Can the Bible be Trusted?

a subjective opinion

The Bible, more about that in a bit, but first an old free verse poem:

In its blankness
Dark Matter lodges;
Accords with Coincidence
Disdaining purpose;
Visions so far and wide,
Such as the universe;
So witness calm amid chaos;
Chaos amid calm:
A show of defiance,
Is it brilliance?

Parades bursting with power,
Inferno’s tempest:
Theatrical colors;
The richness of greens;
The deepest of blues;
Pierced veins that spill
The colors of red.
In its visions, promises of grandeur;
Yet never to see
A scintilla of purpose.


Should one trust the Bible: humanity has evolved to a more civilized state, supposedly, than that of the BCE and thereafter. However, humanity's influencers, along with the commons, whether driven by religious dogma or not. They precipitate atrocities, they give rise to strife, and they create ruins by destroying the Earth's beauty.

What has changed is the tools of method, which are used to bind any particular zone of Earth and its inhabitants to a hellish life and a landscape of blackened ruins.

Subjectively speaking, there's one word that describes humans: liars. So, to highlight a reasonable theory of question: it would seem quite illogical for a heavenly Deity to task assignments of salvation to be spread through the ideological sphere of existence, by delegates from a species that "most certainly" can be deemed as perpetual liars.

It baffles the mind: in the year 2025, the Commander in Chief of America has proven to be quite dishonest and misleading, one might even say, a habitual liar. Yet there seems to be a quarry of people with a belief that he is a gift from God. Such "truly" perplexes the mind.

Personally, I'd deem myself a fool to fully trust, argumentatively speaking, a book written by men who might easily be judged as perpetual liars. Furthermore, seemingly omitting the presence of any tutorial input from the female species, other than males' worded perceptions of females basically being objects of possession. Although some religious scholars claim there are a few tutorials in the Bible authored by women. However, with all things considered, such is very, very unlikely. Thus, I beg to ask this question, though not needing an answer: would a heavenly Deity, the Creator of all things, display such ignorance and blatant bigotry?

As I reflect upon my answer to the question "Can the Bible be trusted? " it has dawned upon me: it's an inevitable reality that most, if not all the opposition to this opinionated piece, surely will propose excuses. The excuses will flow like a river: another human trait that will be riddled with misleading metaphors and intuitive lies.

In closing, not to say that the Bible doesn't sway human emotions, which is pretty much a given, and perhaps it's a good given, although such would truly depend on the listener's, or to say, the reader's mental accepted perceptions. But then again, so might other books stimulate the emotions in various ways, good or not, eventually, it's how the individuals choose to decipher what is heard or read, within their own minds. But there is a flaw, humans still cling to a tribal type instinct, thus many people truly lack self-recognition. Moreover, that same flaw seemingly creates a cult like mentality, or perhaps to say, minions are many.

However, it would appear to me, to put one's full trust in any book that claims a granting promise of salvation through an unconditional adherence of trust to words in a non-binding book of literature, well, such, seemingly, would be a wishful fantasy. It might be said that yielding to that type of trust could foster psychotic insanity and, finally, may lead to bouts of vile and biased behavior.

Now, if devilish lunatics push to intertwine church and state, well, that'd be a whole different ball of chaotic wax, to say the least, as religious literature might be pushed towards a direction of legal doctrines. And being that there are probably well over 500 different types of religions, where would it begin and where would it end? With that said, and reflecting on what seems to be blind adherence to religious dogma by any particular set, and might I dare say, certain religions seem to solidify hatred through unrelenting bigotry. Hence, it's likely that a nuclear holocaust will be the beginning and the end.

Ah, dare not prejudge me by my words, I'm not an atheist, nor do I give adherence to any particular religious set. I cling to religious freedom and adhere to self-recognition. I will not accept a belief that there isn't a higher purpose or a heavenly Creator. To consider existence as a coincidental phenomenon would defy logical reasoning, as to say, Coincidence wouldn't be adorned with an endless array of emotions, for one can not touch, smell or see emotions, only the repercussions of it.

Footnote: this write is correlated with a past-posted poem due to membership limitations; the star count/review was/is for the poem only, which was originally titled "Existence". This piece may also include numerous grammatical errors due to present circumstances; self-editing isn't very proficient. The piece is fully self-authored.

849 words, or at least that is my count from my last edit. I'm done with this write, thank you for such an interesting contest.

Can the Bible be Trusted?