[L,TOWM]

That assertion is wrong on so many levels...

Did you ever study history? What standards of "empirical proof" did you apply to your history textbooks?

Do you believe that Julius Ceaser was stabbed to death in the Roman Senate? If so, upon what do base that belief?

[rollo tomasi]

Over 500 people observed Christ Resurrection after He died on the cross. Many people who saw and relayed it back were killed. Not quick deaths mind you, but tortured under extreme measures to shut people up. You would think if this was just sacred fiction they would be subdued about the subject or even keep it a secret.

Either they were telling the truth by using the observation and their experience of empirical evidence by their 5 senses or they were just insane, thus implying every Christian is insane.

[Junior]

I never said "empirical proof that the Bible is historically accurate" (there's good evidence it isn't in all cases). I was talking about empirical proof it is the Word of God.

Dear Lord, why is it I keep ending up conversing with people who are unable to parse simple English? Must be the government education system.

[Sun Soldier]

"What standards of "empirical proof" did you apply to your history textbooks?"

Interesting angle. I guess one has to have faith that written history is generally accurate much like members of an organized religion have to have faith in the accuracy of whatever book guides their worship. But if I don't think the Bible is perfect it doesn't mean I don't think there's alot of good things in it (like the Ten Commandments). I just don't find the Bible's version of how we got here is very believable.