You're comparing the Bible to Greek mythology?! It's not even in the same league as far as how it came about. Just the fact that several differnt men over several hundreds years wrote testaments that don't contradict each other should say enough about its chances of becoming myth.
I beg to differ. The Greeks tried to explain what was going on around them. They were trying to create a moral code to live by. Seems pretty similar to me. The only difference is the fact that the Greeks believed there were more than one god.
Several different men over several different years wrote testaments that don't contradict each other? If I really wanted to, I'm sure I could pull dozens of inconcistencies, at least, out of the Gospels alone.
The Bible was written at a time where there was VERY little "global" knowledge. There was little to no science, there was little to no "proof" of anything. As far as they were concerned, everything was just... put there, by someone.
I firmly believe it's only a matter of time before someone does come along and change the popular opinion of the Bible to being that of mythology. To me, personally, it's all mythology. I see a group of people who believe in one God the way the Greeks and Romans were polytheists, the way that modern day "pagans" believe in their beliefs. I don't believe that ANYbody has gotten it right. I don't believe in the same god that you believe in. I don't believe that a set of moral "standards" should exist for hundreds of years. Hell, even our own government has changed its ideas of morality in its very young history. Can you say Prohibition, anyone?
To bring this back... you ARE passing judgement on anyone who is homosexual. You're just doing it in a passive way. You're not going to walk up to a gay man or woman and say "Hey, you shouldn't be gay, you know, it isn't right," but you WILL say "I'm merely stating what I believe the scriptures say on it. Again, if that's what a person wants to do with their life, it's on them. It's God they have to answer to, not me. We all have choices in this world." You still foolishly believe that it IS a choice!
To open your narrow view a bit, what kind of woman do YOU find attractive? Does it mirror mine? Does it mirror everyone's on this board? Maybe, maybe not. But, why do you find a certain type appealing? Can you explain it? No. Neither can I. Neither can science, nor this god that you put so much blind faith in. Same damn thing. Anyone who is gay finds those of the same sex attractive. It's NOT a choice. They really can't help what they find attractive.
"It doesn't matter what the orientation of the animal kingdom is. We're strictly speaking on the human animal and no other." Of COURSE it matters! Take off the blinders, and stop hiding behind your scriptures. I can show you a perfectly good example of creatures that have NO religion. That have no moral beliefs. The simplest of creatures on this rock. And, guess what, they do in fact have same-sex relations. You can't dodge that fact, no matter how hard you try. The major difference between humans and other, "lesser" creatures, is the fact that we can reason, think, create on our own. We can make choices that affect our lives, right? Then how the hell is it a CHOICE for the animals that DO have same-sex relations?!?!?!?!?
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