[Tom Thomson]

I believe any community should have the option to teach the Bible if the majority vote for it... As to the reliability of the Bible historically the Bible stands alone above all other ancient writings. There is more documentation for the Bible than all other ancient writings combined. You can take any writing: Socrates, Shakespeare, Plato, Confucious, Etc. and there is no comparison as to reliability.

[Dimensio]

There is more documentation for the Bible than all other ancient writings combined. You can take any writing: Socrates, Shakespeare, Plato, Confucious, Etc. and there is no comparison as to reliability.

Perhaps if you supported your claims with facts, rather than just asserthing them, they would carry credibility. Also, it would be helpful for your claims to actually be consistent with reality. Note that you made a number of claims that are not so consistent in your post #77, wherein you attacked a number of strawman and suggested a number of incorrect implications regarding both Intelligent Design and the theory of evolution.

[tortoise]

As to the reliability of the Bible historically the Bible stands alone above all other ancient writings. There is more documentation for the Bible than all other ancient writings combined.

Damning with faint praise, I see. Even if it is more reliable than other ancient writings, it still has grossly inferior reliability compared to recent texts. That there was not remotely unanimous agreement on the validity and inclusion of many parts of its contents strongly suggests that the contents are not particularly trustworthy on many points.