About the Holy Bible By Robert Ingersoll 1894 - Part 1

An Agnostic View of Divine Scriptural Inspiration


About the Holy Bible by Robert Ingersoll
Intro
-The Origin of the Bible
-Is the Old Testament Inspired?
-The 10 Commandments
-The Story of Achan
-The Story of Elisha
-The Story of Daniel
-The Story of Joseph
-What is it all worth?
-Was Jehovah a God of Love?
-Jehovahs Administration
-The New Testament
-The Philosophy of Christ
-Is Christ our example?
-Inspiration
-The Real Bible
-Freedom!


Xtian view - tradition is reliable
http://www.tektonics.org/ntdocdef/gospdefhub.html

Skeptic View - tradition not reliable
http://www.cygnus-study.com/writings/gospeldating.shtml

Informative Site
http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/john.html

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[Largo64]

Thanks for this series, bt why in your playlist do you start with the beginning, but then have all the other segments arranged backwards? 1-10-9-8-7, etc. Maybe good to fix that?

[epaminodas]

i tried to fix it a couple times but i never got it correct - so i just gave up :(

PS - glad you enjoyed it :)

[mona0303]

Good question. I'll let you know when I found out. But remember: Claims and statements don't become fact just because alot of people say they are true. That's why I ask for references. ;)

[epaminodas]

lol certainly - i just wanted to put this online (ingersoll's considered one of the fathers of modern agnosticism) as a reference so ppl can check out a different viewpoint.

[mona0303]

It says "we know" so many things. And how do we know these things? Does Ingersoll's text have references for those statements? Thanks ;)

I love the book of Esther, by the way. Maybe I don't remember it correctly. I don't see how it is cruel.

[epaminodas]

He doesnt provide references but scholars line up on his side (i said scholars not apologists). Check out the links i attached in the description box

Ultimately it's a judgment call - how much evidence do you need to believe somthing?

[SMNONA100]

We now see programs on History Channel which present basic affirmations of what Ingersoll taught in the 19th Century. We have much more knowledge now, and understand how and when the Bible was written, and how its books were selected and chosen. Constantine's committee determined the books, and pronounced them "inspired", soon after he had murdered his wife and son. Thank you, epaminodas.

[SMNONA100]

We now see programs on History Channel which present basic affirmations of what Ingersoll taught in the 19th Century. We have much more knowledge now, and understand how and when the Bible was written, and how its books were selected and chosen. Constantine's committee determined the books, and pronounced them "inspired", soon after he had murdered his wife and son.

[MultiSolucion]

the men defrauded frases in the bible that s the reason contradicions , cuase the men is stupid , the men reprintng the bibles 1620 /17 /18 /19 /2004 all this bible version how more modern how more contradiciones who can you blames this ? the men are liars meking new frases left / leaves part away ,,,,,,,,

[358Liberty]

Two secular 'gods'-Government as savior Psychiatry (drugs as savior)

[bridgettedunn]

Well, the bible sure doesn't present any references to support its statements. In fact, if we model our statements in the same way the bible does, than we don't need to offer ANY references and everyone should believe every word without question. LOL. Ingersoll is awesome.

[mona0303]

Thank you so much for your reply. No need to apologize. Communication can be hindered and intentions misinterpreted when all we have to rely on are written words. ;)

Yes, my speeches were for speech tournaments in college. Thanks, also, for the additional information on Ingersoll. It makes him even more interesting.

[Largo64]

You weren't offensive, though it occurs to me now that I might have been. If so, I apologize. Were you giving speeches in the context of school (college)? If so, you probably did have to provide notes to whomever was judging your speech. But Ingersoll typically spoke in public lecture halls and Chataqua tents, where people went to soak up his wisdom. They would not have been checking him out. To my knowledge, much of what he said regarding authorship of the bible can be backed up.

[mona0303]

I was asking because I was curious since claims were being made.  When I've delivered speeches for informative purposes, I always had to give some sort of reference to support my statements. I was satisfied with epaminodas' answer to my question and I find his videos interesting. Sorry if my question came across as offensive. Thanks ;)