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dimbear

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2. It's not difficult to miss completely the purpose of the Bible, as this student does.

Reply to rug (Original post)

Thu Jun 27, 2013, 06:29 PM

Jun 2013

Understanding that it is a book of propaganda intended to acquire power is hard, because it is a well done book of propaganda intended to acquire power.

It's never wise to underestimate it.

Compare the Book of Mormon, not nearly as well imagined.

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The Quickest Route to Atheism? It's Not the Bible [View all] rug Jun 2013 OP

Interesting read and point of view. cbayer Jun 2013 #1

It's not difficult to miss completely the purpose of the Bible, as this student does. dimbear Jun 2013 #2

I never heard of propaganda that took 1,500 years to write. rug Jun 2013 #4

I recommend to your attention the Zend Avesta and the Upanishads. dimbear Jun 2013 #7

The Zend are the commentaries on the Avesta. rug Jun 2013 #9

As an afterthought, I should have wondered whether the 1500 years you have in mind dimbear Jun 2013 #11

Yes, I meant the entire time the Bible was written. rug Jun 2013 #13

Of course, it was Malachi that was written to propagandize Christianity, or so some say. dimbear Jun 2013 #14

That would be a neat trick since it was written 400 years earlier. rug Jun 2013 #18

The reason Malachi bookends the Christian version of the Hebrew scriptures, but does not dimbear Jun 2013 #20

I would say exactly the opposite. cbayer Jun 2013 #5

From a little emotional distance, they all look alike. dimbear Jun 2013 #8

Let's start a bible reading campaign! xfundy Jun 2013 #3

Horse malarkey. cbayer Jun 2013 #6

Obviously, Route 491... onager Jun 2013 #10

The film "Route 666" didn't do it justice. n/t dimbear Jun 2013 #12

"... a man trying to tell his distant ancestors the truth ..." Jim__ Jun 2013 #15

I think you're right. rug Jun 2013 #17

Poetry only WovenGems Jun 2013 #16

Author appears confused... gcomeau Jun 2013 #19

besides it is really kind of shitty compared to the stuff the greeks came up with. Warren Stupidity Jun 2013 #21

Agree WovenGems Jul 2013 #22