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Most of the techniques for “life philosophy” in the Bible are cribbed from Greek philosophy with a heap of mysticism stirred in to obscure it all. Just go to th
by bitexploder 5y ago
Most of the techniques for “life philosophy” in the Bible are cribbed from Greek philosophy with a heap of mysticism stirred in to obscure it all. Just go to the source: the stoics and other Greeks. The dichotomy of control (serenity prayer) predates the Bible by some time, for example.
- kirse 5y agoSure, if you want to extract the various proverbs, there's plenty of practical and related wisdom. But the stoics had nothing to do with Christ, who is the target of faith in the Bible. Further, the stoics hardly had disciples who were completely broke and yet carried their message far enough to end up sawn in two, tarred and lit on fire, crucified upside-down, beheaded, gutted by swords, etc.
- jkhdigital 5y agoIndeed—the power of an idea is not fully captured in the words that describe it, but rather it gains full force in the stories and images that one associates with it.
- fastball 5y agoAnd suicide bombers blow themselves up for their faith. Zeal is not a useful measure for the quality of teachings.