o_O.Q said:
its not my method, its the method that produced the ancient stories about gods to begin with and we call it the scientific method now in the science field
patterns of behavior are observed over a long period of time repetitively to determine which behaviors lead to prosperity i think at least partially the bible is the result of people forming these observations into stories for digestion by as large a portion of the population as possible
of course the bible has been changed and manipulated since its creation but i don't think anyone can deny that there are some important values within it
but regardless this is not primarily about the bible but about which values are best for people, the bible simply beling an example of one method to preserve some of these values |
Wait, so the method that produced the ancient stories was the scientific method? What? How exactly would you use the scientific method to winnow factual stories from allegorical stories? What hypothesis do you start with? What's your method of testing said hypothesis?
