Originally Posted by Doeth

I am an atheist, but I have to object to this video. The bible is a book that codefies a philosophy, that philosophy (fundementally, there are other things...) is the absolute love of your fellow man. The bible is a conglomoration of Greek, Roman, German, Mesopotamian, Egyptian, and Jewish beliefs. There are gods in each of these religions who were born of a virgin mother on December 25th. On December 25th of every year the three stars of Orion's belt line up behind a fourth. Mesopotamian pagans called those three stars 'The Three Kings', and the fouth represented the city of Jerusalem.

The violent, twisted, and freakish parts of bible are left overs from the Greeks and Romans who actually acted upon these particular beliefs. If the Christianity was allowed to evolve naturally, the violent parts of the bible will be phased out. And it's happening, Grace's defense of the honorable parts of the bible proves it. In five hundred or so years (if this trend continues) most versions of the bible will have those parts written out. More than likely the Christian religion will die out just as the Romans and Egyptians did, it may take thousands and thousands of years. But the impact of Christianity will influence this theoretical religion. Perhaps it's an amalgamation of Hinduism and Christianity. Jesus is viewed as the creator god, and other gods are more like archangels. But that's just an example.

Back to the point, the violent parts of the bible are remnants of time when the stoning of adulterers was viewed as perfectly normal. The culture of Europe changed over time as larger and more peaceful nations came into existance and the belief was forced to be abandoned due to inexorable cultural change.