Originally Posted by
JimmyHAD
Since the bible is a book that comes from an oral tradition that was handed down over the centuries and in the earlier versions copied by hand, by scribes one page at a time, there are variables in what these surviving manuscripts tell us. The same can be said for the holy books of all other religions/belief systems.
These belief systems are, in many cases, using allegory to illustrate their point and weren't meant to be taken literally. We Homo sapiens, generation after generation, seem to think that we know what the truth really is on any side of any issue. The longer I live the more I am convinced that "we" don't know very much at all.
Big bang ? Global warming ? God ? All I know for sure is if any of these religious systems, be it Christianity, Buddhism, Islam or Hinduism are true, than they are either true or they are not. If one of them is true, it is true for everyone, or if not, it is not true for anyone.
I would hesitate to refer to someone who believes in God, whatever their belief system, as "stupid". They may very well be right and no one really will know until death reveals the truth one way or the other.
It would be interesting to see if the OP had some thoughts on wet shaving with straight razors once in awhile rather than thread after thread on "hot button" issues that seem to be calculated to generate controversy and divisiveness.
