The Debate About Religion Topic

[ReimTime]

Esiar said:

ReimTime said:

There are more than 2, I'd say. It can be true and have been copied and altered to fit one group's beliefs, culture, and worldview. Or it could be false in the same way. Your telephone game analogy brings up an interesting point however, what with so many people nowadays taking the Bible so literally. I havea theory that most of the stories in the Bible are moral fables.

Can you elaborate? On all the stories you'd say are moral fables?

That I'd *theorize* are moral fables Certainly.

One example would be of Adam and Eve. This one is also listed in my long post which you can see^^^^^ up there a little. If it was not true, I could theorize that it was a warning of sorts that originated out of fear of the unknown. Adam and Eve lived in ignorant bliss until they became self aware, being teased by the snake (natural human curiosity?) into eating from the Tree of Knowledge (depending on the version you have read; Eve eats the apple etc). They are then thrown out. It could be a moral fable of not to look too heavily into our own existence, because as long as we mind our own business and live in ignorance, we will be happy. If I could push my other theory into this; opening metaphoric boxes and being punished for it is a story shared across different religions (Greek Mythology and Pandora for example). Kind of like a human could have two instinctual reactions to a rustling bush (it could be dangerous, but I am also curious), Eve is torn over whether or not she should eat the Apple, and Pandora (warned by Zeus to NEVER open the box, but very curious of her gift) is similarly torn. I could argue that the story is telling us to stay safe rather than find out what is in our existential box.

Profound, huh?