A Letter From Hell

I have not read the book, but the Internet allows me to read others reviewing the book. Of course, as with anything written that is not based on pure fact, these must also be taken with a grain of scepticism. Overall, the most compelling statements made, are not in the individual rebuttals to the information presented (which of course would also have to be documented properly), but that the author of this work chose to only base his findings by discussions with those already in a pro-christian position. This is akin to someone asking on this board which manufacturer designed and built the best engines, or transmissions, or body styles. I'm sure that the response would be markedly different on the blue oval or bowtie boards.

Again, my contention is that regardless of what anyone believes, religion is faith-based. It is based on selected writings of selected oral stories, by individuals.

http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/jeff_lowder/strobel.html

"Metzger's answer was that "the New Testament contains the best sources for the historicity of Jesus" (p. 87). He stated that the early church adopted three criteria in evaluating documents for inclusion in the New Testament:

(i) Was the book written by an apostle or by a follower of an apostle?
(ii) Did the book conform with what Christians already believed?
(iii) Had the book been continuously accepted and used by the church at large? (p. 86)"


By using science to attempt to "prove" your case, you will fail to convince those that attempt to question organized religion by using science. Just simply promote your belief in these writings as being literal gospels, and do not call down those that don't agree 100%. If all of the religious individuals in the world shared this common belief, the presence of god would be universal and we would be much better off.

Grant