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Originally Posted by medicineman
I pretty much agree with you on most of the above, the women and courts thing seems a little out of context, are you saying God was a sexist. I've personally felt that If I were God, I'd have destroyed this place a long time ago, but I'm not. I do wonder why he lets it continue. Here's my theory based on a few hours of mind expanding drugs and contemplation of things outside the Bible: Earth is a learning place. In the grand scheme of things, this is the war planet ("There will be wars and rumors of wars"). There are zillions of habitable planets in the universe. When our time here is done (Death) we move on to rebirth on another planet. Although I find it hard to imagine a worse planet for punishment for those that have screwed the pooch so to say, I'm pretty sure there are planets with a higher understanding of peace and love than this one. Your spirit is moved from planet to planet untill you have reached one with God. At this point you no longer exist as a human, (No body) and are pure spirit, one spirit with God.
The goal is love. Attaining a pure state of love is being one with God, as God is pure love. This is of course only pure conjecture as I have no proof, but it seems to make more sense than all good boys and girls go to heaven. How can you learn enough in one lifetime to be one with God, Even Budda and Krishna never attained that plateau. The children that die young are spared the trials of life on this planet and go to a more peaceful one. I know we aren't supposed to second guess the "bible", But that is a book written by men, translated many times, and I'm pretty sure, influenced by the times in which they were translated. Are there many truths in the Bible, well yes. Are there many things that are misinterpreted or misunderstood, I believe so. Are we to believe word for word as the complete truth to be obeyed to the letter, I think not
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of course God isn't a sexist when He created women in the first place. men will be subject to the judgment of women, that's another prophetic sign in the bible. the reason that's strange in a biblical sense is because a woman is not made to be a judge just as a man is not made to be a mother... no matter how horrifically one may mutilate himself with plastic surgery.
if you doubt the integrity of the modern bible you'd be wise to study the Dead Sea scrolls... it's amazing how perfectly the modern "copies" match the ancient originals. there are absolutely no errors despite thousands of years difference in age.
i'm with you on the damnation thing, i'd have thrown us all into hell long ago - without a moment of hesitation.
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