The bible only contradicts itself because:
The mindset of those who wrote and had input into it, the "gods" read and understand ONE thing.
And the others the "sheep" read and understand another thing.
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This is a language of communication between the elite, those self elevated "gods" and their "staff, the priests etc" who constantly depict what they have done and intend to complete in the future to the rest of mankind.
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At the same time it serves as a BIND for the "sheep" who have given up their ability to THINK for themselves.
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This is my view of the bible today, having been one of these "sheep", but i escaped the sheep pen.
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Imagine wanting to be a "sheep", it boggles the mind, literally, but they are masters at boggling people's minds, they have been doing it for ages.