[terycarl]

As opposed to self-interpreting by buying into someone else’s interpretation and taking it as your own. It’s still your own decision. Just a matter of taking someone else’s pre-packaged one instead of thinking for your self.

I take into consideration that biblical interpretation that has developed for 2,000 years by the original church that Jesus founded is probably a lot closer to the truth than whatever interpretation that I come up with myself.

I consider ALL interpretations made by those who have fallen away from the true church to be at least partially in error. There have been hundreds of people who have started their own idea of what Christianity really means and all have fallen far short of Catholic interpretation.....in fact most are not even close to reaity.

[Iscool]

I take into consideration that biblical interpretation that has developed for 2,000 years by the original church that Jesus founded is probably a lot closer to the truth than whatever interpretation that I come up with myself.

So you admit you are blindly following your religion...