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#101
RE: Dear Christians
May 5, 2013 at 4:30 pm
At what point have I interpreted it literally? How can I even interpret fiction literally? What do you think that means, exactly?

The interpretation results from personal views. This is why a homophobe will quote the Bible to defend their gay-hate. Why racists quote the Bible to endorse slavery. Why when Henry VIII wanted to Divorce Catherine of Aragon, he and his supporters quoted the Bible stating that if a man marries his dead brother's wife their marriage will be cursed and fruitless, and Catherine of Aragon's supporters quoted the Bible stating that a man must marry his dead brother's wife. It's one of the reasons that so many sects of Christianity exist.

Thank you for assuming that I have never studied the Bible. I would correct you, but that would probably come across as an appeal to authority.
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#102
RE: Dear Christians
May 5, 2013 at 5:23 pm
Yeah all of those interpretations you cite serve personal gain, and are worthless.
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#103
Re: Dear Christians
May 5, 2013 at 5:35 pm
So all Christian interpretations are worthless?
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#104
RE: Dear Christians
May 5, 2013 at 5:39 pm (This post was last modified: May 5, 2013 at 5:40 pm by Darkstar.)
(May 5, 2013 at 5:35 pm)NoraBrimstone Wrote: So all Christian interpretations are worthless?

No, because they actually believe the bible is the word of god. Therefore their interpretations are automatically valid (even when they contradict) and yours is automatically invalid. /sarcasm
John Adams Wrote:The Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.
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#105
RE: Dear Christians
May 5, 2013 at 5:57 pm
(May 3, 2013 at 10:26 pm)catfish Wrote: Fundie atheists insist the Bible be read strictly in a literal sense, which leads them to endorse the same conclusion.

There really are two kinds of jesus freak, catty. The real nuts who think their horseshit is the literal word of god.

And the dishonest ones who pick and choose the parts of it they want.

Personally, I think the fundies are stupid but the cherry-pickers are phonies.

Take what solace you can from that.
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#106
Re: RE: Dear Christians
May 5, 2013 at 6:11 pm
(May 5, 2013 at 5:35 pm)NoraBrimstone Wrote: So all Christian interpretations are worthless?

All selfish ones
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RE: Dear Christians
May 5, 2013 at 6:39 pm
I have yet to see an interpretation that didn't have selfishness at its core.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
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Re: RE: Dear Christians
May 5, 2013 at 7:05 pm
(May 5, 2013 at 6:11 pm)fr0d0 Wrote:
(May 5, 2013 at 5:35 pm)NoraBrimstone Wrote: So all Christian interpretations are worthless?

All selfish ones
Same thing.
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Re: RE: Dear Christians
May 5, 2013 at 7:08 pm
(May 5, 2013 at 7:05 pm)NoraBrimstone Wrote: Same thing.

Do you do anything else besides perverse?
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Re: Dear Christians
May 5, 2013 at 7:40 pm
... No.
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