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Using the Bible as strict moral code actually makes you a better human being than most people are in my opinion. With that said, some parts (for example the one about homosexuality) are no longer relevant from a theolgical standpoint, so if someone tries to justify their hatred using the Bible it's on them. I don't say everyone should convert to Christianity, but the Bible might just be the greatest compilation of ethical guidelines to ever exist.
Do you realize that there has been a great wealth of ethical discussion in the 1700 years since the Bible was compiled?
And you're seriously going to tell me that the BIBLE, which condones genocide, slavery, the murder of homosexuals, etc, is more moral or ethical than ANYTHING that has been compiled in that time? Half of the Bible was written by litteral genocidal warmongers.
You could put two random children's books together, and it would be a far superior compilation of morals than the Bible.
The bible is different texts wrote by different people. Many people refer the canonical gospels as the bible, halvar is probably talking about that part
The canonical gospels, where thought crime is first introduced into the religion? Where the founder of the religion declares that everyone who doesn't agree with him is doomed to eternal torture? Are you sure that's an argument you want to make?
Just curious, have you actually read the gospels?