of agnosticism or atheism you are claiming.

*Or some, /any parts of the Bible

I mean, how could I believe that the Bible is the work of God if I don't believe that there is a god who could have written the Bible??

It's like asking if the dinner on my table tonight could be evidence that Bigfoot can cook... It doesn't make any sense.

 

[dust1n]

Do you think that the Bible, *could be the word of G-d? Or divine? This question is for atheists and agnostics, but specification is needed for what type of agnosticism or atheism you are claiming.

*Or some, /any parts of the Bible

As likely as being the work of the devil or an elf or an alien, and far less likely than it just being written by men in the past. Life could be a colossal waste of time. God could be a little girl doing ballerina. There could be several million gods existing at one time....

 

[Desert Snake]

Some people just won't take no for an answer.

Nevertheless the answer is no.

No.

Don't tell me I didn't answer the question.

That isn't a subjective thing. Your answers weren't clear as how you were actually answering the OP.

 

[HonestJoe]

It's a pretty clear question.

I didn't have an issue with the clarity of the question and I did answer it ("Anything is possible"), I just don't think the answer is significant in the grand scheme of things.