(May 26, 2014 at 12:20 pm)Ryantology (╯°◊°)╯︵ ══╬ Wrote:(May 26, 2014 at 11:42 am)archangle Wrote: yeah right .... small
like lust, ego, gluttony, vanity, wrath, pride and indifference towards others is "bad". this stuff is over rated
that earthly things in moderation are good for you. variety is the spice of life. utterly useless.
Love and compassion towards your fellow man should always be one of your primary goals. flat out ass-a-nine notion here.
yep Chas, just a small part of the book is useful.
These are the sort of notions you'll find in many different belief systems and holy scriptures and self-help books, and the sort of behaviors most well-adjusted and decent people exhibit regardless of belief system. They aren't original ideas invented by the Bible's writers, and the God of the Bible exhibits virtually all of those negative behaviors, with the implication that you should do as God says and not as he does.
When you look at the Bible's exclusive content, there isn't that much of value to be found.
never said it was the first or only. only does it have value. It has more than "tiny" value. is really all I am saying.
and it does have value in another way ... it can teach us, as all history can. It shows that at least 6000 years ago we "are" screwed up and things go bad when we are self centered. That alone in more than "little" value.
Also it has value in looking into agenda's. In fact, I would say how a person describes the bible is a good way to judge them a dope. either atheist or literal.
At the very least it tells us something about ourselves when some take it as the work of a type god that does not exist. That alone is more than "tiny".
