doesnt this whole bible thing seem like a godly monopily game?
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lol.Yeah,it is so stupid.These are all concepts of men,not God.\n\n\nI like The professor.He should have 10,000 points,not schneb who only goes by a fairy tale bible.You could ask a question about science or biology and he quotes bible scriptures that has no eveidence.
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I think the site is very interesting. Conservative Christians believe the bible is the word of god, which is obviously not true, as people here have said, there is a difference between the old and new testiment... therefore they ignore parts of the bible, so people DO ignore some of gods words! I have always wondered how people decided what parts of the bible they to ignore and what parts they follow... and have posted a lot of questions about that.. no one has an answer, they say you feel it in your heart or through god... all this explains why in the past Christians were so racist and destroyed so many cultures... and why they are homophobic now. They are affraid to even question the bible, but by ignoring things (like the old testiment) they not only question, they judge and reject. The site is worth a read... as it comes to the conclusion.. lets just reject the lot!\nChristianity is like this weight dragged along by humanity, reinforcing old out dating philosophies. We drag them along.. and say to them... slavery is bad.. they argue its in the bible, its ok... then after time the accept, because its from society where they get their beliefs not the bible.
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The God of the Old Testament certainly exhibits a violent nature. He is truly not a God of love or compassion. I notice his personality makes drastic changes from time to time. The more I study the Bible, the more I am coming to think that it is no more than myth.
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Dude, it is just way too complicated! Do you think everything in the bible went the way it says?? Church rulers and governments use and manipulate the bible to get people to do what they want! No false idols was a way for them to condemn anyone that wasn't in their religion!! \nI tell you don't think to hard on it! All religion is backed with half truths and lies!!
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A few weeks ago was it more coherent?\n\nI think that this is the only way to accept the Bible:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_of_disbelief
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I have been reading about that as of late and find it interesting.  plausible. The bible has seen a lot gone through a lot in that i mean translations.  It also stands that some books were purposely left out.  With that in mind I don't feel it proves with out a shadow of a doubt that its true.  However it does leave enough room for the thought and probability.
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Man has corrupted everything he has put his hands on. why would this book be any different? The Bible was not written in English. It has been translated many times before we got it printed in English. With mans ever growing struggle for power is to be able to control it's people. how better why then to make a book by our creator. Personally I do not know if this book is or isn't truthful. it has a lot of nice things in it but I can't allow myself to think that man has not altered it. I much rather trust my heart and know that I am trying to be the best me I can be.
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I think that you are taking the story in Genesis 3 a bit too far, too literally. The fancy word for it is called anthropomorphism, ascribing human attributes and emotions (like fear, intimidation) to a deity.
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This is all just a story of fiction, so believe whatever you want to.  The bible has been written, re-written, translated from one language and back again so manty times, it's even more of a work of whoever was writing it and whatever was believed at the time than anything to be taken for "truth".
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Nope,it's one of those passages that I disagree with.What you quoted was one of many unethical verses in the bible.I don't believe or follow everything I read.
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I don't know...maybe they see us as a softer target for 'saving' than say a devout muslim or hindu.\n There are so many things in the bible that are conveniantly ignored by the bible-thumping folks...like the sin of eating of shellfish, the 'good' things about slavery, the not having short hair etc.\n\nThey just pick and choose what they want to follow from the bible.. and insist on trying to control our lives with their misguided morals.\n\nIt just makes me sick the way they like to quite neatly put us in the same box as murderers, pedophiles and rapists.\nBecause these criminals 'love' their victims....\nDon't you get it you narrow-minded fools....these crimes of murder, child abuse and rape all involve one consenting person and one VICTIM.\n\nGay/lesbian relationships consist of TWO CONSENTING adults, loving or having consensual sexual relations with eachother.\n\nHow could an all knowing God punish people for loving eachother.\nShouldnt God be frowning upon you these bigoted bible-thumpers for not loving their neighbours?
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Well, actually God ain't supposed to be experimenting and play. God ain't similar to us. In the real context, He is the Most Unique but if you make a research on 20 people telling them about this, I am sure 4/5 of them will dispute in a manner.\nNonetheless, it all depends on the place of those people. Christians are very likely to be in the group.\nNo offense but it is a fact. \n \nIf I may ask, the way you portray God shows that you are not a theist, are you?\n\nIn my opinion, we are the only humans in the whole universe but I am confident there are a lot of other creatures we may not know living in other places.\n\n<0209, 25/23 Rabiul Akhir/May 1427/2006>\n\nBy the way, answerer no. 13, ddead alive's article is very interesting.\n\n<1615, 26/24 Rabiul Akhir/May 1427/2006>
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there are over a hundred different versions of the bible, all claiming to be the "word of God" -- that alone should tell you how ridiculous it is.\n\npeople need to get an education!\n\ngo ahead, xians!  give me all your thumbs down, like a bunch of whiney little kids!!!
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No, different peoples beliefs on how to worship God. The bible was written by other people, not God...its like a folktale being told...thru the many times it is retold the story changes...The only CLEAR CUT message is that God wants you to believe in him.
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it may also just be a reality that injustice and unfairness is a quality that is built directly into the " human condition " irregardless of any biblical type myths. and yes it is very possible for the bible to be a complete man-made myth, and that pain,suffering, the struggle for survival,will forever be  a self-perpetuating quality in our existance, the methodes might change .
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I think it went much further than Gay.  Much of the old writing were of a vengeful God. One whose name you could not mention.  Jesus freed us from the old testament.  Beside Jesus told us to love your brother, sounds pretty perverted to me.  But also pretty open minded.  His first invite to heaven was a theif wasn't it. If God is good and the Devil is evil both without the other concept in them aren't they equals in some sense. Hell was in the times of the Bible only a burning pit for the evilest of criminals outside the gates of Jerusalem not someplace of eternal damnation
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I have found that theologians will twist the bible to whatever point they are trying to make.  It's not too hard because there are many points that are self-contradicted by the bible itself.  You can use the bible for almost any side of almost any argument.