...worth of hear say.? Have people been glued to this ideology for the hope of an eternal life only?
That would also mean the bible is a book of hear say , so dont even go near that answer.
Well put Roberto
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While you could listen to the top contributor over there, who I might add loves to quote the bible as evidence, without a shred of it, I think you're catching on to one of the main reasons why people are turning away from the teachings of Christianity,. Christianity was used mainly as a form of controlling peasants during the middle ages and onwards. It works really well on people who can't read and don't ask questions, not so well on people who do. The faith part is indoctrination, "believe or you will suffer and burn in hell" It's quite amazing how far these guys have fallen from the actual philosophyy and teachings of Jesus.
Early Christianity was based largely on faith. It did not survive the creation of the Roman Catholic Church and the publication of the Vulgate Bible.
Losasha -- The Bible is no more the word of God than the Declaration of Independence is the word of King George the third. The Bible was created by order of Emperor Constantine, for the purpose of legitimizing the right of tyrants to rule over their superstitious subjects. After the Council of Nicaea (325), 145 early Christian Bishops, who weren't willing to buy into the new Holy Trinity and Mary's supposed perpetual virginity, were lured to a temple and mass murdered -- probably by Roman Centurions loyal to Constantine. Numerous church councils were held over a period of decades and the Bishops who collaborated with Constantine repeatedly voted to decide exactly what to include in or exclude from their new Bible. If you wish to understand the actual truth about the origins of Bible, you need to study Roman history -- from about 325 through 384, when the Vulgate Bible was finally completed. The Bible is political propaganda, written to stabilize the crumbling Roman Empire and it is impossible to discover the actual truth about the Bible by reading the Bible. The Vulgate Bible and the Roman Catholic Church are the greatest hoax ever devised by a brilliant politician and millions of fools still continue to fall for it. Saying that the Bible is "God's word" merely demonstrates that you've been thoroughly and completely duped by Constantine's brilliant scheme, exactly as countless millions before you have been.
doubt it
most of us are raised and taught from young age also it teaches your morals and rules. the others they just follow with the crow saying that they are in a religion but they break religion rules which doesnt make no sense cause its like dooming yourself to whatever hell your religion believes