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Considering the question of whether belief in God lacks the evidence to support it - and why arguments on their own are not enough.
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Considering the question of whether belief in God lacks the evidence to support it - and why arguments on their own are not enough.
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When people talk about the Bible as the inspired Word of God, does it include every book, every word and every detail?
Review of Dirk Jongkind's talk arguing that the message of the Bible is preserved, despite variations between manuscripts
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Adrian Holloway tackles the question of whether we can trust what we read in the New Testament or should dismiss it as unsubstantiated myth.