Finshaggy
Well-Known Member
So, based on the idea behind spiritual literature, I have made a conclusion.
First the facts, then the theory.
1. Fact: Rabbis and Priests use bible stories from the past to prepare for events that happen today. Now, some people take this too far, and act like god wants to destroy us and such. But the goal behind this is to be prepared for what life has to throw at you. When you read a story from the Torah or Bible, you are meant to understand the story as a story, and be able to use that story as an analogy to current events in your life (if at all possible) to gain insight on the situation...
2. Television... True, watch drivel with excitement and you will get shit back out, but watch while thinking. And you can learn some stuff.
Ex: Futurama, very good at showing people how stupid some of their own beliefs are today, while trying to get through the current events we are actually facing (but he uses analogies of weird future stuff)...
A lot of people say Game of Thrones is the same, but I haven't seen it.
So, if you watch a television show, and allow yourself to be educated by it, you are actually experiencing situations that you yourself may have never been in in the real world. Therefor educating yourself about things you would have otherwise never even thought of.
So in a way, if you watch TV right, you can get the same thing you get out of the Bible. (without the shitty twists churches give it all)
First the facts, then the theory.
1. Fact: Rabbis and Priests use bible stories from the past to prepare for events that happen today. Now, some people take this too far, and act like god wants to destroy us and such. But the goal behind this is to be prepared for what life has to throw at you. When you read a story from the Torah or Bible, you are meant to understand the story as a story, and be able to use that story as an analogy to current events in your life (if at all possible) to gain insight on the situation...
2. Television... True, watch drivel with excitement and you will get shit back out, but watch while thinking. And you can learn some stuff.
Ex: Futurama, very good at showing people how stupid some of their own beliefs are today, while trying to get through the current events we are actually facing (but he uses analogies of weird future stuff)...
A lot of people say Game of Thrones is the same, but I haven't seen it.
So, if you watch a television show, and allow yourself to be educated by it, you are actually experiencing situations that you yourself may have never been in in the real world. Therefor educating yourself about things you would have otherwise never even thought of.
So in a way, if you watch TV right, you can get the same thing you get out of the Bible. (without the shitty twists churches give it all)
