darth_ender said:

Here, let me pause, just to ensure neither of us misinterprets the other by letting you know that if I say anything that sounds overly defensive, hyped up, or anything, that is not my intention. I also am aware that you are not trying to sound over the top either in your criticisms. Just getting that out of the way :)

Very good. I mean no harm in my posts either.

But I will add that your argument has several holes of its own. That is not to say that there are at times points where one must forgo logic in favor of faith to believe in the Bible. But what you are doing is incorrectly ascribing beliefs and statements to myself and the Bible that are not actually held by it or me. I truly hope to clarify later today, or tomorrow at the latest.

No doubt my arguments are absolutely riddled with holes. I can't speak for you and your beliefs, but as for all things I attribute to the Bible, I can reassure you they are there. If you choose to airbrush them out, remove their meanings from context, or attribute a hidden context to them, well, then I guess that shows you've got it all worked out. But yeah, perhaps I should start quoting scripture more liberally.