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0 pointsyjftsjthsd-h3y ago0 comments

> Why the bible and not other religious text?

> Why include religion at all, which to me did more harm than good.

Well, The Bible has the small advantage of being true.

> Why not include books about how to cooperate and collaborate with other ppl and why it’s necessary for societies to survive.

...like The Bible? I defy you to actually follow the teachings of the NT at least and not get cooperation and collaboration for free.

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uxcolumbo3y ago· 2 in thread

Do you support all the barbaric teachings in it, like stoning your daughter when she lost her virginity before marriage? Is that a truth we should blindly follow?

It’s better to come up with a new book which teaches ppl how to live in harmony and working together without instilling fear, guidelines based on science and using simple language.

You could say the human brain and the scientific process is God’s gift… use it rather than blindly following the words of some powerhungry and controlling folks from the past.

yjftsjthsd-hOP3y ago

> Do you support all the barbaric teachings in it, like stoning your daughter when she lost her virginity before marriage? Is that a truth we should blindly follow?

John 8:7 pretty clearly obsoletes that. So yeah, I'm still happy to follow what the Bible actually says.

uxcolumbo3y ago

That was just one example of harmful content, there is plenty more.

Why follow a book with contradicting messages?

Why not create a new book with clear positive messages only that doesn’t confuse ppl or doesn’t encourage them to kill or oppress others.

v-erne3y ago

>> Well, The Bible has the small advantage of being true

What does it even mean its true? It's so convoluted and inprecise that most of the texts require interpretation and works only as high level metaphors. This claim is as meaningless as calling it the good book.

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