(July 3, 2013 at 8:19 am)BadWriterSparty Wrote: I think most of know a Christian or two out there that believe in Jesus and God without once ever picking up a Bible to read about their doings. Surprisingly, some of these people are extremely moral, good to their fellow man, and genuinely the nicest people you will have ever met. (There are always bad eggs out there too, I haven't forgotten.)
But what if there had never been a Bible? Would there still be Christianity today? If the teachings had survived word of mouth, certainly a form of it would still be around, but would it look something like the Christianity that the above-mentioned people practice, something completely devoid of a wrathful and vengeful god?
I have to say, being an atheist, this form of religion is still not acceptable to me as I prefer facts over myth, but I find it an interesting concept, to think how things could have been without the Bible around since many people don't use it anyway.
It is not acceptable to me either, and I demand facts over myth. The christians that never pick up their bible are better off, they agree with the 'do good to others' idea that the ideology cloaks itself under but once you get into the deeper themes of the bible that's where the brainwash happens.
How could a book that's last entry was almost 2000 years ago still be an influence on todays society? Ideas need to evolve and grow, what a terrible thing that it is still in present society.
"one ruler" it's tyranny.. hello?
