(May 16, 2015 at 6:54 pm)Randy Carson Wrote:(May 16, 2015 at 11:53 am)whateverist Wrote: This is a tribute thread. Perhaps we can discuss not only the historical accuracy of the NT but also why anyone should give a flying fuck if people from 2000 years ago really believed what they wrote.
Whateverist-
In one sense, it doesn't matter whether they believed it or not. It only matters whether or not it was true.
If it wasn't, then your assessment is correct. But if it was, then since much of the content of the NT concerns what happens after we die, many people would find that highly relevant.
Skip the labels. All religions set up in group vs out group. The challenge to our species is to understand this. The more our species does this, the more we can manage.
