RE: In Defense of God.
June 22, 2017 at 1:47 pm
(This post was last modified: June 22, 2017 at 2:05 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
That's a question that only you could answer. If you read the bible and agree with some part or the whole of it's message, it follows that you should probably live your life according to that message, that you agree with. If you don't, then obviously there's no reason that you should pick it over any other book, or live you life according to it and not any other book.
There's also no reason that you would -need- the bible to live a good life according to that message, nor does agreeing with or believing in the bible or it's message ensure that you will lead a good life -or-, in that belief system ensure you will get to heaven over and above and regardless of whether or not you lead a good life. Many who call themselves believers will be turned away.
Many of the bibles "prophecies" are social commentary of then relevant events, and this is backed up time and again by secular, evidence based scholarship. In wishing for a return of the jewish king the authors merely expressed what many of us express to this day. "Gee, I really wish one of us was in charge for a change".
None of this, mind you, has any bearing on whether or not there is a god. We're just talking about a book.
There's also no reason that you would -need- the bible to live a good life according to that message, nor does agreeing with or believing in the bible or it's message ensure that you will lead a good life -or-, in that belief system ensure you will get to heaven over and above and regardless of whether or not you lead a good life. Many who call themselves believers will be turned away.
Many of the bibles "prophecies" are social commentary of then relevant events, and this is backed up time and again by secular, evidence based scholarship. In wishing for a return of the jewish king the authors merely expressed what many of us express to this day. "Gee, I really wish one of us was in charge for a change".
None of this, mind you, has any bearing on whether or not there is a god. We're just talking about a book.
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