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Originally Posted by tore
SATCHMO, I agree, I think religious teachings and writings (not just christianity) can be immense sources of wisdom and philosophical insights. It's a bit sad to see that so many people don't treat them as such.
Sometimes when a metaphor is taken literally, it often distracts from what the metaphor is actually trying to tell.
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Exactly, the bible has some great knowledge. For example, God didn't want Adam and Eve to eat from the tree of knowledge. To me, the idea behind this represents how our intelligence, emotions, and other qualities that we only possess have led to so many bad things.
Personally, I'm not a christian. Its not the bible I'm really against, its people's intepretations of it, its how church's interpret the book for their members and then lay down their intepretations as rules that a "good christian" must follow. If one is going to look to the bible for insightful knowledge, one should do it outside of a church and keep it on a more personal level and not let their minds be controlled by churches. Another main issue I have with religion is how they worship one or a few particular books, instead of keeping their mind open. There isn't anything wrong with reading the bible, what I don't like is somebody only reading the bible, and just the bible, and only listening to the bible. People need to keep their minds open.