I believe in Lord of the Rings as historical fact. I'm fairly certain I have some hobbit ancestry.

Please stop thinking about the Bible as "a" book. It's more like a library. It contains books of poetry. There are books recording historical events. There is legalistic language and books to match. There are letters and recordings of visions. It's primarily religious, but not all of it is directly religious. It's a library - worthy of study for those so-inclined, whether they seek to learn religion, history, languages, law, faith. Don't dismiss it easily.

I believe in the Bible as in not at all. (Not saying christians are bad, I'm just not one.)

The bible can't even agree with ITSELF, it can not be taken as any sort of fact. Any and all objective archaeologists and historians agree that it has SOME things that are fact, but it is in the same way that Harry Potter has SOME things that are fact (For instance, England does actually exist! Surprising, I know). But not one simply takes the bible at its word, and only agree that a passage is fact AFTER it is verified by actual provable evidence. For those asking, here is a handy chart of contradictions, just in the story of Easter (the most important tenent of the bible, since it details jesus's supposed ressurection). As you can, see the bible can't even agree on what happened in its most critical story. CBTiKeh-1.png

Even Jesus can appreciate good hyperbole. The Bible is not a factual account of the past and please stop using it as "evidence."

It's not a historical fact though.

Said by people who likes some parts of the Bible they can use as an excuse to be and behave like an as***le

Every historian agrees that Jesus was a real person. Personally, I think Jesus was an extraterrestrial who has taken the form of a human. Since he was not actually human, his crucifixion didn't actually kill him, and that's how he "came back to life"

aka my grandparents on my dad’s side.

you believe cartoons are real too i bet

I love biblical theology and believe a lot of the Bible is fact. My church provides extensive historical context and what specific Greek and Hebrew words mean exactly, as to not misinterpret translated verses. I don't think it's wrong to believe. But I do think it's wrong to use the Bible as a tool to promote hate or judgement, or to prove something with cherry picked verses translated far beyond what the original text said. I think there can be a happy medium, and there should be an open discussion on what the Bible says and why people believe what they do. I understand why people would want to be cautious around people like this, as there are Christians that take the Bible extremely literally and will not invite any open discussion whatsoever, but I don't think it's an immediate reason to cut someone off <3

There is some historical fact/truth in the Bible. Anyone who believes the Bible is fully accurate in history or science should be avoided.

End of conversation! Bye

More like historical facts as they were understood a couple thousand years ago. Plus, the stories were passed down through generations, and were rooted in the tales told by tribal storytellers before humans developed written language. Each generation of storyteller modified the stories to match the zeitgeist of their times -and understanding. Since mysticism prevailed in the lives and understanding of primitive people, a great deal of it ended up in the Bible. Example: If you have no science to help you understand how the Earth was formed and humans developed, you wouldn’t write about the Big Bang, you’d make up a story about some supreme being creating it with their powers. So the writers of Genesis, not knowing very much better, if at all, would accept and include that scenario in their creation story. Remember, these were people who feared natural phenomena like solar eclipses, and thought they signaled the end of the world. Something many if us now travel great distances to witness as an amazing event. Because science has helped us understand it now.

I believe that what all the religions agree on is probably pretty true. Everybody agrees the earth was hit with a flood.

I need proof

Nope nope nope

So many issues with that statement.

I really wish I could say something here...JUST ANYTHING....but I will not talk about religion. I have to hold on to at least 1 moral Funny enough, THAT was the one????

All I hear is 'I'm narrow minded and not worth your time.'

Why you are eating rabbits, prawns, lobsters?