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To: Weatherman123
I don't believe God created the universe as described. I believe the creation story is a myth that helped people understand the beginning of time, the world, and human kind. Of course you can't apply physical contraints to God. The one thing I DO KNOW about God is that he is beyond my comprehension and beyond the comprehension of any mortal.

If you believe the bible is a collection of myths and fables, how do you know anything about God? If you believe the bible is a book of myths, then you either believe God had nothing to do with it, or you believe that God is a liar.

Which is it?

101 posted on 12/06/2001 8:21:30 AM PST by hopespringseternal
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To: hopespringseternal
If you believe the bible is a collection of myths and fables, how do you know anything about God? If you believe the bible is a book of myths, then you either believe God had nothing to do with it, or you believe that God is a liar. Which is it?

In my view, the Bible is a divinely-inspired collection of stories, some with more historical fact than others. Why are we so afraid to dig deeper than the written text and find out the historical perspective, the audiences that the books were written for? I've found that it makes for a much more beautiful faith when you strip the necessity to make everything fit into nice, pretty boxes and accept the hard fact that the Bible brings so many rich, rewarding yet sometimes different and contradictory points together! What a beautiful text - we shouldn't be afraid of learning what's behind it!

107 posted on 12/06/2001 8:28:34 AM PST by Tribefan
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To: hopespringseternal
If you believe the bible is a collection of myths and fables, how do you know anything about God? If you believe the bible is a book of myths, then you either believe God had nothing to do with it, or you believe that God is a liar.

I don't believe the Bible is a collection of myths and fables. You misread me (again) I believe the creation story is a myth. Not an untrue story, but an attempt to make sense of the world around them. You do understand there is more than one definition of the word myth, right?

Which is it?

Once again, I believe the Bible is a collection of books, written by different people, at different times, all divinely inspired by God.

186 posted on 12/06/2001 9:27:23 AM PST by Weatherman123
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