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Yes the Bible can and does help people daily. In fact, the Bible has changed my life in the most profound ways. Unfortunately, most folks are too busy scoffing
by sant0sk1 18y ago
Yes the Bible can and does help people daily. In fact, the Bible has changed my life in the most profound ways. Unfortunately, most folks are too busy scoffing at it to pick it up and give it a read.
- rw 18y agoOr, we read it, then started scoffing. Please, do not generalize around these parts about religion.
- sant0sk1 18y agoActually, you are the one generalizing by saying my comment was about religion. I mentioned nothing of the sort.
- rms 18y agoGenerally when people refer to the bible they are talking about religion. Were you referring to the study of the bible as literature?
- sant0sk1 18y agoWell, the bible is a great literary work and there is no doubting that. Many writers have borrowed from its themes, styles, and prose throughout history (Shakespeare a prominent example). The reason I say my comment (and my view of the bible) is non-religious is that when one begins to study the bible in detail, he realizes that it is critical of all organized religion, even nominal Christianity. I don't blame rw for lumping me in with the majority, but he did lump me in, which is generalizing.
- xlnt 18y agoThe thread was clearly about Christianity, and you were talking about the Christian holy book, and you're going to blame other people for thinking you were saying something to do with religion?
- Hexstream 18y agoYou know, the Bible helped me too! Things like "Don't kill your neighbor"... I never would have came up with this myself!
- xlnt 18y agoIt's people like you who inspire me to post examples of Christianity genuinely helping people. I am an atheist, but I don't agree with the hateful or mocking attitude many atheists have.
- axod 18y agoI expect it's mainly in response to the argument that without religion you cannot have morality which lots of religious types seem to believe. The hijacking of morality by religious people can be pretty irritating.
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- xlnt 18y agoWhile I agree the conclusion isn't true, I have yet to see any modern, public atheists write anything one quarter decent about morality. I have seen some very bad writing about morality, such as in The God Delusion, which can't be helping matters. If you disagree, post a source.
- axod 18y agoThe us is roughly twice as religeous as the uk. Is it twice as moral? I'd say crime is quite a bit higher in the us. In my experience growing up in the uk (majority of people are not religeous), the majority DO have a good sense of what is right and wrong.
- xlnt 18y agoOh certainly, I agree. However, the lack of (non-awful) explicit, atheistic writing on morality is still an important problem, and helps religious people get away with denying atheists can be moral. If you are moral, but can't explain why, it's easier for people to doubt.