The Atheist Next Door

At a recent atheist meetup the discussion turned to inconsistencies in the bible.  The ex-christians got into the minutia of various passages and had a great time debating and pointing out problems.

As typically happens my eyes glaze over.  To me such discussions sound like:

Here it claims the fish are red, but then says they are blue.

Yes, but do the fish have stars or cars?

No, no, there is only one fish not two!

OK, maybe not exactly like that but close.  Since I have never been a believer, to me the bible is just a collection of fables. Very few people would discuss other books in such a way.  It is a collection of stories written by different anonymous authors so  it is unsurprising that there are inconsistencies.

I react the same way to front door proselytizers who quote bible verses to defend their position.  They could be quoting from little red riding hood for all I care.  The book may be meaningful for them but not at all for me.

Perhaps I will have to try reading a bit of the bible again.  You never know, maybe next time we will be discussing whether the ham is green or just the eggs.