you wouldnt listen to your granparents views, so why........?

Question

......do people still take religeous texts that were written years ago so seriously?

what i mean is, from generation to generation our views change (ie my grandad is as racist as they come because that was the way when he grew up. I on the other hand believe in equality)

so why do some of us choose to live by thousand year old beliefs?

i believe you should believe whatever helps you lead a better life.

i do find it amusing that its predominantly christians thinking im referring to their particular book although i mention no specific religeon?

have i touched a nerve?

Answer 1

I agree with you especially when u cant even rely on 'facts' there are none!

I heard that the most likley yr that Jebus (intentional spelling) was born is 6AD thats 6 yrs after he was born!!! WTF is that all about??

Answer 2

I listen to my grandparents and parents views, their views usually make sense to me. Even the views I don't understand I think about for a while. Mind you, none of them are bigoted or racist. If I get accused of having an old-fashioned morality, so what? I'd rather have high moral standards and apply them to my decisions than "modern" morality.

Human nature has remained almost unchanged, the only real difference has been to the veneer of civilisation. People often take the easy way out, think only of the present, some people make an effort, and plan for the future. Most religious texts point out the flaws in humanity and give a reference point to base our understanding of what should be acceptable and unacceptable.

Answer 3

Catholicism and most of Christianity on the whole teaches equality. If people actually practise it, is another matter.

I think your grandad also had more to offer than a racist view, but like anything if you choose just to focus on a racist view instead of all his other positive attributes you will only see a racist view.

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I think one can only write from their own point of view. I'm not hindu, muslim or jew so don't wish to speak for them. I think that is fair, not that you 'touched a nerve' ... or was that reaction you wanted but not got ... :-)

Hope this helps!

Answer 4

I agree. I think the Bible is a good historical reference, no doubt about it. We should respect it to what it meant to those people at that time.

We can sense a difference in the Old and New Testament themselves. The Old Testament was more like a ruler and people were reached by fear. The New Testament, in the other hand, was more like a testimony of Jesus life and His teachings through Love and Forgiveness.

Our perception has changed through centuries, for sure. Even our intuition is stronger than before.

My religion is Spiritism and it is based on Allan Kardec's books. He was a french doctor who experienced contact with spirits and the spirits wrote the books through mediums. The Spirits bring a new perception, a new way of seeing things and a new Faith.

Peace!

Answer 5

Not everything your grandfather tells you is outdated. Older people have lived long and hard and they have wisdom. In the U.S. we do not listen to the elders, but we should. In many cultures around the world the young know that the 'elders' are the wise ones and they revere and listen to them. There is no sense re-inventing the wheel time and time again. Some things need updating, and some things are timeless. Another part of wisdom is know the difference.

Answer 6

I've always wondered this as well. You wouldn't perform heart surgery with a book written by Hippocrates as your guide, so why do so many people think that ancient books are relevant to modern times? I've never really seen the connection. I suppose people do so because of the power of tradition and authority. Believing in that stuff gives them a sense of belonging and makes them not have to think for themselves.

Answer 7

Your initial premise is flawed since it only takes one exception to disprove a general rule. My grandfather was a smarter man even with his lack of education than most college professors I know.

He had solid values that stood the test of time, and he lived his beliefs to the fullest. He knew right from wrong, good from evil, and truth from lies -- no matter what kind of pretty packaging those falsehoods tried to disguise themselves in.

The Bible's wisdom and guidance has stood that same test of time. I'm proud to claim both my grandfather's and the Bible's legacy of wisdom as my inheritance.

Answer 8

My grandparents views were up with the time and had merit that was backed up by medical and scientific value, so I payed attention and took it for what it was worth. I cannot say the same for the Bible since everything was written for a bygone era and the culture of those times.

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Answer 9

Actually I do try to live like my grandparents. They came to America for freedom. They believed in the American dream. They treated all people the way they wanted to be treated. They didn't believe in buying on credit and getting into debt. They believed in honesty, hard work and responsibility. They believed in God.

May God Bless you.

Answer 10

Who says that people don't listen to their grandparents' views? I listened to mine, why does that make me so bad? My grandparents' may not have had the right view on some things but there were also a lot of things they did have the right views on.

Answer 11

Because it is easy....think of it this way....living your spiritual life by a book is like being given a coloring book...all you have to do is keep it between the lines. To live according to your own conscience or to have a spiritual path that is not delienated by a book is like being given a blank canvas...you must paint your own masterpiece.