When I was a teen, someone told me the bible & higher power, God, was created to keep the masses of people in order when the world was going chaotic-to give people something to fear. Honestly, it seemed to work okay, so if that is the truth, I'm not knocking it.
My husband & I got into a conversation about religion. The stories of the bible don't add up. Entire populations deriving from inbreeding of Noah's clan don't either.
My husband tries to argue the bible was created by witnesses, hence my subject line. Sure by the time Jesus came along people were protecting documents, but not 50,000 years ago. Yes, I think Jesus may have existed. He was probably a great man who made ppl believe. Immaculate conception is dodgy.
I understand it's about believing, but I don't want to believe a lie. I live my life as a good person with compassion, integrity, so I don't fear hell or worry about a heaven. That should be enough.
2007-08-19
03:43:01
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