Doe it really matter if God exists or not...?

[o_O.Q]

Cerebralbore101 said:

o_O.Q said:

 

i wasn't talking specifically about the bible with regards to why god is important for morality

but regardless i do believe a lot of the stories in the bible are misinterpreted and are allegories for deeper meanings that we've lost comprehension of

What is your objective method of determining which parts of the bible are allegory, and which parts are literal? 

 

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