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Lonestarblue

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20. The Torah, Bible, and Koran were written by men.

Reply to 31j20b3 (Reply #12)

Sun Jun 28, 2026, 06:55 AM

9 hrs ago

I have always believed that prevailing viewpoints of humans of the day, including biases against women and beliefs in superstition, influenced all of their stories and admonishments. They were also an effort to tell people how they should behave and essentially coerce them into following a prescribed set of beliefs. I have never been able to accept the notion of God telling people what to write, the divine inspiration.

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