Who said it, and what did he mean?
2007-11-29 14:37:41 · 9 answers · asked by Bye for now... 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
George Santayana. (I have to admit I Googled the quote.)
I believe he meant that if you really understood the villainy of the God story told in the Bible, it would rob it of any inspirational value.
2007-11-29 15:00:37 · answer #1 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't know who said it, but I think it's bang on.
The Bible is a mythical book composed by a pre-scientific culture.
It was put together from different sources through them Middle Ages by the Catholic Church.
It contains remnants of a culture which we couldn't possibly condone.
Yet if you ignore all of that, you can believe this book will guide you through your life, with no need for any modification or critical thought on your part.
2007-11-29 22:52:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think he meant that if you look hard enough in the bible, you can use it to support any position you take.
The bible was used to defend slavery in the USA 150 yrs ago, etc.
So in order to blindly embrace the bible as the 'gospel' you must clearly not understand just how irrational and contradictory it is.
2007-11-30 14:13:53 · answer #3 · answered by angibabi113 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would a piece of literature be an inspiration for someone that doesn't understand it? Is Shakespeare an inspiration for illiterates?
2007-11-29 22:40:07 · answer #4 · answered by ajfrederick9867 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Was it Mark Twain?
I think whoever said it means that it is ambiguously blissful, kind of like faith.
2007-11-29 22:41:22 · answer #5 · answered by Zaya the Slaya 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yogi Berra?
Nobody knows what he means.
2007-11-29 22:43:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
i am lost on this one never heard it before.....sorry...i just go to the church on Sundays and pray and believe in God and in hell and leave it at that.....
2007-11-30 14:30:45 · answer #7 · answered by daisy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea.
2007-11-29 23:06:59 · answer #8 · answered by IRIS 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whoever did, I agree with him or her.
2007-11-29 22:43:55 · answer #9 · answered by RiotCrisis 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋