(November 11, 2011 at 7:30 am)chadster1976 Wrote: Sorry, but why does it have to be all true or none of it true? Why all or nothing?
Because if the Bible's the word of god, then it should be perfect, because many have described god as perfect, or do you say that he suddenly is capable of errors? Or did he troll the writes to write fluff, just to piss future generations off?
Quote:It was written by different authors over a vast amount of time and then compiled over generations too. This is exactly why there are contradictions and passages written for political reasons at differing times in history.
Then you are a lot smarter than many of your fellow worshipers for realizing this. And this is why I think the Bible is a collection of stories, written by men, for men.
Quote:That is why I constantly say that it should be taken as a rough guide, not the ultimate doctrine.
Having reached this conclusion, how can you still be Christian?!
After I came to the same realization, I started to truly doubt my faith and well, the rest is history.
When I was young, there was a god with infinite power protecting me. Is there anyone else who felt that way? And was sure about it? but the first time I fell in love, I was thrown down - or maybe I broke free - and I bade farewell to God and became human. Now I don't have God's protection, and I walk on the ground without wings, but I don't regret this hardship. I want to live as a person. -Arina Tanemura
