by AspirinE » May 30th, '07, 10:49
Well, i read the bible, since i had to study it, and since i was curious at a point to know why people believe. But reading the bible as historical document, rather than seeking mysticism in it, definately formed my opinion. I can not believe any religious script, since they contradict themselves on so many ocasions. Plus christians live a life of brainwashing themselves, I find that scary and immoral.
If god is a supreme being and he/she/it does exist in a forum of a conscious super-human being, im pretty confident that it would be smarter than making its people live a life by a book. If god is some kind of conservative that is anything like the morons on this planet, fuck it send me to hell.
Another thing is that in the bible some things are metaphoric and people take it seriously. Or mistaken the reference. Like the book of "Revelations', any historian can point out to you that the whole Antichrist and 666 thing is more relevant to the older kingdoms that existed, especial nero's Rome, because he perscuted christian, and i think it supposingly John(correct me if im wrong) who wrote the revelations while being exile on some island, if u read that book from a point of view of a persecuted christian in exile, ull see the book as message to uprise agains the Roman empire.
There many things that indicate creativity that is limited by the period in time. Why do supreme beings and enlightened individuals come down from heaven on chariots, not just something else? Because thats how far imagination of a person in that time would take it. In this era, we have people believing that the alien gods come down from heaven on spaceships.
All i gotta say is, u cant really be a believer if ur afraid to try and prove urself wrong, just to make sure, thats called ignorance. If you can in all honesty read any bible not a religious script, searching for clues, but like historic document with a big book of history next to u, and trying to find out the history of religions and still believe, ill say u have iron faith. But i personally believe theres no such person.
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