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Old 10-06-2003, 09:11 AM   #65
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Its sarcastic to the core, but its also the viewpoint of the sheep to the T. Its sarcastic when WE look at the words, but its sad to hear them being said in earnest. Sheep go through leaders like underwear.
The Bible... eh. Its a good book, if you can find one that is untranslated and you speak Hebrew, Greek, or Aramaic. For the people 2000 years ago, they needed it to survive. How else could a young sentient race stay alive than to have morals and guidelines and know they are being watched constantly by an omnipotent being? The Bible has always been about control, at first to control humans for survival purposes, and now to control humans for any other purpose, from economic to positions of power. There are some great verses in the Bible, like Paul speaking to the Corinthians about the "inner man" or "inner being." Like us being told we are made in the image of God himself. That's pretty cool. But its all metaphors. Christ himself may be a metaphor, he may not have actually existed, but who the fuck cares? The story is still the same, like any other book.
If you want to believe Jesus Christ was crucified for your sins on top of Golgotha between two thieves, that's fine with me. But if you would rather KNOW that Jesus is just an example for what humans can become, an example of what we can have when we are ready to claim our birthright, that would certainly be fine too. think about it. We are called children of God. Children inevitably grow up. It's time we grew up.
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