Reply #140: I wasn't making a point about Einstein's morality.

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I was making the point that Jesus's ideas in the bible weren't more extraordinary than say Einstein or Newton; therefore, those statements are not a good measure if his divinity.

My argument is that the bible is not proof of anything. It has more contradictions than insights.

Don't get me wrong. I don't have a problem with most Christians. I even try to live by most of the teachings of Jesus even though I am not a believer. Where Christianity fails for me is not the rituals or the rules (although some rules are ridiculous). Christianity fails for me because of its requirement of faith. I can go to church on Sunday, be a good person, and be faithful to my wife, but I've always questioned the bible. I've always had problems with faith no matter how hard I've tried. Christians tell us that, even if you are a moral person, if you don't believe, you are going to be tortured forever. To me that idea is insane.