[Aric2000]

I am not VIOLENTLY opposed to the bible, it is a wonderful book, full of history and morality myths. It is a wonderful look into the hearts and minds of ancient man.

I do NOT believe that it is the word of god, it has way too many contradictions and silly historical facts that are totally wrong.

It was put together by a group of priests and brothers of the Roman Catholic church from around 130+ other historical and religious documents, and edited and put together to fit what they wanted the early church believers to believe. It was a book that was all about POWER.

You wish to believe in the bible as the word of god, be my guest, it really does not matter to me, UNTIL, you try and interfere with the scientific process and learning.

Morality is a societal thing, not a religious thing, religion was created as a way to enforce those morals so that a society would survive. Religion was a survival tool, because the masses were uneducated and were not expected to understand why morality was important, so they needed a threat over their heads in order to make sure that their basic instincts did not take over from their programmed moral codes.

As the population has become more educated, morals as a survival tool are less that, then a tool for getting along and living within a society. People are moral because that is the way the society is built. If a person is NOT moral to those standards, then that person is punished via that societies laws, which are in fact the moral codes of that society.

BUT, many people need the threat of eternal damnation in order to adhere to a societies moral codes, and for that I salute religions, but that is what they are for, to control those with the stronger base instincts, and to keep those with those instincts under control.

[BMCDA]

BUT, many people need the threat of eternal damnation in order to adhere to a societies moral codes, and for that I salute religions, but that is what they are for, to control those with the stronger base instincts, and to keep those with those instincts under control.

Actually there are many who think that Marx was right when he stated that "Religion is the opiate of the masses" but he was wrong when he assumed that this was a bad thing ;)
Of course this also reminds me of Voltaires bonmot:
If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.

[N. Theknow]

I do NOT believe that it is the word of god, it has way too many contradictions and silly historical facts that are totally wrong.

I am still waiting for the examples of contradictions.

It was put together by a group of priests and brothers of the Roman Catholic church from around 130+ other historical and religious documents, and edited and put together to fit what they wanted the early church believers to believe. It was a book that was all about POWER.

This is an absurd statement. Frankly, I have heard better from the tin-foil hat brigade. Why are you so angry?

You wish to believe in the bible as the word of god, be my guest, it really does not matter to me, UNTIL, you try and interfere with the scientific process and learning.

What a prejudicial comment! You have no idea what or in whom I believe. There has been no interference of your beliefs and learning, nor have I belittled your level of erudition. I have simply asked a question: Where are the contradictions?"