Do religious folks, like, just read their religious texts over and over again? I thought it would be a one and done kind of deal.
This is the thing that set me down my atheism journey as a kid. My autistic ass heard Grandma constantly telling me to read the Bible, so I did. Cover-to-cover, a few chapters a night.
And me being Lil Mr. Attention to Detail starting picking apart things like: Wait a sec. Jesus' ancestry in Luke is completely different from the one in Matthew. This book is supposed to be infallible, what the heck!
I did the same when I was about 12. I was dumbfounded by how mean, bitter and vengeful old-testament god was, and then suddenly he became a god of love and compassion.
This is the thing that set me down my atheism journey as a kid. My autistic ass heard Grandma constantly telling me to read the Bible, so I did. Cover-to-cover, a few chapters a night.
And me being Lil Mr. Attention to Detail starting picking apart things like: Wait a sec. Jesus' ancestry in Luke is completely different from the one in Matthew. This book is supposed to be infallible, what the heck!
I did the same when I was about 12. I was dumbfounded by how mean, bitter and vengeful old-testament god was, and then suddenly he became a god of love and compassion.
I remember reading the Joshua book and thinking "these dudes were insane" 😐