I tend to go with penn gilletes synopsis of the Bible. Boring, bad story telling and fake. To me it’s a bit like basing society on the 50 shades of grey series. Mostly nonsense and prurient interests.
Hopefully if there is a real mind-God that you somehow see in an afterlife he won’t send me to the lake of fire for questioning his existence. But can you imagine all the human suffering that’s happened over ‘my god is better and more real than yours’?
“I tend to go with penn gilletes synopsis of the Bible. Boring, bad story telling and fake.”
I don’t agree. I think it full well explains the historical reality if you do not read it literally. It makes sense if read metaphorically rather than literally. Literally it makes no sense at all.
“Hopefully if there is a real mind-God that you somehow see in an afterlife he won’t send me to the lake of fire for questioning his existence.”
I personally do not think He would. He gave you intellect and free will, and I believe He would expect you to use it. And questioning something is one of the best definitions of using it.
“But can you imagine all the human suffering that’s happened over ‘my god is better and more real than yours’?”
That’s Man’s fault, not God’s. Did I mention free will?
In any event, it’s late and I’m an old guy and I am going to bed. I enjoyed the conversation. Thanks.