I knew it!

I always suspected the Bible was just the ramblings of old men on drugs.

I mean, seriously, there probably was a dude called Jesus who postulated the theory that one should treat others as one would like to be treated, but the theory was not an original one, and had been kicked around by other, far older cultures.

As for the rest of it, the miracles and what not, I really think it's all just a game of Chinese Whispers. The truth has been distorted over time, and possibly by whatever drugs the authors were taking.

There have been a lot of interesting documentaries over the years about the "miracles" and other large events in the bible (flood, destruction of Sodom, etc), and I tend to agree with a lot of their theories. One suggested that the flood would have seemed to cover the entire world to a people who had limited access to travel, and lived in valleys and such. In actuality, it was a localised event. In relation to the "rising" of Jesus (coming back from the dead), there was some evidence found recently to suggest that he didn't die the first time at all, and that he was still alive (although barely) when they took him down from the cross. Evidence such as blood and liquid flow from the wound on his side on the wrappings they placed him in in the tomb, which wouldn't have happened if he were actually dead (or something, I can't remember the specifics), and that the salves and what not they covered his body in when they wrapped him up had healing qualities and he had time to heal in the tomb when they sealed him in. So him "rising from the dead" was more of just recovering once they'd taken him off the cross whilst still alive.

Myself, I can't understand how people can believe in the Bible, or any organised religion, really. It doesn't make sense to me. I am far too analytical to just believe that sort of stuff at face value. I also don't believe in any sort of God at all. I think we're all just random atoms floating around in various shapes, and will return to random atoms floating around in other various shapes at the end of it all. So what do you think? Why do people believe in the concept of a God when, after 2000 years (or more, really, if you count the years BC), there has been no evidence ever found of such an existence?

Hail to FSM! Ramen!