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Lonestarblue

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20. The Torah, Bible, and Koran were written by men.

Reply to 31j20b3 (Reply #12)

Sun Jun 28, 2026, 06:55 AM

Jun 28

I have always believed that prevailing viewpoints of humans of the day, including biases against women and beliefs in superstition, influenced all of their stories and admonishments. They were also an effort to tell people how they should behave and essentially coerce them into following a prescribed set of beliefs. I have never been able to accept the notion of God telling people what to write, the divine inspiration.

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For Reals! irisblue Jun 27 #2

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+ 1 Botany Jun 27 #10

I have trouble believing an all knowing God would set us up for failure by 31j20b3 Jun 27 #12

Good examples of cognitive dissonance. Religion ain't Rationality. erronis Jun 27 #15

The Torah, Bible, and Koran were written by men. Lonestarblue Jun 28 #20

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Yep! calimary Jun 27 #17