Lots of bashing for the belief of God....

[vlad321]

DélioPT said:

vlad321 said:

DélioPT said:

No, it`s because it contains the words from God and Jesus, along with his life. And that is defining to those who believe. That`s why we call it sacred and not just very important or very meaningful.

Ok and King Arthur contains the words of Arthur and Lancelot and Merlin, among a bunch of others. Why isn't that sacred?

I don`t think you understood what i was trying to say.
When something is said to be sacred, normally it`s done so with a context, like in very religion.
In the end it`s not a question of what you believe or what i believe, is all about the others: like it or not, believe it or not, if someone comes to me and says "this is sacred to me" while explaining why, even i find it weird, wrong or whatever, i should at least respect that feeling. That respect is what makes people tolerant.
It`s all about respect. And when you say the Bible is like any given book - that it`s all the same - to someone who hold that book to be sacred, it can really be offensive.
That`s why people shouldn`t make such comparisons like that. No one`s gonna stop you but at least consider other people when you say such things.

But stepping out of the faith domain, i don`t think it`s fair to compare a book about a simple man with a book about a divinity and how that relates to mankind in general. It`s not a good comparison per se. Especially when both have different origins as context.

That right there is the thing. It SHOULDN'T be offensive because the bible IS like every other book. The person who thinks its sacred gives it special meaning. If someone is so sensitive and insecure about their beliefs that they feel deeply offended when simple, true, facts are presented, then I really don't give a shit about that person's feelings. He obviously did not thing his beliefs through, otherwie he would have accepted them wholly, both negatives and positives, and would not feel offended.

Now if I was going around spouting lies and used illogical thought to demean a belief, then yes that's pretty low. However that is not what I am doing.

As for the last comment. The new testament, bible, deals with one man and his dealing in life, Jesus.