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Jehanne · January 6, 2022 at 6:36 pm

As an aphrodisiac?

**The Grand Nudger** · January 6, 2022 at 7:39 pm

(January 6, 2022 at 1:58 pm)Ahriman Wrote: I've never taken the Bible to be anything other than an allegory. To that end, it suits its purpose rather well.

Oh yeah? What's it an allegory for, then, seeing as how you see it clearly enough to deem it suiting purpose rather well?

Ahriman · January 6, 2022 at 8:53 pm

(January 6, 2022 at 7:39 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote:
(January 6, 2022 at 1:58 pm)Ahriman Wrote: I've never taken the Bible to be anything other than an allegory. To that end, it suits its purpose rather well.

Oh yeah? What's it an allegory for, then, seeing as how you see it clearly enough to deem it suiting purpose rather well?

God and His people. There's plenty of depth there, for anyone who is willing to be honest about what they read.

polymath257 · January 6, 2022 at 9:11 pm

(January 5, 2022 at 10:30 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote:
(January 5, 2022 at 8:41 pm)Jehanne Wrote: For Christians, the Bible is no longer an infallible authority; instead, it is the individual believer, denomination, etc., who decides what is literal and that which is not. In other words, Christianity has gone from being objective to subjective.

"Infallible" is the real problem here. It tends to suggest "can not be questioned"... "is perfect"... "is better than anything you might think."

I have long thought that Christianity would be much less poisonous and evil without the concept of biblical inerrancy. It's a kind of decent religion without all that. But alas....

It shares this characteristic with the Koran. Both are taken by many believers to be infallible. And that is what leads to atrocities. Get someone who think their texts is telling them to kill off those who disagree and you have real evil.

Anomalocaris · January 6, 2022 at 9:26 pm

(January 6, 2022 at 9:11 pm)polymath257 Wrote:
(January 5, 2022 at 10:30 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: "Infallible" is the real problem here. It tends to suggest "can not be questioned"... "is perfect"... "is better than anything you might think."

I have long thought that Christianity would be much less poisonous and evil without the concept of biblical inerrancy. It's a kind of decent religion without all that. But alas....

It shares this characteristic with the Koran. Both are taken by many believers to be infallible. And that is what leads to atrocities. Get someone who think their texts is telling them to kill off those who disagree and you have real evil.

It’s not the perceived fallibility of the text. It is the perception that there can be no alternatives outside the source of the text.

Fake Messiah · January 6, 2022 at 9:29 pm

(January 6, 2022 at 8:53 pm)Ahriman Wrote: God and His people. There's plenty of depth there, for anyone who is willing to be honest about what they read.

**The Grand Nudger** · (This post was last modified: January 6, 2022 at 10:53 pm by The Grand Nudger.)

(January 6, 2022 at 8:53 pm)Ahriman Wrote:
(January 6, 2022 at 7:39 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Oh yeah? What's it an allegory for, then, seeing as how you see it clearly enough to deem it suiting purpose rather well?
God and His people. There's plenty of depth there, for anyone who is willing to be honest about what they read.

"God and His people" isn't an allegory. 0/10

Blah blah blah blah..honesty...blah blah blah blah reading. Go fuck yourself.

Ahriman · January 7, 2022 at 8:01 am

(January 6, 2022 at 10:52 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote:
(January 6, 2022 at 8:53 pm)Ahriman Wrote: God and His people. There's plenty of depth there, for anyone who is willing to be honest about what they read.
"God and His people" isn't an allegory. 0/10

Blah blah blah blah..honesty...blah blah blah blah reading. Go fuck yourself.

I can see the Bible is a sensitive subject for you. Was there ever a time in your life, when you read the Bible, and didn't think it was all bullshit?

**Mister Agenda** · January 7, 2022 at 9:58 am

'God and his people' is the obvious, surface understanding of the Bible. If it's allegorical, that stands for some other, hidden meaning. So the question of 'what is the Bible an allegory for?' remains unanswered.

Ahriman · January 7, 2022 at 10:19 am

(January 7, 2022 at 9:58 am)Mister Agenda Wrote: 'God and his people' is the obvious, surface understanding of the Bible. If it's allegorical, that stands for some other, hidden meaning. So the question of 'what is the Bible an allegory for?' remains unanswered.

Well then let me ask you this. Do you know who God's people are? If not, it's a mystery to you.

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