Let's be clear: No academic biblical scholars outside of fundamentalist settings maintain that Moses wrote the Pentateuch (first five books of the Bible).

In fact, there is "undeniable evidence" that these books were written by multiple authors over different time periods and then woven together.

This isn't controversial - it's taught in every mainstream seminary. So when you say "Moses said," you're starting from a historically incorrect premise. Perhaps we should focus less on wielding ancient texts whose authorship we misattribute, and more on understanding their historical context and the complexity of human dignity.

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The Bible is just a compilation of books, nothing more than that. Who says it's a "divinely inspired book" has no evidence for such claim

I heard that the Old Testament plagiarized a lot of the main stories like Genesis. The abrahamic faiths all copy each other so it seems fitting that they’re all just resharing the same fairytales.

Very interesting! I didn’t know about the Pandora’s box. I’ve heard that the Hindus also believe in a virgin birth and that other stories also claim humans were created from dirt. Thanks for sharing.

You can say whatever you feel like.

The truth is one. And Jesus is it.

He is the truth, the way and the life.

He was not wrong, or lying or being relativistic regarding redemption and salvation.

Saint John, the baptist, was very clear on the key to be closer to God: we must diminish ourselves in order of God growing bigger in us.

Abnegation is the only way.

Lust and all kinds of hedonistic behaviors are not it.

Mainstream anything is anti-God and without credibility.

Including religion

I don't disagree. If a religion isn't persecuted or pressured the change its beliefs, it is likely in the service of the mainstream agenda.