Monday, January 3, 2011
and if you said what you want, I would laugh it off.
Every time I hear someone say that they know they are right because the bible tells them so, I feel the undying urge to run my fist through their face - and I never condone violence. Let's get this little thing straight: God did not write the bible. Men - who are every little bit capable of doing things that surely anyone of any religion or belief can agree are wrong and unjust - wrote the bible. Any passage you could use in that book to support any argument subjects your argument to every fault and imperfection that the men who wrote it are also subject to. When you appeal to the bible to support your stance on something, there is no one on this earth who can say indefinitely whether you are right or wrong. But the bottom line will always be this: the bible cannot now or ever be a guarantor of your correctness.
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One should certainly be careful when looking at stories that were passed down by mouth for at least 100 years before being transcribed.
ReplyDeleteNot to mention stories are not meant to be taken word-for-word, they're meant for people to glean messages from, to be analyzed and cause discussion and debate.
The Bible does not excuse you from using your mind to decide what is right and wrong.