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Take my Bible Quiz...

POTA said:
and let everyone know here how you did...for theists and atheists alike!

Bible Quiz
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That was interesting. I kind of knew going in what the catch would be but you are preaching to the choir here.

Still, I have to wonder why an atheist has such passion, unless it is from lack of faith.
 
Re: Re: Take my Bible Quiz...

Rob Lister said:
That was interesting. I kind of knew going in what the catch would be but you are preaching to the choir here.

Still, I have to wonder why an atheist has such passion, unless it is from lack of faith.
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Feel free to read the 'About' and 'FAQ' sections of my site for the reasons I have my passion...
 
Your little trick worked perfect :-) As expected, I scored 0 out of 10 questions :D
 
wahrheit said:
Your little trick worked perfect :-) As expected, I scored 0 out of 10 questions :D
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Great...I mean...uh...I'm a little offended you call it a 'trick'.
 
POTA said:
Great...I mean...uh...I'm a little offended you call it a 'trick'.
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Well, excuse my word choice. I meant to say that even I, definitely not well-versed in the Bible, smelled the rat :) But as mentioned by Rob Lister, your target audience is, or should be, rather naive believers. I bet there's still a huge number of poeple out there that would actually be surprised at the contradictions within that book.
 
wahrheit said:
Well, excuse my word choice. I meant to say that even I, definitely not well-versed in the Bible, smelled the rat :) But as mentioned by Rob Lister, your target audience is, or should be, rather naive believers. I bet there's still a huge number of poeple out there that would actually be surprised at the contradictions within that book.
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Yeah, I know this board is not my target audience, figured I would throw it on here and get everyones thoughts before I start posting it on other boards (I did put it up at christianity.com and have since been banned...and the thread deleted, oh well, their loss :) )

My biggest hope is that maybe some people in here will like it enough that they will share it with their 'faithful' friends and family.
 
POTA said:
Yeah, I know this board is not my target audience, figured I would throw it on here and get everyones thoughts before I start posting it on other boards (I did put it up at christianity.com and have since been banned...and the thread deleted, oh well, their loss :) )

My biggest hope is that maybe some people in here will like it enough that they will share it with their 'faithful' friends and family.
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I think it's a very good idea, but I think the domain name is a problem. If you want people casually take the test, make them think it's some neat piece of Bible trivia, they certainly don't think so when they see the domain name and your logo on the top of that page. I think you should "disguise" it better, then the punch line of it hits stronger. Only tried it twice now, I also think it should give some explanation after the second try. Really naive people will think your script doesn't work and that's why they always score 0 ;)
 
wahrheit said:
I think it's a very good idea, but I think the domain name is a problem. If you want people casually take the test, make them think it's some neat piece of Bible trivia, they certainly don't think so when they see the domain name and your logo on the top of that page. I think you should "disguise" it better, then the punch line of it hits stronger. Only tried it twice now, I also think it should give some explanation after the second try. Really naive people will think your script doesn't work and that's why they always score 0 ;)
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The domain name also reflects the title of the documentary I am currently working on...so I probably won't change it, at least not for awhile...but I sincerley appreciate your thoughts and suggestions...hopefully, if after taking the quiz, theists may be more inclined to poke around at what other information I have on the site.
 
My reaction is that the quiz is a good idea, but that it needs work.

First, some of the questions are obscure. You could do better by asking questions about well-known Bible stories, such as the creation story, the Noah's ark story, the Exodus story, the stories about the early days of Jesus, the stories about the fame of Jesus, the stories about the death of Jesus, the end times, and the like.

Second, rethink your conclusion (which I understand is offered with a note of jest). Inconsistencies in the Bible do not establish that there is no deity or that Christianity is invalid. What they do establish is that it is foolhardy to read every biblical passage literally. There are some Christians who recognize that the Bible includes a good deal of metaphor, and that it includes competing (i.e., disagreeing) traditions. A quiz of this kind can point out how a literal reading can lead to problems.
 
Brown said:
My reaction is that the quiz is a good idea, but that it needs work.

First, some of the questions are obscure. You could do better by asking questions about well-known Bible stories, such as the creation story, the Noah's ark story, the Exodus story, the stories about the early days of Jesus, the stories about the fame of Jesus, the stories about the death of Jesus, the end times, and the like.

Second, rethink your conclusion (which I understand is offered with a note of jest). Inconsistencies in the Bible do not establish that there is no deity or that Christianity is invalid. What they do establish is that it is foolhardy to read every biblical passage literally. There are some Christians who recognize that the Bible includes a good deal of metaphor, and that it includes competing (i.e., disagreeing) traditions. A quiz of this kind can point out how a literal reading can lead to problems.
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Thanks, it definitley needs work, and I agree whole heartedly that some of the questions should be changed...consider this Bible Quiz 1.0, this one was done rather quickly, and without a hell of a lot of thought put into it other than "hey, this would be kinda fun to put on my site..."

I will probably take your advice regarding pointing out problems with literal translations on the next one.
 
Hey, I got 9 out of 10! I could be the Pope! :p

Fun quiz, I think it is quite clever :)
 
POTA said:
Damn, just when I thought I finally had an original idea.
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Ya, I learned the hard way; when posting on a skeptic-centric board triple check my own birthday and Google my own name because if there is a slight error someone will call me on it.

I enjoyed your site either way.
 
I liked it. I already knew that most of the questions could be answered in more than one way depending on which scripture you relied on.

Good job.
 
Gulliamo said:
Ya, I learned the hard way; when posting on a skeptic-centric board triple check my own birthday and Google my own name because if there is a slight error someone will call me on it.
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... or ask you for evidence!
 
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