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Was the Bible meant to be taken so literally?
I Don't Think so.
Replies: 20Last Post Nov. 14, 2006 9:38am by Merlinman2005
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Have any of you hard-headed religious people ever taken time to think that perhaps the Bible is just a moral manual to life through exagerated stories? The bible was created by PEOPLE, not a god.

Think about it.

I dont need a book to tell me to do right, nor a fear of hell to keep me from doing wrong. I do right because I like helping poeple, and hate to see them suffer. I believe in a god, but god is not an intelligent being, it is a force of nature. not a person.

Open your minds and quit being so ignorant, theres no man sitting on a throne in the sky.

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Good Point

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I agree, that is a much better way of looking at it.

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I like you too.

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Well, that's what I am trying to tell them! I mean, at those times people thought only Christians would do good deeds ecause they  are taught to. But nowadays, people do good things even though they are not Christian.

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Bible's just a book. I agree completely.

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I agree. But I believe their is no supperior god like figure in existance.

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they like to pick and choose what parts are literal and what parts aren't.

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One more atheist thinking he's gonna show those believers the truth.

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Quote: from Zw33K3RB0Y at 6:32 pm on Nov. 11, 2006

I agree. But I believe their is no supperior god like figure in existance.

Well, if you dont think that the force of nature and cycle of life is superior to the individual, I am not sure what to say to you.

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*sigh*

I understand what you are trying to say, but it would help vastly if you would back up your points instead of just sounding like you are merely angry and ranting.

For example, understand that most Christians understand that the Bible was written by men; however, they also believe that it was inspired by God, and no amount of ranting on your part is going to change their minds.

Also, consider that you  have no more evidence for your version of God than Christians do for theirs, so if you want to make your argument more sound, an "I believe" before the entire thing would not hurt.

And, finally, calling people ignorant will not cause anyone to consider your points. It will cause them to dismiss you as another angsty teenager with nothing new to say.

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But ignorance is exactly what they are portraying. I wasnt using the word as an insult.

I base my belief on what i see, feel, and experience. Reading a book and believing everything it says is nothing else but ignorant.

There is no proof for religion exceedinglyrare, so dont try to tell me religion has evidence. How can you believe something, simply becasue it cannot be disproved? you cant disprove faith.

I for one, rather believe in something that can be proven, not something that cannot be disproven.



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IamNotBritish


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Aww, that's cute.

Someone's telling me how to interpret my Bible again...

No thanks, bro, I can make up my own mind.

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I agree that god didn't write the bible and hand it down from the sky and that the stories aren't facts. I think God inspired the bible, but that it was written and influenced by men. I think the stories (especially the old testament) are more like fabels, with lessons and messages to impart, but aren't necessarily factual stories.

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