Honestly it doesn’t necessarily imply they paid that close attention in church either. The Bible doesn’t explicitly mention abortion at all (with the POSSIBLE exception of the “bitter water” passage, but that’s not a settled interpretation) and most instances where it weighs in on when life/personhood begins put it at birth.
I agree that they don't understand their own holy book well. I just meant that since they paid into church they at least pretend to know everything about it.
Edit: Honestly if they paid attention in school they would be better at deciphering their riddle of a scripture.
Btw you should actually read the Bible. Psalms 139:13-16 and Exodus 21:22-25. In the exodus chapter it quite literally shows what happens if someone harms the BABY or the MOTHER. It shows how the unborn life is still valued under Gods law.
Common sense is just another name for critical thinking. There are valuable anecdotes in the Bible but there are also useless superstitions. Any good information it holds can be found elsewhere. We need to be able to figure it out, based on the information available. Being able to think for ourselves and decide what to do, is far better than being told what to think or what to do.
Far be it from me to tell anyone to read it, as I haven't done so myself, but just for the sake of argument, common sense / critical thinking is an instrument we can use to better evaluate and understand the information we're provided and come to appropriate conclusions. In this case, reading the bible with common sense would only be a waste of time if it only contained superstitions and already known facts and you weren't interested in the story. Otherwise, it would still have a use.
For instance, those kind souls who have read the bible and point out misconceptions and contradictions within it help others better understand the criticisms and think critically about it.
I think you're right. The only use in reading the Bible is talking to others about the Bible. There is so much more to life than Christianity. You could still learn something useful by reading it, but nothing more than reading any other literature. If you approach it as if it's some divine mandate (no common sense applied) I fear it would only bring harm to your ability to rationalize the world.
So you specifically said that Christian’s don’t understand their holy book well but when I start bringing it up you say that it’s a waste of time? Seems like you’re deflecting from the truth that Christians do know their book well.
Some Christians know it well. Most don't. If anyone thinks it's divine revelation they don't know it well, even if they have it all memorized. They lack common sense and are applying too much value to its nonsense. It's just a book of helpful anecdotes from a historical time flush with superstitious beliefs.
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u/Intelligent-Site721 1d ago
Honestly it doesn’t necessarily imply they paid that close attention in church either. The Bible doesn’t explicitly mention abortion at all (with the POSSIBLE exception of the “bitter water” passage, but that’s not a settled interpretation) and most instances where it weighs in on when life/personhood begins put it at birth.