Has religion served its purpose?

@josephw said

One thing though is a curiosity to me. I played two games with SecondSon, one in February and one in March, over four years ago in 2017.

To what purpose would playing chess against myself serve?

@divegeester said
The stories are your church’s interpretation of scriptures, the gospel generally and the nature of god.

Your god is a torturing monster.

@kellyjay said
What church do I go to for interpretation of scriptures? You don't know what church I go to, and on top of that, that information is entirely meaningless; the only important thing is what the scriptures say, not my church, not me, and not you. What matters is what we see in scripture as is. Deflecting from the point of your disagreeing with scriptural truth is just as import ...[text shortened]... found when we look at the whole in context, not cherry-picking and modifying what we see to suit us.

@divegeester said
Ok let’s ‘reset some switches’ and let me again ask you this question:

Is Revelation all literal?


(Note how I used “reset some switches” as a metaphor. There are no switches to be reset.)

@kellyjay said
Everything in context, are there some be specific, are there pure literal future events be specific.

@divegeester said
Could you please rewrite this as the typo muddies your meaning

Thanks

@kellyjay said
Be specific what do you think is not important in scripture and why? You can claim the whole book of Revelation should be ignored but that doesn’t change the rest of the Bible that speaks to the same truth about forgiveness and wrath found in that book.

@divegeester said
(Sigh)

I’ll ask the question again …

Is Revelation all literal?

Either yes it is, or no it isn’t…

@kellyjay said
I would say no, that doesn’t mean throw it all out as you seem to be suggesting.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Invariably it is an attempt to manipulate the rating system. You don't think this happens?

Reviewing the 2 games concerned, can you see how they might appear fake?

@josephw said

Seems there's a no sum gain though.

@divegeester said
Finally!

So which bits do you want to “cherry pick” (your phrase) as being literal?

@divegeester said
Have you ever posted using the profile @SecondSon?

@josephw

On bathroom break again.

@kellyjay said
You are the one suggesting it cannot be trusted and I have asked you for your views on this already. We don’t have to look at every verse just those YOU question as not literal that has something to do with Hell.