>>40067893
To be clear, I don't mean to shit on the Bible, it's one of the best things I've ever read, and figures like Paul and Thomas moved me to tears during my reading.
I've read the Bible several times and have studied the scriptures, Christian and Islamic. The issue, fundamentally, is that any actual theological examination exposes how obviously fake abrahamic religions are. There's essentially no valid argument for these religions actually being real, if you're not intensely biased.
The Bible is rife with so many factual/historical inconsistencies, recycled folk tales from other religions, and obvious examples of the text being modified/workshopped by the Apostles for their own ends.
The synoptic problem is essentially solved, Eusebius even acknowledges it in the church history. Matthew and Luke copied mark and added on a boat load of Jesus quotes that nearly always disagree with each other, meaning the Apostles blatantly fashioned Jesus's teachings into their own shape. This completely contradicts his power/role in the story. Basic things like dates don't match up with the time period of the crucifixion, for example the rule of Herod/his son are consistently misattributed.
The flood story was already in pagan religions for thousands of years. The idea of an "Anti-Christ" has been misinterpreted, and likely actually meant leaders who opposed morality in general, but none of the surrounding predictions ever went through. We know for certain there also wasn't a part in the Red Sea at any point, and a mountain of evidence shows that the Jews weren't even slaves in Egypt.
Anyone who actually gives a shit about the truth and isn't looking for a rock to anchor onto cannot seriously believe these things. It's an obvious extreme emotional devotion that prevents genuine thought about its veracity.
