Very funny Minimalist Lol!!
Christianity is far from perfect and as has been witnessed throughout history it is ever changing. fr0d0, you keep accusing me of being a literalist but I am really not a literalist at all. I am aware that in the bible there are some things that are to be interpreted as literal, allegorically, and at times some of the stories are parables. Who determines how to interpret a certain text and separate fact from fiction is another story altogether. But when you come to think of it the bible is nothing more than a book of hearsay and myth. I remember when I was in church and I had my little red letter N.T. that highlighted the alleged sayings of Christ. I used to cherish those text and cling to those words with such joy and hope. But looking back now and knowing what I know about how the N.T. in fact the entire bible was compiled, I have to ask myself: "Did Jesus really speak those words?"
What we actually interpret as Jesus words are words put in his mouth by others. You could not go to court and defend your case based on he said she said now could you fr0d0? The entire N.T. is based on he said she said that he said etc etc. There are no original documents in existence and so we must rely on unreliable copies of copies to piece them together. There are characters in the bible whose existence is not even verified in any other writings outside of the scriptures. Were Adam and EVe, Moses, Jesus, historical figures? Or were they just creations of myth? The bible in my opinion raises more questions than it answers and the ones that it does attempt to answer are so vague that the answers are usually unsatisfactory.
Christianity is far from perfect and as has been witnessed throughout history it is ever changing. fr0d0, you keep accusing me of being a literalist but I am really not a literalist at all. I am aware that in the bible there are some things that are to be interpreted as literal, allegorically, and at times some of the stories are parables. Who determines how to interpret a certain text and separate fact from fiction is another story altogether. But when you come to think of it the bible is nothing more than a book of hearsay and myth. I remember when I was in church and I had my little red letter N.T. that highlighted the alleged sayings of Christ. I used to cherish those text and cling to those words with such joy and hope. But looking back now and knowing what I know about how the N.T. in fact the entire bible was compiled, I have to ask myself: "Did Jesus really speak those words?"
What we actually interpret as Jesus words are words put in his mouth by others. You could not go to court and defend your case based on he said she said now could you fr0d0? The entire N.T. is based on he said she said that he said etc etc. There are no original documents in existence and so we must rely on unreliable copies of copies to piece them together. There are characters in the bible whose existence is not even verified in any other writings outside of the scriptures. Were Adam and EVe, Moses, Jesus, historical figures? Or were they just creations of myth? The bible in my opinion raises more questions than it answers and the ones that it does attempt to answer are so vague that the answers are usually unsatisfactory.
There is nothing people will not maintain when they are slaves to superstition
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