WHAT DIVIDES OUR SOCIETY: THE BIBLE OR THOSE WHO INTERPRET IT?

The idea that science contradicts the Bible divides our society into believers and non believers: the former accept the authority of the Bible, the latter accept the authority of science. If science only contradicts a particular interpretation of the Bible, it is not the Bible, but those who interpret it that divide our society. The…

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BIBLE 2: HISTORIANS & THE BIBLE

Historians have studied the origin of the different books of the Bible, but seem not to have investigated the origin of the idea that these are sacred nor what this term originally meant. However, when want a good understanding of these books, we must know what their authors thought about them. While today we assume…

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BIBLE 1: PHILOSOPHERS & THE BIBLE

Wisdom is not about having a lot of information, but about processing it correctly. An example: when today we reflect on mankind’s evolution, we can conclude that a society that doesn’t live in harmony – like ours – is bound to destroy itself. One reason for reaching this conclusion is that everything continuously becomes more…

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