I never said you can replace a human life...did u read the post & try to understand what you read or jus skim thru it & pick a smilie you like? ...I jus said people value different things in different ways, if ur dad gave u a chain that was passed down since ur fam came to america & I threw it away & got u one jus like it, its a material object but it might not hold the sentimental value...some people might not take losing a child the same way another person will hence why I said u can take the family out of the story & use anything a person values...not sayin its right, its reality, screamin on a message board to a stranger wont change that...but in da end shyt happens & although u cant turn back time or replace a person, sittin there angry or jus wonderin why this person died instead of someone else isnt goin to change reality, u jus have to accept it & keep pushin...whether u believe in God, Allah, whomever whatever its still true
What Do Yall Think About The Story Of Job In The Bible
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There is no reason to believe that the story of Job is not literal. If you take that approach, then we can question every single story given in the bible including the birth and resurrection of Christ.
JoelB
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Breh all of your analogies dont apply to this story. Athlete injuring himself, my dad giving me a chain, etc. None of that has nothing to do with taking a life for sport. It doesnt matter if a person didnt "value" the life of their loved one (Which Job obviously did) the fact that the omnipotent creator ended the lives of several innocent family members to prove a point, and allowed Job to have more kids as a way to recompense makes no sense my nikka...which is why u got Christians wanting to take the story as symbolism because its absolutely asinine when taken literally.
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Whoa brother. Slow down!
Bring themdown easy with the Logic 101 stuff. Don't jump too far ahead, it might cause an aneurysm.
dr. pill biden
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There is every reason to believe that and that's exactly what you should do....The bible is just a collection of different metaphysical concepts and allegories written by men. The stories are told in a way that people of that time and locale could understand it.
It's why people of all cultures and religions give humanistic qualities (jealousy, ego, suffering, father, mother, child etc) to their deities, because that's what we can relate to.
If that's your take then that's fine. But that is not how many Christians view their "holy book" But the story whether taken literally or metaphorically is still horse shyt. It was written by a bunch of primitive goat herders still trying to develop a moral code. Thus the reason God is not held accountable for his abhorrent actions.
There is no indication that he was much stronger spiritually. He just helplessly accepts his condition and realizes his impotence in dealing with a celestial bully like God.
no no let him rock with that train of though
so following this assertion, have you been able to separate all the metaphysical concepts and allegories from the realistic events that took place???
dr. pill biden
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No, I haven't. I'm not a Christian and it's just a book breh....
to you it is
dr. pill biden
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fukked up story but the lesson is lost on me.
God looks like an a$$hole the devil lost a bet and job is like well god give it and then god takes it away.
just do your thing and if god fukks with you there is nothing you can do about it but live.
Don't know if i would worship any god after that story though.
God looks like an a$$hole the devil lost a bet and job is like well god give it and then god takes it away.
just do your thing and if god fukks with you there is nothing you can do about it but live.
Don't know if i would worship any god after that story though.
Fillerguy
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to you yeah but to a starving family living in a dessert village that gets raided weekly, it explains why their lives suck and whether or not they will be rewarded for their faith. i knock on religion alot but i understand that people needed these stories to justify their livelihood. its
status nowadays
Cant believe ppl still try to justify the evil of that flawed ass book.
If you want the true (or original) interpretation of the Book of Job, ask the people who wrote it - the Jews.
A chosen person explained to me that the story is a philosophical/allegorical tool - it's not to be taken literally. The story is used to enforce faith within the jewish tribe, or to teach a lesson. In the case of Job, that lesson is partially discipline, as well as optimism. And ironically, if you are optimistic and know discipline, things will usually turn out better for you.
Any non-religious person can use this story to learn from (I'm atheist btw), but you have to tune out all of the religious nonsense.
Anyway, I wouldn't worry about it. We're all dust in the end.
A chosen person explained to me that the story is a philosophical/allegorical tool - it's not to be taken literally. The story is used to enforce faith within the jewish tribe, or to teach a lesson. In the case of Job, that lesson is partially discipline, as well as optimism. And ironically, if you are optimistic and know discipline, things will usually turn out better for you.
Any non-religious person can use this story to learn from (I'm atheist btw), but you have to tune out all of the religious nonsense.
Anyway, I wouldn't worry about it. We're all dust in the end.