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Why is science willing to update models, theories, and books, while the bible and religions still run on version 1.0 in some form?

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The New Testament comprises a collection of texts related by subject rather than by reference. They don't refer to each other. The Synoptic Gospels are understood to have evolved from an unknown original. Apocrypha are texts that didn't make it into the New Testament as canonized by the Council of Nicea. Parts of Thomas show up in the Synoptic Gospels.

In a big way, the Biblical texts bear similarity to genetic material in the way that copies are generated that are then modified into new functions. The evolution of the basic story content is a slightly different process, where much or most of the content has been drawn from earlier myths, which also evolved through time.

Indeed, religions may be understood to be megamemes that, like a gene-based organism, evolved through time, but are more like cellular organisms that merge or associate symbiotically. I believe that cells originally incorporated mitochondria as a different life form, and that is said to explain the mitochondrial DNA. We can imagine that the proto-gospel of the Synoptic Gospels was written, then copied, and the copies mutated into the four Gospels. These fostered cults that then wrote the Epistles and the Apocrypha. The profusion of texts fostered the Council that blessed some writings as canon, and others, the Apocrypha were banned. Or something like that.

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Look up versions of the Bible: There are at least 50 different versions in the past 200 years.

xyz123 Level 7 June 25, 2018
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obsolete system, does not accept updates readily.

arnies Level 7 June 25, 2018
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There are something like 30 versions of the Christian Bible currently in use. (each, of course, written by the hand of god) -- and each is better than the other.

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Religion changes but aren't going to admit it. The difference is science is honest.

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The answer to this question is simple. The key lies in the word inerrant. What's-his-Name who resides in the clouds is unchanging, omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, and most importantly inerrant. The Dude makes no mistakes. The result of all this is that there is no need for anything other than Version 1.0. Oh, you can interpret it however you want, but there is no need for anything further; no new and improved version.

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Most religious organizations seem stuck on their dogmas, but there are some vivid examples of individuals who are evolving dramatically. What about that Christopher Langan guy? There is also the New Thought movement, which IMO is a definite upgrade.

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Because the Bible is not science approved !

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