Appropriating from scripture.
What is a verse or quote from a religous scripture(bible, talmud, quaran) that you feel is valuable as a philosophical merit based lesson and means something to you.
Example:
“Whoever kills a person [unjustly]…it is as though he has killed all mankind. And whoever saves a life, it is as though he had saved all mankind.” (Qur’an, 5:32)
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Ha ha ha..... Absolutely none whatsoever. What is this scripture you speak off?? (Sarcasm and if you can't see the joke then you are barking to the wrong tree buddy). Gotta admit, I am surprised you have got some responses already.
IamNobody
Level 8
Apr 29, 2018
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Surely the debate between theism and atheism is about the existence of a supreme being who triggered everything, that doesn't mean everything that's written in it's name is wrong, there is plenty of wisdom to be found amongst the bullshit.
@Ianwalker1980 I have had this discussion so many times, not my first rodeo. In general, it is overlooked that there are more categories. I understand is human nature to consider everything black and white, good or bad, one or zero...therefore theist or atheist. However, there is in this case another category that I call Apathy (When I am serious) or IDC (When I am not). I don't care if there is a God or it isn't, I don't have the need to prove or disprove existance or any other philosophical stand about beliefs of any kind. With that being said, do you still believe I could be remotely interested in verses of any kind? Heck, don't even understand poetry. I like having a discussion, so you're doing fine so far. Have a great Sunday buddy.
Why?
Can't we just leave it to the religious to chery pick their fairy tales?
How about we make our own up instead?
Uncorrugated
Level 7
Apr 29, 2018
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Our minds, as social beings, were already made up that it was wrong and unconstructive to do anti-social things like kill and steal. Religion co-opted knowledge that we already possessed.
Nothing. I've never read the religious texts.
Slappy_Longarms
Level 7
Apr 29, 2018
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One verse from the bible that I always liked is: "Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it." (Hebrews 13:2) It is reminiscent of "judge not, let ye be judged."
For ME, I interpret it as "DON'T BE A DICK."
BearsNPenn
Level 6
Apr 29, 2018
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I interpret it as angels don't exist.
@GoldenDoll I don't believe angels exist either.
“Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of (another)... There are just some kind of men who - who're so busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
You said you were looking for quotes from books of fiction, right?
KKGator
Level 9
Apr 29, 2018
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Do unto others as you would have them do to you; some version of "the golden rule" is pretty universal in all systems of belief/conviction.
BobFenner
Level 7
Apr 29, 2018
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Said the bishop to the choirboy.
Matthew 5:44 Love your enemies and do good to those that hate you
HeraTera
Level 7
Apr 29, 2018
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Why would you do that?
@GoldenDoll
It’s the only way to live.
@GoldenDoll Because it's the only way I know to truly overcome differences and work for peace in the world (or at least in your own life)
@HeraTera - Your enemies will be laughing as they pull the trigger.
@GoldenDoll That is what the concept prevents actually. No one can hate you enough to do it.
@HeraTera - How's the weather up there in La-La-Land?
On the face of it this advice looks futile, if well-meaning. I'm hoping that it's not meant to be taken literally (which is another problem with the bible). It is possible to have empathy and compassion for one's enemies without masochistically serving those who mean us harm.
@GoldenDoll Think what you want. The post asked for a philosophical based verse and that's what I stated. Never said it was to be taken literally in every situation
@HeraTera Kind of you to let me think what I want.
Do unto others as you’d have them do unto you
JamesKontra
Level 3
Apr 29, 2018
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Said the bishop to the choir boy.
Somewhere I the New Testament, I always loved —-“ Take no thought of the morrow, what ye shall eat and what ye shall drink etc!”
artbarnett
Level 3
May 1, 2018
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I find the Buddhist parables of the mustard seed and the drunken monk to have great philosophical meaning.
JustinPalmer
Level 5
Apr 29, 2018
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Well I’ve never been a bible thumper type but I think there are so many that really make sense, god or no god. I do not have the cites and I’ll think on this more but the one that comes to mind is the Golden Rule......”do unto others as you would have done to you” (sic)
JudyABQ
Level 5
Apr 29, 2018
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Yawn yawn yawn
I just love your quote from the Koran - those brackets really sum up the faith of islam - "don't do it, but actually you can if you think it's ok. Then do it". And seeing as anything is ok to increase the spread of the islamic faith, including lying, stealing, raping and killing, that'll do then.
GoldenDoll
Level 7
Apr 29, 2018
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