"Agreed, however, faith is not intrinsic solely of Christians."

Never said it was.... Some have faith in the ability of magnets to relieve pain, or the ability of a $9.99 dollar per minute phone call that a person can tell their future, or that billions of years ago life spontaneously formed, etc etc

" Non-Christians also have faith, and it tells them the Bible is fiction."

That isn't really 'faith' by definition. Just a lack of faith in the Bible.

"I also agree that the Bible is an enormously valuable historical reference."

That's big of you, but not really a question of your opinion - it just IS...

" And I also believe that novels by authors such as Tom Clancey may be valuable historical references 2000 years from now. Those novels depict world events that are fairly accurate or plausible, are loaded with references of actual people, and places. Yet, it's all complete fiction."

"All complete fiction" or just mostly complete fiction? 90%? 50% At what point does fiction become 'fairly tale'?
:rolleyes:
Does Clancy make any claims that it should be viewed as anything less than fiction? Does anyone else?


" In reality "
:rolleyes:

"the lack is usually enough to prove fiction."
Not in this context...

" It's what our court system is based on; physical evidence or credible eye-witness accounts. Without one of those it's just legend or fiction."

So how come Scott Peterson got the death sentence?

The lack of physical evidence simply proves there is a lack of physical evidence. It can neither prove or disprove the allegation.

There is other evidence that supports the Bible - internal evidence, external evidence, circumstantial evidence, etc. But again, by design, we won't get a 'ruling' by the courts as to our personal faith in the Bible...


Which brings us right back to each person's faith; faith that it's fact, or faith that it's a work of fiction.