/lit/ - Literature

>>17657486
>mfw Americans have turned into literal Moloch heretic worshippers and upholders of the prosperity theology
Please Lord forgive them, they are only Americans

>>12703951

Ruckman's theology on biblical inspiration and bible translations/preservation is the outgrowth of realizing that the common fundamentalist assertion that the Bible has no contradictions of any kind (even on trivial matters) and has been perfectly and divinely preserved throughout history is simply not supported by historical evidence. Ruckman himself admits to the existence of hundreds of thousands of textural variants, ranging from trivial scribal mistakes to alternate readings or corruptions, and that even his precious line of manuscripts originating out of Antioch have a surprisingly high number of variants. These facts led someone like Bart Ehrman to realize that his brainwashed, post-reformation (and largely late 19th century) understanding of the biblical text, it's authority, and preservation was anachronistic and demonstrably fallacious. Instead of considering that maybe he indulged and trusted in a late development in Christianity (late 19th century fundamentalism) and reconsidering he ran headlong into liberal Christianity (Episcopal Church in the US) and finally to Atheism.

Similarly, Ruckman, not willing to drop his assumption of 100% inerrancy and a radical understanding of verbal plenary inspiration, and realizing that it couldn't be supported by the early church fathers either chose the only other option remaining: the "perfect word of God" has to preserved somewhere, and it could only be in a modern translation, and nothing else, because nothing else could even come close to meeting fundamentalism's absurd standards.

Meanwhile the majority of Christendom acknowledges the inspiration of the writings of the Bible, but in context of being the purest form of early church tradition, and sees no need to foist claims on the text that the text never makes for itself.

>>12703951

Ruckman's theology on biblical inspiration and bible translations/preservation is the outgrowth of realizing that the common fundamentalist assertion that the Bible has no contradictions of any kind (even on trivial matters) and has been perfectly and divinely preserved throughout history is simply not supported by historical evidence. Ruckman himself admits to the existence of hundreds of thousands of textural variants, ranging from trivial scribal mistakes to alternate readings or corruptions, and that even his precious line of manuscripts originating out of Antioch have surprisingly high number of variants. These facts led someone like Bart Ehrman to realize that his brainwashed, post-reformation (and largely late 19th century) understanding of the biblical text, it's authority, and preservation was anachronistic and demonstrably fallacious. Instead of considering that maybe he indulged and trusted in a late development in Christianity (late 19th century fundamentalism) and reconsidering he ran headlong into liberal Christianity (Episcopal Church in the US) and finally to Atheism.

Similarly, Ruckman, no willing to drop his assumption of 100% inerrancy and a radical understanding of verbal plenary inspiration, and realizing that it couldn't be supported by the early church fathers either chose the only other option remaining: the "perfect word of God" has to preserved somewhere, and it could only be in a modern translation, and nothing else, because nothing else could even come close to meeting fundamentalism's absurd standards.

Meanwhile the majority of Christendom acknowledges the inspiration of the writings of the Bible, but in context of being the purest form of early church tradition, and sees know need to foist claims on the text that the text never makes for itself.

>When anons argument for deriving ought is that nothing else exists except his interpretation of utility and maintains that this is somehow different from religion

>>11721337
Good stuff bro. After reading it and becoming a believer the faith unironically saved my life.

>>11723994
Satanism is for literal cucks. It's just a money grabbing scam created by Jews, don't waste your money and time.

t. ex-"Satanist"

>>11707583
Amen.

>>11674353
>tfw 21 years old, still handless virgin
It is ever gonna change boys? I've stopped caring since long now

>>11664384
You have a noble soul December, and we should all be grateful that you are present to watch the watcher

>doing my masters degree, breeze
>have 2 well-paid, lazy part-time jobs
>financially independent at 22
>speak 2 foreign languages
>not too bad-looking, might give myself 6/10 on my good days
>STILL NO GF
>haven't had sex for more than a year

What do I have to do at this point?

>be me
>mainly interested in practical philosophy but also very interested in Christianity
>very fond of Aristotle
>eventually take a particular liking to Thomas Aquinas
>time skip
>have to take several classes on theoretical philosophy
>start LARPing as a Thomist because that's what I am most familiar with and that way I have something to add to discussions
>dealing with texts on early modern metaphysics
>Professor comes to expect me to be able to spontaneously provide and explain the Thomist answer to any random question
>start making sure I am prepared for any question
>mfw this is who I am now
I-I just wanted to understand scripture as it pertained to practical matters...
>tfw fell for the metaphysics meme