A funny side story. My priest said almost the same thing that wooohooo was referring to. He was quoting the bible the whole way, it was quite entertaining. He said God did this that and the other. He said, "God created life, they didn't say WHAT life, or WHERE" He clearly stated there could be life on other planets because of this specific point. Also, clearly agreeing that there could have been a big bang, evolution, etc. As history shows, it's all in the interpretation of the bible, and personally, I like my priests take on a lot of it! He's a funny guy that has totally modernized the religion for me.
As well, tradition states, the bible was written by men, the prophets, that is why women cannot become priests. ALSO, remember there were many MANY books written about Jesus that didn't make it into the bible, many followers had many books edited out. And also, that the entire bible, Jesus does not speak directly, it is all a second hand telling of what Jesus said. So from the start, it was interpretation by man. THAT, to me, is enough to allow us in this day and age, to question the system, but to believe in the concept.
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