Why aren't there smartphones in the bible?
I've always wondered about this. Why doesn't god or one of his incarnations predict the rise of modern technology, smartphones or the internet in the bible? It would make the claims made by the religious a lot more convincing. An all-knowing and -powerful god could've easily achieved this. There are no predictions of modern technology in the bible because the men that wrote it simply couldn't conceive of these things.
Just like the people that wrote the bible couldn't imagine a time when slavery would be considered abhorrent. The bible could've easily been better. It could've condemned slavery from the start. It doesn't. Instead it tells us slaves should listen to their masters and their masters should do with their slaves as they wish, as long es they don't beat them to death. Or at least don't beat them until they die that very same day. Should they die a few days later, that's just fine (Exodus 21:20-21).
The bible say in Revelation 6:13 and Mark 13:25 that the stars will fall from the sky when judgement day arrives. How is this even possible when we know stars are just other suns unfathomable distances removed from earth?
The bible is silly. There is no shame in acknowledging this. There is no shame in recognizing you were mistaken about your beliefs. A lack of belief does not make one immoral. Its time to grow up and rid us of the childish fantasies on which religions thrive. I recommend everyone to read the bible. You'll find it to be a fiction written by men in order to control other people.
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