(April 12, 2017 at 8:37 am)SteveII Wrote:(April 12, 2017 at 7:28 am)Harry Nevis Wrote: Oh, I've read it sport. Cover to cover. It really comes down to being honest and distinguishing what you want it to say and what the words say. Take away the presupposition and the emotional baggage and it shows itself for what it really is.
I've seen this a lot. Atheists say they have read the Bible. That does not mean they understand Christianity (Nevis is an obvious example of this). It is impossible to understand doctrine with a quick reading from cover to cover. It takes hours of study on every doctrine to understand the nuances and technical relationship with other doctrines.
Who said it was a quick read? You know nothing about my past or how much I have studied the bible, or anything else, asshole. But, since I don't swallow it hook, line and sinker, I must not "understand" it. But, I admit. I can't understand what you call christianity. Your "hours of study" is nothing more than making up explanations that sound good to you for all the crap and inconsistencies that the bible is rife with.
"The last superstition of the human mind is the superstition that religion in itself is a good thing." - Samuel Porter Putnam
