yes, because god gave man free will.

however, the idea of the bible is still there. man has not chosen to destroy religion because everyone is looking for something and religion is the answer for many many people. but the power that is given to one man who translates a book that "comes from god" is a large power. in this day and age, considering how metaphorical the bible is, there is a large power in purposeful misinterpretation.
OnionsOfLove Reviewed by OnionsOfLove on . Could the bible be prone to mistakes? Well, it is my belief that everything regarding spirituality in the Bible needs to be taken with a grain of salt. Here is why: there are many different passages scattered throughout that completely contradict each other in both the Old and New Testaments. This means that someone within the history of the Bible must have been writing something false. In essence, the bible does indeed lie, or stretch the truth. For those conservative christians who still aren't sure, take the first four books of Rating: 5