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minervo posted...

yutterh posted...

Yeah I do believe there is a GOD. Now who, what, where, why and how. I do not know, but I do know he is an active GOD. I do not believe him coming down and announcing his presence would probably cause more issues then solve. GOD doesn't want us to rely on him all the time, he wants to see us grow. I also believe in yin-yang and karma. They are part of the systems GOD put in place. Science is all part of his creation as well, the bible was designed without man having this knowledge, so it was written in a way for man could understand.

But I believe the bible part metaphor and part fact. But too truly see this you need to look at the bible objectively and realize the bigger meaning to the book. Why was it written and who was it written for? It is both a history book and a work of fiction. Some things are a little exaggerate or watered down so early man could fully understand the concept of the book.

Unfortunately our knowledge has led us both closer to and away from GOD. Yes we now understand the universe a lot better, but people have a hard time realizing that the bible was explaining the creation of the universe to people who don't even understand how plants grow yet. So yes some liberties were taken. How do you explain the concept of the universe to a child?

It has brought us closer because we understand the materials he has worked with. Example, take the creariin of eve. It is written that GOD took the rib from Adam and created eve, what other creatures are capable of this? Oh why I know, the answers are cells. Adam and eve were cells, Adam through cellular mitosis, created eve.

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Your opinion on the bible is pretty warped if you call yourself a Christian. Have you ever expressed this idea at church or on a bible website? The bible is not watered down, it wasn't written for children but for saints, to strengthen them. It can only be understood by people who are avert to vice and sin.

Your reaction is exactly why I don't express it in church freely. Yes it is also their to strengthen people and give them hope. I am not taking that away or saying that people shouldn't get strength from the bible. But the creation story and some other things are obviously exaggerated stories. The truth has long since been buried, the stories are what they are because that is how people communicate and pass on knowledge. Through stories, and sometimes events are a little exaggerate and sometimes events are under played and were much higher and way more complexe. Which events are those? I have no idea but that is how humans are. The bible was written with the knowledge of GOD but the hands of men. They are not designed to be deceiving, which is what people assume they are, but designed to be understood. People take the bible at face value and that loses all meaning to it. The bible is deep and very deep. Human tend to read what's on the surface of the bible and don't try to understand it. The bible is a holy text and a simple language translation or knowing the text backwards and forwards will never sink in unless you understand the why and the who. Christians talk about knowing GOD a lot but very few ever actually try. They read about everything that has been done and everything he is too do. But they never look to really see how GOD feels about situations. It's always talk about his wrath or his mercy. What about just GOD? GOD has feelings and emotions just like us, we are made in his image after all. It's always about what has GOD done or did for us. It's about the rules, salvation, etc. It's never about GOD.

Time to go again lol post later.
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