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> But the written bible needs to exist or the religion will fade out, correct? By name perhaps, the same ideas will always live on under a different name. > N

> But the written bible needs to exist or the religion will fade out, correct? By name perhaps, the same ideas will always live on under a different name. > No one is able to adopt the practices of the Minoan religion. The Minoan religion is dead since their people have gone and they didn't write much, if anything, down and no one can accurately choose to adopt their beliefs. The practices have lived on under a different name. > Why differentiate between them reading and them being read to by a pastor for example? What's the difference? A pastor has also never read the entire Bible to them from cover to cover; most haven't the faintest idea of what is in there. > Christian churches often choose to host bible classes, why would they promote use of scripture to further indoctrination if it's not effective? Why would they read to the congregation from the bible? You will find that they tend to omit the passages that are considered controversial, and that would lead to the Bible's potential banning.

CraigJPerry 6y ago
>> By name perhaps, the same ideas will always live on under a different name. No they don’t. My point was we don’t actually know what the minoans believed. If it’s not written down it’s doomed. >> The practices have lived on under a different name They haven’t. That was the whole point. We don’t really know what practices they followed. >> from cover to cover Why does a written work have to be read from cover to cover in order to convey an idea? If essential use was made of the written work even in part, your assertion that written works are not important is nullified.
- Blikkentrekker 6y ago
  >No they don’t. My point was we don’t actually know what the minoans believed. If it’s not written down it’s doomed. If you don't know what they believed, then how would you know whether it lived on under a different name, or not?

CraigJPerry 6y ago

>> By name perhaps, the same ideas will always live on under a different name. No they don’t. My point was we don’t actually know what the minoans believed. If it’s not written down it’s doomed. >> The practices have lived on under a different name They haven’t. That was the whole point. We don’t really know what practices they followed. >> from cover to cover Why does a written work have to be read from cover to cover in order to convey an idea? If essential use was made of the written work even in part, your assertion that written works are not important is nullified.

Blikkentrekker 6y ago
>No they don’t. My point was we don’t actually know what the minoans believed. If it’s not written down it’s doomed. If you don't know what they believed, then how would you know whether it lived on under a different name, or not?