RE: Divine Inspiration
July 9, 2019 at 5:43 pm
(This post was last modified: July 9, 2019 at 5:56 pm by Fake Messiah.)
(July 9, 2019 at 5:24 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: I don't ever recall hearing anyone starting the church of Aesop.
Not the same thing at all, Skippy.
Yeah I really wonder which criterion do Bible believers use when they consider Aesop stories fake and those of the Bible real - considering that there are a lot of stories about Greek Gods preserved in stories by Aesop.
Here's one story
Quote:Jupiter, Neptune, Minerva, and Momus
ACCORDING to an ancient legend, the first man was made by Jupiter, the first bull by Neptune, and the first house by Minerva. On the completion of their labors, a dispute arose as to which had made the most perfect work. They agreed to appoint Momus as judge, and to abide by his decision. Momus, however, being very envious of the handicraft of each, found fault with all. He first blamed the work of Neptune because he had not made the horns of the bull below his eyes, so he might better see where to strike. He then condemned the work of Jupiter, because he had not placed the heart of man on the outside, that everyone might read the thoughts of the evil disposed and take precautions against the intended mischief. And, lastly, he inveighed against Minerva because she had not contrived iron wheels in the foundation of her house, so its inhabitants might more easily remove if a neighbor proved unpleasant. Jupiter, indignant at such inveterate faultfinding, drove him from his office of judge, and expelled him from the mansions of Olympus.
(July 9, 2019 at 4:43 pm)tackattack Wrote: My dad told me that he was the best pool player in the Navy, I guess I've been lied to all my life, for shame.
There is a difference between that lie and a profound evil lies that you can find in the Bible, like if your dad told you that demons cause diseases instead of germs and that you don't need to go to the doctor but just believe in Jesus even if the snake bites you.
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"