What do u think:, is the bible all bullsh!t? Options

[add1cted2f1re]

Ok, we read this story called Gilgamesh if you haven't read it, google it. But basically its about this guy who wants to be immortal, and his dad tells him that one of the gods told him that a giant flood was coming to wipe out humanity.
(sound familiar?)
well... guess what he did? yep, he made a boat, filled it with his family and animals. then, when they grounded, he set out a bird to find land. blah blah blah, he repopulates the earth.

ok... now tell me that doesnt sound familiar.

I think the bible is full of crap. Whoever wrote it (probably a group of ppl) just got ideas from old stories. and dont say that the bible was written before Gilgamesh because Gilgamesh was written in early the BC's (like 2000bc)

anyone care to argue

i dont want to hear all you all calling athesiest and crap... cuz im not .

i believe in... a higher power, but i just think the bible is a bunch of nonsense

[DaTru KataLYST]

^ It's still a good read.

[NoSex]

^ It's still a good read.

It depends on what you are reading it for.

A laugh? Sure. It's perfect for a few gut busting laughs.

For historical significance? Maybe if you are studying women's rights, slavery issues, nazism, witch burnings, the infancy of science, or the crusades. Sure.

For cultural significance? If you unfortunately live around that. I'm sure most of us do. Sure.

For a solid drama? Good plot and characters? Maybe if you're still seven years old and can't spot one-dimentional characters, stale rehashed and borrowed plot lines, a nasty bundle of plot holes, contradictions, and inconsistencies, bad guys portrayed as good guys, a surplus of seemingly worthless tangents, and just an altogether failure of literature. Sure.

For your faith? Trust me, unless you have a psychosis, you're much better off not reading it. Unless you're trying to become an atheist, Sure. Start with Genesis.

For a moral compass? You would be better off joining your local Klan, spitting alot, and practicing your hardcore flying spin kicks.

What a joke.

[Mulder]

It depends on what you are reading it for.

A laugh? Sure. It's perfect for a few gut busting laughs.

For historical significance? Maybe if you are studying women's rights, slavery issues, nazism, witch burnings, the infancy of science, or the crusades. Sure.

For cultural significance? If you unfortunately live around that. I'm sure most of us do. Sure.

For a solid drama? Good plot and characters? Maybe if you're still seven years old and can't spot one-dimentional characters, stale rehashed and borrowed plot lines, a nasty bundle of plot holes, contradictions, and inconsistencies, bad guys portrayed as good guys, a surplus of seemingly worthless tangents, and just an altogether failure of literature. Sure.

For your faith? Trust me, unless you have a psychosis, you're much better off not reading it. Unless you're trying to become an atheist, Sure. Start with Genesis.

For a moral compass? You would be better off joining your local Klan, spitting alot, and practicing your hardcore flying spin kicks.

What a joke.

dont simplify the bible to pure violence.

i was raised jewish. although i dont believe in anything that the old testament says, i always.. thought that what they said taht happened was really good.

so theres a lot of wars, and violence. most of that is in there... to guide people along their faith. most people dont even believe that anything in the bible actually happened; they think that its in there to guide them.

ugh.

thats what i used to think.