2007-03-30 06:00:31 · 28 answers · asked by hobo 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't think you can get through life only doing things you want to do. Not very successfully anyway. In my case I despise going to the dentist, but I still go.
2007-03-30 07:11:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, I don't despise the bible. I actually find some books quite interesting. I happen to enjoy reading Ecclesiastes very much. But I view the bible for what it is ... and its not the inspired word of god.
Also, I was a christian for alot of years. Losing my faith was hard, I didn't just wake up one day and say, "Hey, I think I'm going to be an atheist!" I did alot of studying and searching during the time that I was trying to hold on to my faith ... that's part of the reason that I happen to have alot of biblical knowledge.
2007-03-30 13:07:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't despise the Bible. I don't believe it is the word of god, but I don't despise it. Also, it would be rather irresponsible of me to say I don't believe in any religion without studying them first wouldn't it. So, why don't you pick up a science book.
2007-03-30 13:09:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't despise anything, and I love the truth.
Since Christians like to claim what is in the Bible as the source for their truth, I've read the darn thing several times.
This has led to the inevitable conclusion that most Christians have NOT read the bible, and if they knew what was in it they'd follow another religion- their views are generally not supported.
2007-03-30 13:05:25 · answer #4 · answered by LabGrrl 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't. When I first set out to study it I thought it was the word of God and then after I studied it I realized what it was, just some Middle Eastern mythology, it's not even poetic or well written. I have studied and read many holy books now, each as some good things in them.
But I much prefer to read Havamal it has far more wisdom and it poetic, unlike the bible.
2007-03-30 13:12:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For me, it was the same reason why I read books i despised in school. I HAD to! I was forced to by adults who had authority over me. Namely my parents.
Had i been given the choice I may have studied the bible for purely informational purposes to gather my own opinions, but i have grown to dislike it because of how it's always crammed down the throats of unsuspecting children who believe in santa clause, the tooth fairy & the boogey man! It's taught at such a young age that they don't know any better.
I may not have had such a strong dislike for it had i been able to choose my own way instead of having someone make that choice for me. I don't mind studying things i dislike if it is by my own accord & i am not forced to do it. Besides, if you do not study things you do not acquire knowledge... and if you willingly reject the expanding of your own knowledge you become igorant. The same can be said about people who devote all of their knowledge to one book. (i.e. the bible)
You know all about that, don't you?
2007-03-30 13:09:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I originally studied the bible because I was a devout Christian. I got my B.A. in Pastoral Ministries and as I was doing this I became aware of the many contradictions and atrocities in Christianity and the bible.
So, I threw out the bathwater (Christianity) but I kept the baby (the bible).
The bible, though it is not the word of, or evidence of any god-- it is still good literature. It is also very culturally important. (I don't believe in Xanadu or Kubla Khan, but I still read Coleridge).
Also, I believe that Christianity is inherently harmful to society and to individuals- so I must know it's fuel in order to combat it.
2007-03-30 13:20:08 · answer #7 · answered by jeff7272 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I look at it as a book of stories that's all, and for reference when on here. Sorry it doesn't mean more to me than that. If i despised it i wouldn't have it in the house.
2007-03-30 13:10:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe that it's divinely-inspired truth, but I don't despise it. I love books and literature, so why wouldn't I know a lot about one that has had such influence over our society? I've also studied the Quran and other religious texts, even though I don't believe in them.
2007-03-30 13:07:23 · answer #9 · answered by N 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't "despise" the Bible, I just think it's a weird old book with lots of cruel crap in it. But regardless of what you think of it, you should be familiar with it. It's too culturally important to ignore.
2007-03-30 13:05:33 · answer #10 · answered by WWTSD? 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋