Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Genesis

I have never read the Bible and probably wouldn’t have if it wasn’t for this assignment. The Bible is terrifically bland in its word choice. The entire story consists of only about a dozen words and is so repetitive to the degree that it gets kind of worrying. It makes me wonder if anyone bothered to read it before it was published. The part of the text that bothers me the most is when it says that God created man in his image. I must say that I think that this sentence is backwards. Man created God in his image, not the other way around. Women could be looked at either way. Personally I think that the Bible is trying to make it seem like women are lower than men. I personally do not believe this and I see how it could be taken the other way. I still believe that this is meant to make sure that men are more powerful than men. The thought that a judge used this in court is also rather frightening. This document is not approved for use in any form of government in the US. The theory of Creation is simply speculation and cannot be used to sentence a person, or in regulating what they teach.

1 comment:

Alex J said...

You bring up an interesting discussion topic in considering that Man might have created God in his image, rather than the other way around. There is a greater good that God projects which promotes the general, benevolent ideals of living the life of a Christian