Quote Originally Posted by Nailhead
lol.....what bible are you reading? My new testament doesn't have that in it lol.
I know it is common to dismiss the Old Testament, but it too was a book that was written by God. Just because the New Testament exists as well, doesnt mean that we should ignore everything God said and wanted us to do per the Old Testament. Its a record of how ... different... God is now in the new testament.

Personally, the Bible to me is the same as almost any religious document. Its a book that is there to give us stories on how to live a good life. Its not meant to give you exact answers... its a bunch of anecdotes and short stories to give us insight into how to be good people, and how to live a good life. It doesnt matter if any of its real, as long as it helps those who read it live a better life, then the book has served its purpose.

I personally dont worship a Christian God, or any gods at all to be frank. That doesnt mean I dont believe that they could exist, it just means I havent found any reason to follow anyone specific at this time.

I know this is going to lead to a misunderstanding, but I personally think those that follow with certainty to be... idk, a bit foolish. Now that is NOT to say that they are stupid or anything else. I just have always found it slightly foolish to believe in something with certainty, if there is no certainty available for such a thing outside of yourself. And its not even the certainties regarding jesus and God and all of that, its the certainties such as the bible being the only correct religious document, all other religions leading to you burning in hell, and that there are no other Gods ever ever ever, just the christian God.

If I had a gun to my head, and was asked to describe what I subscribe to... Id say its something like a pantheon. I have no way of disproving anything about any religion, nor any way to prove any of them. But I am ok with accepting that gods could exist, but that if a god did exist, others must exist as well. There is no reason they couldnt, but also no reason they could, so in abscence of anything to prove one way or another, I accept the possibility of either gods existing together in a pantheon setting, or that no gods exist at all.
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