Paco Dennis
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I am not one that wishes to publicly spread terse statements that will injure traditional beliefs of others, especially on an informal public web board. I will engage in narrow facets of Christian religious discussion but not in a thread like this that is posed so broadly that the result has little value as responses in this thread have shown. Challenge me for an opinion on any part of The Bible including Genesis so many base their disbelief on. I heard enough over the first couple minutes to understand where the OP's 8 minute video was headed I had no interest in listening to, so exited it there.
There has been a total investment in Christian churches over centuries, particularly Protestant, in total belief in the Bible, both Old and New Testament. Much dogma has been expanded from writings of saints and church leaders that has little to vague direct Bible basis. The actual Jewish religious sects of the OT obviously didn't share a belief in inerrancy because they regularly changed parts and added much that Jesus himself commented on. And the wide range of Christian denomination interpretations on many specifics demands sober reappraisal.
When the 16th century Reformation occurred it was catalyzed by at the same time, the first printing of the Bible that removed its secret writings from those few in the Catholic church that tightly controlled its interpretation. While the Catholic church in the 20th century eventually distanced itself from rigid inerrancy of the Bible, other denominations have doggedly refused to do so because their house of cards would crumble. And indeed, given this modern era age of science, technology, and WWW allowing everyone globally to now read what many scholars have been actually relating for centuries in the dark, that is coming to pass.
Although many like those in the OP's video may think by rejecting inerrancy, one has hopelessly lost their faith, I am one that believes that need not be the case. Ironically what can bring to those facing that dilemma back into strong faith is science itself that I personally have been building up argumentation for to help others. Many of the reasons former Christians and atheists reject Christianity is not about God or what I view as an Ultimate Intelligent Entity, UIE, race but rather interpreted church dogma. There is still much in the Bible to guide humans to possible eternal life and indeed some was given to human prophets and others including Jesus to spread to we Earth monkeys.
You say there is little value in the responses to the OP. How is it that you assess them that way? Is being sincere about what you believe of little value? To think you know the big picture in advance of being patient enough to possibly hear the whole story seems a little self important. And then to lecture on the "real" reasons for this also seems impatient. I would bet that almost all people our age have contemplated this, and they all have a different response. Just like yours....so why does it seem so final and special?
I will challenge you on the Creation story that cause so many to disbelieve.
