(December 23, 2017 at 11:40 pm)drfuzzy Wrote: But now I listen to Bible readings without the mindset of "ooh, GOD wrote this" that I was taught as a child.
And that makes all the difference, doesn't it? Once I learned how to give something a proper critical reading (ie read it keeping in mind the cultural context, motivations of the author etc.) the bible seemed just as cheap as those pamphlets the Jehovah's Witnesses give you. That's why there's all this hype surrounding it. That's why people are encouraged to believe it first, then read it. Otherwise, it would make an entirely different impression...
drfuzzy Wrote:"this is absolutely absurd".
