You all might have seen my post. It was removed by the mods for breaking rule #3 so im going to try something a little different. Instead of it being a question im going to make it more of an argument. Here is the link to the previous post btw. https://www.reddit.com/r/DebateReligion/s/KCeNsAWgIC
A - there are multiple supposed events that “occurred” according to the Bible like Noah’s flood, the exodus, the destruction of cities, ect… there are more “events that occurred” that I didn’t list. However scientific, archeological, and historical findings actually disprove those events and show you how truly outlandish, outrageous, and moronic the claims of the people who wrote the Bible were. They most definitely had backward logic and were uneducated and indoctrinated into a false belief system. The same goes for the Torah and Quran as well. The three abrahamic faiths are largely based on metaphorical story telling, preaching their philosophies and ideologies via parables that most probably have a politically motivated goal of control and submission. Any well educated modern day human should not only never believe in that crap, but they should also convince others not to believe in that crap either.
B - The “Antichrist” in the book of revelations. I highly doubt that there is going to be a literal individual antichrist as described in the Bible. There are two possibilities to the whole antichrist and Jesus returning claims.
B(1) It already happened. The Roman emperor Caligula (maternal uncle of Nero Caesar) in 41CE was in the process of defiling the second temple of Jerusalem with a statue of himself. The idea of “the abomination of desecration” is a reference to the second temple of Jerusalem being saved from an “abomination” by Caligula's sudden death. And the idea of “Jesus returning” (representing good defeating evil) was also a reference to Caligula’s death.
B(2-3) It happened once and there is a probability of something similar happening. One of the writers of the Bible or even possibly editors from the Middle Ages probably had a thought in their head about some sort of technology that is far beyond what they had in 96CE / 5th - 15th century CE, such as a way to communicate without handwritten letters and then transporting them by horse and boat. And then twisted the narrative of that concept and turned it into parts of the book of revelation by referring to it as the “beast”. Either that or they were thinking of mythological creatures that were commonly talked about in that time period. The Bible has also been being edited and changed since it was originally published up until this current date and that will continue until Christianity collapses and all people renounce their faith. The definition of an “antichrist” is a liar, deceiver, one who rejects and denies Jesus Christ and the “fact” that he was executed and rose on the third day to atone for our sins, and one who rejects and denies the “fact” that Jesus is the son of god. There already has been, is currently, and always will be millions if not billions of “antichrists” on this earth and even other planets when space colonization begins. So the whole idea of a literal individual who is the “antichrist” “beast” is probably a mix between multiple references to events that happened like in 41CE and thoughts / ideas originating in classical times and the Middle Ages. . It could also be a concept of a world changing event / new world order that originated in classical or medieval times although not in the same context as it is nowadays. If such a thing as what was mentioned in the book of revelations were to actually occur it would not be the exact same as written, it would be of a whole different context. It will more likely be humanity finally advancing past the stage of physical money (including prototypes of electronic currency like bitcoin) as well as a really advanced interface for anything electronic that includes high security / encryption features to make it impossible to hack. Also with theft and fraud prevention features to avoid identity theft, fraudulent financial transactions, and online identity theft to pose as someone else on social media. The whole idea of the mark could line up with the microchip implant but microchips are definitely not “a mark of the beast” and are actually advancements in technology. Christians have been mortified about advancements of over a millennium as they and the clergy’s / churches know it would “contradict” (disprove) their whole entire faith. There are already microchip implants available such as neuralink and implants that pay stores for goods that you grabbed the second you walk out the door eliminating the need for self checkouts, cash registers, cashiers, and security guards for shoplifters. All of that stuff is already becoming a thing of the past. And the person claiming to be god won't be because they are the "antichrist" but in fact will be because it is a politically motivated menuver with a corrupt agenda that will benefit them politically, financially, and reputation wise.
