Tim asked:
"have you read the old testament? the whole way through? have you read the whole new testament?"
Yes.
Tim further wrote:
"there is a common theme throughout the whole Bible, an underlying concept taught by the many different authors in different time periods."
But I pointed out that for most of that time the stories are purely myths.
Another point you raised:
"there is a God who in fact created you"
Exactly how long ago, and in what form, did he create humans, Tim?
Blacknad. Thanks for your encouragement. I have read a great deal on the history and prehistory of the whole Middle East. It's become possible to easily see how the connections and contradictions between the various histories arose. A good place to start is any books by Israel Finkelstein. Widely criticised in conservative circles of course.
Revlgking. There you go again with your Judeo-Christian cosmology. How do you know God is a Jew?
