James Randi Speaks: Questioning the Bible

James Randi Speaks: Questioning the Bible.
Recorded 3/4/2009 at the James Randi Educational Foundation.

Lighting, Camera and Editing by:
Richard Montalvo (rmontalvo23@gmail.com)

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[MayonR]

@MayonR [[how do you "KNOW" you are right and Randi is wrong?]] Because I am not using my opinion on the matter. All you have to do is look in the bible. Matthew and Luke are the only birth accounts and they both say He was born in Bethlehem. I can give you a detailed geography of Nazareth and furthermore present day Nazareth does have hills. I can give you a detailed perspective of Nazareth from Mount Moreh.

[MayonR]

@gr8vibes2 The problem is that he didn't get any points right. The major contention was that Nazareth didn't exist at the time of Jesus. If you look at a few comments a go I listed how it is outdated since indeed artifacts were discovered from the time of Jesus. I actually went through all the points. Give me the point Randi is right about that will decloak Christianity as you say. It's survived all scrutiny and stood strong to this point.

[gr8vibes2]

@MayonR Glad you gave ONE example IF you are are right, but that's just it, how do you "KNOW" you are right and Randi is wrong? Also let's say Randi was wrong 99% of the time. This leaves 1% accuracy and since EVERYTHING Randi speaks of goes against scripture, that 1% alone debunks scripture. That's all that's needed. One fact can decloak the myth and trump Christian ignorance/lies. Truth is ubiquitous (universal).

[MayonR]

@SoCalledSpaceAge [[Does the bible say Jesus was born in Nazareth? No..not literally..but supposed "Christian scholars" sure do!]] What? Christians source the Biblical account to ascertain the birthplace of Jesus. The Bible says He was born in Bethlehem not Nazareth. Randi said his contention was one of the Biblical accounts which are never questioned. He is either right or wrong and since this claim is not found in the Bible, he is wrong,

[SoCalledSpaceAge]

@MayonR That's a clever way to try and weasel out of the precision of what Randi is saying. Does the bible say Jesus was born in Nazareth? No..not literally..but supposed "Christian scholars" sure do! And the bible claimed it was Jesus' hometown and that, by law, he was forced to relocate there early in his life. And they've been saying it since the 4th century in a feverish attempt to somehow ret-con Jesus' origins to fit the myth better.

[MayonR]

@gr8vibes2 [[I doubt too many FACTS ever get debunked]] The problem is that Randi gets so much wrong here, it has nothing to do with facts. Right off he blunders because nowhere does it say in the Bible Jesus was born in Nazareth. I actually went through each of the specific points in these comments. These claims are very easy to debunk. Pose any point you would like. Even little things like calling the Biblical archaeological society which is not religious group, he gets wrong.

[gr8vibes2]

@MayonR I doubt too many FACTS ever get debunked, only conclusions and lies can; if he lied then let us know about it, don't just blanket statement

[MayonR]

@gr8vibes2 [[I wonder how many Christians dare even click on videos like this; and I wonder how many Christians ever actually question the bible? ]] Every single one of Randi's points here are debunked. He does great against psychics and astrologers but he hardly touches the Bible truths. Most have noticed how terrible of a job he did here.

[MayonR]

@JeremiahCrow The cliff didn't disappear. Even if the landscape might have slightly change we can get perspectives from many writings. I already cited here a detailed perspective from early the last century when the German Archaeological society was excavating Meggido. It gave very detailed descriptions of cliffs and hills. Randi is overstating and appealing to ignorance.

[EGMAG]

Why does everyone think that finding inaccuracies in the Bible means there is no God?