Hi,"book of Genesis" questions. (Jesus, moral, Moses)

[anders]

Originally Posted by Me

For my part, I regard them all as basically being fairy tales and I regard any statements in them untrue until they are proven true.

Originally Posted by Me

Not at all! I believe in no supernatural judge, wanting to send me to some hell if I don't follow his rules. I am free from sin, because there is nobody against whom I can sin.

This means that, not relying on what someone else is said to have said, I have to work harder and think on my own to create a code of conduct for me, which is acceptable to me and doesn't hurt anybody else.

[Jayhawker Soule]

Originally Posted by anders

Not at all! I believe in no supernatural judge, wanting to send me to some hell if I don't follow his rules. I am free from sin, because there is nobody against whom I can sin.

This means that, not relying on what someone else is said to have said, I have to work harder and think on my own to create a code of conduct for me, which is acceptable to me and doesn't hurt anybody else.

Fine, but to reduce the Tanach to a series of untrue fairy-tales seems a bit tragic to me as well. That body of work was the cornerstone of a relatively successful and enlightened culture, and important for the understanding of that culture. It is also a body of work that capable of informing historical research, and laden with a great deal of beautiful imagery and poetry.

[Scuba Pete]

I have to work harder and think on my own to create a code of conduct for me,

Even sadder still.

The Russians have a saying:
Возможно вы думаете слишком высоки себя?