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Originally Posted by metaphor-  no, because of my study of the bible I consider it to be true. Religion does not dictate what I do, I reach my own conclusions. |
So I could pick a book and study it, and if it makes sense then I can call it truth?
...wait a minute... isn't that what happened with Scientology?
All this aside, it doesn't make sense to me that you can base facts on something unless it is a fact itself. Your own definition of a fact:
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Originally Posted by metaphor- A fact is something that exists beyond question. It is an actuality, an objective reality. It is established by solid evidence. |
Is it an objective reality that the bible is the word of God? You claim to have had personal experience that proves to you the existence of God. Is that your only evidence that the bible is a "fact"? What were these personal experiences, anyway? Must have been pretty convincing.