"There are matters in the Bible, said to be done by the express commandment of God, that are shocking to humanity and to every idea we have of moral justice"
- Thomas Paine
About this Quote
This quote by Thomas Paine talks to the concept that there are certain elements of the Bible that are tough to fix up with our modern understanding of morality and justice. Paine is suggesting that some of the actions commanded by God in the Bible are not in line with our existing understanding of what is ideal and wrong. He is implying that these actions are so shocking that they are difficult to accept, even when they are said to be commanded by God. This quote talks to the idea that morality is not fixed, which our understanding of what is best and incorrect can change gradually. Paine is recommending that we must not accept everything in the Bible as absolute truth, however rather consider it in the context of our existing understanding of morality and justice.
This quote is written / told by Thomas Paine between January 29, 1737 and June 8, 1809. He was a famous Writer from England.
The author also have 55 other quotes.
"When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said "Let us pray." We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land"
"Every nut who kills people has a Bible lying around. If you're looking for violent rape imagery, the Bible's right there in your hotel room. If you just want to look up ways to screw people up, there it is, and you're justified because God told you to"
"Unless we form the habit of going to the Bible in bright moments as well as in trouble, we cannot fully respond to its consolations because we lack equilibrium between light and darkness"
"A book is sent out into the world, and there is no way of fully anticipating the responses it will elicit. Consider the responses called forth by the Bible, Homer, Shakespeare - let alone contemporary poetry or a modern novel"
