This might seem like a shallow reply, but I don't believe because I find the bible to be stupid. Even as a kid I thought it was stupid, (even though my parents were christians). When I was 5 yrs old and heard the story of Noah's Ark I just couldn't believe it. It sounded so much like a fantasy novel or fairy tale. It didn't sound divine or spiritually enlightening. It just sounded like a dumb story to me and as I got older and started finding even more and crazier stories in the bible my perception of it simply being ludicrous has only strengthened.
I seem to simply lack the capacity to understand the bible the same as christians do. I am just outright incapable of seeing their point of view. My brain is wired differently.
Additionally, I find the bible focuses a lot on villainizing people and making people feel guilty about their humanity. In my experience, guilt is a shitty motivator and does more damage than good. Give a man a good reason not to kill. Don't just tell him he's a 'bad man' if he kills people. Don't just tell him that bad people burn in hell. It doesn't work. If you keep telling some one that they're evil eventually they'll say, fine, I guess I'm evil and I like it that way.
I seem to simply lack the capacity to understand the bible the same as christians do. I am just outright incapable of seeing their point of view. My brain is wired differently.
Additionally, I find the bible focuses a lot on villainizing people and making people feel guilty about their humanity. In my experience, guilt is a shitty motivator and does more damage than good. Give a man a good reason not to kill. Don't just tell him he's a 'bad man' if he kills people. Don't just tell him that bad people burn in hell. It doesn't work. If you keep telling some one that they're evil eventually they'll say, fine, I guess I'm evil and I like it that way.
Come my brethren and feast upon one another! (S)He who triumps and has eaten us all will be blessed with the knowledge of all those with whom (s)he has consumed!
