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Old 10-11-2023, 05:48 AM
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Originally Posted by cjrjck View Post
You either believe God or you don't. Your call.
OR.......you believe in God, but don't think every word in what was voted as the 66 accepted books of the bible by the Councils of Hippo and Carthage in 393 and 397 AD respectively is the absolute literal "word of God". If you think the "giants" passage is strange, try the Book of Enoch, which was voted out just like the gospel according to Mary Magdalene. Nothing like starting with a collection of exaggerated stories and then cherry picking them. Of course, it does help to consolidate power in an organized church that had almost absolute control over the population for over a thousand years. I guess the line from a movie that sums it up best is from Dan Brown's "Angels and Demons". The Camerlengo challenges Professor Langdon answer to your question with "I didn't ask if you believe what man has written about God, I asked if you believe in God" .