Who else believes that religious stories are really fables?

Original post by wacky

Oct 27, 2003 04:00 PM

I dont but a friend of mine whos aunt was a nun said that many of the stories from the bible were fables.

Jordan Posted: Oct 27, 2003 04:26 PM

Re: Who else believes that religious stories are really fables?

That would be: Jesus of Nazareth.

yabbobay Posted: Oct 27, 2003 04:34 PM

Re: Who else believes that religious stories are really fables?

Posted by MizStinker

Although I have belived for a long time that organized religion was an age-old governing system,

thats exactly what happened during the Dark/Middle Ages...

and I think that many of the stories were meant to teach...teach how to keep the people to behave in order for the Church to keep thier power...

how can any story be true if it was written 90 years after the fact...and the author didn't use any primary sources to write it

Maribelle7777 Posted: Oct 27, 2003 04:48 PM

Re: Who else believes that religious stories are really fables?

I had a nun in college that said most of the stoires in Genesis (ie: Adam and Eve, Noah) are fables. I think that alot of the Old Testament could be fables. Based on true stories but more or less to explain things, teach morals, etc.

I'm still undecided about the New Testament. I think Jesus was a real person and that he is the Son of God but some things....the story of the fish and loaves of bread and the water into wine......not sure if those are fables or not.

I think alot of that depends on how much faith one has. If others want to believe it word for word, it's up to the individual and that's OK by me