RE: Christians. Could you be wrong?
September 16, 2014 at 4:17 pm
(This post was last modified: September 16, 2014 at 4:18 pm by ShaMan.)
(September 16, 2014 at 4:08 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote:That's cool. And I completely agree with you that the same teachings can be found better explained elsewhere, and without the bloodshed. The bible is an ancient allegorical text. It was never meant to be used to form religion.(September 16, 2014 at 4:06 pm)ShaMan Wrote: So am I
Most people read the bible literally, and entirely miss the esoteric, yet very practical teachings.
It's a psychology manual phrased in parables and myths.
Sorry ShaMan, gonna have to disagree. Anything morally valuable in the Bible is found in much more convincing forms in many, many other texts, without the bloodshed, fear, myth, superstition, and ignorance of the Bible.
Are there good statements/beliefs in the Bible? Sure. Does that say anything about the validity of the Bible in general or veracity of its claims about reality? Nah.
It is unfortunate that religion has taken the teachings to the wrong front, and has dug in to fight there. What is even more unfortunate is that many opponents of religion have unwittingly been drawn into fighting on the wrong front, where much facepalming occurs.
