Chris_Sleeps Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 No, there are many of us who interpret it in the light of modern times. There are many who ignore the parts that no longer make sense or society has dictated as 'out of fashion'. Like no Christian still thinks it correct that "thou shall not suffer a witch to live" (Ex 22:18 ) - an enlightened Muslim would no longer think it correct that they should "... cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them" (Qu'ran 8:12). The use of religious books is one man's route to enlightenment, and another man's route to evil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksandr Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Come back Enoch....all is forgiven!Enoch was a prophet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksandr Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Its the Koran my dear,it was written well over a thousand years ago its followers still interpret it now as they did then...literally.Some of it was written much longer ago than that! Conceived, contrived, cut and pasted together in a manner that would surely violate the EULA had it been done using Microsoft Office! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksandr Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 There are many who ignore the parts that no longer make sense or society has dictated as 'out of fashion'. Like no Christian still thinks it correct that "thou shall not suffer a witch to live" (Ex 22:18 ) - an enlightened Muslim would no longer think it correct that they should "... cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them" (Qu'ran 8:12). The use of religious books is one man's route to enlightenment, and another man's route to evil. No religious book has ever been a route to enlightenment. Quite the contrary, in fact, unless one uses them to reach the top shelf to bring down a copy of Richard Dawkin's or Christopher Hitchens' great works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halibut Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 No religious book has ever been a route to enlightenment. Quite the contrary, in fact, unless one uses them to reach the top shelf to bring down a copy of Richard Dawkin's or Christopher Hitchens' great works! Many people believe otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Sleeps Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Many people believe otherwise. Only by being selective with which parts of their holy book they believe in. The Bible does tell us to kill witches; but luckily, now, people ignore it. Have you read Russell's An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish (1943)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksandr Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Many people believe otherwise.That's the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halibut Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Only by being selective with which parts of their holy book they believe in. Yes, that's a given. The Bible does tell us to kill witches; but luckily, now, people ignore it. Indeed. Have you read Russell's An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish (1943)? No, I hadn't but I'm reading the extracts right now. Interesting reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halibut Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 That's the problem. What puzzles me is why it seems to bother you so much that others have a different belief system to your own; why is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricgem2002 Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 No, there are many of us who interpret it in the light of modern times. try telling that to the thousands who have kicked off over the weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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