Has anyone ever actually read the bible?

Yeah I have, there's a lot to learn from it and apply in one own's life.

i assume your atheist?, i find myself to be more agnosticAnimal-Mother

On occasion...

nope. Too Long.

I tried once but, I mean come on.........6 daysParasiteDemon

[spoiler] Doesn't mean human time [/spoiler]

i've read it full through once, old and new testaments, and i spent a several years of intense self-study using seven or eight different translations, as well as other tools such as concordences.

i'm atheist, btw.

No because God does not exist.CptJSparrow

I see what you did there :P

Yes I have.....it is quite a read, some parts are quite inspiring..

I've read the Genesis and the Apocalypse fully. Other parts I've read sporadically.

It's not exactly great literature, but it is interesting. The Apocalypse sounds like the rantings of a paranoid schizophrenic on LSD, which is fun.

I read it sometimes. Revelations is the best book in the bible. It's really epic and fun to read.

I do like some of the parables though, like the prodigal son.

No because God does not exist.CptJSparrow

Montana exists.:|

I've read the Genesis and the Apocalypse fully. Other parts I've read sporadically.

It's not exactly great literature, but it is interesting. The Apocalypse sounds like the rantings of a paranoid schizophrenic on LSD, which is fun.

nick3333

The rantings of a paranoid schizophrenic on LSD who had no access to drugs on an island where he was enslaved? For a crazy person, he sure got popular. . .

[QUOTE="CptJSparrow"]No because God does not exist.Dracargen

Montana exists.:|

It doesn't. Every time I fly over Montana I only see North Dakota. Every time I try to drive through Montana, a police officer informs me that the state is closed for maintenance.
The only logical conclusion is that Montana doesn't actually exist.

The rantings of a paranoid schizophrenic on LSD who had no access to drugs on an island where he was enslaved? For a crazy person, he sure got popular. . .

Dracargen

He didn't have access to drugs, but he didn't have access to food or water either. What happens when you have no food or water? You hallucinate. Same effect.

On a side note, I reccomend everyone interested in the bible to get "The Message," it's the bible written in contemporary language. No more King James "Thou shalt hast blah blah blah..." You can finally read the bible like a book!

[QUOTE="Dracargen"]

[QUOTE="CptJSparrow"]No because God does not exist.nick3333

Montana exists.:|

It doesn't. Every time I fly over Montana I only see North Dakota. Every time I try to drive through Montana, a police officer informs me that the state is closed for maintenance.
The only logical conclusion is that Montana doesn't actually exist.

Yes I've read it all the way through, twice actually. For the guy who said "6 days...come on", it was pretty damn obvious to me that was figurative. The reason most people insult or criticize things from the Bible is because they're too stupid to understand them, or to close-minded to consider another interpretation. Thanks for demonstrating.Rhythmic_

Yes I've read it all the way through, twice actually. For the guy who said "6 days...come on", it was pretty damn obvious to me that was figurative. The reason most people insult or criticize things from the Bible is because they're too stupid to understand them, or to close-minded to consider another interpretation. Thanks for demonstrating.Rhythmic_

By too stupid, you mean believing the stuff in the bible, right?

aw come on. I'm an atheist as well and I've read the Bible from cover to cover (just about).

"If your going to dissent you should at least know fully what you're dissenting from"

-Me :)

You can quote me on that! Cuz ignorance is really the root of all evil. It breeds intolerance, violence, belief, and inequality.

aw come on. I'm an atheist as well and I've read the Bible from cover to cover (just about).

"If your going to dissent you should at least know fully what you're dissenting from"

-Me :)

You can quote me on that! Cuz ignorance is really the root of all evil. It breeds intolerance, violence, belief, and inequality.

Lord__Darkstorn

[QUOTE="Rhythmic_"]Yes I've read it all the way through, twice actually. For the guy who said "6 days...come on", it was pretty damn obvious to me that was figurative. The reason most people insult or criticize things from the Bible is because they're too stupid to understand them, or to close-minded to consider another interpretation. Thanks for demonstrating.CptJSparrow

They weren't stupid. They just didn't have the science we have now to help them understand that many things in the Bible are most likely not literal.

[QUOTE="Lord__Darkstorn"]

aw come on. I'm an atheist as well and I've read the Bible from cover to cover (just about).

"If your going to dissent you should at least know fully what you're dissenting from"

-Me :)

You can quote me on that! Cuz ignorance is really the root of all evil. It breeds intolerance, violence, belief, and inequality.

CptJSparrow

Isn't that kind of the same thing?

[QUOTE="Lord__Darkstorn"]

aw come on. I'm an atheist as well and I've read the Bible from cover to cover (just about).

"If your going to dissent you should at least know fully what you're dissenting from"

-Me :)

You can quote me on that! Cuz ignorance is really the root of all evil. It breeds intolerance, violence, belief, and inequality.

CptJSparrow

Unfortunately you both forgot that there is such a thing as difference of opinion. You seem to write off opinions which conflict with your own as "ignorant." That's just not how it is.

No because God does not exist.CptJSparrow

[QUOTE="CptJSparrow"][QUOTE="Lord__Darkstorn"]

aw come on. I'm an atheist as well and I've read the Bible from cover to cover (just about).

"If your going to dissent you should at least know fully what you're dissenting from"

-Me :)

You can quote me on that! Cuz ignorance is really the root of all evil. It breeds intolerance, violence, belief, and inequality.

jointed

Isn't that kind of the same thing?

[QUOTE="CptJSparrow"][QUOTE="Rhythmic_"]Yes I've read it all the way through, twice actually. For the guy who said "6 days...come on", it was pretty damn obvious to me that was figurative. The reason most people insult or criticize things from the Bible is because they're too stupid to understand them, or to close-minded to consider another interpretation. Thanks for demonstrating.Rhythmic_

They weren't stupid. They just didn't have the science we have now to help them understand that many things in the Bible are most likely not literal.

"the illusion of knowledge is belief, and belief is ignorance, because when you BELIEVE something your mind is closed to alternatives to a given situation"

-Me :)

Very enlightening conversation comrades, it's nice to not be listening to raving idiots saying that Hillary Clinton is a "Demon"

(I live in Southern Oregon, Hick Country)

[QUOTE="Dracargen"]

The rantings of a paranoid schizophrenic on LSD who had no access to drugs on an island where he was enslaved? For a crazy person, he sure got popular. . .

RiSkyBiZ-13

He didn't have access to drugs, but he didn't have access to food or water either. What happens when you have no food or water? You hallucinate. Same effect.

On a side note, I reccomend everyone interested in the bible to get "The Message," it's the bible written in contemporary language. No more King James "Thou shalt hast blah blah blah..." You can finally read the bible like a book!

Roman soldiers brought him food and water. . .I believe one of them took a liking to him.:|

"the illusion of knowledge is belief, and belief is ignorance, because when you BELIEVE something your mind is closed to alternatives to a given situation"

-Me :)

Very enlightening conversation comrades, it's nice to not be listening to raving idiots saying that Hillary Clinton is a "Demon"

(I live in Southern Oregon, Hick Country)

Lord__Darkstorn

"the illusion of knowledge is belief, and belief is ignorance, because when you BELIEVE something your mind is closed to alternatives to a given situation"

-Me :)

Very enlightening conversation comrades, it's nice to not be listening to raving idiots saying that Hillary Clinton is a "Demon"

(I live in Southern Oregon, Hick Country)

Lord__Darkstorn

She's not a demon. She's a threat to national security, the national economy, the proven free market, international stabilitiy, and the well-being of every single American...except herself and Bill.

Roman soldiers brought him food and water. . .I believe one of them took a liking to him.:|

Dracargen

That's very interesting. Where did you come by that information? If you have a link, please post it. That would disprove my entire theory on Revalations.

[QUOTE="Lord__Darkstorn"]

"the illusion of knowledge is belief, and belief is ignorance, because when you BELIEVE something your mind is closed to alternatives to a given situation"

-Me :)

Very enlightening conversation comrades, it's nice to not be listening to raving idiots saying that Hillary Clinton is a "Demon"

(I live in Southern Oregon, Hick Country)

CptJSparrow

Hmm, well you're pretty close, I'm 16 years old, but from a more philosophical standpoint, and from my *ahem* life experiance (mostly communitarian stuff, I'm big on being social) I have learned that people believe things because they are ignorant, and they are ignorant only because of laziness. It seems to me that laziness is something that everyone has, so everyone has that one specific "flaw." For example, my personal philosophy is the belief that belief closes your mind, and it is also a contradiction, see.