Is the Bible the word of God? It does not make any difference whether it is or not. The Bible is a great book and certainly can stand on its own merits.
Why then do so many people claim that it is and defend this claim so zealously? Some of these champions of divine inspiration probably have a strong desire to be on the side of righteousness. They are making a political or tribal identity statement.
To many others, having God communicate with us via a holy book seems perfectly reasonable. However, the harsh reality is that God does not do much communicating with humanity. Many claims are made, but there is no hard evidence that they are true.
God is, by definition, all-knowing. So God must know how to communicate. God must know more than advertisers and salesmen. Holy books and, especially holy men, are not selling well today.
I suspect that God may be communicating with us in ways that should be obvious, but are often ignored. My goal is to try to find them.
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