The Bible is a novel, not a manual.
February/11/2008 Filed in: Bible
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Thoughts
Have you noticed that manuals get updated when
new information is learned. You certainly
couldn't use a 1967 auto manual to repair a 2007
auto.
But the bible doesn't get updated. Many people claim to use it as a manual for their lives. But why would you use a 2000 year old book to decide how to live today.
In the same way that a 1967 and 2007 auto has 4 wheels and a steering wheel, humans 2000 years ago and today have two legs and two arms. But what runs them (auto engine/human brain) is profoundly different. In reference to our brain we don't think the same way, work the same way or live the same way as humans from 2000 years ago. We are significantly smarter than humans 2000 years ago, why would you use a book written for a 2000 year old human mind on today's mind? "You shouldn't."
The bible still refers to the Earth as the center of the universe, this is incorrect. Yet the bible has not been updated to reflect this new information.
Therefore the bible is not a manual, it is a novel.
But the bible doesn't get updated. Many people claim to use it as a manual for their lives. But why would you use a 2000 year old book to decide how to live today.
In the same way that a 1967 and 2007 auto has 4 wheels and a steering wheel, humans 2000 years ago and today have two legs and two arms. But what runs them (auto engine/human brain) is profoundly different. In reference to our brain we don't think the same way, work the same way or live the same way as humans from 2000 years ago. We are significantly smarter than humans 2000 years ago, why would you use a book written for a 2000 year old human mind on today's mind? "You shouldn't."
The bible still refers to the Earth as the center of the universe, this is incorrect. Yet the bible has not been updated to reflect this new information.
Therefore the bible is not a manual, it is a novel.
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