What if the **Bible is Fiction**?
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The Bible is a collection of stories, that may or may not be true, that are intended not only to recollect historical accounts that were hard to understand, but to provide roll models and insight into your own decisions and their consequences. It is rather too much to base your ENTIRE life upon these stories; they should be not only taken with a grain of salt, but followed for their moral insight. Whether or not they were true are henceforth irrelevent.\n\nI already know that Creationists are going to attack this response and call me an atheist because I have Darwinist viewpoints. This is what I say to them: you are hypocrites to question the motives of God, or anything of the sort. If God is going to put a bunch of lies in a book, NOBODY can stop him. Not that I think they are lies, at least, not all of them, but any scientific arguments should carried out without any discourse over religious beliefs of ANY kind.
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Of course there are secrets. After all, the bible was written by man, not by God, so it's how man interpreted whatever actually happened. Who's to say that the bible itself isn't a work of fiction? The chuch chose what into the bible, as well. Pieces were picked specifically for their impact, and not because they were written truthfully.\n\nIn the end, it all comes down to faith. Do you believe that the bible is figurative or literal? Do you believe that Jesus was the son of God? Do you even believe in God? It's all personal.
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No the bible is nothing more then a book, based mostly on fiction but I am sure there is a hint of truth to it. For example I believe someone with the name Jesus probably did exist and was a really great man, but that is it, he was not the son of some God, but as time passed the story took twists and turns and now comes to us in this ridiculous fictional book we refer to as the bible. The bible was actually written in a language where punctuation did not exist so adding periods and commas here and there can corrupt a meaning of sentence entirely.
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Yes.  The Bible is an amazing book.  Those who are wise will read it and try to understand it.  The fool simply sits back and says "it all a myth"...
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Hm attacking the author of a book for his creativity. So the book is fiction. You do realize that there are those that claim your new testament is fiction as well, right? Im might tell you as well not to believe everything you read. Right? I want to know why you think Dan Brown needs professional help, amanochev. What leads you to make such an intolerant and vapid statement? Bred2B, people could say the exact same things about the bible. Pure fantasy. Why is it blasphemous? Its a novel. Dont tell me youre starting to act like someone published a cartoon of sorts...People have freedom of speech and expression. Dan Brown wrote an entertaining book, that millions have enjoyed. Blasphemy? Dont you think thats a wee intolerant...And maybe a little dumb sounding? LIke it could have been said centuries ago? Im just curious. In the meantime, heres a post of mine, I think some of you should read.http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqkU6qiSgh7Cn30xkZZXD8fsy6IX?qid=1006022602143\nBeruch hashem
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I don't see why not.  People take the bible too literally.
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No,it doesn't seem more feasible at all.\nThe bible is a collection of thousands of stories..it doesn't have one single storyline,unless the constant reiteration of God's love can be termed a storyline... I'd rather believe that anyday!\nWhat do you think?
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Like most good Fiction, it has enough facts to make the story plausible and entertaining. The story of course is fiction. \nIf you are talking specifically about the Mary Magadeline theme and the idea of decendants of Jesus, that is an interesting idea as the bible has been changed many times... the Catholic bible has eight more chapters than a Protastant bible. The bible has been translated many times and people are fallible. If Jesus and Mary were married Jesus still wouldn't have sinned since sex in marriage is not a sin, therefore, it wouldn't make other parts of the biblical story untrue. This makes the idea possible.
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The bible is a work of fiction.  It's really that simple.  There is no god.
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Every part of the bible is to be messed with.  Great fiction.
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so dark it is!\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHey kevin, you DO know that Dan Brown SAYS that it's FICTION why don't you go bash some other fiction book, start with the bible
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yeah,but if you dig deeper,the da vinci code is purely fictional,and the catholic church gave out their views on this...most if not everything on dan brown's book is merely a product of his wild imagination...but it was very entertaining...
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This is a question that I've always asked.  I see it as being closed-minded to believe that the Bible is 100% true.  It was written my man, not God.  It is human nature to exaggerate stories, and that's what the Bible is; stories.  I believe that there is truth in the Bible, but I think it's nuts to assume all of it is true.
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It is a book of fiction . . . but it raises valid doubts . . . in the Christian Cults . . . because Christianity is a work of fiction too . . . .
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the dinosaurs have my vote! as long as the bible is written by man, we can only hope to believe it is true - (like all things historical...)
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It is just a work of fiction, and like all fiction, it explores "What if...."
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Well done for starting to think like a human.\n\nIt is pretty obvious that the bible is not true. It is a packaged product designed to create a religious truth with which to bind (and blind) people. \n\nBind in that you believe in 'God' and you have to take the bible wholesale (imperfections, contradications and everything). Blind int hat you have to ignore the real evidence of history in order to 'believe' and be saved.\n\nArcheologists do not tend to use the bible as source material because so much of it is false. There is no historical reference to Jesus outside of a few books in the bible. \n\nIn the ancient world myths were not seen as untrue in quite the way we see them today. Myths were a way of spreading a spritual idea or 'truth' through the telling of an allegorical tale that could work on many levels. \n\nThe Egyptians, for example, were prodigious record keepers. We have found written accounts for the tiniest minutea of their daily lives, and records for nobles and royal families stretching back many thousands of years. We even know the names of those kings that that they tried to have 'erased' from history. \nYet nowhere in any of these records is a high nobleman called 'Moses' recorded. And there is no mention anywhere of the Jews being held captive in Egypt, or of thousands of Jewish 'slaves' suddenly up and leaving via the red sea. \n\nRead the bible, by all means. But do not take it literally!