(May 31, 2015 at 12:14 am)Exian Wrote: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!I don't care so much for stuffy rigid conversation forms. This was all I was looking for.
4. I am just saying that I think humans would constantly adjust the holy scripture to their liking. I don't believe the bible teaches the trinity or hellfire so why didn't the catholics change the scriptures in the hundreds of years that it was only available to the absolute highest clergy class
5. I think that sometimes when we are discussing beliefs with others we tend to forget that our conclusions cant alway be used as premises. Maybe just an idea
I appreciate your coming at this with a less than combative approach
