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The bible is a great book for anyone in doubt about their beliefs. It made me turn from an doubtful agnostic theist into an agnostic atheist 1/4 through it. A

• dev_north_east 8y ago
  Yeah, good lad pats head
• GrumpyNl 8y ago
  After reading a part i had to scratch my ahead and ask myself, am i the only idiot in the room who cant take this in?
  • schwurb 8y ago
    You have to keep in mind that this was written by multiple authors 2000 years ago in a different culture using different ways of putting things. It is also a good exercise to entertain a mental position that is not yours; read a hindu verses assuming hindu gods exist, read the bible assuming God exists. That way you are not in danger of loosing out on valuable concepts just because the supernatural is alien to you.
• dwd 8y ago
  I guess that qualifies as having a life-changing influence on you. I took the time to read it from the Hebrew/Greek about 25 years ago - have not stepped foot in a church since.
• Pengy7 8y ago
  The Book of Mormon as well, for those of us raised in a certain cult. Also D&C 132[0] where Joseph Smith has a "Revelation" about taking multiple wives and basically threatens his wife with hell if she doesn't go along with it (she wasn't a huge fan of polygamy). > And I command mine handmaid, Emma Smith, to abide and cleave unto my servant Joseph, and to none else. But if she will not abide this commandment she shall be destroyed, saith the Lord; for I am the Lord thy God, and will destroy her if she abide not in my law. Turns out he was kind of a dick head. [0] https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/132?lang=eng https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/132?lang=eng