Just as a Christian ought to read more than just the Bible before he or she comes to the conclusion that the Bible is the only true book, shouldn't Atheists also read more than just the Bible before deciding that religion is bad?
Yes, I know many Atheists DO read more scriptures than just the Bible. This question is only directed to those Atheists who decided to be Atheists only after reading the Bible, and no other scriptures, or works of philosophy.
2007-01-04 20:59:45 · 16 answers · asked by Heron By The Sea 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Alex - my question was not directed specifically at you.
2007-01-04 21:12:04 · update #1
Sorry my question is poorly articulated. I guess I shouldn't ask questions when I'm suffering from insomnia. haha.
2007-01-04 21:14:45 · update #2
I understand Alex. No problem, and good clarification.
2007-01-04 21:30:09 · update #3
Kate D - other Scriptures would include, among tons of others:
the Qur'an, the Bhagavad Gita, the Dhammapada, the Guru Granth Sahib, the Rig Veda, the Upanishads, the Tao Te Ching, and on and on.
2007-01-04 21:31:54 · update #4
I know you directed this towards Athiest but i was one and after careful study of all religions i came to the conclusion that Jesus was real and was what he claimed to be. I challenge all others to do do the same and study everything
2007-01-04 21:23:35 · answer #1 · answered by wayne 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I never said that I had read no other scriptures. Just that the Bible had the most influence. That was your question. The Bible seemed to be the most harmful and self contradictory to me.
I've also read the Quran (translated to English), Several books about Christianity, Atheism, and Buddhism and studied the various Pagan religions for several years.
Yes. Atheists should do their research before making any such decisions. In my experience they do. It's not something you decide on a whim.
Edit : I realize that your question wasn't specifically directed at me. I swear I'm not an egomaniac. :) But seeing as I was one of the two people to answer that the bible had turned me away from religion in your last question, I thought it was somewhat directed at me. Or at least somewhat inspired by that answer, and I thought I should clarify.
2007-01-05 05:07:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Um, I've read all the Harry Potter books.
Well.....other scriptures apart from the Bible....would that include the Quran??? I don't know of any other "scriptures".
Or do you mean other Christian books??? Yes I have read several. They all helped me to decide that Christianity is bad. ANd harmful.
I know quite a bit about philosophy. I find it more interesting than the Bible. Also helped me to see that the Bible is a crock of ****.
2007-01-05 05:17:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This kind of poorly articulated question typifies the perception that unquestioning bible-believers are nothing but intellectually lax sheep.
Atheists by definition are by far better read as they would have devoured as much material supporting their views of the non-existence of Man's God construct and as they would in disputation of believers' arguments.
A prime example is the world-famous English physicist, Stephen Hawking- an atheist and widely acknowledge to be the foremost mind of our time.
Surely a man of letters, would you not agree?
2007-01-05 05:08:45 · answer #4 · answered by Ministry of Camp Revivalism 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you want to get down to it, we don't even need to know the Bible. It's easiest to turn to the Bible when we want to show Christians why we don't believe in their god, but there are plenty of other gods we can rule out. Quite a few, actually.
How many books debunking magic must one read before disbelieving in that? How many field guides and biology texts do you have to go through before giving up on unicorns? Would you still not believe me until I spent one month roaming in the wilderness, trying to search them out?
2007-01-05 06:41:14 · answer #5 · answered by Phil 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're saying that before deciding that there is NO god, one should investigate many different ideas about god, instead of just reading one version and deciding that it is wrong. While I can see the logic of that, tell me this: is it necessary to read every book about faeries before deciding that I do not believe in faeries?
2007-01-05 05:14:36 · answer #6 · answered by abram.kelly 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes.... and I have...... and I think it would be wise for people to come to the conclusion of atheism based on rationality and truth. Arriving at the right conclusion for the wrong reason can still be a bad thing.
2007-01-05 05:02:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
well i didn't even read the bible,but i can tell you that my mother and father had alot more to do with my being here than some other-worldly-unseen-know-it-all.
AND I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO WORK ON CHRISTMAS INSTEAD OF HAVING TO TAKE A DAY OFF FOR NOTHING!!
2007-01-05 05:11:37 · answer #8 · answered by KajunKlown 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
as a response to the guy who said work like it's a bad thing... I'd sure like to be able to work on holidays... I mean, what are they good for? I can't go to the bank. I can't send or receive snail mail... it is drudgery!
2007-01-05 05:04:43 · answer #9 · answered by Invisible_Flags 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ye, and I do. May I recommend "The God Delusion" by Richard Hawkins.
2007-01-05 05:05:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋