amorphous_constellation
Well-Known Member
Seems like that's the huge sticking point, especially with the bible.
People want to say that you can only read one narrow thing out of many passages, where you might read live 5 things. To me it's actually a huge turn off.
The nature of wisdom, if the biblical text claims to be wise, is to actually condense broad truth into discrete passages. If the bible isn't actually doing that, that would explain why the readers splintered into so many factions.
Maybe that's why I like books like the Tao Te Ching a little better, since the wisdom seems more broadly applicable, as you can read more out of things.
Besides the biblical standpoint, does your religion have passages that are wide ranging in interpretation, and is it considered valid to see them that way?
People want to say that you can only read one narrow thing out of many passages, where you might read live 5 things. To me it's actually a huge turn off.
The nature of wisdom, if the biblical text claims to be wise, is to actually condense broad truth into discrete passages. If the bible isn't actually doing that, that would explain why the readers splintered into so many factions.
Maybe that's why I like books like the Tao Te Ching a little better, since the wisdom seems more broadly applicable, as you can read more out of things.
Besides the biblical standpoint, does your religion have passages that are wide ranging in interpretation, and is it considered valid to see them that way?