believing them? Can't we just be entertained the way one reads literature for entertainment. Afterall, what is the value of our belief or lack of it in those contrived stories?
2007-06-02 02:30:15 · 8 answers · asked by Akimbo 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter to his nephew and advised him to study the Bible as he would any other classic, i.e. objectively and critically. He also said one might conclude that there is no god after such a study and he wouldn't disagree. You agree with Jefferson I see. That is good!
2007-06-02 02:41:54 · answer #1 · answered by miyuki & kyojin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im not sure I would use the word 'entertainment' but I do believe its good to learn about different religions & beliefs. We all have our own perception of this life & this world. I have as much respect for other belief systems as I do for my own. Live & let live.
2007-06-02 09:34:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a vast difference between the Bible and other books, if you read the Bible it can change your life as it has done countless times simply because it is not just pages and ink as other books are but the living word of God.
2007-06-02 09:33:54 · answer #3 · answered by Sentinel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can if you love bad literature, sure. Frankly I dig Grimm's fairy tales or 1001 Arabian Nights - same moral lessons but some real excitement.
2007-06-02 09:40:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, you can! That's the beauty of separation of church and state. Fight hard to preserve it. Let your congressmen/congresswomen know that we want to keep religion out of politics!
2007-06-02 09:33:36 · answer #5 · answered by la buena bruja 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yep, holy books would be actually great jokes on universal scale if they had not been so violent and cruel.
2007-06-02 09:33:07 · answer #6 · answered by X Theist 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes we can. We have a free will. I believe that the Bible is true.
2007-06-02 09:33:09 · answer #7 · answered by SeeTheLight 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
who says you can't
If others choose not to read it that way that is there choice
Just like it is your choice to read like it is a normal book. (in my opinion it is)
2007-06-02 09:34:47 · answer #8 · answered by aabigaa2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋