(1st off J the bible is not unchanged for the last 2k plus years sir. That's false.)
The bible is written by MEN as well. Just as a science book Jaime. "Streets of gold". Listen to that for a second. A "God" capable of creating all the we see and know would give 2 SHITS about "gold". But you know who DOES cherish gold? WE (men) do. What a coinkydink. A "God" capable of creating the sun - the moon - wind - black holes - why would the "best" he have to offer us be streets of "gold?" LOL. That's laughable. I refuse to believe in the tall tales of religious texts, do I find them inspirational to a person that would be enduring something?? Sure. But either way most times it is outdated and non-applicable. Why would a God capable of creating the Rockies care to talk to "you"? Why would he care that YOU praise him? Furthermore... homosapiens have been around for 125,000 years or so. Religions we have are pretty much traceable to within the last 5-6 thousand years. Which God was in charge during the interim?
If you tell someone something enough times and reinforce it strong enough...they'll believe you. (this is how parents teach offspring). (Billy, don't run in the house.). Make examples of how it's true to back up your claims and it's even more powerful. (See Billy, you ran in the house and skinned your knee - see how that hurts? I told you so.) Then, throw in fear in the mix...scare everyone into thinking that they'll be set on fire for ETERNITY if they don't live a certain way and eventually they'll start to be a little worried. (Billy - if you run in the house again I'm gonna give you a spanking). It's only natural, that's how humans work unfortunately. The church wanted to keep the world in the dark ages and called science, logic, and understanding "EVIL" and the "Devil's work"...the Illuminati *wanted* us to expand our knowledge and understanding so we could achieve greater things. That's just an example of how church has held us back. What could the world be, what could WE as humans achieve if we could set aside religious and cultural differences? I'm sure we could do WAY better than we ever imagined possible. Can you imagine if Intelligent people starting going door to door explaining why they feel there is no god, that would create a shit storm, yet Christians do it all the time. I'm not saying intelligent people don't believe in God, I'm just saying if people who knew how to articulate themselves did this it would be "interesting."
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