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Old Testament vs. New Testament...wtf...
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RE: Old Testament vs. New Testament...wtf...
(January 12, 2012 at 6:52 pm)padraic Wrote:
(January 12, 2012 at 2:31 am)Minimalist Wrote: Tell them to read Bart Ehrman's "Jesus Interrupted."

They'll run shrieking for their bibles in horror.

Min,you know what you are don't you?

You are an incurable optimist with a touching faith in the good sense of others.

I recently suggested that a literalist on another forum read "Misquoting Jesus". By his response one would think I told him to go sodomise his mother. Thinking



It's a rough equivalent.

I never recommend Misquoting Jesus because the first half is positively sleep inducing. Let's face it, Pad. Fundies would have enough trouble getting through all those nasty facts under the best of circumstances.





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#12
RE: Old Testament vs. New Testament...wtf...
(January 12, 2012 at 1:47 pm)Shell B Wrote: LunchBox, your name reminds me of Jay and Silent Bob.

LOL...the guy that started calling me that had never even seen the movie...then those who had caught on...and...well...here I be, some 15 years later.

I recently told a friend why I started doubting at a VERY ealy age...because I was presented with the intellectual equivalent of this:

God made trees.
There's a tree right there.
Thus God exists.

Kinda like WL Craig's standard intro to every "debate"...huh...

Does anything in the NT really stand out like the crazy shit in the OT? I promise I'm not trying to be lazy...but I CANNOT read fiction AT ALL.
Let your anger be as a monkey in a piñata; hiding with the candy, hoping the children do not break through with a stick.
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#13
RE: Old Testament vs. New Testament...wtf...
You're expecting a story about demi-gods and magic to have standout moments? They're all standout moments. The only thing that trumps the batshit in the NT, is the people who take it literally today.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: Old Testament vs. New Testament...wtf...
(January 12, 2012 at 10:58 pm)LunchBox Wrote: Does anything in the NT really stand out like the crazy shit in the OT? I promise I'm not trying to be lazy...but I CANNOT read fiction AT ALL.

Give Revelations a shot. I'm convinced that whoever wrote it was insane, or on serious drugs. Maybe Probably both.

Or, for extra lulz, read the Skeptic's Annotated Version.
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