Four reasons why the Bible is not the greatest story ever told

Aspects of great literature that are missing in the Bible:

(1) No compelling reason for the main protagonist (God) to experience conflict

(2) God has no worthy antagonist

(3) Satan is a two-dimensional bad guy

(4) The Bible's characters do not operate at maximum capacity: they fail to solve their problems as cleverly and efficiently as they can

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[dubdat4181]

the bible, not the greatest story told? Dude, your right! So why are you posting this wack video, with ya fussy azz voice. The bible is god talking you bulldozier for brains, find a Steven king novel to discuss and stop.your disrespect,.before lightning strike your azz, clown! You trifling osver something.as perferct, and thats real and you want plY with it like its something compare to.bullshit fiction, .. sky kill yaself!!!

[ToddAllenGates]

@dubdat4181

> The bible is god talking ...You trifling osver something.as perferct, and thats real

You TOTALLY missed the point of this video. The numerous weak points in the bible in the areas of fact (its ignorance about dinosaurs, the earth's orbit around the sun, etc.) and storytelling (ex: a "battle" between an Omnipotent god and an non-omnipotent devil is weak melodrama) is evidence the bible is NOT "god" talking, but simply the tales of Bronze Age goat-herder storytellers.

[resurgam44]

Being a medievalist, I deal almost entirely with christian compositions. Being an atheist, I of course do not believe any of them. However, I respect the bible for its role in shaping western civilization (both positive and negative), and find it fascinating from a historical standpoint. Though a poor example of literature (and often lacking in logic), the bible reveals a great deal about the those who composed it, and the values of people 2-3000 years ago.

[ToddAllenGates]

@resurgam44

> the bible reveals a great deal about the those who composed it, and the values of people 2-3000 years ago

Yes, agreed.

[rastarigate]

Frazer wasn't bigger and Stronger. It was Foreman :) No biggie, though.

[ToddAllenGates]

@rastarigate

> Frazer wasn't bigger and Stronger. It was Foreman

Yes, you're right. I just annotated a correction (and credited you--see 2:17-2:30).

[dubdat4181]

Bible bashing on the slick,

[GalliadII]

the god of the bible cannot be omipotent, he must be mutlipotent if he claims a place in reality.

[FeignofCordor]

Simply jealous, By the way a goat ate a whole chapter of the qur`an and it was lost forever