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But I don't plan to go in detail -- too much work.
Thus far your position is firm on TORAH - thus I take you're of Judaist faith - I maybe wrong. Do you also hold the view that King James Bible or other "CHRISTIAN BIBLE's" remain the same?
I limited my argument to the Old-Testament as the archeological record is strongest. In my opinion it is an indisputable fact that this text has been faithfully transcribed for the last 2000 years or so based on the archeological record.
Regarding the New-Testament it is more complex for a variety of reasons. I am honestly not familiar enough with the history of NT transcriptions to help here. However, I would argue that as the Old-Testament has been faithfully transcribed for 2000 years then the burden of proof is on the skeptic if one wishes to argue that same fidelity does not hold for the NT.
My personal religious position is that of Ethical Monotheism but I am not affiliated with any Jewish, Christian, or Islamic group. This prior post of mine accurately describes my views.
Hi CoinCube,
Thank you again - We can peacefully agree to disagree and respect each others view - I trust that is okay.
I also wish to Thank you for handling this sensitive dialogue with such care - keeping things much civil.
I will agree with you on your statement "single greatest contributor to human progress" Indeed it is true under the Three Abrahamic - much progress was made - when the adherents bought into Social solidarity with an emphasis on unity, group consciousness and sense of shared purpose, and social cohesion.
But also - when the above breakdown due to various decaying components...the system also falls just as hard -- we see that today. The Moral Decay / Corruption / Poverty...lack of unity (complete Divide).