Is The Bible Fake News? Why It's So Difficult For Me To Ascribe To Religious Doctrines - DISCUSSION

On a post I wrote recently, I received an insightful comment that forced me to challenge the Bible and the teachings it expresses. My response was very lengthy, and touched on a lot of issues that I feel would be a great topic of discussion for Atheists and Christians alike.

I want to share the comment so that it may spark discussion among the community, bringing about mental stimulation and perhaps even education.

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Thank you for the message. I can see that you put a lot of thought into it. I'm not sure how well I will be able to answer your question because my journey is far from over. I have reached a place where I see the complexity of nature on both the micro and the macro scale and cannot believe that we came about in any other way than by intelligent design.

However, when it comes to Jesus Christ and the Bible, I have way too many reasons not to invest my trust.

For starters, it's impossible to acquire an unadulterated version of the Bible, so we cannot know what is--supposing Christianity is more than just a system of control--legitimate scripture and what is historical propaganda. How can one trust in the word of God if he cannot validate that it is in fact God's word that he is reading?

Secondly, the connections between astronomy and the story of Jesus Christ are too overwhelming to be ignored. Zeitgeist has convinced many people that this connection is proof that religious scriptures are predominantly based on the stars and therefor many consider it a debunking of religion in its entirety.

I on the other hand, try to exercise as much of an open mind as possible, so I can adopt a perspective that leaves room for the reverse- being that perhaps the stars are in fact the story of Jesus, only they came about after his death as an immutable form of scripture for man to study the word of the God. The Bible states that it is a sin to study astronomy though, so if that is true then this perspective cannot be one of much likelihood.

Then there is the portrayal of God in the Bible itself. I spoke already of how we cannot be sure of what is true scripture and what is not. Nonetheless there are countless examples of God acting--in my opinion-- ungodly.

Examples of this include, but are not limited to;

• Confusing the languages at the tower of Babel so as to prevent man from uniting in rebellion against Him:
  If God is all-powerful, then why must he fear the unification of man, for surely even together our rebellion would prove unsuccessful. This sounds all too similar to how humanity is controlled through the divide-and-conquer system to prevent us from banding together and putting an end to the horrors of the world. Why would an all-powerful God have to utilise the same method as these criminals who dictate society in the modern age?

• The tyrannical nature of the Old Testament:
  For a God whom apparently loves his children, there are severe acts of punishment perpetrated against man throughout the Old Testament. This is in direct contradiction to the teachings of Jesus that preach forgiveness, even, if not especially unto your enemies.

• The inevitability of eternal damnation for your fellow man:
  If the book of revelations is a prophecy which will prove accurate, then one must wonder what is the point in life. Here we all are trying to combat the coming New World Order agenda, which according to Christians is the birth of the age of tribulation. To accept Jesus Christ and the Bible, is to accept that there is nothing you can do to prevent the evil that is dominating this world from fulfilling its goals.
  One would then have to consider that only those who believe in Jesus Christ, and are able to endure the immense suffering that will come to fall on them--as stated in the Bible--will be granted passage into the Kingdom of God.
  This means that to accept Jesus Christ based on the doctrine we are presented with, equates to giving up on your fellow man and accepting that the majority of them will suffer an eternity in hell.

According to the Bible, what I just wrote would be considered blasphemous. I care not put my faith in a God that would seek to divide his people rather than unify them. Nor do I wish to give my love to someone who has denied theirs to billions of people who did not ask to be a part of this world. Furthermore, I simply don't have it in me to accept the existence of a God who is seemingly consumed by pride. We are told that pride is a sin, yet in this alleged God's eyes, the worship of any other idol--even if doing so makes that person a loving and compassionate person towards all his fellow humans--is forbidden. Does that not sound like a petty human characteristic to say that overcoming the temptations of life and being a good person is not enough. You must also do it while continuously praising me and only me?

These are some of the reasons that I cannot submit to a religious doctrine, because from what I understand, all Holy Books (except the Talmud which is disgusting) are not too dissimilar in the lessons they teach.

I still think that one can learn a great deal from the Bible, whether it be a story or a true accounting of events.

My favourite lesson is;

Treat others as you wish to be treated: -- This should be a way of life for all mankind. If we were all able to adopt this philosophy and practice it in perpetuity then life would be the perfect example of a utopian garden of Eden. Though, I feel that it should apply to animals rather than just humans, because the arrogance of man to believe that an animal's worth does not surpass that of what value it can serve humanity is--I believe--one of the mistakes that lead us to find it easy to mistreat one another.

My point is, I can't trust the Bible based on the content of it-- and I cannot trust the content in it based on historical perversions of the scripture. For all we know, the Bible could be the very first instance of fake news and Lucifer really could be the saviour of the people as so many of these sun-worshipping cults and secret societies believe. The Bible could be propaganda that was spread to make Lucifer look like the bad guy just as the modern media did with Colonel Qaddafi to incite hatred against him. I really don't know what to think.

That was by far the most blasphemous thing I have postulated in this comment and would surely buy me a one way ticket to hell if the Bible was legitimate. But again that brings me to another problem I have with ascribing to the doctrine of Christianity.

If exercising my mind by exploring options without acting on them warrants the forfeiture of my soul, then I would have to follow in Lucifer's footsteps and turn my back on a God who would tyrannically impose such a law against me and my right to liberty.

I believe that I will find the answers I seek through meditation, though lately I have been having difficulty doing so successfully. I don't know if it is my state of mind preventing me from reaching the clarity of conscience I was once able to achieve, or if it is perhaps the ever increasing amount of poisons being added to our food supplies.

I still firmly hold the belief that meditation is key to discovering purpose in life. Even the earliest Christians used to practice meditation before Roman Catholicism came about and claimed that the only way to connect God was through the church.

The thing is, meditation has also been infiltrated with fake news in today's world. There are so many organisations currently teaching that the purpose of meditation is to elevate one's consciousness to a point which will allow them to become a God amongst men. This is akin to the Luciferian doctrine which speaks of how Satan was a good guy who revealed to Adam and Eve that God had been lying to them, and to eat from the tree of knowledge would allow them to become Gods too.

I don't believe this is the importance of meditation at all. I studied--not in too much depth I admit--the old practices of meditation that were held by the Chinese, Japanese and other cultures long before Jesus was said to have existed. They all speak of the purpose of meditation to be to rise above one's ego.

This has resonated with me for a number of reasons. I see the ego as the obstacle that is preventing man from overcoming our battle with selfishness, which is essentially the driving force for a lot of the world's problems.

Interestingly, Yawheh, the name that I believe God revealed as his own to Abraham, translates in Hebrew to "I am that I am."

This would mean, if true, that God's name is I am and to speak it is blasphemous. Couple this with the fact that the music industry and advertisement sector--which we know is promoting Luciferian agendas openly nowadays--throw this term around way more often than could be considered a coincidence, then one must wonder if there is some truth to I am being the name of God and our egos being the locked door that prevents us from connecting with Him.

I have a theory, though it is perhaps a little wild, on how Lucifer could actually be the manifestation of God's ego, and how the battle between good and evil is a battle between God attempting to overcome his own omnipotent sense of pride. He has more reason to have an ego than anyone, and if he did you would imagine that it be immeasurable in proportion to that of ours.

Consider for a moment, that perhaps we are all a part of our Creator, and for His ego to be overcome, it must be done so by all of humanity overcoming their own--which is in fact also a part of His. I plan to touch on this theory in a little more detail towards the end of this piece of writing, but I just thought I would present it to you so that it might explain why currently, I am more interested in overcoming my own selfish sense of pride than I am in indulging that of the God portrayed in the Christian Bible.

I apologise for the length of this. It could have been an article in itself.

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If you are an atheist, let us know what obstacles to faith in religion you are faced with. If you are religious, share your opinion on the Bible, or your Holy book and why it should be taken as the Gospel of truth. Perhaps you will even change my mind on a few things.

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Thanks in advance to any that participate in the discussion, and resteem if you would like to get more people involved to hear more perspectives.