Iba kasi ang concept of slavery during the biblical times. Sila yun mga workers ngayon, may salary rest day etc. Nag-iba lang ang concept of slavery when the people from Europe brought in the natives from Africa and abused them.
Oh, b.s.
1. Anyone can interpret the Bible any way they want to
2. which is why I think it's dangerous and stupid to use it
3. as your sole arbiter of morality.
4. They're ancient texts which come from an oral tradition that's been passed on and translated and re-translated in various languages over the course of thousands of years.
5. Plus the books in the Bible are picked and chosen by a group of MEN
6. who chose them for their own personal agendas. They in turn pass it on to other men who interpret the Bible through the lens of their own personal biases and their own personal agendas.
1. There are methods in interpreting the bible. Maybe the reason why you say that
interpret the Bible any way they want to
is becuase a lot of people find value in the wisdom. Example, when you quoted in the other thread that you are more Christ like than most of the people here, don't you think you personally find value in being Christ like?
2. Being Christ like (in the bible) while saying that the bible is dangerous and stupid is contradicting. Unless you also accept that you are , in your own words "stupid" too.
3. So if I may ask you, what is your sole basis of morality?
4. It was written by scribes.
5. Yes it was chosen by a group of men. Same goes with all the constitutions of the government which the constituents respect and uphold. Most of the people who wrote the constitution are well versed and educated men whose expertise are most often unquestionable.
6. If it was for their own personal agendas, they would have changed the words. Example, from slavery to workers. Then you wouldn't have issues with that. However, the translators' interpretation/translation from hebrew, greek & aramaic to english or whatever language are so concise that it wouldn't change the whole concept/idea of the bible.