While reading this post I was reminded about how the bible contains so much in it that anyone can cherry pick passages to support anything.
This, a million times. The sad truth (for spirituality) is that the Bible is nothing more than an ancient version of Harry Potter and faith is just a crutch for the unhappy or unfulfilled.
Personally, I can't help but note that religion declines as education flourishes, which should be the last word in this far too common debate.
It is true that cherry picking does occur. But that means nothing. Proper use of the Bible is understanding one passage in context with all the others. When you do that, you achieve a solid defensible case. Even so, there is a temptation to leave out passages that steer you away from a preferred interpretation.
The Bible, however, is eyewitness testimony of God's interactions with men. It is presented as fact, not fiction, by the authors most of whom died rather than recant what they had written. JK Rowling has not made such an assertion about Harry Potter nor has she died defending it as Truth.
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My point is that the Bible is a work of fiction, not fact. I appreciate that some good can come out of some of its stories, but you're kidding yourself if you believe the origin is anything other than creative writing mixed with ignorance of the reality behind extraordinary events. By that I mean floods, comets and so on.
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But admit it, you are assuming it is a work of fiction despite it's being presented by earnest and credible men as eyewitness accounts of real events that they were willing to die rather than recant.
It's your right to assume its fiction. It's also your loss. :)
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