Post by IrishMauddib on Jan 14, 2010 9:02:21 GMT
Another thing I have learned from being on forums is to read the bible. There are too many atheists out there who think because the bible is “lies” that it is not worth reading or is a load of crap.
I find it to be an INVALUABLE book. The KJV for example is a beautifully written book, a wonderful example of written prose. It is also a glimpse into our ancestors, their mindsets and our history as religions such as these were our first attempts at things like Philosophy and Science and Agriculture and even to explain things like disease etc.
It also shows the history of the time and the morality people went by.
On top of all that much of our literature today such as Milton and Shakespeare will go over the heads of most people if they do not know the biblical grounding, stories and language they draw from. As wonderful as this literature is, it becomes more wonderful again with a biblical background.
The bible can not be dismissed merely because it is Fiction. I recommend it to everyone and in fact Atheist Ireland are planning a “read the bible” campaign which I can not wait to support whole heartidly.
However in my lifetime I have seen a number of people turn away from religion. Not a large number, I could count them on my fingers and toes. But literally 100% of them did so not by science, arguments, evidence or reason… but quite literally by reading the book they claim they believe in. None of them actually had, and they came out of the experience entirely changed people.
Of course this is not to say all people who read the Bible lose faith in there being a god. However there must be some link as to why the Bible does have this effect on many people.
I find it to be an INVALUABLE book. The KJV for example is a beautifully written book, a wonderful example of written prose. It is also a glimpse into our ancestors, their mindsets and our history as religions such as these were our first attempts at things like Philosophy and Science and Agriculture and even to explain things like disease etc.
It also shows the history of the time and the morality people went by.
On top of all that much of our literature today such as Milton and Shakespeare will go over the heads of most people if they do not know the biblical grounding, stories and language they draw from. As wonderful as this literature is, it becomes more wonderful again with a biblical background.
The bible can not be dismissed merely because it is Fiction. I recommend it to everyone and in fact Atheist Ireland are planning a “read the bible” campaign which I can not wait to support whole heartidly.
However in my lifetime I have seen a number of people turn away from religion. Not a large number, I could count them on my fingers and toes. But literally 100% of them did so not by science, arguments, evidence or reason… but quite literally by reading the book they claim they believe in. None of them actually had, and they came out of the experience entirely changed people.
Of course this is not to say all people who read the Bible lose faith in there being a god. However there must be some link as to why the Bible does have this effect on many people.