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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP & atheist.

I don't understand this.  OP wants Atheists' POV on religion.  When pointed out that (most) Atheists don't really see the Bible and God (or any other religious texts and its Gods) as any different than any other book and heroes/superheroes contained therein, goes on to argue that the equivalence just can't be made.  But doesn't really explain why the hell not.

So, PP who is arguing about this: why can an equivalence not be made between one set of books written by man, and another?  Because you (and others such as yourself) believe it to be special?[/quote]

Because the world in general accepts the Bible as a religious text and the Harry Potter series, spider man, etc, as works of fiction. A visit to any library or bookstore will show you that. They aren’t in the same section. [/quote]

DP. The world in general accepts that the Christian Bible is believed to be a religious text by many people, some of whom are amazing human beings who try to live by the best of its tenets, and some of whom use it as justification for glorifying violence, manipulation, abuse, and yielding to some of the worst impulses of humanity.

That doesn't mean non-believers don't believe it is a work of fiction, or that they actually take it seriously.  It means non-believers have to cope with the fact that some really pretty horrid people take it seriously. There's a difference.[/quote]

Exactly -- there's nothing wrong with picking out the good parts of the Bible (or any book) and being inspired by them.  But watch out for the people  who believe its the word of god, then twist it to serve their evil means.[/quote]

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