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Full Idea
The Bible is a story about God in which human beings appear as incidental characters.
Gist of Idea
The Bible is a story about God in which humans are incidental characters
Source
Alasdair MacIntyre (A Short History of Ethics [1967], Ch. 9)
Book Ref
MacIntyre,Alasdair: 'A Short History of Ethics' [Routledge 1967], p.110
A Reaction
Very illuminating. He creates man, is betrayed by man, drowns him and starts again, sends a redeemer who gets murdered, and finally enlightens a small band who continue the uphill struggle to promote God's way. What next?
| 4300 | The Bible has nothing in common with reasoning and philosophy [Spinoza] |
| 2918 | The story in Genesis is the story of God's fear of science [Nietzsche] |
| 23904 | The cruelty of the Old Testament put me off Christianity [Weil] |
| 8008 | The Bible is a story about God in which humans are incidental characters [MacIntyre] |