{"id":178,"date":"2009-10-21T16:51:08","date_gmt":"2009-10-21T23:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asktheatheist.com\/?p=178"},"modified":"2009-10-21T16:51:08","modified_gmt":"2009-10-21T23:51:08","slug":"atheism-and-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asktheatheist.com\/?p=178","title":{"rendered":"Atheism and the Bible"},"content":{"rendered":"

Question from Sigurd:<\/strong>
\nIf I belive in science and darwinism and do not belive in any god what so ever.
\nBut I belive the persons in the bible are stories of actual people and their lives.
\nAm I then an atheist?
\n
\nAnswer:<\/strong>
\nI think it’s safe to say that you are.
\n
\nIf there’s no God, and Jesus didn’t rise from the dead, it doesn’t mean that every single word of the Bible is false. Some characters are known historical figures: Pontius Pilate, King Herod, Caiaphas and several different Pharaohs. Many events after the Resurrection probably have some truth in them, as they concern the early mortal Christians’ doings and are light on miracles. At the very least the Bible is set in some real places, such as Jerusalem and Memphis (in Egypt, not America).
\n
\nNot believing in gods is what makes you an atheist. If you’re of the opinion that the Bible is accurate to a lesser extent when it comes to more mundane matters, it makes no difference unless it then convinces you that the Biblical God is real.
\n
\n– SmartLX<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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