RE: Do you think you'd still be a believer if the bible were more pleasant/accurate?
May 4, 2016 at 7:31 am
(This post was last modified: May 4, 2016 at 7:40 am by abaris.)
No, for the simple fact that reading the bible didn't make me an atheist. The world and it's history did. Biology class at school contributed as well as frequent visits to the museum of natural history with my parents. The primeval ocean shores at my doorstep, complete with fossilized shells may have contributed too. God's nature, as described in the bible, didn't play a major role.
But I grew up in a liberal environment. A copy of the Naked Ape by Desmond Morris was in our extensive library as well as the works of Alfred Charles Kinsey. It was the 60ies, and my parents, already in their 40ies, rather went to parties than to church. My brother, 15 years my senior, introduced me to booze and music.
But I grew up in a liberal environment. A copy of the Naked Ape by Desmond Morris was in our extensive library as well as the works of Alfred Charles Kinsey. It was the 60ies, and my parents, already in their 40ies, rather went to parties than to church. My brother, 15 years my senior, introduced me to booze and music.
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