Are there any other agnostics on CC?

Icarus
Mon, 13 Dec 2004 20:00:26 +0000

Don’t answer my question with another question (well, three actually). What is your reasoning that tells you that the Bible ought to be taken literally?

God did not write the Bible, men did. And sure, while we believe that it is inspired by God, we must understand that the writings contained in the bible were not meant by their authors to be combined into a holy text. Most of the new testament were letters from various people to ancient churches, and I think we need to understand them in that context. Similarly with the old testament, we must understand it in reference to the time it was writen.
What I propose does not change nor detract from the meaning behind the words - in fact, I think it adds to them, because it opens a new level of understanding, not just, as Robin Williams put it… “God just went click ::imitates turning on a light switch::”