Well, Kent, I'm used to baffling them with bullshit. Around here, there are too darn many smart people that don't impress all that easily - so it behooveth me to do my homework .

John Hardly, I look on the Bible as a sacred religious document that has had a deep impact on the essence of my life. But no, I don't think it's a scientific or historical document - and I think people who try to prove the absolute truth of all aspects of everything written in the Bible are:

1. Cheapening the bible and subjecting it to ridicule by forcing it do do what it wasn't meant to do, i.e., teach history and science.
   
2. Failing to understand the power of myth and parable to teach the deep meaning of the mysteries of life and what is beyond life.
   
3. Incapable of abstract thinking. They limit scripture and all of life to what they can understand literally, and they are afraid to look into the vast reality that is beyond their understanding.

And that's a shame.

-Joe Offer-