This dude just posted a question, quoting verses from the bible that denounce women. Like him, I was surprised how many of you were defending it. The verses were from Corinthians, by the way. Anyway, most of them said that Paul was addressing a certain church (the church of Corinth?). I, too, thought you said the bible was the "word of God." This doesn't make sense to me. Some of you refute that historians are wrong, then some of you say some of these books were written by a PERSON addressing a certain people, and only apply to people. Would this not hold true for the rest of the bible? I'm getting way too many different answers, and how are you supposed to make me believe when everything contradicts the other?
2006-09-07 17:57:15 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There's far worse than that in the Bible, and as far as I'm concerned the Bible is trash.
The Bible is the biggest load of garbage and codswallop ever written by man, and I’m sure it will go down in history as the greatest load of gobbledygook ever to inflict such traumatic mental and physical damage on humanity, but still today, some people sadly believe the Bible to be true. That’s very sad indeed. Very sad.
When people quote various passages from the Bible, for example ...
Mathew 5:29-30 God encouraged self-mutilation.
Isaiah 13:15-18 God allowed women raped and little children slaughtered.
Genesis 6:11-17 and 7:11-24 God is the greatest mass murder in history.
Luke 14:26 God wants you to hate your family.
What happens? Religious people pop up from under every stone with the same old garbage. “That was the old Bible, or we’ve changed the meaning, or wrong interpretation, or we’ve changed the context, or the quotes are out of context or or or, excuse after excuse.”
The fact is, they are Bible quotes, and the Bible is full of evil atrocities which religious people continually cover up, yet seem happy to drum into the minds of gullible little children. This is such a shameful disgrace in a civilised world.
If religious people are unable to apply commonsense and logic to develop a simple moral code to live by, then perhaps they could strip out of the Bible the evil, murders, rapes, abuse, and all traumatic references. Granted there will not be a lot left to read, but at least religious people may end up with a decent moral code to follow based on good, and not scare the living daylights out of innocent little children.
2006-09-07 17:59:38 · answer #1 · answered by Brenda's World 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If you want to know the truth, then the Bible is where you need to go.Everyone can read the word and then come up with an answer or theory on things that are completely different then someone elses.You have to study yourself and find your own answers.If you really want an answer and not just looking for something to argue about.Knowledge is a great thing,but someone else can`t give it to you.
2006-09-07 18:37:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not responsible for whether or not you believe. My responsibility is to speak the truth. Whether you accept or reject it is up to you. It is your responsibility to take God seriously enough to try and find the truth.
So, let's say you had a question about how cars work. Would you ask people who had taken the subway their whole life? Would you take swimming lessons from someone who couldn't swim? Of course not! So why do you seek biblical answers from a site where most of the people have no clue? Most of the answers you get here are garbage. Find someone to study with. If you need help email me.
2006-09-07 18:10:07 · answer #3 · answered by unicorn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only the first 5 books of the bible (the Torah) were (supposedly) written by god and given to moses. The rest was written by man
2006-09-07 18:22:45 · answer #4 · answered by jush15 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible is such an extensive book, that you can use it to defend almost any point. Example: It says in the Bible that you should turn the other cheek. In another place, it says: an eye for an eye.
Go figure.
The Bible gets misused way too often.
2006-09-07 18:06:29 · answer #5 · answered by Underwonder 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
enable me provide you back the quote you basically pulled out in undeniable language which you would be able to comprehend: Why might you're saying some thing judgmental, generalising, and - it is significant - hypocritical approximately atheists taking Bible verses out of context once you your self are picking and picking what you notice in those costs above? once you're a appropriate being, as Jesus and God purely at present are (in accordance to Christian ideals), then the Bible says it is once you could righteously decide others. till then, concentration on recuperating your guy or woman judgmental, generalising, hypocritical approach.
2016-10-14 10:55:52 · answer #6 · answered by pachter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I would not approach the Bible as if it were some kind of instructions for a moral VCR. Everyone must use their own judgment in evaluating the world, including the Bible.
2006-09-07 18:04:07 · answer #7 · answered by zahir13 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Suppose there were no internal contradictions in the Bible.
If you started reading in Genesis, and reached the part about a talking snake, what would be the appropriate response? Do you really need to read beyond that to know it's a bunch of crap?
2006-09-07 18:01:49 · answer #8 · answered by lenny 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
God tells Adam and Eve not to eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. If this was the only way they could understand the difference between good and evil, how could they have known that it was wrong to disobey God and eat the fruit?
2006-09-07 18:00:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ah, the age old question. - Wait till you read the "Lost Gospels." it'll all come together then, but not quite how you think or have been taught. The Bible is confusing because these Ancient Writings were kept out.
2006-09-07 18:02:27 · answer #10 · answered by pickle head 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋