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 Originally Posted by oskar
@banana
I'm inclined to mock the literalists less than the apologetics. The westbro baptist church might have some appalling morals, but at least they're consistent in their believes. I think a metaphorical interpretation of the bible is virtually useless. You can pick and choose a couple dozen verses out of thousands that could be useful or thought provoking, but statistically it's a bleak endeavor.
That is not to say knowing the bible is useless. You need to know the bible to understand literature, but I wouldn't put it above Iliad or the Odyssey... or 1984 for that matter.
Since this came about because we were discussing Peterson, he agrees with this.
If you don't actually believe in a god, I'm curious why you would think that religion is useful in any way, or why you don't think that oval office prayer is deserving of ridicule.
Do you not think it is useful?
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