Posted: Nov 01, 2014 4:13 pm
CdesignProponentsist wrote:John Platko wrote:CdesignProponentsist wrote:John Platko wrote:To be sure, there's an art to milking the Bible for all it's worth. But to be honest, I wouldn't think it worth the effort if it wasn't for the story about the life of Jesus- there's a lot to be milked out of that one that relates to human behavior and human ideas. I think the whole human condition can be explored by investigating that story.
Why not just read the Jefferson Bible? It comes with all the magic and divinely sanctioned murder removed.
We have a bit better understanding of psychology today than TJ had so I think we can make sense, and educated guesses, out of much of what he cut out. But the basic idea of what I'm saying and what he did is the same.
Why waste your time wading through the cesspool of divinely ordained hatred, rape, slavery and inhumanity to find a few nuggets of wisdom about how to be nice to one another, when someone has already done the hard work to cut out the chaff?
The Bible as a single body of work is a complete fucking contradiction in morality which is why it has been used so often to justify doing horrible things to other people while still touting the virtues of JC. Why do Christians still insist on keeping this turd uncut and in one piece?
Why? I've found that many Christians are not overly fond of, or even capable of, dealing with the truth. However given that, perhaps it's best they are not physically deciding what parts of the Bible are worth keeping.