What good is the Bible?

I took Theory of Knowledge in college, so I claim to know very few things. In any case God is just a house pseudonym, so saying God is anything is kind of misleading.

BTW my opinion of the Christian Bible did not change after I became an atheist. Those who were brought up being taught it as children, or even not being taught it but accepting the general cultural view that it is special, understandably have a hard time seeing how silly it seems to those of us who got taught otherwise.

Well, if that’s your position, I would consider it futile to ask your evaluation of anything; whatever you speak well of would be odious to me.

I really don’t get why you said that. Did you think I was saying I’m better than people who lived in Biblical times? That’s nowhere near the point I was trying to make.

Whoa, dayum! Smack down dougie style.

Exercise and diet are very good things. Eating healthy is a good thing to do. Look both ways when crossing traffic, and obey the signs and regulations. Wash and cook vegetables before dining on them. Washing one’s hands after using the bathroom is a mark of civilization.

Posting on the SDMB is a good thing. Yes, it’s just about the best thing there can be.

Keep breathing…

I guess some think that people who don’t believe in the Bible walk on their hands and eat with their butts.

Oh, I’d like to see that sometime. Sounds like a neat trick. :smiley:

I learned all those things between 50 and 60 years ago, probably before you were born, Smart Guy. :stuck_out_tongue:

If you want to make a point, try giving me one off the top of your head. :stuck_out_tongue:

I think that was an episode of South Park.

Don’t you love the smell of special pleading in the morning?

Isn’t that a line from Cats? :smiley:

Virtually all of Genesis and Exodus is historically inaccurate.

Uh, OK… I think I get it now.

Is it still frowned upon to call somebody a troll here?

Back to the original question.

The bible is good for Jeopardy. They get a lot of questions from there.

A good working knowledge of the bible might help one go far on the show.

A list of Bible verses that make great conversation starters at social gatherings.

It’s more than that, it’s against the rules, so don’t do or imply it again unless you’re in the BBQ Pit.