http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/index.htm
Steve Wells -- "it is time for us all to stop believing in, or pretending to believe in, a book that is so unworthy of belief"
The Skeptic's Annotated Bible (SAB) is a website providing skeptical analysis of the Bible, edited by Steve Wells. It consists of annotations presented alongside the text of the King James Version of the Bible pointing out internal inconsistencies and contradictions with science and history, and suggesting that the Bible advocates reprehensible ethics.
Since its initial inception, The Skeptic's Annotated Bible has been expanded by Wells, with the addition of a discussion board, an annotated Qur'an, an annotated Book of Mormon, and various links to external sites such as The Brick Testament.
The Skeptic's Annotated Bible uses tags to highlight issues including injustice, absurdity, cruelty and violence, intolerance, contradictions, family values, women, science and history, prophecy, sex, language, interpretation, homosexuality, and "good stuff". Each tag offers negative, critical commentary with the exception of the "Good Stuff" section, which usually refers to positive ethical teachings in the Bible.
However, overall the sections that deal with impossibilities, contradictions, and negative teachings are to provide evidence that, as Wells explained, "it is time for us all to stop believing in, or pretending to believe in, a book that is so unworthy of belief"
It's supposed to be read like a book of parables. Anyone who takes every last word literally in any of these ancient texts is seriously missing the point. They are also written within a historical context which is obsolete today.
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The Bible is in fact a collection of
many different types of literature:
historical accounts, poems,
music, wisdom teaching,
myths, legends,
and yes, parables.
There’s a whole array of literature in it.
No one has real monopoly to
the truth especially when one
sticks with the insanity of
calcified corpse-traditions of
some established religions.
Yet, everyone should have a try at
real freedom of mind,
some useful perspectives and
options for accessing some
very old wisdom.....