[Opinion] What is the BIBLE to you?

[Durward]

I've often thought of expressing myself like this. Now I don't even have to consider it anymore. This says everything I've thought of, "Much Better" than I could. Wow, Well said!

Thank you.
That was actually a disorganized rant.
Being raised by horribly abusive cult members, and having to read that book of hate, cover to cover, over and over, between beatings and starvation, and being forced to study it and other religious texts for years, I can usually dive much deeper and verbally scratch eyes out along the way. Sometimes with humor, but mostly with as much vitriol and venom that I can spare... since it is so satisfying.

 

[Asteriskos]

Thank you.
That was actually a disorganized rant.
Being raised by horribly abusive cult members, and having to read that book of hate, cover to cover, over and over, between beatings and starvation, and being forced to study it and other religious texts for years, I can usually dive much deeper and verbally scratch eyes out along the way. Sometimes with humor, but mostly with as much vitriol and venom that I can spare... since it is so satisfying.

After seeing through the "Bull$shit and Misery" that was perpetrated for the better part of two thousand years both my wife and I banished it with Prejudice. You covered some fine points in your "rant". I wish I had said as much myself. All "organized" religion is Bull$hit. Spirituality does not, never did, and never will "require" religion!

 

[Ohana]

Okay I might criticize Christianity another time. Its monotheistic. There's only supposed to be one god. What does that make Jesus? Is he just the bastard child of some false god? Part-human part divine. Or is it full divine no human and just incarnated as one.

Because if he's full divine then how does Christianity stay monotheistic? Then Jesus would also be a godly. I think Jesus should have been less vague and more exact. Should have been like I'm not actually the monothesistic gods son I'm just a messagener and that everyone is his son or daughter or something. I don't like how vague it is.

Then it doesn't even account the prophecy. Prophecies in older times I read only lasted like one lifetime. Not 2000 years. Thats so long. Then also in the prophecy theres an anti of him? That sounds like a superhero comic where you fight a clone of yourself. Then apparently this single one person is doomed??? What did Jesus die for then if not everyone has the possibility to not end up in a bad place.

Thats not even going into how if that is his son it kind of sounds like Yahweh was not treating him nicely. Like a life where you are destined to die one of the most brutal deaths at the time. To save others? Unless the son chose to go but then that runs into the question of what kind of environment is there if Yahweh is everything and he made it so that Jesus would have to die brutally.

In fact the last words of Jesus are chilling. "Why have you forsaken me" absolutely haunting. So unless either Yahweh didn't do that on purpose and it just had to be that way or something? But thats still kind of effed up. Especially since it really does set up a good example for parents to follow since oh yeah the bible is about learning morals.

What moral can be learned from this? Self sacrifice for a really long time. That becomes just abuse to yourself or others after a certain point. Its not a happy story by any means. Its dark.

What even is this point of this? Also its oddly convinent that the Jesus would only have one divine parent. Was he made in a divine equalivant of a lab? Programmed to never sin then die at the age 33. Maybe modern living has made it so that doesn't seem old to me but it really doesn't seem old to me. Thats my criticism of it.

And what even is sinning?

This kind sounds like the story Frankenstien I'm not going to lie.

Bible to me is something I don't not understand on any level.

 

[beardedeldridge]

Useful. Interesting.

 

[Ohana]

Maybe Jesus was just an egregore. That might make more sense. Or part of it was just Roman propaganda.

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I kind thought he was just a historical figure but the history makes no sense. Unless was a wizard? Hmm the world may never know

 

[Asteriskos]

I kind thought he was just a historical figure but the history makes no sense. Unless was a wizard? Hmm the world may never know

There are posts scattered around the forum that offer the opportunity to consider Jesus in terms of being a "magician or wizard".
Additionally, references in the PGM offer more "food for thought" as well. The "search" function might help with this on the forum.
The net has material to consider too, as well as books, and at least one PhD dissertation I'm quite familiar with. Lot's there for the taking!