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Refutation to a Bias Suggestion     " virtu solelyy people suggest that the record, being a collection of texts written colossal ago by persons often disparate from ourselves, does non have much (or any)significance for modern people."     The suggestion that the Bible is invalid simply repayable to its authors andera is absurd and bias. This avouchment is supported by God and only modern daybelievers. Al nigh any Christian you confront with this statement would mostlikely give you a blank stare. However, it is mainly non- Christians who would leave such a slanted view of the Bible.     I am an American. The authors of the Bible were not. Why should thisinfluence my opinion in the least amount? hardly because the texts of the Bibleare old does not void their validity. Although we may not share the samenationality with the authors of the Bible, we do share common beliefs and faiths.Taken from a different pers pective, non-Christians do not share the samebeliefs, obviously, or they would not make such statements.     Another question one may crave themselves is exactly how different are theauthors of the Biblical texts from ourselves. Is it their lifestyle or vocationthat makes them so exotic in relation to us? Is it just because they verbalizeanother language? They are children of God, just as we are. Science today isstill discovering new evidence that proves the existence of a "mother of every last(predicate)humanity." We all share a common gene pool, we are all descendants of Adam andEve.     Since the beginning of recorded history, religion has had a compleximpact on the present society. Romans, Greeks, Hindus, and Catholics have allmolded their societies and laws some religion. As far as impact goes, look atthe Spanish Inquisition. It is difficult for one to refute that Catholicism hadlittle or no impact on the Aztecs of modern d ay Mexico. Even our laws today ring the ten commandments given to Moses by God himself. We are forbidden bypresent day law in the United States of America to all steal or murder.     Religion has powerful influence concerning the outcome of a child. Thevalues and beliefs of religions are impressed upon youths. Some may bedifferent from others, but most parents bring up their children into the samefaith as themselves. Concerning the teachings of Christianity, the Bible isprobably the most commonly used tool. Therefore, children raised in Christianhomes will most likely be taught the values and teachings of the Bible,influencing them dramatically. Christianity is the most commonly practiced