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Religious books
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 Religious books
April 7, 2014 at 11:48 pm
(This post was last modified: April 7, 2014 at 11:49 pm by cromwell.)
Does anyone else here actually enjoy reading them? I like reading the ancient stories, and you get an insight of how people thought back then. Hopefully one day, all religious books will be regarded as just that, ancient literature and and a way to get insight into the minds of the people at that time, how they thought, felt and saw the world.
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April 7, 2014 at 11:54 pm
(This post was last modified: April 7, 2014 at 11:56 pm by Ryantology.)
A Song of Ice and Fire has about as much cruelty and violence as the Bible with none of the stupid rules, and is written a hell of a lot better. It even has a teenage male character whose behavior and personality are virtually identical to that of God's. I'll stick with that.
(April 7, 2014 at 11:54 pm)Ryantology (╯°◊°)╯︵ ══╬ Wrote: A Song of Ice and Fire has about as much cruelty and violence as the Bible with none of the stupid rules, and is written a hell of a lot better. I'll stick with that. You are missing the point of hearing the stories written by people from thousands of years ago. Getting an understanding of how they saw the world back then. RE: Religious books
April 7, 2014 at 11:59 pm
(This post was last modified: April 8, 2014 at 12:02 am by Ryantology.)
(April 7, 2014 at 11:56 pm)cromwell Wrote: You are missing the point of hearing the stories written by people from thousands of years ago. Getting an understanding of how they saw the world back then. ASOIAF is more or less a fictionalized version of the English War of the Roses, written about six centuries after the fact. Much of the Bible is even less of an eyewitness accounting of events. It's just how people thousands of years ago thought people hundreds of years sooner saw the world. I can get the same experience from sources that are actually somewhat reliable. The Bible just isn't very good for anything. 
Yes I find it interesting how they thought back then, but I'm glad we don't think that way anymore, well at least most of us don't.
 (April 7, 2014 at 11:48 pm)cromwell Wrote: Does anyone else here actually enjoy reading them? I like reading the ancient stories, and you get an insight of how people thought back then. Hopefully one day, all religious books will be regarded as just that, ancient literature and and a way to get insight into the minds of the people at that time, how they thought, felt and saw the world. Funny thing that. Of all the current news stories from that part of the world considered to be the cradle of the monotheistic faith, I see that nothing has changed in their thinking in over 2,000 years. Still brutal, violent, intolerant, murderous, ignorant...
There is an ALLLL-knowing, ALLLL-powerful, inVISible being who is everywhere, who created the WHOLE universe, who lives in another dimension called heaven, who is perfect in every way, who was never born and will never die, and who watches you every minute of every day (even when you're squeezing one out on the toilet). There are also unicorns, leprechauns, Santa Claus, an Easter Bunny, and a giant purple people eater.
JUST BELIEVE IT!  (April 7, 2014 at 11:48 pm)cromwell Wrote: Does anyone else here actually enjoy reading them? Enjoy is not the right word. Do I find them disturbing yet intriguing? Sometimes, yes. However, mostly I only reference the Bible now to assist in breaking the back of Christianity. Were christianity to die, I doubt I would ever even glance at it again. Quote:I like reading the ancient stories, and you get an insight of how people thought back then. Hopefully one day, all religious books will be regarded as just that, ancient literature and and a way to get insight into the minds of the people at that time, how they thought, felt and saw the world. At this point, we already know what ancient man thought: Knowledge is dangerous. Sickness is caused by demons. Deities love blood. Women are property. Children are expendable. Slavery is a great thing. And the world is held up by a giant man, a giant animal, a bunch of pillars, whatever the fuck we tell you it is. jesusfuck - it hurts the brain to realize how fucking retarded you have to be to live your life based off the scribblings of these ignorant primitives. ![[Image: Evolution.png]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i1118.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk619%2Fjcincain%2FPublic%2FEvolution.png) 
Religious books are good for the fireplace. .
I've always been interested in comparative religion, myths, folktales and legends. This led to an interest in the psychology of religion and neuroscience.
(April 7, 2014 at 11:56 pm)cromwell Wrote: You are missing the point of hearing the stories written by people from thousands of years ago. Getting an understanding of how they saw the world back then. What I find even more interesting is how many people in the 21st century still see the world like that.  Where are the snake and mushroom smilies? |
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