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LadyMischief · 01-03-2004, 07:59 AM

The bible is a fascinating historical and archaelogical hahahahahahahahahaha. one of the most complete religious texts of it's kind. I believe some things in the bible actually did occur, however, if they actually occured the way or for the reasons laid out there is certainly not going to be completely historically accurate. Many ancient peoples liked to change history somewhat to suit their needs (the Egyptians especially were notorious for this, and there are even stella devoted to victorious battles that never occured or were actually lost, just to make the current Pharaoh look good in history).

I've read the bible somewhere in the range of 10-15 times cover to cover at this point in my life, and sometimes I've found it to be a helpful historical reference in my research. Remember, religion has been used since the beginning of time as a way to help make people behave the way others wanted them to behave. The bible is an excellent moral reference, and it did help guide the people of Israel and can even be somewhat applicable today.

The essential moral truths remain unchanged and are mostly just common sense. Most of the instructions given to the Israelites while they wandered in the desert were sensical too. Burying their excrement. Burning down the houses of lepers (the bacteria that causes leprosy can live in the walls of houses), not eating pork (they couldn't properly cook pork and therefore trichanosis would have been a serious health risk), etc etc. I doubt though they would apply in a way today that would make any sense at all.

As for believing it's the word of god.. well Islam believes the Koran is the word of Allah, and all kinds of texts through history are supposed to have been inspired from divine sources. The question therein lies, where is the divinity? For the majority of people, their divinity is in their hearts. It's not really a stretch then to say that the Bible may be divine inspiration or the word of god to some.

For myself, I look around and the entire world is my "bible". I have to look no further than the wonders around me to know what I truly believe.

01-03-2004, 07:59 AM
LadyMischief Orgasms N Such! Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Oakville, Ontario Posts: 18,135	The bible is a fascinating historical and archaelogical hahahahahahahahahaha. one of the most complete religious texts of it's kind. I believe some things in the bible actually did occur, however, if they actually occured the way or for the reasons laid out there is certainly not going to be completely historically accurate. Many ancient peoples liked to change history somewhat to suit their needs (the Egyptians especially were notorious for this, and there are even stella devoted to victorious battles that never occured or were actually lost, just to make the current Pharaoh look good in history). I've read the bible somewhere in the range of 10-15 times cover to cover at this point in my life, and sometimes I've found it to be a helpful historical reference in my research. Remember, religion has been used since the beginning of time as a way to help make people behave the way others wanted them to behave. The bible is an excellent moral reference, and it did help guide the people of Israel and can even be somewhat applicable today. The essential moral truths remain unchanged and are mostly just common sense. Most of the instructions given to the Israelites while they wandered in the desert were sensical too. Burying their excrement. Burning down the houses of lepers (the bacteria that causes leprosy can live in the walls of houses), not eating pork (they couldn't properly cook pork and therefore trichanosis would have been a serious health risk), etc etc. I doubt though they would apply in a way today that would make any sense at all. As for believing it's the word of god.. well Islam believes the Koran is the word of Allah, and all kinds of texts through history are supposed to have been inspired from divine sources. The question therein lies, where is the divinity? For the majority of people, their divinity is in their hearts. It's not really a stretch then to say that the Bible may be divine inspiration or the word of god to some. For myself, I look around and the entire world is my "bible". I have to look no further than the wonders around me to know what I truly believe. __________________ ICQ 3522039 Content Manager - orgasm.com [email protected]