Quote from: BitChick on May 21, 2013, 07:39:07 PM

Quote from: Gabi on May 21, 2013, 07:32:41 PM

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The correct interpretation of that passage should be

Oh yeah, let's CHANGE the meaning of what is written there.

And, eventually, we will discover that the crusades were righteous

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at that time the women were not educated so Paul was correct in saying that women should not be permitted to speak or teach

Mmmhh

Paul was correct in saying women should not be permitted to speak or teach at that time (until they were educated, or society allowed for them to be educated)

Read it in Greek. That was the original author's intent. What the English version of our Bible says is not always exactly correct. The English translators are the ones that CHANGE the meaning. Hence why it is important for some of us to take off our "English lenses" we see the world with.

Believing in god is the same as believing in the tooth fairy. It's a form of magical thinking.

That being said I think everyone should give BTC instead of fiat to their kids when perpetuating such delusional notions. I can make a small exception for the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny, and Santa Claus. But only when they are REALLY young, lest they be doomed to a life of wildly implausible core beliefs that will taint their reasoning in all other aspects of thought.