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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

Then going by that it's just another book.

Clearly it is a mainstream Christian belief that the bible was written or inspired or is "the word of" god.

I think you could say 'inspired.'

But still written by the people living during 'those' times.

Okay, so going by that he plays a role in some situations. Slavery was one he decided to sit out?

Sure.

I guess he sat there and watched while the Holocaust happened too, right?

I wouldn't even go so far as to say that he plays an active role. Perhaps 'influence' would be a better word.

He influences people to make certain choices. But we still have the free will to make whatever choice we want. And obviously, if you're an atheist, God isn't going to influence you to do anything.

Part of the problem here is that even the Christians can't seem to get their story straight. They all disagree on even the fundamentals.

Absolutely.

It does create a massive problem, as many different people have many different understandings of the Bible.

I'm not trying to sit here and tell you I'm right. If Textcritic read this thread, he could probably point out numerous errors in what I've said. But I'm trying to explain it in the way I understand the Bible, God, and religion.