2006-06-21 05:15:05 · 34 answers · asked by cyclops_49304 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You see how angry Christians get when you call the Bible "fairy tales"? The reason they get so angry is because you are attacking the very foundation of their lives, and their perception of their entire world.
They have never considered an existence without a belief in these fairy tales. And for you to call them this, is a stoning offense.
That's why they still believe them. They have been brainwashed since birth to give credence to the bible. And no matter how ridiculous these beliefs may be, they won't dare question it, and will react quite angrily to anyone who does. And I think in most cases, insulting their intelligence actually has the opposite effect you would desire.
Instead, I would simply post non-offensive questions that they will have to think about to answer. That's all you can do. Get them thinking. Because they won't listen to what you or I tell them. They'll have to open their own eyes first.
2006-06-21 05:25:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
First of all, don't underestimate the power of fairy tales. The most famous fairy tales are based on stories so old that they have no clear origin. They're myths, in other words--not "myths" in its most contemporary equation with "lies," but "myths," as in ancient narratives that use symbols and relations to speak to and about human existence. As long as you don't try to nail them down to a single interpretation, myths are endlessly useful sources of information about who we are and what we're doing here.
Now, if your question is about why some people choose to undermine the power of myths by forcing them into rigid, literal definitions, this is indeed difficult to understand. I'm not sure what people get out of a God who can be described in human terms: seems to me that this reduces the Absolute into just some guy, which makes the notion of worship and adoration hard to swallow. Why would I want to ground my life in a god who's just some guy? I've already had a couple of husbands.
But there's another question here that has to do with you, yourself: that is, why do you care so much about what Christians do or do not believe? Sure, some people get themselves born again and turn all strange and unpleasant, but others are genuinely comforted and helped by those fairy tales; that is to say, the fairy tales literally help them become better people. Does it work for everyone? Of course not. But when it does work, why should any of us quibble over things like historical accuracy or material plausibility?
Stop worrying about what others believe and devote that attention to building your own system of belief. And start reading some fairy tales. Read the Grimms, read the Bible, read the Bagavad Gita, read the Greeks. Throw out the narratives that leave you cold and absorb the ones that move you deep into your heart.
That's how you become a person.
2006-06-21 05:54:43 · answer #2 · answered by fem_istential 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christians believe in the bible. The bible has no fairy tales. I am a christian and believe every word the bible says is true. i believe because throughout my life i have witnessed the miracles that iv seen at home with my mom and dad or at church listening to my dad preach his sermons. It takes faith to believe something. And when were talking about something as powerful as God, there are so many things and reasons that people believe. in fact, i believe that everyone always has some sort of belief or faith in god , but not everyone admits it, accepts it or knows what to do with it.
2006-06-21 05:35:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a loaded question, to the which you likely do not desire an answer, but rather to formulate an argument. Thus I will deal with it as such. Because this is an argument, and a loaded question, your question cannot accurately be answered. The reason: because it takes for granted the premise that the Bible has fairy tales. I'd like to point out, for literalisms sake, there are no fairies in the Bible. For figurative means, you're going to have to be more specific in order to qualify your question and make it a justifiable inquiry. Thanks :)
2006-06-21 05:18:24 · answer #4 · answered by RandyGE 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the comparable reason Muslims have faith in a prophet that married and slept with a youthful baby and calling that ''ok'' Bible as fairy tale? Nope. Christians being blessed, healed in Jesus' call anint no ''fairy tale''. The Bible is traditionally actual and the information of God for believers. in case you dont like it dont have faith. user-friendly. watch the Documentary Channel, they went as some distance to archaeologically instruct the Bible is actual. They proved it so.
2016-10-31 05:59:18 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The original manuscripts of Bible authors and prophets is at an estimated 80,000 pieces the most distant written original manuscript is 300 years after the death of Jesus Christ.
To compare that to the Iiliad by Homer, he only has 1 origianl manuscript with a sensational 1400 years from the first copy.
Do you think that many people would fall to a fairy tale?
Jesus Christ is real, give Him a chance before you write off your salvation.
2006-06-21 05:22:26 · answer #6 · answered by aftwine 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kindly be polite with your words when you say 'fairy tales'. Be mindful that you are not only being disrespectful to Christians but to yourself as well - because you can't even show basic courtesy.
If those 'fairy tales' were 'tales' I personally think that they won't be taken so seriously for 2000 years and maybe even before that. Believe me, if it wasn't real, people won't believe it for long.
And my last words to you, is to kindly be respectful to something as sacred as the Bible and not give names to scriptures such as 'fairy tales' - that is the least you can do as a human.
2006-06-21 05:20:17 · answer #7 · answered by Yue C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What makes you an authority to come to that conclusion? How long have you been studying it? Or did you just read it once?
The Smithsonian uses it as a reference book to find archealogical sites.
The Bible said that Pilate was tetriarch of Judea. No one believed it because there were no records of Pilate in Rome. Then they found the stone in Caesarea that confirmed it.
No records of a King David. They just unearthed a stone marker dedicated to him.
The BIble spoke of a people that dwelt within the rocks. No one beleived it until they discovered Petra.
Scholars have said that there wasn’t a Pool of Siloam and that John was using a religious conceit’ to illustrate a point. Workers repairing a sewage-pipe break uncovered the Pool of Siloam in Old Jerusalem.
Modern archaeology has made numerous discoveries which confirm events recorded in The Bible, including bricks without straw at Pithon. Lower levels had good quality straw, middle levels had less (including much which was torn up by the roots, as someone in a rush to meet a quota would be inclined to do), and the top levels had no straw at all.
Bible critics had long sneered at references in the Bible to a people called the Hittites and that the Hittites were simply one of the many mythical peoples made up by Bible writers. Toward the end of the 19th century, Hittite monuments were uncovered at Carchemish on the Euphrates River in Syria, proving the Bible right. Later, in 1906, excavations at Boghazkoy in Turkey and uncovered thousands of Hittite documents, revealing a wealth of information about Hittite history and culture.
Critics claimed that the Babylonian captivity did not take place. The Bible gives specific details about the captivity of Judah by the armies of Babylon early in the 6th century B.C. Scholars have said it’s all just another Jewish myth. However, between 1935 and 1938, important discoveries were made 30 miles southwest of Jerusalem at a site thought to be ancient Lachish. Lachish was one of the cities recorded in the Bible as being besieged by the king of Babylon at the same time as the siege of Jerusalem (Jeremiah 34:7). Twenty-one pottery fragments inscribed in the ancient Hebrew script were unearthed in the latest pre-exilic levels of the site. Called the Lachish Ostraca, they were written during the very time of the Babylonian siege.
You are on the losing side of this question.
2006-06-21 05:17:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How can you say that they are fairy tales. The stories in the Bible are true/ It is Gods' word!!! Maybe you should open up your eyes and heart when you read the bible and maybe you will understand what it means!!!
2006-06-21 05:32:14 · answer #9 · answered by sunshinegirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they were fairy tales I wouldn't believe in them. If you really want some evidence for an inspired Bible, e-mail me, I'll be glad to help you out.
2006-06-21 05:19:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋