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Because the bible tells you so?
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RE: Because the bible tells you so?
Quote:4. If the bible has been unchanged for thousands of years then it does make a difference to me. The only text that we can really compare are the dead sea scrolls and the masoretic texts that are hundreds of years apart with very minor differences. To me, that would seem less likely for humans to resist the urge to change the text in their favor over the years.

I'm not sure what you're saying in this last part.

Quote:5. I think this question is almost circular. If religion was invented then I don't think that any one single factor could have stopped it.

I agree. This was a horrible question. Especially since I already know religion in some form existed before writing. I barely remember what I was getting at. Maybe something to do with books giving ideas a vehicle with which to spread and persist.

Quote:Not a single thing I am saying is proof of god or the divinity of the scriptures. They're all just things, among others, that I ponder

And I thank you for that! Smile I don't care so much for stuffy rigid conversation forms. This was all I was looking for.
I can't remember where this verse is from, I think it got removed from canon:

"I don't hang around with mostly men because I'm gay. It's because men are better than women. Better trained, better equipped...better. Just better! I'm not gay."

For context, this is the previous verse:

"Hi Jesus" -robvalue
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Because the bible tells you so? - by Exian - May 29, 2015 at 9:56 pm
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by ignoramus - May 29, 2015 at 10:15 pm
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Exian - May 29, 2015 at 10:36 pm
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by vorlon13 - May 29, 2015 at 10:38 pm
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Exian - May 29, 2015 at 10:49 pm
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Spooky - May 29, 2015 at 10:53 pm
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Minimalist - May 29, 2015 at 11:42 pm
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Exian - May 30, 2015 at 12:13 am
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Minimalist - May 30, 2015 at 3:08 am
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Exian - May 30, 2015 at 8:14 am
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Nope - May 30, 2015 at 8:19 am
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by robvalue - May 30, 2015 at 6:21 am
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Exian - May 30, 2015 at 8:51 am
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Pyrrho - May 30, 2015 at 11:20 am
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Nope - May 30, 2015 at 7:49 am
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Cyberman - May 30, 2015 at 6:32 pm
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Secular Elf - May 30, 2015 at 4:54 pm
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Exian - May 30, 2015 at 9:28 pm
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by robvalue - May 30, 2015 at 7:42 pm
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Pyrrho - May 30, 2015 at 8:35 pm
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Minimalist - May 30, 2015 at 9:19 pm
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Minimalist - May 30, 2015 at 10:14 pm
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Won2blv - May 30, 2015 at 10:52 pm
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Exian - May 30, 2015 at 11:13 pm
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Nope - May 31, 2015 at 8:58 am
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Pyrrho - May 31, 2015 at 11:22 am
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Secular Elf - June 2, 2015 at 1:51 pm
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Won2blv - May 31, 2015 at 9:37 am
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Exian - May 31, 2015 at 10:54 am
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Exian - May 31, 2015 at 12:14 am
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Won2blv - May 31, 2015 at 12:31 pm
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Worom - May 31, 2015 at 1:05 am
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by robvalue - May 31, 2015 at 3:47 am
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Won2blv - May 31, 2015 at 12:34 pm
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Angrboda - June 1, 2015 at 10:03 am
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by robvalue - May 31, 2015 at 9:00 am
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Won2blv - May 31, 2015 at 10:07 am
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by vorlon13 - May 31, 2015 at 9:54 am
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Won2blv - May 31, 2015 at 12:43 pm
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Won2blv - May 31, 2015 at 6:38 pm
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Cyberman - May 31, 2015 at 7:21 pm
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Minimalist - May 31, 2015 at 7:51 pm
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by robvalue - June 1, 2015 at 5:41 am
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by comet - June 1, 2015 at 8:10 am
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Won2blv - June 1, 2015 at 3:52 pm
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Angrboda - June 1, 2015 at 10:25 am
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Angrboda - June 1, 2015 at 11:04 am
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Jenny A - June 1, 2015 at 11:12 am
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Angrboda - June 1, 2015 at 11:44 am
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by robvalue - June 1, 2015 at 11:21 am
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Won2blv - June 1, 2015 at 4:40 pm
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Won2blv - June 1, 2015 at 10:35 pm
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Cyberman - June 1, 2015 at 10:36 pm
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by Won2blv - June 2, 2015 at 8:36 am
RE: Because the bible tells you so? - by robvalue - June 2, 2015 at 5:30 pm

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