(April 12, 2018 at 2:34 pm)alpha male Wrote:(April 12, 2018 at 2:17 pm)Bahana Wrote: Why would a supernatural being want so many disagreements among his followers and thousands of different factions? The point is that there is no supernatural being making the message more clear and the followers must use their own reason to try to figure out how to properly interpret ancient writings.
Maybe being engaged in the process is more important than getting the answer exactly right.
I think that this is a big part of the faulty assumptions. That it is not just a bunch of rules that you need to memorize and regurgitate.
Good post!
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If I am shown my error, I will be the first to throw my books into the fire. - Martin Luther