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Quote from: Ironchew on December 05, 2014, 01:31:57 pmQuote from: Ultimate Paragon on December 03, 2014, 09:58:35 amWell, first you have to remember that many, many Biblical scholars believe that much of Genesis is metaphorical and/or influenced by Mesopotamian mythology.The crux of the problem here is that Christianity depends on a literal account of Genesis for the concept of sin -- especially the concept of original sin -- to make any sense. I don't take the Bible seriously, so I don't believe in sin. All the promises, threats, and gotchas of Christianity immediately fall apart from there.YECs like Ken Ham at least acknowledge this problem as the reason they are forced to interpret Genesis literally.Wrong. You can believe in Original Sin without taking Genesis literally.
Quote from: Ultimate Paragon on December 03, 2014, 09:58:35 amWell, first you have to remember that many, many Biblical scholars believe that much of Genesis is metaphorical and/or influenced by Mesopotamian mythology.The crux of the problem here is that Christianity depends on a literal account of Genesis for the concept of sin -- especially the concept of original sin -- to make any sense. I don't take the Bible seriously, so I don't believe in sin. All the promises, threats, and gotchas of Christianity immediately fall apart from there.YECs like Ken Ham at least acknowledge this problem as the reason they are forced to interpret Genesis literally.
Well, first you have to remember that many, many Biblical scholars believe that much of Genesis is metaphorical and/or influenced by Mesopotamian mythology.
Quote from: Ultimate Paragon on December 05, 2014, 01:34:38 pmQuote from: Ironchew on December 05, 2014, 01:31:57 pmQuote from: Ultimate Paragon on December 03, 2014, 09:58:35 amWell, first you have to remember that many, many Biblical scholars believe that much of Genesis is metaphorical and/or influenced by Mesopotamian mythology.The crux of the problem here is that Christianity depends on a literal account of Genesis for the concept of sin -- especially the concept of original sin -- to make any sense. I don't take the Bible seriously, so I don't believe in sin. All the promises, threats, and gotchas of Christianity immediately fall apart from there.YECs like Ken Ham at least acknowledge this problem as the reason they are forced to interpret Genesis literally.Wrong. You can believe in Original Sin without taking Genesis literally.Please explain how that makes any sense. I would love to hear these mental gymnastics.
Quote from: Ironchew on December 05, 2014, 01:37:00 pmQuote from: Ultimate Paragon on December 05, 2014, 01:34:38 pmQuote from: Ironchew on December 05, 2014, 01:31:57 pmQuote from: Ultimate Paragon on December 03, 2014, 09:58:35 amWell, first you have to remember that many, many Biblical scholars believe that much of Genesis is metaphorical and/or influenced by Mesopotamian mythology.The crux of the problem here is that Christianity depends on a literal account of Genesis for the concept of sin -- especially the concept of original sin -- to make any sense. I don't take the Bible seriously, so I don't believe in sin. All the promises, threats, and gotchas of Christianity immediately fall apart from there.YECs like Ken Ham at least acknowledge this problem as the reason they are forced to interpret Genesis literally.Wrong. You can believe in Original Sin without taking Genesis literally.Please explain how that makes any sense. I would love to hear these mental gymnastics.Simple: human beings are imperfect sinners by nature, so Jesus's death on the cross redeemed the sin inherent in humanity. The worst parts of human nature are the real original sin, at least the way I see it.
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Quote from: I am lizard on December 21, 2014, 03:08:28 amIf you ever feel bad just rember that reddit created a petition to ban the Holy bible from Target.Does Target even carry Bibles? I used to work there and I never... Oh. Oh my god, that's the best thing I've seen all week!
Quote from: Ultimate Renegade on December 21, 2014, 03:33:08 amQuote from: I am lizard on December 21, 2014, 03:08:28 amIf you ever feel bad just rember that reddit created a petition to ban the Holy bible from Target.Does Target even carry Bibles? I used to work there and I never... Oh. Oh my god, that's the best thing I've seen all week!I think Target Australia might carry them. From what I've heard, it's different from the American Target.
Quote from: I am lizard on December 21, 2014, 03:08:28 amIf you ever feel bad just rember that reddit created a petition to ban the Holy bible from Target.The petition was a satirical one created in response to a successful petition that lead to GTA V being pulled entirely from the Australian branch of Target. As the original petition stated that GTA V was a sexist, racist, and violent game and thus unsuitable for public sale, the new petition retaliated by pointing out the sexist, racist, and violent content of the Bible and demanded equal treatment of media.