What about the other questions? (Let me repeat them:)
Second, what non-documentary evidence do you have that, if there is a God, that it is Yahweh/Jehovah and not, for example, Vishnu or Oden?
I have never seen a change in the heart and behavior of a man change with believe in any other than Christ Jesus
Third, what evidence do you have that the Muslim interpretation of things, in which the Koran was given to the Jews and Christians who then perverted it into the current forms of those religions, is false (assuming that you do, in fact, believe it to be false)?
The book of islam didn’t appear until 600 plus years after Christ, 2,000 years after Moses wrote the first five books of the Bible.
Fourth, on your believe in the Bible; if the Bible said something that you knew, from non-biblical sources, for an absolute fact was not true, would you believe the Bible? For example, if the Bible said "all cats reproduce by laying eggs out of which kittens hatch," would you believe cats lay eggs or would you conclude that the text is wrong and believe what you know to be the truth?
But, that is a hypothetical that has never been shown. There is no instance in the Bible, the holy Word of the Living God, that can be shown to be false. Not even the stopping of the sun.
True. I could claim that monkeys flew out my butt yesterday, and nobody could disprove that either.
Really? That's interesting. I know of many people, and know a few personally, who've had changes of heart and behavior based on other religious faiths. Of course, just among famous people, Cat Stevens, Malcolm Little and Cassius Clay found solace in Islam (changing their hearts and behavior so much that they changed their names); Tom Cruise and John Travolta swear by Scientology as the thing that changed their lives for the better and made them complete people; Richard Gere found fulfillment in Buhddism; I believe Sammy Davis Jr. embraced Judaism for the same reason. I personally know of 2 people who found changes of heart and behaviors by embracing eastern religions, as well as Christianity.
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Third, what evidence do you have that the Muslim interpretation of things, in which the Koran was given to the Jews and Christians who then perverted it into the current forms of those religions, is false (assuming that you do, in fact, believe it to be false)?The book of islam didn’t appear until 600 plus years after Christ, 2,000 years after Moses wrote the first five books of the Bible.
Right, but my question went more towards the theology of Islam and the manner in which it addresses your faith. I guess my question is whether you've examined your religion to determine whether it can sustain Islam's challenge, and what the results of that inquiry was.
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Fourth, on your believe in the Bible; if the Bible said something that you knew, from non-biblical sources, for an absolute fact was not true, would you believe the Bible? For example, if the Bible said "all cats reproduce by laying eggs out of which kittens hatch," would you believe cats lay eggs or would you conclude that the text is wrong and believe what you know to be the truth?But, that is a hypothetical that has never been shown. There is no instance in the Bible, the holy Word of the Living God, that can be shown to be false. Not even the stopping of the sun.
I know it is a hypothetical. As I've said on another post, surely you are imaginative enough to be able to consider what you would think if presented with that hypothetical, aren't you? I am really interested in the nature of your beliefs and their bases.
If there was something patently ridiculous in the Bible, would you believe it, simply because it was in the Bible; reject it because it is patently ridiculous; or refuse to accept that it is patently ridiculous, even in the fact of its patent ridiculousness, in order to preserve both your faith and your self-image as a rational person? Or perhaps some other answer?