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I think believing in God is one thing, but basing your life on an ancient book that we really have no proof of where it came from is just insanity. Maybe The Bible was the Harry Potter of the early centuries. If you want to believe, do it. But don't cite a book as fact that is FAR from proven (A.K.A. not a fact). That's why they call it believing.
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I think believing in God is one thing, but basing your life on an ancient book that we really have no proof of where it came from is just insanity. Maybe The Bible was the Harry Potter of the early centuries. If you want to believe, do it. But don't cite a book as fact that is FAR from proven (A.K.A. not a fact). That's why they call it believing.
Well, this is your opinion and your certainly entitled to it, even though you're wrong about the Bible.
I think believing in God is one thing, but basing your life on an ancient book that we really have no proof of where it came from is just insanity. Maybe The Bible was the Harry Potter of the early centuries. If you want to believe, do it. But don't cite a book as fact that is FAR from proven (A.K.A. not a fact). That's why they call it believing.
This is probably what bothers me most... how non-religious folks need to PROVE their side, but religious ones can just use faith as their "proof". Same thing in the whole evolution debate (not to start that, lol), where they'll pick apart Darwin's theories, despite overwhelming scientific evidence. But if there's any tiny missing piece or unknown, they call it a farce. I'm sorry, but that's just a very hypocritical and egotistical point-of-view, in my opinion. As a spiritual yet scientifically-minded person, I just can't take "faith" as evidence for something this important.
And yes, in case you can't tell, I don't really sit 100% on either side... I'm not "religious" in the known sense of the word, but spiritually and culturally Jewish. Hard to explain, but aren't all human minds complex?
Proof doesn't require belief. That's why they call it proof
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