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Do you think God could have inspired the scriptures to be written in such a way to ensure extremism would be unlikely to happen?

Posted - May 28, 2017

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  • 5614
    There you have it. Christian doctrine promotes choice. What choice do your other RELIGIONS allow? When Islam is up your tail ask them then if they could be a little less extreme. This post was edited by O-uknow at May 29, 2017 12:18 AM MDT
      May 28, 2017 11:27 PM MDT
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  • 13395
    The way scriptures are written can make extremism seem the right way to go in just about any religion .
    Religious Right powers-that-be go to extreme lengths to try keep 'their people' away from taking an honest view of the science of evolutionary theory and evidence that some of the  bible stories are false.

    I think Buddha was wise to deny a supernatural creator and supernaturally inspired stories .

    The Baha'i Faith religion does make it clear that extremism must be avoided.  This post was edited by Kittigate at May 29, 2017 12:31 AM MDT
      May 29, 2017 12:17 AM MDT
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  • 6477
    Ahh humans eh... no predicting what they will do or say next.. I've had entirely innocent posts misinterpreted on here so what chance does God have with stuff written yonks ago in a different time and place.
      May 29, 2017 2:18 AM MDT
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  • 19942

    I'm not a biblical scholar, but I'm pretty sure that, if there is a God, the only thing he wrote was the Ten Commandments.  Everything else has been written by man.

      May 29, 2017 10:06 AM MDT
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  • 13395
    Yes because there are many things in bible stories that can inspire hatred, discrimination and violence. 
    Should not he  nature of a loving God. This post was edited by Kittigate at May 29, 2017 10:15 AM MDT
      May 29, 2017 10:12 AM MDT
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  • 19942
    It would seem to me that the Ten Commandments pretty much dictate the way God wanted man to conduct himself.  Man, however, has perhaps erred in his attempt to interpret what God meant.  God, in the Ten Commandments, said nothing about man committing violence, discrimination or hatred.
      May 29, 2017 10:19 AM MDT
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  • 13395
    No.. well in the NT Jesus says "love thy neighbor".
      May 29, 2017 11:39 AM MDT
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  • 19942
    What's your point? 
      May 29, 2017 12:30 PM MDT
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  • 13395
    In the OT says certain kinds of people should be put to death. By contrast the NT message  (of Jesus ) is love, tolerance and peace. This post was edited by Kittigate at May 29, 2017 1:14 PM MDT
      May 29, 2017 1:12 PM MDT
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  • 19942
    Neither the Old Testament nor the New Testament were written by God.  They were written by man.  Therefore, the only writings directly attributed to God were the Ten Commandments which do not talk of violence, hatred or discrimination. 
      May 29, 2017 3:53 PM MDT
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  • I think in some ways extremism is inevitable. To be fair, most religious extremism is inherently tied in with politics and secular strife. It is never solely religious. 

    I do think it's possible for some religious texts to support extremism more easily (that may be part of the reason why Islamic extremism is such a problem right now and extremism from other religions isn't). 
      May 29, 2017 10:16 AM MDT
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  • 22891
    maybe, anything is possible
      May 29, 2017 1:52 PM MDT
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  • 7280
    If God gave man free will, then God knows that man may choose to act contrary to anything He (no matter how clearly) expressed to us.

    So,  my answer would be, "No."


      May 29, 2017 2:00 PM MDT
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