To clarify, im agnostic on this issue, but for debates sake and for my own learning purposes ill take the stance in the title for the debate. Reasons why the Bible isnt true, fact, or the Word of God.
Since our moral code is so different from God's, then it is impossible to know wrong from right unless God directly comes and tells us. Example: God says Muslims are going to hell because they believe the wrong God. Does someone deserve to be tortured eternally for believing in their hearts that the God they worship is true, but ends up being wrong? My conscience says no, but God thinks so. Therefore, our conscience differs from God's so we dont inheretly know right from wrong, only God does.
People who say they know God exists dont, they are just trusting their feelings but dont know beyond a shadow of a doubt. When I was a christian and felt like i knew God existed, it felt like i had someone to trust, someone to protect me, and i felt safe from hell. God never came and talked to me (I got feelings that i attributed to being from God but they were feelings and intuitions, God didnt come talk to me personally and beyond a shadow of a doubt). If your experience with God had Him come talk to you, tell you what His will is, that He exists, and it wasnt just a feeling but actual true proof to you (only you know whether youre being completely honest here), then I'm highly interested in what that experience felt like and the details of it. People who trust Allah feel safe and like Allah is guiding their lives, they know Allah exists in their hearts, so they also say. This shows me that the reason most believe the Bible might be because they were taught it since birth, and those who believe the Quran do because they were taught it since birth, and either one could be wrong or right.
Also, lets pretend theres a two thousand year old book that says Malcolm is creator of the world, and if you dont believe this book you will burn in hell for eternity. If you worship God in the Bible, you will go to hell for eternity, according to this imaginary book. This book has some philosophy that checks out, has some moral guidance that says to love each other and love Malcolm. In the early days Malcolm had some rules that seemed cruel, such as you must stone those who worship God in the Bible, but the book says those rules only applied to the old Malcolm followers, and modern malcolm followers are to love everyone and love Malcolm. But if they dont believe in Malcolm or every word of the book, they will burn in hell forever. People believe in Malcolm in the present day, even though Malcolm doesnt talk to us, the only proof people have of Malcolm being true are the following: The feeling of safety and protection and love they get from Malcolm when they trust in him and the book. They feel like they know in their hearts Malcolm is real. (Lets say most followers were taught since birth the teachings in the book of Malcolm.) 2. The book was well preserved over the years. 3. The book has some moral teachings that seem great and the literature in it is high quality, the internal constistency is beautifully written and complex. 4. Lets say the book predicted that one day a black person would become president of the area now known as USA, that women would be allowed to vote one day, and that the areas known as Alaska and Hawaii would be known as parts of the U.S.A. some day. Also that the U.S.A. would go to war with the middle east in approximately 2000 years after the book was written, and gay marriage would be legal.
I know the book doesnt exist, but if you can imagine that it did, would you find that enough evidence to believe in Malcolm? If not, what sets this apart from why you believe the Bible is true?
Also, if you can explain any other reasons that you believe the Bible please let me know. Thank you very much.